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South African Airways

Voyager status

Voyager status is earned on tier miles or segments over a 12-month period on South African Airways and Star Alliance carriers, with Lifetime Platinum on accumulated tier miles. SAA is a Star Alliance member, so Gold and above are Star Alliance Gold. Confirm current thresholds on flysaa.com.

The ladder

5 rungs, from the bottom up.

1.Member

How to earn it

Free to join.

What it gets you

Earn and redeem miles; no elite benefits.

At the lounge door

No status lounge access. Lounge entry is by cabin, membership, or a card.

2.Silver

Star Alliance Silver

How to earn it

The entry threshold on tier miles or segments; numbers on the program's page.

What it gets you

Priority check-in, an extra bag, a mileage bonus.

At the lounge door

No alliance lounge access. Any lounge benefit is the airline's own and only on its own flights.

3.Gold

Star Alliance Gold

How to earn it

The next threshold on tier miles or segments.

What it gets you

Lounge access across Star Alliance, priority everything, a higher bonus.

At the lounge door

SAA lounges with a guest on same-day SAA flights, and Star Alliance Gold lounges, with one guest, whenever you fly a Star Alliance carrier the same day, in any cabin.

4.Platinum

Star Alliance Gold

How to earn it

The top annual threshold on tier miles or segments.

What it gets you

Better priority, upgrades when available, a dedicated line.

At the lounge door

SAA lounges with a guest, and Star Alliance Gold lounges, with one guest, whenever you fly a Star Alliance carrier the same day, in any cabin.

5.Lifetime Platinum

Star Alliance Gold

How to earn it

Accumulated tier miles over a lifetime.

What it gets you

Platinum benefits for life.

At the lounge door

SAA lounges with a guest, and Star Alliance Gold lounges, with one guest, whenever you fly a Star Alliance carrier the same day, in any cabin.

Qualification thresholds are the published ones as last checked and change most years; confirm the current numbers with South African Airways. Alliance equivalences and the lounge rules that follow from them move far more slowly.