29Palms ... When CO introduced this facility, did they not assign a priority code to the new eligibles which would place them below employee/spouse?

To answer that question.....I REALLY DON'T KNOW YET. I don't know if these riders will be classified different than the current PASS RIDERS such as parents, wife and kids. I'm not familiar with the other airlines way of doing pass classifications buddy riders or pass riders. I guess I will find out more when the time comes. I'll post here when I do find out.

Employee always travels at a higher classification than SPOUSE or PARENTS unless they travel with the employee. Employees are SA3's whereas, if my wife decided to go somewhere alone, she would go as an SA4's. Don't know if this new facility as you say will put them in the same light as wife or parents.