Originally Posted by
bestcoastflyer
1. Have the PNRs linked, then request the upgrade for both of us. In this scenario my companion gets the benefit of my status and potentially better chance of an upgrade, but we'll only get upgrade if there's 2 spaces
There is no such thing as "linking" a PNR.
You can add a note to it that says "traveling with another pax on ABC123", but that doesn't give you any eUpgrade perks.