Originally Posted by
drakepassage
Short-haul connecting flights into long-haul flights offer free seat selection on the short-haul flights as they book into the corresponding fully-flexible fare bucket (J for First/Business and Y for Premium/Economy).
I’m happy to stand corrected if that’s the case but I recall being asked to pay for my seat on a domestic connection on a F redemption although It was some years ago. Maybe things have changed.