Airline partners - status credits (a potentially stupid question)

[pythonisman]

Hi all,

Please forgive me if this is a stupid question. Based on my gut feeling I think I already know the answer here, but I figured I'd ask you folk who know a lot more than I do.

I'll ask it in the very simplest way that I possibly can.

First a quote, from the "status credits earn" page on the Velocity site states:

You will earn Status Credits when you fly with Virgin Australia and our international airline partners.

My question is:
Are status credits earned only when flying on international airline partner metal, or will you earn Velocity Status Credits when flying on an international airline partner ticket only (codeshared onto another airline's metal).

eg. If I booked a SIA ticket from SYD-SIN-FRA-DUS or some other non-major city in Europe, flying SIA from SYD-FRA and then an SQ ticket on a flight operated by LH in Europe (Hypothetical only at this stage - I'm just wondering what's possible!) - would I earn for the whole thing? Would this expand to Delta tickets on Skyteam carriers, SIA/AirNZ tickets on Star Alliance carriers? Am I talking insanity here? Would Velocity's face start exploding at the very thought of this?

I reckon the answer will probably be a pretty firm no, but I've gotta ask right?

Thanks in advance for taking the time to read this.

 

[Fruitcake]

You earn SCs when flying on VA codeshares, or on partner-coded flights on partner-operated metal.

When flying on VA codeshares, you earn at VA status credit rates (except for some fare class exemptions when flying VA codes on SQ metal). When flying on the partner codes, you earn at partner's Velocity SC rates.

However, you don't earn on partner codes on non-partner metal.

Earn data is reported back by the operating carrier. If we don't have a relationship with the operating carrier then no data is reported back even if the flight is marketed by a partner airline.

In saying that, DL coded flights operated by Delta Connection carriers are included for earn within the scope of our partnership with Delta. These include flights operated by XJ, OH, 9E, OO, EV, CP, S5, and RP.

(ie Mesaba, Comair, Pinnacle Airlines, Skywest, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Compass Airlines, Shuttle America, Chautauqua Airlines)

So for your example, you'd earn SCs at the Velocity SQ earn rate for SYD-SIN,SIN-FRA. But you would not earn on the theoretical LH operated FRA-DUS sector.

Of course, the other scenario is a partner codeshare on another partner's metal, ie an NZ codeshare operated by SQ. Based on what the Virgin Australia rep said in that other thread it might​ earn, but I'm not sure.

 

[pythonisman]

Thanks for the swift and informative reply. I figured it was probably the case, and it makes sense. As it stands, the partner network and the earn potential is impressive.
I've found it much easier (for me who almost entirely travels on my own dollar for leisure) to earn/maintain Silver with VA than QF, and after a recent turd of a flight on JQ I think I'll vote with my feet and stick with the carrier that looks after me better.
If only I wasn't travelling on pre-booked flights almost all of the recent Double SC promo + business class sale I'd have made it up to the elusive Gold tier too! Until next time...