Just inquired with Mileage Plan about accruing qualifying miles for MVP/Gold status on DL flights. Didn't get a clear answer...she just said they would accrue as qualifying miles "in some manner." Apparently they haven't decided whether the conversion is 1:1 as it is on AA, NW and LanChile.

Also, as far as any accrual, it has to be partner metal...not just marketed by partner. And, even if it is another partner's metal, the accrual is a function of the whose metal it is, not whose ticket you buy. So a NW ticket on NW metal gets full accrual, but prior to this relationship with DL, a NW ticket on DL metal did not earn qualifying miles.

Is this contradictory to anyone's AS knowledge/experience?