Originally Posted by
Flying for Fun
Huh? Denying Elite Benefits is beneficial to Elites? Wow! Only MVPG+ receive GGUs for achieving status. As part of that, they can gift them to others. You are seriously looking at that backwards or perhaps more from a "that doesn't benefit me" perspective. "I don't purchase K and I don't find value in Companion Certificates so AS please don't open U to let other Elites the opportunity to upgrade because I like mine for free!"
I get GGUs too. I don't think it benefits me any more or less than any other MVPG.
I have no idea what this has to do with companion certificates. But MVPGs can upgrade companions too so I don't think it matters if you paid cash for both tickets and used a companion certificate for one.
The point is, paying extra for K on a flight where you would get upgraded anyway is a waste of money.
As a 75k, I find it hard to believe that you would not be getting comp upgrades on all those flights where you are paying extra for K. The last time I used a GGU (likely, ever) my MVP friend got upgraded at the gate. That was a waste of $100...
AS sells upgrades out from under you to non-elites at the gate.
They aren't supposed to, according to currently stated policy.