Comparison between 9W and IT FF programs
May 26, 2008 | 1:22 pm
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Comparison between 9W and IT FF programs
Am in process of moving from NY to Bombay. Will continue to do a bunch of international travel, but also domestic. All domestic in J/C class. Like IT J class but believe Kingfisher Club program is not that great. How does it compare to 9W's program?
May 26, 2008 | 11:59 pm
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9W has a much better network than IT across India (but again, it depends on which city pairs you fly to and what flights you find convenient).
PM SuperFlyBoy anyway - he's the 9W plat from hell and can clue you in on the 9W program, besides being based out of BOM ..
May 28, 2008 | 3:07 am
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I do a lot of domestic India travel and have chosen to credit all of my IT flights to NW's program because it gets me elite qualifying miles and the elite status bonus too. It is generally much more rewarding for me to do this than participating in IT's program (unless with the IT Amex) or flying 9W and using 9W's program or 9W partner programs.
May 29, 2008 | 6:48 am
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I do a lot of domestic India travel and have chosen to credit all of my IT flights to NW's program because it gets me elite qualifying miles and the elite status bonus too. It is generally much more rewarding for me to do this than participating in IT's program (unless with the IT Amex) or flying 9W and using 9W's program or 9W partner programs.
Jun 14, 2008 | 6:53 pm
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AI will. Indian Airlines (domestic flights) are branded as Air India these days but still sold off the Indian Airlines website, and operated under an IC code, not AI. So I am not sure if you will be able to get *A credit for domestic IC flights even after AI joins *A (which could take a year or two more, easily)