South African Airways (SAA) is the leading carrier in Africa. Serving 57 destinations, in partnership with SA Express, Airlink, and its low cost carrier, Mango, within South Africa and across the continent. South African Airways also serves nine 9 intercontinental routes from its Johannesburg hub. It is a member of the largest international airline network, Star Alliance.
Spend Miles
Spend Skywards Miles on South African Airways to over 33 destinations starting at 8,000 Miles.
To book your reward ticket, let us know your trip details on Live Chat(Opens an external website in a new tab) and one of our consultants will assist you right away. Please note that Live Chat is currently only available in English.
Earn Skywards Miles
Book with South African Airways and quote your Emirates Skywards membership number to earn Skywards Miles up to 1.5 Miles per mile flown. The number of Skywards Miles you’ll earn depends on your class of travel, fare type and distance flown.
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Earning Skywards Miles
Accrual levels for Skywards members travelling on flights marketed and operated by South African Airways:
Fare Type Booking Class Skywards Miles First A 150% Business Premium C, J 150% Business Priority Z, D, P 125% Economy Select Y, B, M, K 100% Economy Plus H, S, Q, T, V 50% Economy Saver L, W, G 25% * I, X, E, U, N and R are ineligible
To claim missing Skywards Miles for flights completed within the last six months, provide your flight details using Live Chat.
Miles can only be earned on South African Airways operated flights and are not valid on other airlines’ codeshare flights.
Spending Skywards Miles
The table below displays the number of Skyward Miles you need for a one-way reward flight. You’ll need twice the number of Skyward Miles for a return reward flight.
Zone One way distance (miles) Economy Class Skyward Miles Business Class Skyward Miles 1 0‑250 8,000 17,500 2 251‑500 10,000 25,000 3 501‑1000 14,000 35,000 4 1001‑2000 20,000 50,000 5 2001‑3000 26,000 65,000 6 3001‑4000 32,000 77,500 7 4001‑5000 38,000 92,500 8 5001‑6000 44,000 105,000 9 6001‑7000 50,000 125,000 10 7001‑15000 60,000 145,000 Reward tickets are subject to availability.
Reward tickets are valid on South African Airways operated flights with flight code SA.
Miles stated are for direct flights only. Where no direct service is operated two or more rewards may be required.
Reward flights can be booked for both one way and round trip travel.
All flights must be confirmed at the time of Miles redemption. Waitlists are not permitted.
Reward tickets are valid for 12 months from the original date of issue with a maximum stay of three months.
Reward ticket coupons cannot be used out of sequence.
Reward values are exclusive of taxes, fuel surcharge and other charges. These need to be paid separately.
Children travelling on reward tickets will need to redeem the same number of Miles as that of an adult member. Infant rewards are not permitted.
Other restrictions apply.
Emirates Skywards Programme Rules apply.