View Poll Results: What is the best benefit of Air India Flying Returns? PLEASE READ POST BEFORE VOTING
Bonus Points
0
0%
Paid Airport Upgrades
3
30.00%
Lounge Access
0
0%
Companion Free Offers
2
20.00%
Fee Waiver
0
0%
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5
50.00%
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2013 FlyerTalk Awards: Air India Flying Returns benefits nominations
Nov 21, 2012, 1:06 pm
#1
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2013 FlyerTalk Awards: Air India Flying Returns benefits nominations
This poll will determine which benefit for this rewards program will appear on the January ballot for the 2013 FlyerTalk Awards.
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Nov 27, 2012, 4:52 am
#2
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: India
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, IHG Plat, HH Gold, Trident Plat, DL Diamond, AI Maharajah
Posts: 29,678
I nominate a different benefit – see my post below (POST YOUR SUGGESTION BELOW)
Nov 27, 2012, 9:48 am
#3
Join Date: May 2012
Programs: ICH Platinum, Le Accor Platinum, Mariott Silver, Flying Returns Silver, Krisflyer Gold
Posts: 135
good award availability and less taxes on reward tickets when compared to the competition
Nov 27, 2012, 10:38 am
#4
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: SEA/ORD/ADB
Programs: TK ELPL (*G), AS 100K (OWE), BA Gold (OWE), Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Plat, IHG Plat
Posts: 7,763
Good award availability, low taxes/fees, good perks for status passengers.
Nov 28, 2012, 11:41 am
#5
Join Date: Aug 2012
Programs: 9W Silver, AI Flying returns
Posts: 38
Very good award availability.
Nov 29, 2012, 9:16 pm
#6
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: BOM-SIN-EWR
Programs: UA*G (1K again), Sixt Plat, *was*: SQ QPP01 & SK EBS/EBG, LH SEN, AA EXP, 9wPlat
Posts: 8,606
Nov 30, 2012, 4:47 am
#7
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: SEA/ORD/ADB
Programs: TK ELPL (*G), AS 100K (OWE), BA Gold (OWE), Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Plat, IHG Plat
Posts: 7,763
The main advantage in my experience is lack of competition. The benefits I get on paper as a silver are pretty much in line with what I'd get at another airline anywhere in the world. Excess baggage, bonus miles, priority checkin/boarding, priority baggage handling (sometimes, this is highly inconsistent, and I'm not even sure that it works). Pretty much the same thing as I got as a US Airways silver, minus the upgrades.
However, status passengers are comparatively rare at AI, so I've found that staff tend to take more notice... When I flew US, I'd be one of the 30 or 40 status passengers onboard. When I commuted HYD-PNQ-HYD on AI, I was usually one of 4 or 5.
However, status passengers are comparatively rare at AI, so I've found that staff tend to take more notice... When I flew US, I'd be one of the 30 or 40 status passengers onboard. When I commuted HYD-PNQ-HYD on AI, I was usually one of 4 or 5.
Nov 30, 2012, 4:50 am
#8
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: BOM-SIN-EWR
Programs: UA*G (1K again), Sixt Plat, *was*: SQ QPP01 & SK EBS/EBG, LH SEN, AA EXP, 9wPlat
Posts: 8,606
The main advantage in my experience is lack of competition. The benefits I get on paper as a silver are pretty much in line with what I'd get at another airline anywhere in the world. Excess baggage, bonus miles, priority checkin/boarding, priority baggage handling (sometimes, this is highly inconsistent, and I'm not even sure that it works). Pretty much the same thing as I got as a US Airways silver, minus the upgrades.
However, status passengers are comparatively rare at AI, so I've found that staff tend to take more notice... When I flew US, I'd be one of the 30 or 40 status passengers onboard. When I commuted HYD-PNQ-HYD on AI, I was usually one of 4 or 5.
However, status passengers are comparatively rare at AI, so I've found that staff tend to take more notice... When I flew US, I'd be one of the 30 or 40 status passengers onboard. When I commuted HYD-PNQ-HYD on AI, I was usually one of 4 or 5.
Nov 30, 2012, 5:06 am
#9
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: SEA/ORD/ADB
Programs: TK ELPL (*G), AS 100K (OWE), BA Gold (OWE), Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Plat, IHG Plat
Posts: 7,763
The biggest advantage of this lack of competition is IRROPS - they generally pull me aside by name and rebook before they even post the delay/cancellation.
Nov 30, 2012, 5:09 am
#10
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: India
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, IHG Plat, HH Gold, Trident Plat, DL Diamond, AI Maharajah
Posts: 29,678
The main advantage in my experience is lack of competition. The benefits I get on paper as a silver are pretty much in line with what I'd get at another airline anywhere in the world. Excess baggage, bonus miles, priority checkin/boarding, priority baggage handling (sometimes, this is highly inconsistent, and I'm not even sure that it works). Pretty much the same thing as I got as a US Airways silver, minus the upgrades.
However, status passengers are comparatively rare at AI, so I've found that staff tend to take more notice... When I flew US, I'd be one of the 30 or 40 status passengers onboard. When I commuted HYD-PNQ-HYD on AI, I was usually one of 4 or 5.
However, status passengers are comparatively rare at AI, so I've found that staff tend to take more notice... When I flew US, I'd be one of the 30 or 40 status passengers onboard. When I commuted HYD-PNQ-HYD on AI, I was usually one of 4 or 5.
Nov 30, 2012, 5:19 am
#11
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: SEA/ORD/ADB
Programs: TK ELPL (*G), AS 100K (OWE), BA Gold (OWE), Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Plat, IHG Plat
Posts: 7,763
The extra baggage and bonus miles are consistent in my experience. Whenever I check-in at the J counter at HYD or PNQ (which also acts as priority checkin counter), my bag gets tagged priority as well. And at HYD, they always pull aside status customers beforehand to inform of a delay before announcing the delay. I'm not sure how common this is at other airports.
Nov 30, 2012, 5:42 am
#12
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: India
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, IHG Plat, HH Gold, Trident Plat, DL Diamond, AI Maharajah
Posts: 29,678
The extra baggage and bonus miles are consistent in my experience. Whenever I check-in at the J counter at HYD or PNQ (which also acts as priority checkin counter), my bag gets tagged priority as well. And at HYD, they always pull aside status customers beforehand to inform of a delay before announcing the delay. I'm not sure how common this is at other airports.
good perks for status passengers comes with no matter what airline you earn elite status in....there is nothing special about ai here....
in all my travel years i have (or have held) top status with 9w, it, ai, ua & ba....out of all these ai came with the least amount of recognition for elite status members....
Nov 30, 2012, 6:20 am
#13
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: bombay
Posts: 1,408
You need to be friends or family or a neighbour even or have a mummy-daddy uncle-auntie type and be travelling on a free (or close to free) ticket paid for by the taxpayer to get special treatment and upgrades and being pulled aside and called by name and all that jazz.
You should know this by now!
Nov 30, 2012, 7:15 am
#14
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: India
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, IHG Plat, HH Gold, Trident Plat, DL Diamond, AI Maharajah
Posts: 29,678
But you're just a paying passenger. Since when did you get important?
You need to be friends or family or a neighbour even or have a mummy-daddy uncle-auntie type and be travelling on a free (or close to free) ticket paid for by the taxpayer to get special treatment and upgrades and being pulled aside and called by name and all that jazz.
You should know this by now!
You need to be friends or family or a neighbour even or have a mummy-daddy uncle-auntie type and be travelling on a free (or close to free) ticket paid for by the taxpayer to get special treatment and upgrades and being pulled aside and called by name and all that jazz.
You should know this by now!
Nov 30, 2012, 11:27 am
#15
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: www.livefromalounge.com
Programs: AA, BASilver, TajICGold, MarriottPlatinum,HyattGlobalist, EYGold, AI
Posts: 2,215
let me hazard a guess of what were you thinking.. that as a member of the maharaja club they would send an elephant to receive you at the plane, even beating the porsches and mercs of LH's FC.
I'm sorry sir, your hopes were dashed! or perhaps you woke up before the dream went ... poof!
I'm sorry sir, your hopes were dashed! or perhaps you woke up before the dream went ... poof!