Whilst playing around with "Manage My Booking" for my flight to HAJ tomorrow (to attend CeBIT), I tried to choose the "Check-in Online" option, knowing full well that it's T-24h for EC members and T-12h for everyone else.

Still, it gave me the option to check-in for me and my better half, allowing me to select seats for that flight. Obviously, I bagged the exit seats (9A/B). I'm just wondering, is this a change in policy (despite what it still says on the Manage My Booking screen) or a glitch?