Just wanted to confirm. We have an award ticket lax-akl in January. The miles to add on the positioning flight dont make sense so we are purchasing a ticket to Lax for earlier in the day. I know we have to pick up and re-check luggage on the separate tickets, even though it is AA-AA. The flight to AKL doesnt leave until midnight and we plan to arrive mid day with plenty of time. We can recheck the luggage at say 2pm or so for the midnight flight, is that correct?