South African Airways rejoins QF FF

[Ms Lucy]

Looks like South African Airways have rejoined the Qantas Frequent Flyer program. Their logo appears in the list of partner airlines and they're included in the Airline Earning Table in the Ts&Cs

Frequent Flyer - About the Program - Terms & Conditions

 

[Dee Thom]

Maybe a tad worried about VA comming online to J'burg, but probably more to do with aircraft utilisation over the Indian Ocean.....

Cheers Dee

 

[Sprucegoose]

Maybe a tad worried about VA comming online to J'burg, but probably more to do with aircraft utilisation over the Indian Ocean.....

Cheers Dee

Dee are they now running QF equipment across the Indian these days to Perth?


They are Star Alliance I believe.

Cheers
SPRUCE

 

[kiwial]

SA codeshare on QF metal on SYD-JNB-SYD (QF63/64, codeshare with SA7701/7700).

NZ codeshare on SA metal on PER-JNB-PER (SA281/282, codeshare with NZ3081/NZ3080).

 

[oz_mark]

NZ codeshare on SA metal on PER-JNB-PER (SA281/282, codeshare with NZ3081/NZ3080).

QF also codeshare on these flights (QF303/304)

 

[Dee Thom]

Dee are they now running QF equipment across the Indian these days to Perth?
Cheers
SPRUCE

Kiwial and oz_mark have answered your querie, SA use their A340-600's on the JNB/PER route, and QF their B744's on the SYD/JNB/SYD legs.

SA and QF have always made good profits across the Indian, and in QF's case it is one of the last longhaul duopoly routes left that brings in the $$$s..........

Cheers Dee

 

[oz_mark]

Kiwial and oz_mark have answered your querie, SA use their A340-600's on the JNB/PER route, and QF their B744's on the SYD/JNB/SYD legs.

SA and QF have always made good profits across the Indian, and in QF's case it is one of the last longhaul duopoly routes left that brings in the $$$s..........

Will be interesting to see them take off from Perth while the main North/South runway is closed for six weeks next year.

 

[mannej]

SA had for a period recently sent their A342's to PER.
I am not sure when they are changing this back to their A346's

(The different model depends on what day you fly, certain days they fly the A342, other days they fly the A346.)

*IIRC the A342 does not have AVOD, or personal screens, so the A346 would be a better option if you could choose your dates.

 

[browski]

It is interesting (to me anyway!) that the QFF Points Earning is on SAA domestic flights. This must have been the tradeoff that SAA wanted because there was already Qantas/OneWorld earning on the BA (Comair domestic flights). Would this deal have annoyed BA?
Personally, I wish the QFF earning had extended to all SAA int'l flights but nevertheless......

 

[kiwial]

SA had for a period recently sent their A342's to PER.
I am not sure when they are changing this back to their A346's

(The different model depends on what day you fly, certain days they fly the A342, other days they fly the A346.)

SA282 ex JNB on Fridays and SA283 ex PER on Saturdays are A342's through to late March. The other SA282/SA283 flights and SA280/SA281 flights are A346's (subject to A/C substitution).

 

[Flying Fox]

Any know what their J product is like for PTH-JNB return (compared to QF)?

 

[Danger]

For PER-JNB, I flew in J at the end of April this year on the A346. I was extremely impressed. Very comfortable, spacious seat that fully recline. Fantastic food and IFE. Awesome amenity kits. I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Compared to QF, as much as it pains me to say it, I'd have to put SA just above them (at least when comparing Skybed Mark I).

 

[moa999]

meh, FF points, no SCs no fly.

Assume MX will earn SCs from 10-Nov

 

[Flying Fox]

For PER-JNB, I flew in J at the end of April this year on the A346. I was extremely impressed. Very comfortable, spacious seat that fully recline. Fantastic food and IFE. Awesome amenity kits. I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Compared to QF, as much as it pains me to say it, I'd have to put SA just above them (at least when comparing Skybed Mark I).

Does their seat go fully horizontal like Skybed Mark II?

 

[Sprucegoose]

Any know what their J product is like for PTH-JNB return (compared to QF)?

service and food questionable. IFE forget it, however full lie down bed. you pay for the bed essentially.

SPRUCE

 

[albatross710]

SAA and QF working together like this- does it strain the Alliance friendships?

Slightly OT when I was organising an SQ Krisflyer redemption to JNB the flights ex SYD and ex PER were were unable to be redeemed upon. The codeshare was off-limits and the SAA Metal hadno ostensible award availability.

 

[Sprucegoose]

SAA and QF working together like this- does it strain the Alliance friendships?

Slightly OT when I was organising an SQ Krisflyer redemption to JNB the flights ex SYD and ex PER were were unable to be redeemed upon. The codeshare was off-limits and the SAA Metal hadno ostensible award availability.

Interesting, I have SAA points that i hope are no problem redeeming on QF63/64.

Has anyone had any expexierience in this area?

cheers
SPRUCE:shock:

 

[Danger]

Does their seat go fully horizontal like Skybed Mark II?

Yes, indeed.
SeatGuru Seat Map South African Airways Airbus A340-600 (346)

 

[kiwial]

And belatedly today, SAA released the following:

South African Airways (SAA) has announced it will reinstate frequent flyer points for its passengers traveling on Qantas codeshare flights from Australia and for Qantas passengers who travel on SAA flights.

According to SAA's Head of Australasia, Thevan Krishna, from the beginning of November, passengers who are members of SAA's Voyager frequent flyer program will now be able to earn points when traveling on SAA tickets on

Qantas codeshare flights between Australia to South Africa.
Similarly, Qantas passengers on SAA codeshare flights operating between Perth and Johannesburg will earn frequent flyer points

"We're pleased to see this arrangement back in place after two years absence and believe it will address concerns expressed by a number of passengers," Thevan said.

 

[Danger]

Redemption rates have now changed, too. Earlier this year I got a J award PER-JNB on SA for 72000; now it's 78000. However, if you book on the QF codeshare it's unchanged.