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Additional Baggage

Additional Baggage

SAA welcomes you to bring as much baggage as you need (up to 3 pieces), but please bear in mind though, once you exceed your carry-on and checked-in baggage limits, additional baggage rates will apply.

Additional baggage will be assessed and must be paid for before boarding. Travellers also have the option of paying the charge for the entire journey or to your point of transfer, if you have a stopover. For those sectors of your journey where SAA is not your carrier, please check with the operating airline for their charges.

For codeshare flights, the operating carrier’s additional baggage rules and charges will apply.

Additional Baggage Rates

For international and domestic travel the fees vary according to your destination, see our comprehensive charts to explain the fees. Please take note that the charges quoted below are per piece of baggage.

The additional baggage rates below apply to SAA operated flights only.

Within South Africa Collapsed Content

Economy and Business Class

Domestic

First Additional Bag

(ABAG)

Second Additional Bag

(BBAG)

Third Additional Bag

(CBAG)

Time of Purchase (more than 24 hours to departure) any sales channel

ZAR 450

(vat incl.)

ZAR 470

(vat incl.)

ZAR 500

(vat incl.)

Time of Purchase (less than 24 hours to departure) any sales channel

ZAR 500

(vat incl.)

ZAR 520

(vat incl.)

ZAR 550

(vat incl.)

Between South Africa & Africa via Johannesburg Collapsed Content

Rates applicable between 16 January and 30 November		Economy Class			Business Class
Rates applicable between 16 January and 30 November		First Additional Bag	Second Additional Bag	Third Additional Bag	First Additional Bag	Second Additional Bag	Third Additional Bag
Between South Africa and Harare, Mauritius, Lusaka, Victoria Falls, Windhoek & Gaborone	Time of Purchase (more than 24 hours to departure)	USD60	USD65	USD70	USD90	USD95	USD100
	Time of Purchase (less than 24 hours to departure)	USD70	USD75	USD80	USD100	USD105	USD110
Between South Africa and Accra, Abidjan	Time of Purchase (more than 24 hours to departure)	USD130	USD135	USD140	USD180	USD185	USD190
Between South Africa and Accra, Abidjan	Time of Purchase (less than 24 hours to departure)	USD140	USD145	USD150	USD190	USD195	USD200
Between South Africa and Lagos	Time of Purchase (more than 24 hours to departure)	USD120	USD125	USD130	USD150	USD155	USD160
Between South Africa and Lagos	Time of Purchase (less than 24 hours to departure)	USD130	USD135	USD140	USD160	USD170	USD180
Between South Africa and Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, Dar-es-salaam	Time of Purchase (more than 24 hours to departure)	USD105	USD110	USD115	USD130	USD180	USD230
	Time of Purchase (less than 24 hours to departure)	USD115	USD120	USD125	USD140	USD190	USD240
Between Abidjan and Accra	Time of Purchase (more than 24 hours to departure)	USD35	USD40	USD45	USD65	USD70	USD75
Between Abidjan and Accra	Time of Purchase (less than 24 hours to departure)	USD45	USD50	USD55	USD75	USD80	USD85

Rates applicable between 01 December and 15 January		Economy Class			Business Class
Rates applicable between 01 December and 15 January		First Additional Bag	Second Additional Bag	Third Additional Bag	First Additional Bag	Second Additional Bag	Third Additional Bag
Between South Africa and Harare, Mauritius, Lusaka, Victoria Falls, Windhoek & Gaborone	Time of Purchase (more than 24 hours to departure)	USD70	USD75	USD80	USD100	USD105	USD110
	Time of Purchase (less than 24 hours to departure)	USD80	USD85	USD90	USD110	USD115	USD120
Between South Africa and Accra, Abidjan	Time of Purchase (more than 24 hours to departure)	USD150	USD155	USD160	USD205	USD210	USD215
Between South Africa and Accra, Abidjan	Time of Purchase (less than 24 hours to departure)	USD160	USD165	USD170	USD215	USD220	USD225
Between South Africa and Lagos	Time of Purchase (more than 24 hours to departure)	USD135	USD140	USD145	USD175	USD180	USD185
Between South Africa and Lagos	Time of Purchase (less than 24 hours to departure)	USD145	USD150	USD155	USD185	USD190	USD195
Between South Africa and Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, Dar-es-salaam	Time of Purchase (more than 24 hours to departure)	USD120	USD125	USD130	USD145	USD150	USD155
	Time of Purchase (less than 24 hours to departure)	USD130	USD135	USD140	USD155	USD160	USD165
Between Abidjan and Accra	Time of Purchase (more than 24 hours to departure)	USD35	USD40	USD45	USD65	USD70	USD75
Between Abidjan and Accra	Time of Purchase (less than 24 hours to departure)	USD45	USD50	USD55	USD75	USD80	USD85

Within Africa – via Johannesburg Collapsed Content

		Economy Class			Business Class
		First Additional Bag	Second Additional Bag	Third Additional Bag	First Additional Bag	Second Additional Bag	Third Additional Bag
Between Group 1 & Group 1	Time of Purchase (more than 24 hours to departure)	USD80	USD85	USD90	USD120	USD125	USD130
Between Group 1 & Group 1	Time of Purchase (less than 24 hours to departure)	USD90	USD95	USD100	USD130	USD135	USD140
Between Group 1 & Group 2	Time of Purchase (more than 24 hours to departure)	USD90	USD95	USD100	USD130	USD135	USD140
Between Group 1 & Group 2	Time of Purchase (less than 24 hours to departure)	USD100	USD105	USD110	USD140	USD145	USD150
Between Group 1 & Group 3	Time of Purchase (more than 24 hours to departure)	USD110	USD115	USD120	USD150	USD155	USD160
Between Group 1 & Group 3	Time of Purchase (less than 24 hours to departure)	USD120	USD125	USD130	USD160	USD165	USD170
Between Group 2 & Group 2	Time of Purchase (more than 24 hours to departure)	USD120	USD125	USD130	USD160	USD165	USD170
Between Group 2 & Group 2	Time of Purchase (less than 24 hours to departure)	USD130	USD135	USD140	USD170	USD175	USD180
Between Group 2 & Group 3	Time of Purchase (more than 24 hours to departure)	USD150	USD155	USD160	USD190	USD195	USD200
Between Group 2 & Group 3	Time of Purchase (less than 24 hours to departure)	USD160	USD165	USD170	USD200	USD205	USD210
Between Group 3 & Group 3	Time of Purchase (more than 24 hours to departure)	USD180	USD185	USD190	USD220	USD225	USD230
Between Group 3 & Group 3	Time of Purchase (less than 24 hours to departure)	USD190	USD195	USD200	USD230	USD235	USD240

Group 1 – Harare / Maputo / Mauritius / Victoria Falls / Windhoek / Gaborone

Group 2 – Lusaka / Kinshasa / Lubumbashi / Dar es salaam

Group 3 – Accra / Lagos Abidjan

Between Africa and Brazil - via Johannesburg Collapsed Content

		Economy Class			Business Class
		First Additional Bag	Second Additional Bag	Third Additional Bag	First Additional Bag	Second Additional Bag	Third Additional Bag
Between South Africa and Brazil (GRU)	Time of Purchase (more than 24 hours to departure)	USD100	USD120	USD150	USD150	USD200	USD250
Between South Africa and Brazil (GRU)	Time of Purchase (less than 24 hours to departure)	USD150	USD170	USD200	USD200	USD250	USD300
Namibia	Time of Purchase (more than 24 hours to departure)	USD140	USD160	USD190	USD200	USD250	USD300
Namibia	Time of Purchase (less than 24 hours to departure)	USD190	USD210	USD240	USD250	USD300	USD350
All countries in Africa not specified	Time of Purchase (more than 24 hours to departure)	USD150	USD170	USD200	USD210	USD260	USD310
All countries in Africa not specified	Time of Purchase (less than 24 hours to departure)	USD200	USD220	USD250	USD260	USD310	USD360

Between Brazil and Australia via Johannesburg Collapsed Content

		Economy Class			Business Class
		First Additional Bag	Second Additional Bag	Third Additional Bag	First Additional Bag	Second Additional Bag	Third Additional Bag
Between Australia and Brazil	Time of Purchase (more than 24 hours to departure)	USD350	USD400	USD450	USD500	USD550	USD650
Between Australia and Brazil	Time of Purchase (less than 24 hours to departure)	USD400	USD450	USD500	USD550	USD600	USD700

Between Australia and South Africa via Johannesburg Collapsed Content

		Economy Class			Business Class
		First Additional Bag	Second Additional Bag	Third Additional Bag	First Additional Bag	Second Additional Bag	Third Additional Bag
Between Australia and South Africa	Time of Purchase (more than 24 hours to departure)	USD300	USD350	USD400	USD400	USD450	USD500
Between Australia and South Africa	Time of Purchase (less than 24 hours to departure)	USD350	USD400	USD450	USD450	USD500	USD550

Between Australia and Africa via Johannesburg Collapsed Content

		Economy Class			Business Class
		First Additional Bag	Second Additional Bag	Third Additional Bag	First Additional Bag	Second Additional Bag	Third Additional Bag
Between Australia and Africa	Time of Purchase (more than 24 hours to departure)	USD350	USD400	USD450	USD450	USD500	USD550
Between Australia and Africa	Time of Purchase (less than 24 hours to departure)	USD400	USD450	USD500	USD500	USD550	USD600

Additional Baggage Terms and Conditions. Collapsed Content

Additional Baggage Terms and Conditions

This document outlines the terms and conditions for the purchase of additional (excess) baggage. This document should be read in conjunction with the overall baggage policy that outlines the normal checked baggage allowances (per destination) and the number of additional piece that may be purchased over the normal allowances. The following is applicable to all SAA operated 083 ticket stock flights:

• Additional baggage charges are per flight and can be purchased whilst making your booking online, on booking management after booking your flight up to 3 hours before departure (provided the passenger has not checked in for the flight at the airport) or at one of our airport check-in points.

• Additional baggage allowance is non-transferable. Customers who have purchased additional baggage allowance with their flight, and have requested a name change in the booking, will need to apply for a refund.

• Infants are not eligible for excess baggage purchases but every person over two years can pay for additional bags.

• Each extra bag needs to meet the same size and weight limits as a standard checked bag.

Changes made by the passenger:

• Your additional baggage allowance will be valid for the new flight date at no additional cost, provided the route has not changed.

• Where the route has changed, the passenger must cancel the additional baggage purchased and purchase an additional baggage for the new flight (subject to these terms and conditions).

• Passengers who move to earlier flight at the airport check-in desk will have their additional baggage allowance automatically moved to their new flight.

Changes made by SAA:

• In the event of a schedule change, the additional baggage allowance will automatically be moved to the new flight provided it is operated by SAA.

• Where the new flight is not operated by SAA, or SAA is unable to offer a suitable alternative flight, the additional baggage allowance will be refunded.

Refunds:

Any additional baggage that the passenger purchase is non-refundable and non-transferable. If you have changed your mind, there will be no refund paid especially after the first sector has been completed.

Passenger cannot request a refund for any of the following circumstances:

• on or after the day of departure of the first flight in the booking.

• if you fail to check in for the flight and have not cancelled or changed your ticket

• for any unused portion of additional baggage allowance purchased.

Passenger are entitled to a refund under the following:

• Passenger cancels their ticket and the additional baggage purchased will be refunded with the flight ticket minus any fees associated with the ticket rules.

• Passenger cancels flight due to illness or hospitalisation, the additional baggage purchased will be refunded with the flight ticket.

All refunds will, where possible, be returned to passengers in the original form of payment used to purchase.

Baggage Policy

Additional baggage rates will apply for each of the following:

Each bag exceeding the number of pieces prescribed in the traveller’s baggage allowance.
Each bag exceeding the dimensions of 158cm (calculated as length + width + height), but not exceeding 203cm.
Each bag exceeding the maximum prescribed weight of 23kg (Economy Class), where applicable, but not exceeding 32kg.
Multiple excess baggage charges will apply for baggage that violates more than one of the above rules.

Customers are able to check-in a maximum of 3 pieces of excess baggage, above their free baggage allowance. Any additional piece needs to be sent as cargo, at applicable SAA Cargo rates.

Baggage Tips

For a detailed outline on SAA's baggage tips click here.

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