Originally Posted by
whimsey21
it seems a very odd process. I’ve called and been told that my bookings are in the queue for processing, but they don’t know how long it will take. The queue supposedly is prioritized by departure date, but cases like yours make me question that. I would have thought issuing ticket numbers could be easily automated process and run quickly after confirmation from the partner airline.
Correct. You won’t lose the seats. I’ve booked over 100 CX segments, mostly through AA, close-in tickets quickly, far out travel can take a few weeks to ticket. So far, OP has described absolutely nothing unusual.