Originally Posted by
pigx5
My friend is a CO employee and he told me that Op-Up is based on paid fare and not status.
I will ask him again.
Same thing here. Two years ago my wife and daughter were given an op-up with me (EWR-DEL), even though they were on reward tix (out of my account of course) and I was on a cheap fare. FWIW, it was the concierge who approached me to deliver the great news.