Originally Posted by
Bowgie
4. If there are empty seats in first after all upgrades and all non-rev's clear into first *and* if the gate agent and the gods smile upon you, then you might be upgraded to first. (Happened once on SAN-LAX.)
Yes, it can happen. You and companion cannot be added to the upgrade list, the computer simply won't allow it. However, GAs can assign any passenger any seat. It's the latter how this can happen.