Use Air India miles/points for family members

[sidharthcc]

Successfully booked 2 return award flights using points.
No revenue flights required.
No Family Pool creation required.
Just contact cc and they will do it for you on call.

 

[master99]

You can change the name and put any name of a friend.
You will even get OTP and the payment will be taken, but returned immediately

You mean to say transaction will be failed later on ?

 

[drsel]

You mean to say transaction will be failed later on ?

Ticket booking will not get done at all

 

[drsel]

Successfully booked 2 return award flights using points.
No revenue flights required.
No Family Pool creation required.
Just contact cc and they will do it for you on call.

Customer care booked for my wife using my points, and sent me the payment link.
I got OTP, money debited and refunded immediately

 

[rish54224]

Customer care booked for my wife using my points, and sent me the payment link.
I got OTP, money debited and refunded immediately

So you saying even Customer care couldn't make booking using your CV points for your wife? Did you ask CC about reason? PS: Even vouchers can be transferred

 

[Vikas09]

So you saying even Customer care couldn't make booking using your CV points for your wife? Did you ask CC about reason? PS: Even vouchers can be transferred View attachment 75719

Have you received confirmation mail for booking via points ?

 

[drsel]

So you saying even Customer care couldn't make booking using your CV points for your wife? Did you ask CC about reason? PS: Even vouchers can be transferred View attachment 75719

Correct and the reason is that I had not yet completed my 2 full cash flights in my name with two different PNR.
Now I have completed them and I can book for my wife with points

 

[Vikas09]

Correct and the reason is that I had not yet completed my 2 full cash flights in my name with two different PNR.
Now I have completed them and I can book for my wife with points

can we book 2 one way flights for 2 flights or it’s have to 2 separate return ticket flights

 

[drsel]

can we book 2 one way flights for 2 flights or it’s have to 2 separate return ticket flights

The person holding The Air India account with points credited from any credit card has to book two separate full cash revenue one way flights with different PNR for himself and no one else.

He has to actually fly and after completing the flights 5 days later points will get credited for cash revenue flights
after that the account get auto activated for booking friends and family

 

[eldraco]

Air India flying return points can be used to book reward seats for my family ONLY after I have flown 2 flights myself on Air India (not Air India express) booked on the Air India app or website (not OTA)
See the screenshot attached

So, to activate my frequent flyer points (to book reward seats for my family), I need to book 2 flights for myself

Can I book these 2 qualifying flights by paying --
1) Only points
2) Cash + points
3) Full cash payment?
@anirban.choudhury @TechnoFino @MilesMax @MilesGeek

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Do I have to have two revenue flights booked on air india website/app to book award flights for others? I've one revenue flights booked from the app and another one booked from an OTA recently. Will I not be eligible to book with points for others?

 

[drsel]

Do I have to have two revenue flights booked on air india website/app to book award flights for others? I've one revenue flights booked from the app and another one booked from an OTA recently. Will I not be eligible to book with points for others?

No, two full cash one way flights (2 different PNR) for yourself only, and paid directly to Air India via website or app. (Not through agents)

Also, you have to be on those 2 flights, you cannot be a no show.
Buy 2 one way tickets, not one return ticket.

Five working days after the second flight you will get some points because you have paid full cash.

After that your existing points will automatically get activated for booking friends and family air tickets

 

[prince747]

Do I have to have two revenue flights booked on air india website/app to book award flights for others? I've one revenue flights booked from the app and another one booked from an OTA recently. Will I not be eligible to book with points for others?That will make it two revenue try and see if it would allow

I travelled a fair bit on Air India but rarely ever made a direct booking with them. Always went through third party apps owing to the discounts they often provided. And I was able to redeem points both for myself and my family too. Rules may have changed since.

But I'd suggest you try this: go to Air India website and claim points retrospectively for the booking you made on the 3rd party site. You will get points immediately (if the booking was for youself and within a certain period).

Then try the redemption. It might work if you are lucky.

 

[eldraco]

No, two full cash one way flights (2 different PNR) for yourself only, and paid directly to Air India via website or app. (Not through agents)

Also, you have to be on those 2 flights, you cannot be a no show.
Buy 2 one way tickets, not one return ticket.

Five working days after the second flight you will get some points because you have paid full cash.

After that your existing points will automatically get activated for booking friends and family air tickets

Something might have changed. I had booked only one return revenue flight (on single PNR) from the app. All my previous AI bookings were through OTAs. Still I was able to utilize points to book award flight for family. I wasn't expecting the booking to go through as you said, but it did. This was yesterday.

 

[drsel]

Something might have changed. I had booked only one return revenue flight (on single PNR) from the app. All my previous AI bookings were through OTAs. Still I was able to utilize points to book award flight for family. I wasn't expecting the booking to go through as you said, but it did. This was yesterday.

Maybe they are now allowing two flights on the same PNR instead of two different PNR

 

[hysteriadoc]

Even OTA bookings are considered for allowing booking for family by points. I had done 2 bookings via OTA for return flights in 2 different months. At first, I thought, why I didnt get allowed for family bookings on first return flight - there someone mentioned you need 2 different PNR's. But, after the second OTA booking, I am now able to redeem for my family (2A+2C). Just be careful here - 1. Your OTA booking name should match exactly your Maharaja Membership name. 2. While doing check-in of your flight you have to enter Maharaja membership Id in the column provided. 3. After successful flight completion, check your account for depositing of Points + Tier points in Maharaja account.

 

[ALOAK]

In Airindia, your first name and last name should match, else it will be difficult. Even if you book on OTA pls check your FFP first name and last accordingly book it and then claim it retrospectively, see if you have chance to provide your ffp no too on OTA...while booking. So far I never faced issue on Air India flight all were smooth and I was able to redeem vouchers from vistara that was left over last month. Only thing is the difficult of getting reward seats.. if you have vouchers please start searching a month or2 in advance to the sector you fly grab it and don't wait else they disappear with blink of an eye.. I faced this issue while trying to book for delhi due to some issue I left it over night and reward seat was not available on this sector from blr. So I had to travel to different city hyd and checked from their and got it... some times we won't get it also bit frustrating atleast in Vistara it was bit good..