I recently start with saa voyager and within few months i reached 35,000 miles i know its not a lot. Service charges may apply for booking or changing award reservations, depending on ticketing, travel dates and mileageplus status. Saa voyager miles can be used as payment for the base fare of a mango flight only, and cannot be used to pay for. United and south african airways reserve the right to change the eligible fare classes at any time without notice.
Spend your saa voyager miles on global flights or non airline awards. We did a spot check of saa flights from jhb to cpt on the 28th june 2014, and the airfare of r48 consisted of a base fare of r630 and the rest of taxes and fuel surcharges. South african airways voyager program can be used to obtain cheaper saa flights, but needs to be used very carefully in order to reap benefits from it in particular note that you need to pay airport taxes. You can also book emirates premium cabin awards, though not at the best redemption price. The saa app literally puts your journey in your hands.
Effective 15 january 2018, voyager members earn revenuebased mileage 1 voyager mile for every r1. Voyager members, earn 500 miles when renting with europcar in south africa, botswana, lesotho, namibia and swaziland, and 250 miles elsewhere. With features that allow you to check flights, manage bookings, check in for a flight and also check out all the information you need about our destinations the saa app ensures that you travel with ease and comfort. Dec 15, 2017 members of voyager, saas frequent flyer programme, will continue to earn miles on mango operated flights if booked on the saa code and will continue to enjoy the saa baggage allowance. Simply earn the missing miles now with our many partner offers. This program is unbeatable for intraasia premium cabin travel. Saa gives major domestic flight share to mango heres how.
Book south african airways flights to lagos, dakar, washington dc and other exciting places. Specialty earnings for south african airways voyager miles. I have booked 2 south african airways business class awards to europe, but no seats are available for the next 360 days. If you dont have enough miles, simply use your diners club card to pay for the difference. Please take note of saa s current flight schedule changes. You can make your booking on and add your trueblue number when you complete the reservation. Bookings can be done directly on the mango website using your clubmiles login details. If youre a bit short on voyager miles you can pay the balance of your fare by credit card, cash, an edgars thank u account card or with your nedbank greenbacks card. The cheapest saa flight with voyager miles is a mileagekeeper 1way flight, which you can redeem for 9,500 miles.
This means voyager members are able to redeem miles on flights operated by emirates and skywards members are able to earn miles on saaoperated flights. Saa encourages all voyager members to donate their expiring miles to charityi. I did not use them and have since moved back to the. Saa owns low cost carrier mango airlines, and also has links with airlink and south african express airlines.
Voyager miles can also be used at health spas and to book discount hotel stays and rental cars. Mango airlines booking engine with indication of where to click to get airfare in. Members of the south african airways voyager frequent flyer program can earn miles for flights on emirates airline. Earning south african airways miles for emirates flights.
Seeff is a household name in southern african real estate. The table below shows the number of miles you need for a return reward. Simply take your pick among the different swiss upgrade options and youll soon be enjoying the benefits of business class. I once read and have no reason to doubt that saa is technically bankrupt if unredeemed voyager miles are taken into account. Reward tickets can only be issued on south african airways operated flights with the flight code sa. Fly with south african airways a world class flight experience now starts on the ground. Booked jnbgla return via lhr all went ok as usual until i saw how. A flight award is when you use your collected miles or points to pay for a flight. You can also check information on all our upcoming flights. Spending options for non airline awards include car rental, spa vouchers, retail awards and more. Find out how many voyager miles you will need below. Book flysaa flights sa fly saa flights south africa. Saa voyager miles can be used to pay for the base fare of a mango airlines.
I was posted in south africa for a bit and accrued around 200,000 voyager miles. Voyager base miles displayed may differ from the miles allocated in voyager, depending on the final reservation. The fate of south african airways voyager loyalty programme hangs in the. Turn your miles into smiles gives you the option to conveniently pay for your lowcost mango flight either in full or part, by using your saa voyager miles. What do i do if i am only flying on a south african airways flight but want to earn trueblue points instead of south african airways voyager miles. The number of miles youll need depends on your destination, travel class and the flexibility of your travel dates. The navigation of the calendar is circular, to move between the elements use tab, once inside the table of the desired month, the arrow keys may be used to move between days. Weve added our rewards programme to the saa app so that you always have convenient access to information about your voyager miles. The cheapest johannesburg to cape town saa flight is with mileagekeeper, where it costs 9,500 voyager miles. To make a booking you require a minimum of 7,000 award miles. Youll also start receiving the voyager newsletter containing exciting flight and air mile promotions. With star alliance, you can redeem these for flights on any member airline, irrespective of where you earned them. Voyager miles on emirates i flew with emirates via dubai to russia on the 21 march and returned on 29 march.
With numerous awards for outstanding service and cuisine, emirates is one of the worlds leading airlines, flying to over destinations worldwide. Or, you can also call south african airways directly at 18003597220 to add your trueblue. Although saa voyager members can now redeem your miles for mango flights, you are not yet able to earn saa voyager miles on these flights. Has anybody tried to book a local flight on saa using accrued voyager miles. Millions of south africans choose to flysaa every year, and trust flysaa flights to get them where theyre going and back again in style and comfort. Sign in, click on make a booking option and get redirected to the booking page. Visit to find out how many miles youll need to fly one way or roundtrip, depending on class of service and region of travel, on any star alliance network airline. Saa gives major domestic flight share to mango heres. South african airways voyager has some neat attributes that make it an attractive program, provided you can get its miles. Saa is stealing your voyager miles, selling you something that doesnt exist. Companion tickets, one of the key benefits of the voyager. For the best voyager mile earn rate, apply for your saa voyager credit card today. In addition, mango will only redeem saa voyager miles in denominations of 500.
South african airways voyager voyager miles on emirates saa website very unclear if i can use saa miles for a free flight on ek. Booking on saa using voyager miles archive pprune forums. If your card isnt yet linked to clubmiles, nows a good reason to link it here. Spend your saa voyager miles on global flights or nonairline awards. See where emirates flies emirates flights must be in the right fare class to earn voyager miles emirates fare classes, like.
After flying 3 saa sectors or making 3 transactions on your voyager credit card, youll receive a welcome pack comprising your personalised card. Which is why together with saa voyager we are giving all voyager members the best deal of 2020. South african airways flies to 30 international destinations in 25 countries, including europe, africa, the americas, australia and asia, to name a few. South african airways flight suspension policy across network read more foreign travellers stranded in south africa. I have been booking flights via bas voyager program on a number of occasions all very lekker and easy to do until a week ago. Book south african airways flights from lagos to mauritius, perth, sao paolo, hong kong, harare, lusaka, victoria falls and other exciting places. Flight distance is defined as the miles scheduled for a specific flight, as determined solely by united. Hi all, i am pretty new to frequent flyer programs. South african airways voyager new partnership offers voyager members miles for duty free shopping. As a saa voyager member, you will receive these miles on completion of your journey. Book your favourite mango destination using your voyager miles. The airline split from parent company transnet in 2006, and has since operated independently. The pros and cons of south african airways voyager miles.
You can track the status of your flight and any other saa flight. Book your south african airwaysonly flight on link opens an external. Using us airways miles to book south african airways. Voyager miles are free miles given to frequent travellers for example south african airway offers this programme as they may expire on 31 march 2017. There are five membership levels based on the total amount of mileage accumulated each year. South african airways flights saa flight booking wakanow. Tambo international airport and popular flight routes from lagos to johannesburg. Hurry, this offer is only available for bookings made on the 23rd and 24th of january 2020. Please take note of saas current flight schedule changes. Book flysaa flights south african airways is south africas national carrier and brings decades of experience to the south african aviation sector. South african airways voyager what do i do with all these saa voyager miles. I phoned up the saa voyager call centre and said id like to check availability for johannesburg to cape town on the 15th may.
You can book award travel on south african airways through. You are able to spend your miles on any available airfare, inclusive of carrier imposed fees for your desired saa operating flight, thus confirming your redemption seat request. Hi first time i booked a flight using saa voyager miles online, no issues with the booking except i didnt get a confirmation email from mango with the reference number. Additional bonus miles will be allocated for a journey in business or first class. To receive an award ticket for a flight on any star alliance airline you need to contact your frequent flyer programme online or via phone.
You can use your skywards miles for travel in either direction between the reward zones. Jul, 2015 saa is stealing your voyager miles, selling you something that doesnt exist. Saa voyager members can spend miles on more than 35 airline partnerships, including the star alliance global network. Now you can benefit when you travel by aeroplane with saas premier rewards programme.
In economy you save at least 5,000 miles with us airways miles and potentially up to 30,000 miles compared to delta, and in business, you save 40,00050,000 miles. South african airways has partnered with leading south african hotels to ensure that your stay is one of comfort and luxury. You can earn voyager miles when flying with saa or other members of the star alliance, as well as 8 other affiliated airlines. How can you use south african airways voyager miles. Clubmiles members can now use their miles to book a seat on any mango airlines flight. The mileage calculator will tell you immediately how many miles you will earn from a particular flight activity or you will need to redeem for your preferred air or nonair awarddestination. Clubmiles and total have entered into a partnership where all clubmiles members will earn miles at a ratio of r30.
This means that your miles will be rounded off to the. If youre unable to return to your home country, we encourage you to contact your embassy or consulate to inform your government of your location. South african airways geared to drive aviation growth in africa. The enter key will mark the currently selected day as the desired one and close the calendar. As a voyager member you also experience special offers and unique deals. Voyager saa frequent flyer program south africa travel online. Flysaa airlines is always working on expanding their destinations list, and more recently expanded their route network to include direct flights to beijing, dublin and new york city. When i requested my boarding pass on line, it gave me the frequent flyer option and although it specified sa voyager, i tried to put my voyager number in. It seems each voyager miles saves you roughly r45 on mango flights. Now that weve covered the most mainstream ways of earning south african airways voyager miles, here are some of the uncommon ways you can earn voyager miles. Abidjan to accra distance abj to acc accra to abidjan distance acc to abj accra to johannesburg distance acc to jnb addis ababa to bamako distance add to bko. Saa warns voyager miles will expire soon book cheap flights. Will your saa voyager miles be worth anything if south african. Its air miles programme is called voyager, with air miles accruable across the star alliance network.
Emirates airline first launched operations to south africa in 1995, starting with offering flights from johannesburg to dubai. When you have earned a certain number of award miles, the best thing to do is to spend them and book a flight. Mar 30, 2015 voyager miles on emirates i flew with emirates via dubai to russia on the 21 march and returned on 29 march. If you wanted to fly south african airways specifically, united is your next best option since the two are both star alliance members. Members of voyager, saas frequent flyer programme, will continue to earn miles on mango operated flights if booked on the saa code and will continue to enjoy the saa baggage allowance. Saa will continue to operate all international services between johannesburg and frankfurt, london heathrow, new york, perth and washington via accra. This means that your miles will be rounded off to the nearest 500 denomination. South african our partners emirates skywards emirates. Change your flight date with no additional admin fee. Compare and book cheap flights with saa to and from o. Voyager is south african airways frequent flyer programme. Members can redeem their reward miles on award tickets, flight upgrades and excess baggage awards.
A minimum of 5,000 saa voyager miles is needed to book a mango flight. It has been designed to reward the loyalty of south african airways customers. Book a flight now and discover the world lufthansa. Mango airlines affordable south african domestic flights.
As a valued saa voyager member you are guaranteed at least 5% return on your saa spend when requesting an saa exclusive dynamic award for an saa operated flight. Join voyager, the saa loyalty programme, and earn air miles every time you fly. I then sent an email to voyager help desk asking why my status is not upgrading accordingly and they replied that i have not flown 25k mi during this calendar year i am on 23k. This offer is available throughout europcar network voyager is the frequent traveller program of south african airways. Book your south african airways reward flight using our online request form from just 16,000 skywards miles. Once you have received your avis confirmation number you will need to contact voyager to redeem your certificate for the relevant number of days. The checking in agent couldnt really explain why this happened. Youre going to save over half of your miles on this roundtrip flight by booking through south african airways.
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