Originally Posted by
hserus
The 9W people ask you for your bank because they want to try sell you the 9W / Citibank visa plat .. if you give them some other bank there they'll pop up a "you could get discounts and earn 9w miles if you book using the 9w card, call 1-800-xxx for details"
Still, it is pretty clunky behavior. They can tell from the card number if it is theirs or not.
Originally Posted by
aleph08
I have bought two Kingfisher domestic segments about a week ago using my Japan-issued VISA card and it worked smoothly, the e-tickets arrived via email soon after the purchase.
I am glad for you. KF is blocking cards beginning with some numbers, but not others.