Originally Posted by Globaliser
The real experts here will have a definitive answer, but as I understand it, it matters not how you get yourself onto a sector with a QF code, as long as the QF code's on your ticket it should earn miles as a QF flight.
For the 4 sector rule (currently not enforced) the sectors must be on a QF code that will earn points/SCs (ie excludes charters etc). It is irrelevant who the operator is or who's ticket stock the ticket was issued on.