Originally Posted by
flyaddict
Can't you book them as companions? That will give them same status and they will be under your itinerary and that should work out fine. Call ICC and let them group all together under your lead. Then the seat assignment should work.
You can only bring one companion into E+. And, the OP should not call the ICC unless he/she really wants to suffer. The 1K desk will do just fine, assuming the OP can cherry pick a coworker for E+ and let the other two fend for themselves.