Also this is the question for newbies, when you earn miles flying with TK or *A carriers, do you earn equal amount of award and status miles? This will help plan my trips for 2013 so I can renew Elite status within first year.
For example, using mileage calculator, if my projected miles earned are 25000 from the calculator (note: some flights are Comfort Class with added miles during Elite status, plus a few UA and TG flights, yes, the fare classes will earn 100% toward TK), will I receive the same amount of status miles for 2013?
Some airlines' FFPs will yield different award and status miles, ie, Oman Air's Sindbad miles, if you fly business class MCT-BKK, you earn 5648 status miles for all fare classes under all 3 statuses (Blue-Silver-Gold), but your Sindbad (award) miles will range from 4236 miles (D class Blue Card) up to 8472 miles (J class Gold Card). I hope TK doesn't complicate things as such.