Tier Status and Benefits

Silver membership benefits Silver membership logo
How to qualify 20 000 Tier Miles.
How to retain 95% of the Silver qualifying criteria
Status attained when you were unable to retain your status Blue
Enrolment Bonus Miles Elite Status – not applicable
Personal Assistance Voyager Call Centre
Mileage validity 3 Years
Your Miles do not expire When you have flown 6 000 SAA Tier Miles during a calendar year
SAA Status Threshold Bonus Miles Earn 3 000 Bonus Miles on achieving or retaining Silver Status
SAA Appreciation Bonus Miles 2 000 Miles for every 15 000 SAA Tier Miles flown on SAA
Status Bonus Miles when you fly SAA operating and marketing flights + 25% of awarded SAA Tier Miles
Waitlist priority Available
SAA Operating Flights: Economy Class preferential seating Pre-seating 24 hours before departure is chargeable
SAA Operating Flights: Access to comfortable seats for all flights Access to first rows based on availability and seats are chargeable
SAA Operating Flights: Preferential check-in Premium Class counter - Member only
Priority Baggage Handling upon arrival Available
Priority Airport Standby Available
SAA Operating Flights: Priority Boarding Member only
SAA Operating Flights: Free baggage allowance 1 additional piece of 23kg irrespective of class of travel
Lounge access to SAA owned lounges when travelling on SAA operating or marketing flights Member only
Lounge access to SAA contracted lounges when travelling on SAA operating or marketing flights Not available
Partner or Spouse Card when travelling 60 000 Tier Miles annually Not available