Originally Posted by
Tide_from_PAE
AS will generally allow companions to board with the elite, so that is not an issue.
Im sorry that really made me chuckle
When is the last time they cared about any boarding order?
Heck now they are even encouraging people not to check big bags but just carry them to the gate because you have the incentive of not paying to check it AND. Then AS will gate check them for free and give you priority boarding