Originally Posted by
emcampbe
.... It’s my hypothesis that while the wording of the companion benefit for upgrades insinuates that companions should be right below the status traveler, the system is programmed to put them at the bottom of the list for that status. In years my wife and I have been gold, for example, our non-status kid has been a couple of names below us, but above others. It’s just strange......
Generally this is cleared up by looking at who is on the original PNR and ticket number (which is lower). A lot depends on the how the original ticket was structured and how the PNR gets split and how the ticket numbers are assigned and when time stamped for the waitlist. That are things we don't have control over and therefore appear mysterious.