Im wondering what would be the better award to chose, companion award or a normal award.
Im booked in J and currently when selecting companion award, it says that the companion will be waitlisted.
Experience wise, which one would get cleared first and how likely will a companion waitlisted award get cleared?
I haven't done companion awards, but IIRC it was discussed somewhere in this forum that a companion award has priority over a normal award. It also requires fewer miles to redeem. However, bear in mind companion award is not flexible. It is tied to the revenue passenger.
Did you call MPC on the waitlist? As a GO, you should also have a higher priority over SL/GR/AM.