South African Airways (SA) business class on award flights
South African Airways (SA) appeared on business-class award itineraries AwardTool observed on 76 routes in the last 30 days, in results from 5 programs. Lowest observed on South African Airways alone on a route between regions: 80,000 points + $62.50, JNB–GRU, with Aeroplan. On 6 routes (5 between regions), a program showed business-class awards on South African Airways alone.
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- Routes
- 76
- Programs
- 5
- Routes on SA alone
- 6
- Lowest between regions on SA alone
- 80,000 points + $62.50
- JNB–GRU
Routes where South African Airways appeared on business-class awards
Each program whose business-class results on the route included South African Airways, with the lowest award it showed in business class and its open dates. The lowest award may be on another airline unless it is marked "SA only": then every business-class award that program showed on the route was on South African Airways.
| Route | Lowest observed and open dates, by program |
|---|---|
| Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) | Etihad Guest: 75,000 pts + $105.40 · 330 dates · Mixed cabinMileagePlus: 90,000 pts + $105.40 · 316 dates |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Cape Town (CPT) | Etihad Guest: 87,000 pts + $207.10 · 328 dates · Mixed cabinAeroplan: 95,000 pts + $231.00 · 184 datesMileagePlus: 110,000 pts + $198.80 · 289 dates |
| Cape Town (CPT) to Washington Dulles (IAD) | MileagePlus: 88,000 pts + $56.39 · 328 dates · Mixed cabin |
| Dubai (DXB) to Johannesburg (JNB) | Aeroplan: 70,000 pts + $71.48 · 327 dates |
| Mauritius (MRU) to Johannesburg (JNB) | Smiles: 82,800 pts · 327 dates |
| Atlanta (ATL) to Cape Town (CPT) | MileagePlus: 88,000 pts + $8.60 · 326 dates · Mixed cabinEtihad Guest: 139,999 pts + $36.50 · 275 datesAeroplan: 333,461 pts + $83.61 · 105 dates · Mixed cabin |
| Johannesburg (JNB) to Atlanta (ATL) | MileagePlus: 88,000 pts + $56.39 · 326 dates · Mixed cabin |
| Cairo (CAI) to Johannesburg (JNB) | MileagePlus: 90,000 pts + $45.69 · 326 dates |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Cape Town (CPT) | Aeroplan: 95,000 pts + $438.40 · 147 datesMileagePlus: 110,000 pts + $384.60 · 286 datesEtihad Guest: 199,618 pts + $948.70 · 325 dates |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Cape Town (CPT) | MileagePlus: 88,000 pts + $8.60 · 324 datesEtihad Guest: 155,000 pts + $36.50 · 278 dates · Mixed cabinAeroplan: 330,288 pts + $78.91 · 97 dates |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to Cape Town (CPT) | Aeroplan: 95,000 pts + $137.48 · 191 dates · Mixed cabinEtihad Guest: 139,999 pts + $344.30 · 324 dates |
| Cape Town (CPT) to London Heathrow (LHR) | Aeroplan: 95,000 pts + $80.58 · 149 dates · Mixed cabinMileagePlus: 110,000 pts + $38.10 · 297 datesEtihad Guest: 167,000 pts + $518.90 · 324 dates · Mixed cabin |
| Istanbul (IST) to Cape Town (CPT) | Aeroplan: 70,000 pts + $64.10 · 227 dates · Mixed cabinMileagePlus: 110,000 pts + $28.80 · 137 datesEtihad Guest: 184,999 pts + $413.80 · 324 dates · Mixed cabin |
| Johannesburg (JNB) to Newark (EWR) | MileagePlus: 88,000 pts + $56.39 · 322 datesAeroplan: 90,000 pts + $123.70 · 148 dates |
| Pensacola (PNS) to Cape Town (CPT) | MileagePlus: 88,000 pts + $14.20 · 322 dates · Mixed cabin |
| Cape Town (CPT) to Addis Ababa (ADD) | MileagePlus: 90,000 pts + $34.80 · 322 dates |
| Newark (EWR) to Cape Town (CPT) | MileagePlus: 88,000 pts + $8.60 · 321 dates · Mixed cabinAeroplan: 110,000 pts + $125.11 · 15 dates · Mixed cabin |
| Johannesburg (JNB) to Cairo (CAI) | MileagePlus: 90,000 pts + $40.49 · 321 dates |
| Johannesburg (JNB) to Mauritius (MRU) | Smiles: 82,800 pts · 320 dates |
| Mauritius (MRU) to Dubai (DXB) | Smiles: 169,200 pts · 320 dates |
| New York JFK to Cape Town (CPT) | MileagePlus: 88,000 pts + $8.60 · 318 datesEtihad Guest: 440,250 pts + $852.10 · 320 dates |
| Cape Town (CPT) to Newark (EWR) | MileagePlus: 88,000 pts + $56.39 · 319 datesAeroplan: 110,000 pts + $129.10 · 72 dates · Mixed cabin |
| Johannesburg (JNB) to Dubai (DXB) | Aeroplan: 70,000 pts + $70.88 · 317 datesSmiles: 168,000 pts · 319 dates |
| Newark (EWR) to Nairobi (NBO) | MileagePlus: 88,000 pts + $13.55 · 317 dates · Mixed cabin |
| Johannesburg (JNB) to Addis Ababa (ADD) | MileagePlus: 90,000 pts + $35.00 · 317 dates |
| Johannesburg (JNB) to Istanbul (IST) | Aeroplan: 70,000 pts + $62.20 · 316 datesMileagePlus: 90,000 pts + $35.10 · 254 dates |
| Lusaka (LUN) to Istanbul (IST) | Smiles: 172,300 pts · 316 dates |
| Newark (EWR) to Johannesburg (JNB) | MileagePlus: 88,000 pts + $8.60 · 315 datesAeroplan: 90,000 pts + $75.61 · 10 dates |
| Istanbul (IST) to Lusaka (LUN) | Smiles: 168,700 pts · 313 dates |
| Istanbul (IST) to Johannesburg (JNB) | Aeroplan: 70,000 pts + $53.20 · 279 datesMileagePlus: 90,000 pts + $26.00 · 306 datesSmiles: 199,900 pts · 310 dates |
| Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Mauritius (MRU) | Etihad Guest: 120,000 pts + $252.96 · 309 dates · Mixed cabin |
| New York JFK to Nairobi (NBO) | MileagePlus: 88,000 pts + $13.55 · 308 dates |
| Johannesburg (JNB) to London Heathrow (LHR) | Aeroplan: 70,000 pts + $96.60 · 129 datesMileagePlus: 110,000 pts + $37.80 · 308 dates |
| Mumbai (BOM) to Mauritius (MRU) | Etihad Guest: 98,000 pts + $891.42 · 302 dates · Mixed cabin |
| Harare (HRE) to Dubai (DXB) | Smiles: 146,900 pts · 292 dates |
| Atlanta (ATL) to Johannesburg (JNB) | MileagePlus: 88,000 pts + $8.60 · 286 dates |
| Addis Ababa (ADD) to Johannesburg (JNB) | MileagePlus: 90,000 pts + $34.00 · 282 dates |
| Addis Ababa (ADD) to Cape Town (CPT) | MileagePlus: 90,000 pts + $34.00 · 274 dates |
| Singapore (SIN) to Johannesburg (JNB) | Aeroplan: 92,500 pts + $94.70 · 264 dates · Mixed cabin |
| Lusaka (LUN) to Dubai (DXB) | Aeroplan: 144,700 pts + $104.08 · 259 dates · Mixed cabin |
| Johannesburg (JNB) to Singapore (SIN) | Aeroplan: 92,500 pts + $68.80 · 254 dates |
| Cape Town (CPT) to Singapore (SIN) | Aeroplan: 92,500 pts + $79.60 · 241 dates |
| Boston (BOS) to Mauritius (MRU) | Aeroplan: 110,000 pts + $110.71 · 240 dates · Mixed cabinEtihad Guest: 150,000 pts + $290.63 · 137 dates · Mixed cabin |
| Frankfurt (FRA) to Johannesburg (JNB) | Aeroplan: 70,000 pts + $158.80 · 236 datesMileagePlus: 110,000 pts + $131.50 · 199 dates |
| Cape Town (CPT) to Zurich (ZRH) | MileagePlus: 110,000 pts + $37.80 · 230 dates |
| São Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) to Johannesburg (JNB) | Aeroplan: 80,000 pts + $40.70 · 8 dates · SA onlyMileagePlus: 90,000 pts + $13.10 · 8 dates · SA onlySmiles: 203,500 pts · 226 dates |
| Johannesburg (JNB) to Munich (MUC) | Aeroplan: 70,000 pts + $62.50 · 224 datesMileagePlus: 110,000 pts + $35.10 · 148 dates |
| Munich (MUC) to Johannesburg (JNB) | Aeroplan: 70,000 pts + $145.38 · 217 datesMileagePlus: 110,000 pts + $117.50 · 137 dates · Mixed cabin |
| Johannesburg (JNB) to Zurich (ZRH) | Aeroplan: 70,000 pts + $62.40 · 215 dates |
| Johannesburg (JNB) to Frankfurt (FRA) | Aeroplan: 70,000 pts + $62.20 · 214 datesMileagePlus: 110,000 pts + $35.00 · 146 dates |
| Istanbul (IST) to Mauritius (MRU) | LifeMiles: 55,000 pts + $26.10 · 3 datesSmiles: 196,300 pts · 206 dates |
| Beijing Capital (PEK) to Johannesburg (JNB) | Aeroplan: 130,000 pts + $71.30 · 205 dates |
| Zurich (ZRH) to Cape Town (CPT) | MileagePlus: 110,000 pts + $39.50 · 203 dates |
| Lisbon (LIS) to Maputo (MPM) | Smiles: 638,200 pts · 190 dates · Mixed cabin |
| Frankfurt (FRA) to Cape Town (CPT) | MileagePlus: 110,000 pts + $132.80 · 176 dates |
| Johannesburg (JNB) to Beijing Capital (PEK) | Aeroplan: 130,000 pts + $70.38 · 176 datesMileagePlus: 140,000 pts + $42.80 · 145 dates |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Johannesburg (JNB) | MileagePlus: 88,000 pts + $8.60 · 170 datesAeroplan: 321,696 pts + $83.51 · 63 dates |
| Cape Town (CPT) to Munich (MUC) | MileagePlus: 110,000 pts + $42.60 · 170 dates |
| Johannesburg (JNB) to Perth (PER) | Smiles: 224,500 pts · 170 dates |
| Windhoek (WDH) to Johannesburg (JNB) | Aeroplan: 12,500 pts + $71.00 · 167 dates · SA only |
| Cape Town (CPT) to Frankfurt (FRA) | MileagePlus: 110,000 pts + $37.80 · 151 dates |
| Munich (MUC) to Cape Town (CPT) | MileagePlus: 110,000 pts + $132.40 · 145 dates |
| Perth (PER) to Johannesburg (JNB) | Smiles: 224,500 pts · 116 dates · SA only |
| São Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) to the Maldives (MLE) | Aeroplan: 198,200 pts + $63.80 · 113 dates |
| Cape Town (CPT) to Istanbul (IST) | MileagePlus: 110,000 pts + $34.90 · 9 datesSmiles: 227,100 pts · 67 dates |
| Mauritius (MRU) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) | MileagePlus: 110,000 pts + $146.90 · 48 dates |
| Detroit (DTW) to Cape Town (CPT) | MileagePlus: 88,000 pts + $8.60 · 45 dates · Mixed cabin |
| Johannesburg (JNB) to São Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) | Aeroplan: 80,000 pts + $62.50 · 35 dates · SA onlyMileagePlus: 90,000 pts + $34.80 · 17 dates · SA onlySmiles: 201,000 pts · 21 dates |
| Durban (DUR) to Dubai (DXB) | Smiles: 180,200 pts · 18 dates |
| Istanbul (IST) to Durban (DUR) | Smiles: 754,500 pts · 18 dates |
| São Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) to Cape Town (CPT) | Aeroplan: 80,000 pts + $40.70 · 12 dates · SA onlyMileagePlus: 90,000 pts + $13.10 · 6 dates · SA onlySmiles: 171,600 pts · 9 dates |
| San Antonio (SAT) to Johannesburg (JNB) | MileagePlus: 88,000 pts + $8.60 · 12 dates · Mixed cabin |
| Cape Town (CPT) to São Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) | MileagePlus: 90,000 pts + $34.90 · 9 dates · SA onlySmiles: 171,600 pts · 12 dates |
| Cape Town (CPT) to Dubai (DXB) | Smiles: 201,400 pts · 10 dates |
| Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Johannesburg (JNB) | Aeroplan: 70,000 pts + $71.48 · 8 dates |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Windhoek (WDH) | MileagePlus: 110,000 pts + $203.80 · 2 dates |
Prices are one-way per traveler: the program's points or miles plus taxes and carrier fees in USD, as AwardTool observed them in the observation window. Award space changes constantly. A seat we saw may be gone, and space we haven't seen may exist. Always confirm with a live search before transferring points; most transfers can't be reversed.
Routes where South African Airways was the only airline in the results
Routes where every business-class award a program showed was on South African Airways flights and its lowest award didn't mix cabins, so the price is on South African Airways. Most open dates first.
| Route | Program | Lowest observed | Stops | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek (WDH) to Johannesburg (JNB) | Air Canada Aeroplan | 12,500 points + $71.00 | Nonstop | 167 |
| Perth (PER) to Johannesburg (JNB) | GOL Smiles | 224,500 miles + taxes not reported | Nonstop | 116 |
| Johannesburg (JNB) to São Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) | Air Canada Aeroplan | 80,000 points + $62.50 | Nonstop | 35 |
| Johannesburg (JNB) to São Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) | United MileagePlus | 90,000 miles + $34.80 | Nonstop | 17 |
| São Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) to Cape Town (CPT) | Air Canada Aeroplan | 80,000 points + $40.70 | Nonstop | 12 |
| Cape Town (CPT) to São Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) | United MileagePlus | 90,000 miles + $34.90 | Nonstop | 9 |
| São Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) to Johannesburg (JNB) | Air Canada Aeroplan | 80,000 points + $40.70 | Nonstop | 8 |
| São Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) to Johannesburg (JNB) | United MileagePlus | 90,000 miles + $13.10 | Nonstop | 8 |
| São Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) to Cape Town (CPT) | United MileagePlus | 90,000 miles + $13.10 | Nonstop | 6 |
Business-class award space with South African Airways by month
Routes with an open business-class departure date in each month, in results that included South African Airways, and the lowest month price on South African Airways alone on a route between regions. Month prices count only programs with space on 2 or more dates that month.
| Month | Routes with open dates | Routes on SA alone | Lowest on South African Airways alone, routes between regions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | 4 | 244,100 ptsPER–JNB · Smiles · 4 dates | |
| 70 | 4 | 80,000 ptsJNB–GRU · Aeroplan · 4 dates | |
| 69 | 4 | 80,000 ptsJNB–GRU · Aeroplan · 3 dates | |
| 71 | 3 | 232,900 ptsPER–JNB · Smiles · 5 dates | |
| 69 | 5 | 80,000 ptsGRU–JNB · Aeroplan · 2 dates | |
| 67 | 4 | 80,000 ptsGRU–JNB · Aeroplan · 2 dates | |
| 71 | 4 | 80,000 ptsGRU–CPT · Aeroplan · 4 dates | |
| 70 | 5 | 80,000 ptsGRU–CPT · Aeroplan · 3 dates | |
| 70 | 5 | 90,000 ptsGRU–CPT · MileagePlus · 2 dates | |
| 69 | 4 | 224,500 ptsPER–JNB · Smiles · 17 dates | |
| 71 | 6 | 80,000 ptsJNB–GRU · Aeroplan · 11 dates | |
| 54 | 5 | 80,000 ptsGRU–CPT · Aeroplan · 3 dates | |
| 1 | 0 | — |
Programs that showed South African Airways in business class
Routes where each program's business-class results included South African Airways, and its lowest award on South African Airways alone.
| Program | Routes | On SA alone | Lowest on South African Airways alone |
|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlus | 48 | 4 | 90,000 miles + $34.80JNB–GRU · 17 dates |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 35 | 4 | 12,500 points + $71.00WDH–JNB · 167 dates |
| GOL Smiles | 20 | 1 | 224,500 miles + taxes not reportedPER–JNB · 116 dates |
| Etihad Guest | 12 | 0 | — |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 1 | 0 | — |
— means the program showed South African Airways only alongside other airlines (or a mixed-cabin lowest award), so none of its business-class prices can be tied to South African Airways.
Points that transfer to programs showing South African Airways
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
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Questions about South African Airways business-class awards
Which routes between regions had the most business-class award dates with South African Airways?
Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) (330 dates, Etihad Guest); Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Cape Town (CPT) (328 dates, Etihad Guest); Cape Town (CPT) to Washington Dulles (IAD) (328 dates, MileagePlus); Dubai (DXB) to Johannesburg (JNB) (327 dates, Aeroplan); Atlanta (ATL) to Cape Town (CPT) (326 dates, MileagePlus). Counts are departure dates with an open business-class award for one program whose results included South African Airways, in the last 30 days; not every date was on South African Airways.
What's the lowest business-class award between regions on South African Airways alone that AwardTool has seen?
80,000 points + $62.50 on Johannesburg (JNB) to São Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) with Air Canada Aeroplan, which showed business-class award space on that route on 35 departure dates in the last 30 days, every award on South African Airways flights. Other programs' lowest: 90,000 miles + $34.80 on Johannesburg (JNB) to São Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) (MileagePlus); 224,500 miles on Perth (PER) to Johannesburg (JNB) (Smiles). Prices from a program with business-class space on only one date are left out of this answer, and so are routes within one region, which the tables above list.
Which programs showed South African Airways on business-class awards?
United MileagePlus (48 routes), Air Canada Aeroplan (35 routes), GOL Smiles (20 routes), Etihad Guest (12 routes) and Avianca LifeMiles (one route), in the last 30 days. A program counts when its business-class results for a route included a South African Airways flight.
When did South African Airways appear on the most business-class awards?
Departures in Jan 2027: 71 routes had open business-class dates in results that included South African Airways. The lowest month price on South African Airways alone on a route between regions was 80,000 points in Nov 2026 and 7 other months (Nov 2026: JNB–GRU, Aeroplan). A record of what AwardTool observed, not a forecast.
Which credit card points can book South African Airways business-class awards?
Amex points transfer to Aeroplan and LifeMiles; Bilt points transfer to MileagePlus, Aeroplan, Etihad Guest and LifeMiles; Capital One miles transfer to Aeroplan, Etihad Guest and LifeMiles; Chase points transfer to MileagePlus and Aeroplan; Citi points transfer to Etihad Guest and LifeMiles; Wells Fargo points transfer to LifeMiles. Those are the programs that showed South African Airways in business class; ratios and times are in the table above. Check current bonuses and search live before you transfer, since most transfers can't be reversed.