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How to book Royal Air Maroc Safar Flyer award flights
Safar Flyer is the frequent flyer programme of Royal Air Maroc, and its Award Miles can be exchanged for award tickets flown on Royal Air Maroc or on Safar Flyer airline partners, a group the programme rules define as oneworld alliance member airlines plus other airlines whose flights are eligible for earning or redeeming miles. [3] [6] Requests are made through the Safar Flyer website, the Safar Flyer call centre or a Royal Air Maroc agency, and they succeed only within the number of seats the programme sets aside for awards. [3] [6]
Facts checked: 18 October 2026
Key takeaways
- An award ticket must be flown on routes operated by Royal Air Maroc or by Safar Flyer airline partners, and award seats may be limited on some code-share flights. [3] [6]
- The mileage taken from the account follows the Safar Flyer award scale in force on the date of the request, and the oldest miles are debited first. [3] [6]
- The member pays all taxes on an award ticket, whoever the passenger is. [3] [6]
- One date change on the same route is free if it is made at least 48 hours before departure and inside the ticket's validity; a change of passenger name after issue is never accepted. [3] [6]
How do you book a Safar Flyer award ticket?
Royal Air Maroc is a member of the oneworld alliance, and Safar Flyer members request rewards on the Safar Flyer website, from the Safar Flyer call centre or at Royal Air Maroc agencies. [3] [6] To obtain an award ticket the member makes a booking within the limits of availability, either with the call centre, at an agency or on the Royal Air Maroc website. [3] [6]
Award seats are not open-ended: access depends on the number of seats reserved for the Safar Flyer programme, and Royal Air Maroc and its partner airlines decide how many seats are available, with no complaints accepted even when a cabin flies with empty seats. [3] [6] The programme therefore advises members to reserve as early as possible and to say, along with the membership number, that the booking is an award ticket. [3] [6] All flight segments that make up one award ticket must be booked at the same time. [3] [6]
The number of miles debited comes from the scale in effect on the date of the request, and Royal Air Maroc reserves the right to change the number of miles a reward requires. [3] [6] Safar Flyer publishes a rewards calculator that works out how many miles a given award needs. [5] Where the balance is short, members can buy Award Miles at 0.30 MAD per mile in 1,000-mile increments, subject to annual caps that vary by card status, and those purchases are final and non-refundable. [3] [6] The rest of the booking routine, from checking partner seat space to holding the reservation, is set out in the partner award booking checklist.
Which flights can you book with Safar Flyer Award Miles?
Airline partners are defined in the programme rules as any airline member of the oneworld alliance and other airlines whose flights are eligible to earn or redeem miles, and award tickets must be operated on routes operated by Royal Air Maroc or by Safar Flyer partner airlines. [3] [6] Award tickets may be limited on certain code-share flights, and the choice of route is governed by the award ticket conditions of Royal Air Maroc or its airline partners as published on the Safar Flyer website. [3] [6] The Royal Air Maroc site groups the spending tools, including the oneworld page and the Cash & Miles page, in one Safar Flyer menu. [1]
The programme rules treat three reward types separately, and each has its own eligible flights. [3] [6]
| Reward | Eligible flights |
|---|---|
| Award ticket | Routes operated by Royal Air Maroc or Safar Flyer partner airlines; may be limited on some code-share flights [3] [6] |
| Upgrade reward | Royal Air Maroc direct flights only, subject to the quota for that benefit on each flight [3] [6] |
| Extra baggage allowance | Eligible Royal Air Maroc flights only, and not transferable [3] [6] |
An upgrade reward moves the member into the cabin immediately above the one paid for, cannot be endorsed, and is granted only while the per-flight quota lasts. [3] [6] An extra baggage allowance adds to the baggage allowance on the ticket and to any allowance that comes with the member's card. [3] [6] Members comparing Safar Flyer with other African schemes can read the best airline programmes for Africa.
What does a Safar Flyer award cost in taxes and fees?
The member who requests the reward is solely responsible for paying all taxes and any taxes applicable to rewards granted by the programme, and must pay them whoever the beneficiary is. [3] [6] Award tickets are paid in full in miles: the Cash & Miles payment option is not available for Safar Flyer awards, so the cash-and-miles split offered on revenue tickets cannot be applied to an award. [3] [6] On a revenue ticket bought with Cash & Miles, taxes and surcharges are included in the mile portion in low season, while all taxes are paid in cash in peak season. [3] [6]
Beyond taxes, cash can come into an award booking through cancellation: Royal Air Maroc reserves the right to apply a fee in accordance with the fare conditions when an award ticket is cancelled. [3] [6] For how airlines across alliances present carrier surcharges and airport taxes on redemptions, see the airline award taxes and surcharges guide.
Can you change or cancel a Safar Flyer award ticket?
A change of travel date on the same route is allowed free of charge once only within the validity of the award ticket, subject to availability, and it must be made at least 48 hours before the scheduled departure time. [3] [6] Any further change may attract a fee set by Royal Air Maroc in line with the fare conditions and the member's card status. [3] [6] The name of the beneficiary cannot be changed after the award ticket is issued under any circumstances. [3] [6]
Cancellation is possible when the conditions of the reward allow it and the reward is still valid and has not been partly used; the account is then credited with the valid miles that were used for that reward. [3] [6] Miles that had already expired at the time of cancellation are not refunded, and neither the member nor a third party can claim them. [3] [6] Rewards are indivisible and cannot be extended, sold or exchanged. [3] [6]
Exceptions and limits
- Validity. Rewards are valid for twelve months from the date of issue, with exceptions such as the promotional offers described in Safar Flyer communications. [3] [6]
- Traveller types. An award ticket cannot be used for stretcher transport, for a child accompanied by a hostess, to obtain a baby seat or to benefit from an additional seat, unless Royal Air Maroc publishes otherwise on the Safar Flyer website. [3] [6] A member travelling on an award ticket with a child under two must make a reservation for the baby at the applicable price conditions. [3] [6]
- One reward at a time. Awards of different kinds cannot be combined for the same beneficiary on the same flight and date. [3] [6]
- Someone else flying. An award ticket is issued in the member's name and/or the name of a person the member designates on the reward request form, and Royal Air Maroc may ask a beneficiary who is not the account holder to show identity documents together with a copy of the member's card. [3] [6]
- Miles before you book. Miles earned in a calendar year N on individual Blue, Silver and Gold accounts are valid until 31 December of year N+3, while Platinum and Safar Family accounts keep miles until 31 December of N+5 and Corporate accounts until 31 December of N+2, without exception or extension. [3] [6]
- Account activity. Not earning miles for 24 consecutive months is listed among the grounds on which Royal Air Maroc may exclude a member, cancel the account and confiscate accumulated miles. [3] [6]
- No trading. Miles, rewards and benefits have no monetary value, and selling, buying, brokering or bartering them is prohibited. [3] [6]
Frequently asked questions
How many Safar Flyer miles does an award flight need?
The debit follows the award scale in force on the date of the request, and Royal Air Maroc may change the number of miles a reward requires. [3] [6] Safar Flyer's rewards calculator shows the mileage needed for a specific award. [5]
Can I pay part of a Safar Flyer award with cash?
No: Safar Flyer awards are paid in full in miles, and the Cash & Miles option cannot be used for them. [3] [6]
Can I book a Safar Flyer award for another person?
Yes, the ticket is issued in the member's name and/or in the name of the person designated on the reward request form, but that name cannot be changed once the ticket is issued. [3] [6] Royal Air Maroc may ask the traveller to prove identity and show a copy of the member's card. [3] [6]
What happens to my miles if I cancel an award?
When the reward's conditions allow cancellation and it has not been partly used, the account is credited with the valid miles used for it; miles that had already expired are not refunded. [3] [6]
Do Safar Flyer awards have to be flown on Royal Air Maroc aircraft?
No, an award ticket may be flown on routes operated by Royal Air Maroc or by Safar Flyer partner airlines, although award seats can be limited on some code-share flights. [3] [6]
Sources
Sources accessed on 18 October 2026. Coverage is limited to Safar Flyer award bookings on Royal Air Maroc and its airline partners; how Safar Flyer miles are earned, and the separate redemption rules of each oneworld member's own programme, are covered elsewhere. [programme overview]
- Royal Air Maroc Safar Flyer programme section, checked 18 October 2026
- General conditions Safar Flyer (US English edition), checked 18 October 2026
- Safar Flyer: comment gagner des Miles (French edition), checked 18 October 2026
- General conditions Safar Flyer (UAE English edition), checked 18 October 2026