Earning Miles

HOW TO EARN MILES

Earn SAA Voyager Miles at an accelerated rate when flying on SAA operated flights*, our members earn 1 Mile for every R1.60 spent.

SAA and Star Alliance Miles count towards Tier status.

Always ensure that you quote your unique SAA Voyager membership number during the booking process or at point of sale, in order for your Miles to track systematically.

Kindly keep your original boarding pass and a copy of your e-ticket receipt or original invoices for non-airline partners until Miles reflect on your Mileage Summary. Documentation for missing Miles claims must be submitted 30 days before expiry of the required time frame for the relevant airline or partner. Miles claims not automatically loaded for fuel purchases must be submitted within 48 hours of transaction.

SAA EXCLUSIVE EARNING OF MILES - HIGHEST ACCUMULATION RATE

SAA logo SAA operating flights* Earn one Mile for every R1.60 spent on the published base fare and carrier imposed fees on SAA revenue tickets.
Earning Miles when travelling on Airline Partners or SAA marketing flights
  Economy Class Business Class First Class Minimum Mileage Additional Information
Star Alliance airlines

SAA marketing flights** on Star Alliance airlines

Mileage accrual eligibility and levels are determined by the class of travel and distance flown according to the operating carrier rules.

Non-Star airlines

SAA marketing flights** on Non-Star airlines

100% Miles flown in Y B M K class fares 100% in D class domestic fares. 100% plus 25% additional class bonus in Z D P class fares. 100% plus 50% additional class bonus in C J class fares n/a 125 - 500 Miles 50% Miles in H S Q T V class fares. 25% Miles in L W G class fares. No Miles in I X E U N R class fares
Air Canada 100% Miles flown in Y B M U H Q V O E N class fares. 100% Miles flown in O class on inter-continental flights 100% in C D Z P plus 25% additional class bonus in J class fares n/a 250 - 500 Miles 50% Miles flown in W classes for flights within Canada. No Miles in S T L A K G class fares. 50% Miles flown in W G T S L A class fares and 25% in K/class fares for all other flights including flights between Canada and the USA. 20% Miles flown on Rouge fares. No Miles eligible for accrual in X I for all flights.Mileage accrual for flights within Canada and for all other flights including flights between Canada and the USA will be based on the fare option purchased regardless of booking class. If you book through aircanada.com you will be able to see the fare option purchased, but if you book through other channels you may not see the fare option purchased
Air China 100% plus 10% additional bonus in G class fares. 100% plus 10% additional bonus in R class fares domestic and 100% plus 25% additional bonus in R class international fares. 100% Miles flown in Y B class fares 100% plus 25% additional class bonus in C D Z class domestic and international fares 100% plus 50% additional class bonus in F class domestic and international fares. 100% plus 30% additional class bonus in A class fares. 100% plus 50% additional class bonus in J class fares domestic and 100% plus 30% additional class bonus in J class international fares 311 - 497 Miles 90% Miles flown in E class fares. 50% Miles flown in H Q V W S class fares. 50% Miles in M U class international fares  and 75% Miles flown in M U class domestic fares. 25% Miles flown in T L K P class fares. No Miles in O I X N class fares
Air New Zealand 100% Miles flown in U, E, O, A, Y, B for international flights and Y and B for domestic flights 100% plus 100% additional class bonus Miles flown in C, D, J and Z class fares for international flights  n/a n/a 70% Miles flown domestic and Int. discounted Economy M H Q V class fares; 70% Miles flown in W T Int. class fares.
No Miles awarded for L, G, S, K, P, F and N classes for international routes. No Miles awarded for V, W, T, L, G, S, K, P, F and N classes for flights between Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. No Miles awarded for W, T, L, G, S, P, F and N class fares on domestic New Zealand routes
TAP Air Portugal 100% Miles flown in Y B H M V Q class fares 100% plus 50% additional class bonus Miles in C D Z class fares n/a n/a 50% Miles flown in W S L K P G discounted Economy Class fares. No Miles in A E F I J N O R T U X class fares
All Nippon Airways 100% Miles flown in Y B M class fares. 100% Miles flown in Premium Economy G E class fares 100% plus 25% additional class bonus Miles in C D Z  class fares. 70% Miles flown in P class fares 100% plus 50% additional class bonus Miles in F A J class fares n/a 70% Miles flown discounted Premium Economy in N class. 70% Miles flown Economy in U H Q class. 50% Miles flown discounted Economy in V W S T class. 30% Miles flown discounted Economy in L K class. No Miles in R class fares
Asiana Airlines 100% Miles in Y B M H E Q KS   classes. 70% Miles in V & W class fares for international flights. 100% Miles in Y A B M H E Q K S   classes. 70% Miles in V class fares for domestic flights 100% plus 35% additional class bonus Miles in J class  of actual distance mileage;.100% plus 25% additional class bonus Miles in C D Z classes of actual distance mileage. 100% in U class fares of actual distance mileage for international flights. 100% plus 25% additional class bonus Miles in C classes of actual distance mileage. 100% in U class fares of actual distance mileage for domestic flights. n/a n/a No Miles  awarded in T G O L X N P I R class fares for international flights. No Miles  awarded in F L W T G J D Z O N X I P R class fares for domestic flights.
Austrian Airlines 100% Miles flown in Y B M U H G E N class fares 100% plus 25% additional class bonus Miles in J C D class fares. 100% Miles flown in Z P class fares n/a n/a 50% Miles flown in Q V W discounted Economy Class fares. No Miles in A F K S T L X R I class fares
Avianca S.A 100% Miles flown in H M B Y E V Q  P O L G Z classes. 25%  Miles flown in W S U T classes on domestic flights, Central America and Colombia. 50% Miles flown in W S U T classes on international flights 125% flown in C D J A K class fares n/a 250-500 Miles I X N R classes are not eligible for accrual. No miles for U class (XS fare bundle)
Copa Airlines 100% Miles flown in Y B M H Q  K V U S O W classes 125% flown in C D J R class fares n/a n/a 50% Miles flown in Economy Promo classes E L T A. N X I classes are not elgible for accrual
Egypt Air 100% Miles flown in Y B M H class fares 100% plus 25% additional class bonus Miles in C D J class (Z–domestic) class fares n/a n/a 75% in K class fares. 50% in Q class fares. 25% in V class. No Miles in F A P O I R X N G L S T U W class fares
Emirates 100% plus 10% additional  class bonus Miles in E W class fares. 100% Miles flown in Y R class fares.  50% in U B M W K class fares. 30% in T L Q G class fares. 10% in V X class fares 100% plus 25% additional class bonus Miles in C J I O class fares. 100% plus 10% additional class bonus Miles in H class fares. 100% in P class fares. 100% plus 50% additional class bonus Miles in F A class fares n/a No Miles in Z D N S class fares
Polish Airlines 100% plus 5% additional class bonus Miles in P class fares. 100% Miles flown in A Y R B class fares 100% plus 25% additional class bonus Miles in C D class fares. 100% Miles flown in Z F class fares n/a n/a 50% Miles flown in S M H Q T G E K class fares. 25% Miles flown in V W L U O class fares. No Miles in N J I X class fares
Lufthansa 100% Miles flown in Y B M H G U E G N class fares 100% plus 25% additional class bonus Miles in C D J Z class fares 100% plus 50% additional class bonus Miles in F A class fares 125 - 750 Miles 50% Miles in W S Q V class fares. 25% Miles in T class fares. No Miles in O I X R P L K class fares
Scandanavian Airlines 100% plus 25% additional class bonus Miles in A J B S Y P. 100% Miles flown in E H M Q V class fares 100% plus 25% additional class bonus Miles in C D Z class fares n/a 150 - 750 Miles 25% Miles flown in G K L U W class fares. No Miles in R N O T I X  class fares
Singapore Airlines 100% Miles flown in Y B E S T P R L class fares 100% plus 25% additional class bonus Miles in C D J Z U class fares 100% plus 50% additional class bonus Miles in F A class fares n/a 75% Miles flown in M H W class fares. No Miles in K G Q V N O I X class fares
Swiss Air 100% Miles flown in Premium Economy G E N class fares. 100% Miles flown in  Economy Class Y B M U H class fares 100% Miles flown in P class fares. 100% plus 25% additional class bonus Miles in C D J Z class fares 100% plus 50% additional class bonus Miles in F A class fares n/a 50% Miles flown in V Q S W class fares. No Miles in R I O X T L K class fares
Thai Air 100% Miles flown in Y B M H Q class fares 100% plus 25% additional class bonus Miles in C D J Z class fares 100% plus 50% additional class bonus Miles in F A class fares 250 - 500 Miles 50% Miles flown in T K S in class fares. No Miles in O I E X N R G V W L class fares
Turkish Airlines 100% Miles flown in Y B M A H class fares 100% plus 25% additional class bonus Miles in C Z D K class fares. 100% plus 10% Miles flown J class fares n/a 250 – 500 Miles 50% Miles in S O E Q T L class fares. 25% Miles in V class fares. No Miles in F U I R X N P W G class fares
United Airlines 100% Miles flown on Y, B, M, E, U, H O, A, R class fares 100% plus 25% additional class bonus Miles in J,C and D class fares. 100% Miles flown in Z and P class fares n/a n/a

75% Miles flown in Q, W and V class fares. 50% Miles flown in S, T, L, K, G and N* class fares. No Miles in F, I, X class fares.

*Miles earned on N/class fares will not count towards Tier Status

Virgin Atlantic 100% Miles flown in Y B R L class fares. 115% Miles flown in W S K H class fares.100% plus 50%;additional class bonus Miles in V class fares 125% Miles in J C D I Z class fares n/a n/a 50% Miles in U M E Q X N O class fares. 25% Miles flown in T class fares. No Miles in G P A class fares. JNB-LHR-JNB are excluded from mileage accrual
Brussels Airlines 100% Miles flown in Y B M U H class fares 100% plus 25% additional class bonus Miles in J C D Z class fares n/a 250 - 500 Miles 50% Miles in W S O Q V class fares. No Miles in T E L K X I class fares
Aegean Airlines 100% Miles flown on Y B G W H L M V Q class fares 100% plus 25% additional class bonus Miles in A C D Z class fares n/a 250 - 500 Miles 50% Miles in E O J T U S K P class fares. No Miles in R N class fares
Croatia Airlines 100% Miles flown in Y B A F M H K Q V class fares 100% plus 25% additional class bonus Miles in C D Z class fares n/a n/a 50% Miles in W S J O P class fares. No Miles for I R X N T E L G U class fares for routes
Shenzhen Airlines 100% Miles flown in G Y B M U class fares 100% plus 30% additional class bonus Miles in J C class fares. 100% Miles flown in D Z R class fares n/a n/a 50% Miles flown in H Q S V W E T P class fares. No Miles in L K O I X N class fares
Ethiopian Airlines 75% Miles flown in Y G S B class fares. 50% Miles flown in M K V class fares. 30% Miles flown in H L class fares. 25% Miles flown in Q T class fares. 15% Miles flown in U class fares 125% Miles flown in C J D Z class fares n/a 500 - 1000 Miles No Miles in X I N P R W E O class fares
EVA Air 100% Miles flown in K L T P Y B class fares 100% plus 25% additional class bonus Miles in C D J class fares n/a n/a 75% Miles flown in M class fares. 50% Miles flown in H S Q class fares. No Miles in R I E V W N X G A O class fares
Air India 100% Miles flown in Y B M R A N class fares. 50% Miles flown in H K Q V W class fares 115% Miles flown in C D class fares. 100% Miles flown in J Z class fares 150% Miles flown in F class fares n/a 25% Miles flown in G L U T class fares. No Miles in P S E O I X class fares
JetBlue Airlines 100% Miles flown in Y E K H Q B L V R W M class fares 125% Miles flown in J C D I class fares n/a n/a 50% Miles flown in Z O U S P class fares. No Miles in X T N class fares
Virgin Australia Airlines 100% Miles flown in Y B W H K L A class fares 200% Miles flown in J C & D class fares. n/a n/a 50% Miles flown in R E O N V P Q T I S G class fares. 25% Miles flown in M class fare. No Miles in  X Z & U class fares

Avianca

Partnership terminated 

100% Miles flown in Y T J class fares

150% Miles flown in C L F D class fares n/a n/a 50% Miles flown in W P E A U N B class fares. 25% Miles flown in O class fares. No Miles in G Z X I R S K H M Q V class fares

NOTE: The earning schedule is subject to change without notice. Please click here for the validity period of missing Miles.

*SAA operating flights are flights where SAA sells seats on SAA's own aircraft. SAA operating flights are typically identified by flight number range SA001 - SA999.

**SAA marketing flights are flights where SAA has entered into an agreement with another airline to sell seats on that airline partner's aircraft on specific routes. SAA marketing codeshare flights are typically identified by the 4-digit flight number.

# The following tickets are not eligible for earning Miles: • Travel industry reduced rates, including tour operator tickets. • Unpublished fares, charter tickets and Voyager Award tickets. Compensation and sponsorship tickets.

Earning Miles on non-airline partners
  WHEN YOU STAY, PURCHASE OR RENT
Best Western Best Western 500 Miles per qualifying stay at participating hotels
Cruises International Cruises International Oceania Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Amawaterways: - 1 Voyager Mile for each (US) $1 spent; Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Seadream, Azamara, Seabourn: - 1 Voyager Mile for every (US) $2 spent
InterContinental Hotels Group InterContinental Hotels Group 200 - 500 Miles per qualifying stay
Europcar Europcar 250 - 500 Miles per rental
  WHEN YOU SPEND
Voyager Credit Card Voyager Credit Card Earn up to 1 Mile for every R6.00 spent
Voyager Cheque Card Voyager Cheque Card Earn up to 1 Mile for every R6.00 spent
Bidvest Bank Bidvest Bank 40 Miles earned for every R1000 loaded onto a World Currency Card™
Voyager Wine Club Voyager Wine Club 1 Mile for every R7.50 spent on qualifying purchases


NOTE:
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MILEAGE ACCRUAL PERIOD

Your miles should reflect on your mileage summary according to the below schedules:

SAA operated flights - SAA Voyager Miles will be awarded per flown flight sector once the flight sector appears in our revenue accounting system. The accrual of revenue-based Miles per flown flight sector of your ticket will be pro-rated per flight sector in relation to the total base fare and carrier imposed fees paid per ticket. Revenue-based accruals may take up to 15 days to reflect on your Voyager account

SAA Marketing flights – SAA Voyager Miles will be awarded according to the distance travelled and Miles will reflect between 3 – 5 days after travel.

Airline Partner flights – SAA Voyager Miles will be awarded according to distance travelled and Miles will reflect 14 days after travel.

Non-airline Partners – SAA Voyager Miles will be awarded according to each Partner’s accrual structure and will reflect between 7 and 45 days after transaction.

 

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