Originally Posted by
BangkokTraveler
I have AA award ticket for PHX-LAX-HKG with the first segment on AA and the second segment on CX. The CX website says seat selection can begin at check-in 48 hours before the flight, but it also says check in for flights needs to be in order, which would indicate that I can't get a CX seat assignment until I have checked in for the first AA flight, which I believe is only available 24 hours in advance. Is this correct?
As an AA Platinum (Oneworld Sapphire) you should be able to select seats on CX at the time of booking for no charge.
Make sure that your AA FF number is correctly added to the booking.