Protection on connecting JL flights (on separate tickets)
I currently have a award flight from ORD -> NRT, but we decided we'd rather start off in Kansai. There's no award availability from NRT -> ITM so I'm considering buying it with cash, so I would have two separate tickets with both flights on JL.
Assuming I run into issues from ORD -> NRT and that flight is delayed enough to cause me miss my NRT -> ITM flight, will I be protected, given that both flights are on JL? Or will I be out of luck since both are on separate tickets. (the connection time is sufficient to satisfy the MCT requirement)