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when I woke that I was not happy" Ernest Hemingway South African Airways, Kenya Airways and Ethiopian Airlines are the airlines with the best networks in Africa. Unless you travel a lot in Africa you are unlikely have many points in their frequent flyer programs. Fortunately, however most airlines belong to one of the major airline alliances. South African Airways, the African safari airway with the most extensive network, belongs to the Star Alliance. South African Airways belongs to the Star Alliance, the others don't belong to an alliance. (Though KLM owns a big share of Kenya Airways.) We have given you a free guide to what airlines belong to what alliances. One benefit of the alliances is that if your airline does not fly directly to South Africa (Johannesburg, Cape Town), Kenya (Nairobi), Tanzania (Arusha – Kilimanjaro, Dar es Salaam) or Namibia (Windhoek) one of its airline alliance partners should. If you have enough points, then you have a good chance of using your frequent flier points to get a free flight to South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Victoria Falls or Namibia to go on your safari. Here is what you have to do to get the free flights:
It’s as simple as that!We’ll meet you at one of these airports and take you on your safari. Our Top Tips For The Best African Safari Airway For Travelers By Region You Are Traveling FromFree Or Cheap African Safari Airways Flights From USA Or Canada Here is an example of how you can use the below chart. American Airlines doesn’t fly to Africa but its partner British Airways does. So if you have enough miles with American you may be able to use them for a flight to Johannesburg or Cape Town or Nairobi for example. Free Or Cheap African Safari Airways Flights From UK and Europe Many airlines fly from Europe to Africa. Watch out for special deals, especially during the off season. Most of Africa is a year round destination so you should be able to have a wonderful safari for a fraction of the high season cost. Free Or Cheap African Safari Airways Flights From Australia and New Zealand Qantas is the dominant carrier, but if you have the time and the points don’t forget to look at Singapore, United, Air Malaysia amongst others. The Asian based carriers have several periods when they have a lot of empty seats on flights from their hubs to Africa. So you may be able to use those frequent flier points fairly easily. Free Or Cheap African Safari Airway Flights From Japan, China, India, Singapore and the Rest Of Asia Best advice is to get a good fare to a major hub – Hong Kong, Singapore, for example. Then check out low season specials. Using frequent flier miles is a good bet since on many of the airlines legs to Africa from Asia have several periods when they have a lot of empty seats on flights from their hubs to Africa. So the frequent flier seats should be available! Free Or Cheap African Safari Airway Flights From South America The connections between Africa and South America are poor but getting better with SAA offering more service. Going through Europe will offer you the chance to get a discounted fare to Europe or to Europe via the USA and then save by flying from one of the European hubs into Africa. South African Airways, Varig and Air Malaysia fly from Africa to South America. Guide To African Safari Airways With Cheap Flights To South Africa, Kenya & Tanzania With Frequent Flier MilesThis is only a guide to help you see ways to save or get free tickets by using frequent flyer points. The airline industry constantly changes so always check with your airline to see which current alliance it belongs to & the number of miles needed for flights to Africa. And remember lots of airlines let you use the frequent flyer points or miles to upgrade or lessen the fare for a companion!
Other (Non- Alliance) African Safari Airways That May Have Cheap Flights To South Africa, Kenya & TanzaniaDon’t have enough frequent flier points on your African safari airway for free flights for your African trip, safari or vacation?These are some other airlines that fly to Africa. They aren’t part of the above major alliances but may have individual deals with a South Africa airline or other airline that does fly to Africa. Or they fly to Africa themselves. In either case they can also offer great discount airfare to Africa. They are worth checking out.
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