Originally Posted by cxfan1960

Your AA status only matters if you book on AA miles. Your CX SL status may help for AM redemption as you are above CX GR and CX AM.



You must ticket before the ticketing deadline for the individual segments. If part of your RT award is waitlisted, depending on the timing, you may be charged another one-way if confirmed later, but will get the difference refunded AFTER you complete your journey. (That is the case at least for an upgrade redemption.)