Hey Dejo,

The codes represent 'non-rev' standby boarding priority. All paying standby and (of course) positive space seats are filled first.

The codes:

2: Management or general employee special circumstances.

3: Contractual employee vacation Travel (we are allowed two return sets of these per year)

5: Basic Contractual employee boarding code

6: Parents of employees

7: Airlink empolyees flying NW Red tails

8: Codeshare Contenantal empolyee non-rev

9: Companions (which must after 2/03 fly with employee or eligable family of empolyee)

A Code number followed by the following letter means:

a: (3a) Empolyee award - boards before all 3's

e: Emergancy travel

b: Registered travel companion (=spouse)

w: Airlink (list as 5w...changes to 7)

p: Parent

r: Retired

There you go :-)