Originally Posted by
elihu1991
i don't believe your last point is true. the elite member will indeed be upgraded in the normal upgrade window if traveling on his own reservation. however, the non-elite companion will not be upgraded until the day of departure as stated in the rules shown below. for most flights, to me, this means that the companion has very little chance of the upgrade. i personally like the free upgrades on CO when traveling alone, but when traveling with a companion i've always flown in coach because the dual upgrade has never happened despite my own plat status.
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* The companion may only be confirmed on the day of departure at the airport within two (2) hours of the flight.
And as anyone who is married will attest, if traveling with the wife, we're either both flying in F or both flying in Y. (I'd offer her the seat, of course, but she'd rather sit with me in Y than be split up). For me, same thing if I'm traveling with co-workers...I don't upgrade if they don't get upgraded--just a personal courtesy, which I'm sure many will disagree with me on--then again, it hasn't been an issue on UA...My 100% success on upgrades include 8-10 companion flights--all either clearing at the 100-hour window or sometime BEFORE the 'battlefield'. I'm yet to have to go to the gate sweating it as a 1K in the last 3 years.