Originally Posted by
greggoak2
Thanks, jsloan. I've been debating the wisdom of this plan. What sold me on it, though, was that "B" would mean no co-pay to upgrade, so if we DID get an upgrade, it would actually cost less. But yes, it's a gamble. But do you know the answer to my original question, about priority processing for companions?
Until you check in, you will both have priority over all Golds on lower fares than B. However, the system must allocate two or more seats to R in order for you to clear from a single PNR; otherwise you will be skipped and the next one-pax PNR in line will get the upgrade.
However, I would strongly second
jsloan's advice that the difference between a Gold on a B fare and a Gold on a W fare is likely to be extremely small.