Originally Posted by
paterwdb
The only down side of separating the five of you on the PNR is that if, for some reason you were irrop, the system wouldn't know to try to keep you together on auto-rebooking. But that's a risk worth taking, I think, to possibly upgrade a buddy.
Isn't there another downside to this plan? If the OP separates him/herself from the original PNR, then the remaining pax no longer enjoy the benefit of having the same baggage allowance as the OP and are now subject baggage fees, in both directions.