Originally Posted by
red star
Sure you can get miles from an AirLink flight? Even SAA Voyager shows AirLink as a "Non *A partner".
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_alliance (not the best source I know) shows that Airlink is a *A member affiliate, so miles should be credited.
When I flew with SA express earlier this year then I also had issues getting the flights credited. And I had to apply twice, as the first time 1 of the flights was posted as 0 miles, which should not have been the case.