Originally Posted by physioprof

Under the right circumstances, the prior companion saver exception rule certainly could cost UA a lot of revenue. Imagine two people who always fly together & always book in the premium cabin. Under the old rule, every time the GS member of the pair bought a premium ticket, they earned enough miles to fully support the companion saver award for the companion. It thus basically served as "buy one, get one free" for $50,000+ of premium cabin seats. That's potentially a lot of lost revenue...