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SAA joins Star Alliance

Wi Fi Radio Star Alliance is welcoming South African Airways (SAA) as its 18th member into the alliance.

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Broadband Access Star Alliance is the first aviation alliance to include an African airline and SAA is the first airline from Africa to have joined such an alliance.

The prestige membership is a feather in the national carrier's cap. The Star Alliance processes 425 million passengers annually. One of the CE's United Airlines' Glen Tilton said "It says we recognise that SAA has developed and we recognise that SAA is one of the sophisticated airlines in the world." From Monday, frequent SAA users will be eligible to redeem and earn flier mile points for flights on any of the Alliance's international airlines.

Wi Fi Antenna Commenting on todays event, Jaan Albrecht, Star Alliance CEO said: On behalf of all member carrier CEOs gathered here today, it is with great pleasure that we welcome SAA into our family. With SAA we do not only gain a further member, but we more importantly provide improved access to an entire continent to our customers.

Broadband Service With immediate effect, customers travelling on flights operated by SAA will benefit from all the advantages which the members of the alliance offer. These include among others, a network of more than 15,500 daily flights serving 842 destinations in 152 countries, through check-in, mileage redemption and collection and access to more than 660 lounges.

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Wi Fi Card We welcome this new course for our airline that brings tremendous advantages to our passengers. Membership of this alliance places us amongst the top airlines in the world. We are an award winning airline, and vibrantly African. Our footprint on the continent reflects our African spirit, qualities that we wish to introduce to the rest of the world. Proudly South African, our membership will allow us to show-off our African culture to the rest of the world, said Khaya Ngqula, SAA CEO.

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Broadband Connection SAA adds key new routes and destinations to the Star Alliance Network. First and foremost its wide-ranging network across Africa will allow customers access to 21 destinations on the African Continent.

Palm Wi Fi Card Additionally, SAA provides flights across both the North- and South Atlantic, thereby enhancing flights options between North and South America and South Africa and making Star Alliance the only alliance to offer this link in the network.

Broadband For Business Members in SAAs Voyageur Frequent Flyer Programme can now collect and redeem miles when travelling on flights operated by any of the other Star Alliance member carriers. The accumulated miles will also count towards their tier status Star Alliance Gold and Star Alliance Silver which entitles customers to a range of benefits across the alliance network.

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