I too have questions about combining upgrades and Prestige Pack certificates. My wife is Platinum. I am a lowly no-status person on CO.

If I buy the Prestige Pack in my name, and I use the $99 companion certificate to take my wife along on a trip as my $99 companion, can she use her Platinum status to get herself upgraded? Can she then use her Platinum status to get me upgraded on an Elite comanion upgrade?

Now, if my wife buys the Prestige Pack in her name, she can expect to get upgraded because of her status. If I fly as her $99 companion, could she use her Platinum status to get me an Elite companion upgrade to first class?

I would prefer to buy the Prestige Pack myself, because I am much more likely to make use of the goodies ($100-off certificate, rental car coupons) than she is.

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