Originally Posted by
troyintn
They are not skipped for lower ranking people on the list. If I am on the upgrade list 90% of the time, I am #1 and my wife is #2. The exceptions are people west coast flights with people using UPG certs.
Yes, you'll be grouped together in priority. But since they won't upgrade one without the other when booked on the same reservation, you can potentially be skipped if they only release one seat to OU upgrade inventory.