Originally Posted by
dickinson
If only one of the 4 (AA upgraded 2 elites and 2 companions) remained in coach, the preferred seating for the other 3 would still have been lost. With only one elite upgrading, that would have been only 2 upgrades - the elite and one companion.
Not quite. If only one elite upgraded with one non-elite, that would leave one elite still in the cabin. Any number of non-elites may indeed keep preferred seating as long as an elite remains tied to the res.