Originally Posted by CanuckInParis

Personally, I found this exception has stopped working this year. Previously when I've booked award tickets for my family, they got all of my status benefits automatically, but for the two awards I booked for my wife this year, the reservation shows as having my gold status when I view it on the website, but when we go to check in, no Sky Priority, no extra luggage allowance, no lounge access. Maybe I'm just having bad luck with it though.

One thing I have noticed: when I have my family all on the same PNR as me that even though their BPs don't say Sky Priority, their boarding zone will be zone 2 like mine.