Originally Posted by
Gargoyle
On the NW program, the companion upgraded with the platinum, jumping ahead of other medallions. With the DL program, both people upgraded at the companion's window (if the companion had status) or after the other medallions.
A majority of DL tickets sold to DL elites last year for travel last year were not eligible for companion upgrades, if I am not mistaken; the same could not be said for NW tickets sold to NW elites since all NW tickets were eligible for companion upgrades. Did LUT-fare companion upgrade ineligibility -- the ultimate downgrade of companion prioritization -- win DL a lot of fans? I have my doubts about that.