Thread: Question about Nieces/Nephews as Extended Family on the Pass Riders...

Looking through United's website, these are the relatives that qualify for family buddy pass riders:

• Non-dependent children 26 years of age and older (adult children)
• Parents-in-law (spouse's and domestic partner's parents)
• Siblings (includes half siblings and adopted siblings, if adopted prior to attaining age 18)
• Grandparents (Must be blood related to the employee)
• Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren (blood related to the employee and adopted)

Because the employee has a second enrolled friend, it looks like only those family members can get buddy passes. I actually didn't realize that that was even a possibility until I looked it up.



SKC: anyone can use buddy passes, but UA has a lower buddy pass rate for those that fit those categories above, plus I think they can fly unaccompanied in GlobalFirst if I remember correctly. Both get counted from the same bank of allotted segments, however.

An infant is an infant, they are barely even counted as a passenger when they don't have their own seat. Totally separate thing altogether. The only reason that they really do that is because the FAA lets them (the 2-year limit is an FAA thing, not United or any specific airline). Parents in law may not be blood-related, but they can still be considered close family members. And I highly doubt that anyone in the employee travel center would change the policy because an employee's sister wants their kids to be able to fly, no offense.