Originally Posted by
superangrypenguin
Sorry, I should have been more clear.
In my scenario, I am NOT on the SE's nominee list. The provision I am trying to..."understand" is the one whereby an Altitude elite member can nominate any person, as long as they are on the same flight. They can be on separate PNRs.
I picked SE because that was the status of the person where we were going to try this, but then the situation changed.
That provision only works at the airport on the day of departure. As a result, the upgrade generally isn't cleared until the gate, which may be too late to cancel the nominator's ticket.