Originally Posted by
Winterfell86
Hi! This is my first time using AS points for an international flight. We will be flying JAL first class from LAX to NRT In a few weeks. We are starting in Seattle (SEA - LAX on AS). Question is... when we Check in at SeaTac with Alaska, will they put our luggage through to Tokyo and print second boarding passes (JAL LAX-NRT)? Or do we, upon landing in LAX, have to pick up our luggage and check in thru JAL?
I was reading a flight review online and someone mentioned they had the Qantas lounge print their JAL boarding pass tickets (after connecting from Seattle). So I was curious if AS prints JAL tickets or not at SeaTac. Thanks !!
usually if it is a through ticket (one PNR, which is your case), the first airline you check in and board with will print all boarding passes, unless the subsequent segment(s) of flights is too far off (e.g., if you have a layover of close to 24h such that u dont board the 2nd or 3rd or 4th leg of flight until >48h later). in the worse case, if you dont receive the LAX-NRT boarding pass, then yes, you can print that at the lounge - that's the perk of taking premium cabin. if you are in cattle class, you most likely would need to exit the secure area, and go out to JAL counter to get the boarding pass again
bc US airports typically dont have a transfer desk unlike ex-US