Originally Posted by
KingCanute
It is possible that either all of the seats that are made available for selection in advance have already been taken by other passengers, or that you may be travelling on a fare that does not include seat selection. In both cases seats will open up at online check-in. Or you could.try calling or using the live chat to ask them to allocate a seat for you (if your fare is eligible)
Regarding fare, I'm piggybacking because I booked an AA codeshare paid biz ('I' on AA) but I'm being asked to pay a seat fee. Is this normal?