Originally Posted by
planetmans
This seems far too good to be true. Right now, discount economy tickets booked through a partner only earn 25% EQM/status points. It's very easy to find cheap long haul flights through partners, this change makes it extremely easy to accumulate status points by flying long haul on partners for a very low price.
The rep you talked to may have been referring only to flights booked directly through AS/HA, not flights booked through partners. That's how it is today and I don't expect it to change.