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Spend points

The table below shows round-trip mileage, not including applicable taxes and surcharges. One-way trips are permitted at half of the round-trip mileage shown below. If a journey requires a connecting flight or stopover to reach the destination, points are charged for each sector.

Redemption flights start from 20,000 points

Did you know that with our partner South African Airways you could fly from Johnnesburg to Cape Town from 20,000 points return plus any applicable taxes, fees and surcharges.

Route Economy Class* Business Class*
Domestic South Africa 20,000 30,000
South Africa – Southern Africa 20,000 30,000
(Botswana/ Lesotho/ Madagascar/ Malawi/ Mozambique/ Namibia/ Swaziland/ Zambia/ Zimbabwe)
South Africa – Central & Northern Africa 40,000 50,000
(Angola/ Benin/ Cameroon/ Côte d'Ivoire/ DR Congo/ Republic of Congo/ Gabon/ Ghana/ Kenya/ Nigeria/ Senegal/ Tanzania/ Uganda)
South Africa – Indian Ocean 40,000 50,000
Senegal – USA** 40,000 50,000
South Africa – Europe / South America 70,000 110,000
Ghana – USA**  70,000 110,000
South Africa – Australia 85,000 110,000
South Africa – Asia 90,000 130,000
South Africa – USA 100,000 150,000

*Or equivalent class. ** 24-hour connection required if booked in conjunction with another reward.

Please note, Reward bookings for South African Airways can only be booked outside of 5 days of travel

Infants

An infant under two at the time of travel and not requiring a seat, will be charged the following points for a round trip. 

One-way journeys would require half the points.

Economy Class Business Class
2,000 10,000

Please note: Taxes, fees and carrier imposed surcharges apply to all Reward Flights.

Ready to book?

To earn points on South African Airways, call them directly on +44 844 375 9680, or internationally on +27 11 978 1111. Remember to quote your Flying Club membership number.

Visit South African Airways

To spend points with South African Airways, get in touch with our Flying Club team who will be able to help book your next trip.

Get in touch with the Flying Club team

Earning points:

If you're a member of one of our partner airlines' frequent flyer programmes, please note that you can only earn points in one scheme for any particular flight.

Points may only be earned on flights operated by South African Airways. Points will be issued to Flying Club members when travelling in the classes listed. Points will not be earned for travel in any other class not listed above.

Additional points will not be earned for bookings that are subsequently upgraded to a higher class whereby an additional fare difference is paid.

Spending points:

All mileage levels are excluding passenger taxes, duties, fees, charges and surcharges. Rewards are availalble on South Africa Airways only. 

Blackout dates may apply.

Reward seats are subject to availability. 

Bookings must be made at least 48hrs before departure. Points must be redeemed from one account. 

Full partner terms and conditions

Missing points

When claiming points please keep all copies of your original tickets/e-tickets and boarding passes until the correct amount of points appear on your account. If the points do not show on your account within six weeks, please contact us to claim them back.

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