Originally Posted by toyotaboy95

Wrong. I received an official statement from Star Alliance Services GmbH in FRA after inquiring about this issue earlier and they said that ticketing/marketing carrier does not matter, if the operating carrier is a Star Alliance member, then benefits (*G and miles) will be given accordingly - as long as the codeshare carrier booking class maps into an eligible booking class on the operating carrier. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/star-...keted-non.html As per my thread, even individual member airlines get confused but in the end, the statement prevails.