Originally Posted by
Sevillabear
roknroll: I'm not convinced that a passenger can't board the plane with two boarding passes in their name; this is after all what the platinum desk told me I should do if I wanted to bring my cello onboard. Agent told me that ideally you'd book "extra seat" in your same PNR, but since we're talking about an upgraded coach award ticket, that would be near impossible and he encouraged me to buy the second revenue ticket.
A passenger can board the plane with two boarding passes in their name (for instance, persons of size, someone with an instrument, or if you want two coach seats to stretch out in), but I am pretty sure a)they have to be on the same reservation and b)the person's upgrade priority would be lower. I think you should board with your revenue ticket, throw away the return portion of your award ticket (since you don't get miles anyway), and give your gf the upgrade. But I may be a little bias
