mikeysf

Is this situation possible, or does AS prevent it in some way:

• 75k and companion, waitlisted for F on Q fare
• Upgrade clears for both, let's say T-1 or T-2
• 75k cancels own fare, companion still traveling

Is the cancellation even allowed at that point? And would the companion remain upgraded? Seems like a bit of a loophole.

Akck

From my experience, if the primary traveler cancels, the companion ticket is also canceled.

tonei

mikeysf

SF1K

Hopefully this doesn’t work. And if so and abused hopefully AS takes action against the elite member.

Eastbay1K

Cancellation is allowed, but I'd expect the system to kick the upgrade out, and companion will be relegated to whatever middle seat may remain. If for some reason this did not occur, then the programmers have made a mistake. But since AS insiders read this, I'm sure at least one of them will be checking to make sure that there's no programming loophole.

Flying for Fun

Lets add another dimension. What if the other party on the reservation also has Elite Status? My Partner and I are both 75K and usually on the same PNR. Should one of us need to cancel last minute I don't think the other should be "relegated " to the middle seat at the back of the plane. OP mentioned upgrades in his example at T-2 & T-1 which would never happen if the companion was being upgraded on the Merits of the primary Elite Member Status because if two U seats were available then both would be upgraded at the same time or not at all.

I agree that someone upgraded on the merits of a Members status should lose that upgrade if the Elite Member cancels UNLESS they can maintain the upgrade on their own merit.

I HOPE this is the way it is handled. Programming for every scenario is a real challenge, if this one was overlooked I trust AS will make the necessary changes.

James

EDIT: Sorry, misread your example as both being upgraded at different times not together as you said.