Originally Posted by G.RAES

Interesting data point of which I wasn't previously aware. Flying LHR-ORD in November with a non-status companion on a separate PNR (linked to mine), both waitlisted for eVIP upgrades from my account.

Today the agent told me that she was showing one seat available and offered to process the upgrade for me. I told her to give it to my companion, but she said it was unavailable to him, and that as an EXP I have access to expanded upgrade inventory (not visible, to my knowledge, on EF).