Originally Posted by
tangfish
I had originally thought I could qualify for and maintain *A Gold status on TK by accruing via other *A airlines, but if they need to be earned on TK itself that's not gonna work at all. Thus, I'm looking for an alternative.
Your original thought still holds. You don’t need to fly TK metal to qualify or earn unless you are trying to status match which you cannot if you only hold a status with another *A FFP.