Originally Posted by
BER Flyer
Exactly the same situation here. SHE flyes with me 2-3 times a year at the most ( she is GM gifted by me ) and i really like that change in policy. Beeing a DM means C+ or F at my window.
For those telling me here on the board "the companion does not deserve this"...i will most likely end the year as a "double Diamond" with around 250k BIS miles. Should't i have the "right" ( or better privilege ) to upgrade someone travelling with me before you Mr. GM?
Well to lower elites I can see their gripe but as a DM who benefits and can be affected adversely by this (I buy the cheapest Y fare) I can say I am for it. Sure some DM with a M fare may get his or her companion in C+ or in F before me, but I'm willing to give that up for the one or two times a year I travel with my companion.