Originally Posted by
Mr. Tickets
If she is on an award ticket, she will not be entitled to any companion upgrades (since she has no status). Companion comp upgrades to C+ are only when you are on the same PNR. Upgrades on NYC/LAX routes are pretty rare anyway.
Originally Posted by
MCO Flyer
The first part of this statement isn’t true. You can be UG’d on an award ticket on a spectate PNR from the companion. I’ve done this a few times before. You are correct that the UG is only for FC (or D1 in this case) and not C+.
I have to agree with Mr Tickets. IME, a non-status companion in a separate PNRs who is booked on an award ticket cannot be added to the upgrade list. My experience agrees with the published terms, which include:
https://www.delta.com/us/en/skymiles...llion-upgrades
- If you and your companion are in different paid ticket reservations that have been linked, upgrades to U.S. 50 domestic Delta One, First Class and Delta Comfort+ work a little differently:
- For domestic Delta One and First Class, your upgrades will clear based on your individual Member Status and confirmation windows, if available. For example, if Platinum and Silver Medallion Members are traveling together, the Platinum Medallion Member will clear at the Platinum window and the Silver Medallion Member will clear at the Silver window. If your companion is a General Member who does not have Medallion Status, their upgrade will clear no sooner than 24 hours prior to departure.
- For Delta Comfort+, General SkyMiles Members are not eligible for Complimentary Upgrades. The Medallion Member will clear for their upgrade at their respective window.
The key here is the phrase I've highlighted. If on the same reservation, the medallion member and companion are eligible for upgrades. If on separate reservations, only paid ticket non-status companions are eligible for upgrades.