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Coinciding with
South African Airways’
(SAA) membership in Star Alliance, the airline network has launched an African
Airpass.
This special fare product is aimed at facilitating travel across Africa for customers visiting from other continents. The airpass can be purchased in
conjunction with any intercontinental return ticket to South Africa or other
African destination issued by any Star Alliance member. The airpass can then be used to construct an itinerary of choice using SAA’s domestic and African network.
“We are privileged to be the first African airline to join the Star Alliance. We are keeping to our promise to bring the world to Africa and to take Africa
to the world. This initiative adds to the numerous possibilities our Star Alliance membership offers our customers. The African Airpass will add to
their seamless flying experience,” said Khaya Ngqula, SAA President and CEO.
Fares are based on a fixed rate per mile, which is then multiplied by the total mileage of each flight. At present the fixed rate per mile is
US$ 0.15 for adults and US$ 0.10 for children plus applicable fees, taxes and surcharges. With a single itinerary each city may be visited only once with the
exception of Johannesburg, where multiple visits are permitted. Any single airpass must contain at least four coupons and not exceed ten. There is
no maximum mileage per itinerary, but the ten coupon rule must be observed. The travel time on the airpass is at least three days to a maximum of
two months.
A sample itinerary could be for example:
Johannesburg – Kruger National Park – Cape Town – Durban – Johannesburg – Windhoek – Johannesburg – Victoria Falls – Johannesburg –
Nairobi – Johannesburg
This routing covers 8439 miles and would cost
US$ 1266 plus fees, taxes and surcharges.
In total, Star Alliance now offers a total on 12 fare products aimed at both business and leisure travellers. These are the Round-the-World Fare, the
Circle Asia and Circle Pacific Fares, the African, Asian, Brazilian, European, Japan, North American, South Pacific and Thailand Airpasses as well as
the specialised conventions product, Conventions Plus.
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