Originally Posted by
cxfan1960
You said this is a CX flight on AA booking. So it is AA-marketed/CX-operated flight. You must check in with the operating carrier.
Yep, it was a codeshare, I think. AA8916.
Originally Posted by
cxfan1960
Did you call AA? Did they say you could do seat assignments within 48 hours of departure? So AA probably wasn't able to assign you a seat and had to leave you to do that at OLCI.
I talked to AA a few times, and every time they told me they couldn't assign me a seat, I needed to contact CX.
Originally Posted by
Happy
You need to append your middle initial to your first name if your booking has your middle name in it. Else CX site would not recognize your booking even the CX PNR is correct!
My reservation actually has my entire middle name, and I didn't think to try entering that along with my first name. I was able to do OLCI on cathaypacific.com (for just the CX operated flight) this morning though, and oddly, it let me use the PNR along with just my first/last name. Odd that it couldn't pull up the booking the same way before that.
Originally Posted by
shd9
So now you might be better off just contacting CX reservations for the CX PNR, which can be looked up by your ticket number. If you are booked V or higher subclass or you are an OneWorld elite member, they can also select a seat for you over the phone (except when you are booked under the AA code, in which AA should be responsible for seat reservations)
I'm just a nobody, and it was an O class, which is why I had to wait until 48 hours before to get a seat.