Air India SBI Credit Cards just introduced a new condition where you cannot transfer small amount of miles, but in chunks of 5000 only. Also, a new requirement has been introduced for earning points before burning them.
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Air India wants US pre-clearance at Mumbai and Delhi
I’m pretty amused with Air India sometimes, and today is one of those days. Air India has requested the Indian External Affairs ministry to liaise with their American counterparts to get Customs & Border Protection to open pre-clearance outposts in India on the lines of Abu Dhabi airport. The Economic Times reports: The Maharaja has asked the external affairs ministry to facilitate having US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facility at big Indian airports like Delhi and Mumbai. America-bound passengers can clear all immigration, customs and agriculture inspections required by the US at these facilities during departure itself. On landing in US, they can simply collect their baggage and walk off the arrival airports like domestic flyers. For the uninitiated,…
Air India’s Domestic Network on sale INR 1777 onwards
Air India is offering an economy class fare sale where their flights across India are being offered to travellers for INR 1,777 onwards for travel during July to September 2015. The sale is being held from 10 – 12 June 2015. Book your tickets now.
My 2015 Indian Credit Cards Mileage Earning Strategy
Credit Cards play a huge role in earning miles in the current scenario around India. Here are all the credit cards I am spending on currently, along with my rationale for each of the credit cards. Have a look.
Air India does a new commercial, and its lame!
Air India just released a new TV commercial over the past few days, and it focusses on all the wrong things! Check out the commercial and comment on like or dislike!?
Air India unveils new uniforms for staff
Air India has rolled out new uniforms for its cabin crew as of last week. There are 3 variations for the female cabin crew and one for the male cabin crew. Here are some pictures and thoughts about those uniforms. I find them nice, but the usual response has been pretty lukewarm.
Air India Flying Returns changes at a glance
Air India is implementing a lot of changes on their frequent flyer program. Here is a summary of the changes implemented in round 1, which went live from April 1, 2015.
Air India now offering 100% flown miles on Flying Returns
Air India’s Frequent Flyer Program Flying Returns has just started its revamp, and is now offering 100% flown miles on most fare classes from April 1, 2015. Minimum mileage per segment has also changed to 500 miles.
Tonnes of changes coming to Air India Flying Returns
One of the best and worst frequent flyer programs in India at the same time is Air India’s Flying Returns. Why bad? Because it is a pretty miserly program I would say again and again. Why good? Because they’ve got a credit card on the market which makes it easy to earn their miles and status, and they are a member of Star Alliance, so their status comes handy across the globe. Having said that, I received a new membership kit yesterday, which had a Golden Edge membership card valid till April 2015 (my status matched membership expired in March 2015 actually). As per the postmarks, the kit was dispatched in April 2015, and I am already an Air India…
Why Air India did not accept those passengers?
A few days ago, I posted about a few passengers who arrived at the airport late, and Air India refused to check them in since they were beyond the cut off time. Now, much has been said about why they should have been on the plane or not, but I just thought I’d bring you perspective about why they should not have been on those plane. I asked Shipra, my fiancée, to chime in, since she has worked in ground operations for an international airline out of two major airports, and would have been able to give perspective on why this was not a done deal to get them on board. In the last few days there has been too…
When Air India did its job and got flak for it!
There is a video making the rounds these days, where Air India employees are putting up with passengers who arrived late and the flight was closed. This is a video which was shot at Mumbai’s Terminal 2 a few days ago, with a camera smartphone and uploaded to a social network for maximum impact. Apparently, a bunch of passengers arrived at Terminal 2, Mumbai, 55 minutes before the flight. For Air India, they operate a few flights from Terminal 2 at this moment, but these are domestic legs of international flights. For instance, very clearly mentioned on their website, is this information: Assuming the passengers arrived at Terminal 2 and not Terminal 1A, which is at least 20 minutes away…
