Air India - Flying Returns

Program Overview

Flying Returns is the frequent flyer program of Air India.Children who are aged 12 years old and above are eligible to join. Only residents of the ff can join: Hong Kong, Japan, U.S.A., Canada, UAE, U.K., and Kuwait, sultanate of Oman, China, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain.

Earn Opportunities

One can accumulate points by flying through India Air and Singapore On 2010, they are slated to join Star alliance, the world’s largest airline alliance.

Redeem Opportunities

One can redeem points and use it at premier clubs such as Maharajah club, Golden Edge club, and Silver Edge club. One can also use it to purchase tickets at Singapore airlines or Air India. Points are redeemed 2.5 times higher than economy class when one is in the First class cabin and twice higher when one is in the executive class.

Transfer Opportunities

Credit card ties are plentiful as one can earn points by using them. These partnerships include numerous banks such as HSBC, American Express, Standard Chartered, Barclays, State bank of India, Citibank, HDFC Bank, and Deutsche bank.

Conclusion

Flying Returns has a very limited way to earn and redeem points. However, it has unbeatable promotions such as having your companion fly without charges save for the ticket taxes. This offer is valid for flights from Europe to USA flights or UK to USA/Canada Flights. It can also be used in India to USA, UK, Canada, and Europe. Being part of the flying returns programs also gives one the perks of having priority luggage check-in and check-out special check-in counters in chosen airports, and being the first pick when one is in waitlisted for a flight.