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SAA juggles the numbers on commissions
South African Airways has announced new fuel surcharge and travel agency commissions from October 1.
Tim Clyde-Smith, SAA’s country manager, Australasia, said SAA YR fuel surcharges on eligible international published fares sold from both point of sale in Australia and with travel originating in Australia will attract a 5% base commission for SAA tickets.
"This move follows our close assessment of the situation with other airlines, including our partners, and in all the markets in which we operate," he said.
Tickets issued for departure from outside Australia will not attract this commission.
Eligible international published fares include published non-discounted airfares sold through travel agents and on major computer reservations systems. Commission will not be paid on contracted, net, wholesale and private fares.
SAA has also announced it will pay a 5% standard commission to travel agents for tickets issued in Australia for international fares to destinations in Africa, South America, Europe, UK and the US.
The commission will also apply to SAA regional flights on the airline’s Africa network and on Star Alliance round-the-world airfares with at least one long haul sector on SAA.
SAA will pay 3% commission on SAA domestic flights within South Africa which are ticketed separately to a relevant international ticket.
In other news, Qantas has won approval from regulators for its codeshare alliance with South African Airways on flights between Australia and Johannesburg to be extended for another two years.
However, the ruling from the International Air Services Commission falls short of Qantas’s request for the alliance with South Africa’s flag carrier to be approved until March 2016.
As part of the conditions of the approval, the two airlines will have to operate at least 13 flights a week between Australia and South Africa.
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