Originally Posted by SquareDanceGuy
I'm still curious as to whether other elites have been able to secure premium coach seating (i.e. exit row) for their spouse / fiancee / significant other, when that ticket is not in the same PNR nor even in the same cabin.
I've done this a few time on CO. What I did to facilitate the process was to book me and the wife (and kids after they came along) into adjoining seats towards the back in the non-premium seats. I would then call up customer service and ask to move up all of us to a premium row. I've done this on CO a number of times - I don't know if it would work on AA, but it's worth a shot (and of course having a willing agent on the other end helps too).