Originally Posted by
GBM.flights
The issue is that VS is not *A.
No clue about MP, but on M&M or DC no miles are earned if ticketed on a non-*A airline (that is not their partner) even if operating metal is *A.
Indeed.
And here is a further concrete example from Air NZ (
http://www.AirNewZealand.co.nz/airpo...rt-from-1-june):
"You can earn Airpoints Dollars on codeshare services operated by Star Alliance carriers and marketed by and ticketed by another Star Alliance carrier."