Originally Posted by
CPH-Flyer
JL has no fee, certain seats are just blocked for elite status, or sufficiently high booking class. AA has a fee for certain seats, BA charge for advance seat selection (even in some J booking classes) both waive the fees for elite status. (BA only fully free for OWE)
I don't fly AA much, but I thought that OneWorld Sapphire (or whatever the star alliance gold equivalent is) had complimentary access to AA's preferred seating, i.e. window/aisle.
Would hope star alliance could do something like that as well.
edit:
https://www.oneworld.com/travel-benefits does list "Access to preferred or pre-reserved seating" as one of their benefits.
As I wrote, AA does give elite status, actually already from OWR access to preferred seating. For BA it is only fully free from OWE; OWS and OWR gets free access closer to departure, but would meed to pay further out.