Originally Posted by
AfterHour
I was checking TK's website. I think you earn "status miles" only when you fly on TK, not on SA member airlines. You get "miles" (not "status miles") on SA flights. The "status miles" are what you need to accrue to get you progress the TK elite levels. The miles are what you need to redeem for award tickets.
It would be MOST unusual to be unable to earn status miles on *A flights... There may be restrictions on how high one can go on TK's FF program without TK flights... and there may be LESS status miles earned on *A flights compared to TK flights. There may even be SOME fare classes on *A flights that may not earn anything (Status or redeemable) at ALL on TK's FF program. . Pretty sure however its not a BLANKET restriction.
P.S. For the OP.. There is most definitely a difference in Status miles awarded for different classes of travel!