Originally Posted by
kauppias
No, as far as I read it AB only
I'm not sure about this. As far as I understand the terms and conditions, only the qualification via 8 one-way segement must be on AB&Niki, the 8000 status miles can be obtained by flying on any OW carrier.
(That's how a native german understands the smallprint) But of course, I could be wrong, since even in german it is not written that clearly. Perhaps by intend...
