South African Airways

SA

South African Airways, SAA is the leading carrier in Africa serving 20 destinations across the continent, as well as major destinations within South Africa, from its hub, Johannesburg. It is a member of the largest international airline network, Star Alliance. SAA’s core business is the provision of passenger airline and cargo transport services together with related services, which are provided through SAA and its four wholly owned subsidiaries. 

For more information visit: www.flysaa.com

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Earn Miles

You earn miles on flights operated by South African Airways based on the type of fare you purchase and the distance you fly. Please make sure, at the time of booking that your booking class is eligible to earn miles, and remember to register your ShebaMiles membership number during reservation or check-in so that miles are automatically credited to your account about five days after the date of boarding.

The table below shows the miles you will earn in each booking class on flights operated by South African Airways.

SAA Fare Families

Cabin

Fare Classes

Mileage Accrual

Minimum Classes

First

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Premium

Business

C,J

150%

500

Priority International

Discounted Business

Z,D

125%

N/A

Priority Domestic

Discounted Business

Z

125%

500

Priority Domestic

Discounted Business

D

100%

500

Select

Economy

Y,B,M,K

100%

500

Plus

Discounted Economy

H,S,Q,T,V

50%

250

Saver

Deeply Discounted Economy

L,W,G

25%

125

Non-accruable

-

I,X,E,U,N,R

0%

N/A

   Flights operated by SA Airlink with flight number SA8000 – SA8999 are not eligible for miles accrual effective May 01, 2018.
  • Classes and flights for mileage earning and the rate of mileage earning may change without prior notice according to the circumstances of the partner airline.

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Important Notes
  • Miles will be credited only for members who board a flight.
  • Under no circumstance will mile credit be granted for flights not boarded due to delay, cancellation, etc.
  • Duplicate registration of Miles with Service Partner program is prohibited.
  • Once miles have been credited to a Service Partner program, it cannot be converted to ShebaMiles Miles.  Conversely, once miles have credited to ShebaMiles program, it cannot be converted to a Service Partner program.
  • There may be cases in which miles are not credited after boarding even if membership number has been registered in advance. Please keep all necessary travel documents for retroactive registration until mileage accrual is confirmed.
  • Only Base Miles earned on South African Airways flights are Status Miles.
  • Missing miles on South African Airways flights can be claimed retroactively within 12 months from the flight date.

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