Originally Posted by
RobertS975
You can earn status miles on any other Skyteam carrier when you fly on KQ. The associate status simply means that the carrier does not have its own FF program, that it uses the FF program of another Skyteam carrier.
That, and the fact that the associate airlines are not eligible to vote on alliance matters.
From a pax perspective, the service/benefits received should be no different than a full member.
Obviously it would help if existing ST members amended their earning tables each time someone new joined, but seems like they can't be arsed.
As of yesterday, CSA still don't know/haven't decided on the OK+ earning rates for CZ flights.