Originally Posted by
mikelat
Maybe its me, but I've never seen any value in 'linking'. When a friend and I were on separate but linked PNRs and ran in to IRROPs we were rebooked on to diff flights. Maybe it was because they had no status vs my EXP status, but linking didn't seem to help there.
As for OPs seats - Even with diff locators you can still both pick seats. if you have status and they don't you can call AA to be seated together based on your status.
One time on an IRROPS, the AC AAngel immediately saw that we were on linked PNRs which made it easier to book us together. I suppose it wouldn't have made much of a difference at the AC, but whatever. It also useful for upgrades. I think having PNRs linked just allows agents to immediately see that you're traveling together and can act accordingly.