Originally Posted by
yulred
Does it? I thought AF/KL were tied up with 9W for domestic flights. I know the old KL had a lot of tie-ups with 9W. 9W has a pretty decent domestic system. Of course, I have no clue about what, if any, ST miles one can accrue on them, but then again, the domestic routes aren't all that long (assuming ST pax connect in BOM, DEL, BLR), so they won't be missing out on much.
I am not sure about other Skyteam carriers, but you can earn DL miles, (redeemable miles, not status miles) on 9W and IT. With the new terminal in DEL, connecting in DEL is much easier than it used to be, or is in BOM.