Air India Maharaja Club
Maharaja Club connects Air India, Air India Express, Star Alliance, co-brand and conversion cards, more than 100 hotel, car, retail, dining, cruise, experience, and lifestyle partners, and flight and upgrade rewards.
A rolling 365-day program with Red, Silver, Gold, and Platinum; each elite tier has a Tier Points path with an Air India minimum and a separate total-flight path with an Air India-flight minimum.
The owner, currency, and rules of entry. Administrative essentials, mercifully without the brochure.
- Parent organization
- Air India and Air India Express
- Program currency
- Maharaja Points
- Program status
- Active
- Primary market
- India
- Enrollment eligibility
- Individual membership subject to the program terms.
- Enrollment cost
- No enrollment fee is published.
- Official program links
- Award booking ↗Homepage ↗Program terms ↗
- Last updated
- Aug 7, 2026
The tier name is the easy part. Here is the bill for reaching it—and what the program owes you in return.
How to qualify
Member
Base tier
Enroll in the program
membership term
Counts: Enrollment
Silver
Tier Points
15,000 Tier Points + 4,500 Tier Points from Air India
Current published qualification year
Counts: Activity identified as status-qualifying by the program
Does not count: Reward redemptions and activity excluded by the program rules
Or · Eligible total flights
20 flights
Current published qualification year
Counts: Published qualifying flights or sectors
Does not count: Partner or fare activity excluded from the flight-count path
Gold
Tier Points
30,000 Tier Points + 9,000 Tier Points from Air India
Current published qualification year
Counts: Activity identified as status-qualifying by the program
Does not count: Reward redemptions and activity excluded by the program rules
Or · Eligible total flights
45 flights
Current published qualification year
Counts: Published qualifying flights or sectors
Does not count: Partner or fare activity excluded from the flight-count path
Platinum
Tier Points
45,000 Tier Points + 13,500 Tier Points from Air India
Current published qualification year
Counts: Activity identified as status-qualifying by the program
Does not count: Reward redemptions and activity excluded by the program rules
Or · Eligible total flights
60 flights
Current published qualification year
Counts: Published qualifying flights or sectors
Does not count: Partner or fare activity excluded from the flight-count path
What each tier gets
Silver
Priority travel services
Receives the published Silver priority services on eligible travel.
Baggage privileges
Receives the published Silver baggage allowance where offered.
Gold
Priority travel services
Receives the published Gold priority services on eligible travel.
Baggage privileges
Receives the published Gold baggage allowance where offered.
Lounge privileges
ConditionalReceives the published Gold lounge access on eligible itineraries.
Eligible same-day itinerary, airport, guest, and lounge rules
Signature privilege
Includes Star Alliance Gold recognition, companion travel privileges, lounge access, and two domestic upgrade vouchers.
Platinum
Priority travel services
Receives the published Platinum priority services on eligible travel.
Baggage privileges
Receives the published Platinum baggage allowance where offered.
Lounge privileges
ConditionalReceives the published Platinum lounge access on eligible itineraries.
Eligible same-day itinerary, airport, guest, and lounge rules
Signature privilege
Adds the broadest seating, fee-waiver, lounge, companion, and upgrade-voucher privileges.
The headline rate is only half the story. What counts—and what quietly does not—is where the arithmetic gets interesting.
How earning works
Eligible Air India base fare and fuel surcharge per INR 100
6 Maharaja Points and Tier Points per INR 100 per 100 INR
What counts: Eligible paid fares credited to the program
Does not count: Reward tickets and excluded fare classes, taxes, and fees
Pricing rules matter more than the word “free,” which is doing heroic work in most loyalty brochures.
Ways to redeem
Air India and Air India Express reward flights
Route-, cabin-, date-, and inventory-specific reward price
The program publishes current reward-flight pricing or a booking calculator.
Search: Official website · Official app
Online: Available
Phone: Limited · Assistance availability depends on the selected redemption channel.
Alliance and airline-partner reward flights
Partner-, route-, cabin-, and itinerary-specific reward price
Search: Official website · Member service where required
Online: Available
Phone: Limited · Assistance availability depends on the selected redemption channel.
Cabin upgrades
Fare-, route-, cabin-, and inventory-specific reward price
Search: Manage booking · Member service
Online: Available
Phone: Limited · Assistance availability depends on the selected redemption channel.
Points plus cash
The offered points-and-cash combination is shown in the eligible booking flow
Search: Official booking flow
Online: Available
Phone: Limited · Assistance availability depends on the selected redemption channel.
Cash and points: Availability, minimums, fare eligibility, and payment rules vary by booking.
Hotels and car rentals
Supplier- and booking-specific reward price
Search: Official rewards portal
Online: Available
Phone: Limited · Assistance availability depends on the selected redemption channel.
Products, experiences, and donations
Item-, experience-, charity-, and market-specific reward price
Search: Official rewards portal
Online: Available
Phone: Limited · Assistance availability depends on the selected redemption channel.
Air India Express award flights
Current program- or partner-specific reward price
Search: Official program or partner channel
Online: Available
Phone: Limited · Assistance availability depends on the selected redemption channel.
Rules and reversals
Air India and Air India Express reward flights
Taxes and fees: Inventory, taxes, fees, surcharges, and ticketing rules apply.
Validity: The issued ticket, booking, product, or experience terms control validity.
For someone else: Recipient eligibility depends on the selected redemption.
Changes: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control changes.
Cancellation: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control cancellation.
Refund timing: Point return, when permitted, follows the provider's processing rules.
Alliance and airline-partner reward flights
Taxes and fees: Partner inventory, routing, booking-channel, tax, fee, and surcharge rules apply.
Validity: The issued ticket, booking, product, or experience terms control validity.
For someone else: Recipient eligibility depends on the selected redemption.
Changes: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control changes.
Cancellation: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control cancellation.
Refund timing: Point return, when permitted, follows the provider's processing rules.
Cabin upgrades
Taxes and fees: Eligible paid fare and upgrade inventory required.
Validity: The issued ticket, booking, product, or experience terms control validity.
For someone else: Recipient eligibility depends on the selected redemption.
Changes: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control changes.
Cancellation: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control cancellation.
Refund timing: Point return, when permitted, follows the provider's processing rules.
Points plus cash
Taxes and fees: Only available where the program presents the option.
Validity: The issued ticket, booking, product, or experience terms control validity.
For someone else: Recipient eligibility depends on the selected redemption.
Changes: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control changes.
Cancellation: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control cancellation.
Refund timing: Point return, when permitted, follows the provider's processing rules.
Hotels and car rentals
Taxes and fees: Supplier, occupancy, driver, tax, fee, and cancellation rules apply.
Validity: The issued ticket, booking, product, or experience terms control validity.
For someone else: Recipient eligibility depends on the selected redemption.
Changes: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control changes.
Cancellation: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control cancellation.
Refund timing: Point return, when permitted, follows the provider's processing rules.
Products, experiences, and donations
Taxes and fees: Inventory, delivery, market, provider, and charity terms apply.
Validity: The issued ticket, booking, product, or experience terms control validity.
For someone else: Recipient eligibility depends on the selected redemption.
Changes: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control changes.
Cancellation: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control cancellation.
Refund timing: Point return, when permitted, follows the provider's processing rules.
Air India Express award flights
Taxes and fees: Availability and published provider rules apply.
Validity: The issued ticket, booking, product, or experience terms control validity.
For someone else: Recipient eligibility depends on the selected redemption.
Changes: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control changes.
Cancellation: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control cancellation.
Refund timing: Point return, when permitted, follows the provider's processing rules.
The useful question is not whether a partnership exists. It is where you can earn, where you can transfer, and which footnote is waiting to spoil the headline.
Partner directory
Alliance
The global alliance this carrier belongs to.
- Star Alliance
Credit cards
Card products directly associated with this loyalty program.
- Air India SBI Platinum Credit Card
- Air India SBI Signature Credit Card
- Maharaja Club conversion cards
Earn with partners
Online and in-store retail
Air India Maharaja Club shopping partners
The current rate is partner-, market-, channel-, and offer-specific.
Currency: Maharaja Points
Counts: Eligible activity completed through the program's published channel
Does not count: Returns, cancellations, taxes, fees, and partner exclusions
Use through: Official shopping or partner portal
Eligible hotel stays and bookings
Air India Maharaja Club hotel partners
The current rate is partner-, market-, channel-, and offer-specific.
Currency: Maharaja Points
Counts: Eligible activity completed through the program's published channel
Does not count: Returns, cancellations, taxes, fees, and partner exclusions
Use through: Published hotel partner channel
Eligible car rentals
Air India Maharaja Club car-rental partners
The current rate is partner-, market-, channel-, and offer-specific.
Currency: Maharaja Points
Counts: Eligible activity completed through the program's published channel
Does not count: Returns, cancellations, taxes, fees, and partner exclusions
Use through: Published car-rental partner channel
Eligible dining and lifestyle spend
Air India Maharaja Club dining and lifestyle partners
The current rate is partner-, market-, channel-, and offer-specific.
Currency: Maharaja Points
Counts: Eligible activity completed through the program's published channel
Does not count: Returns, cancellations, taxes, fees, and partner exclusions
Use through: Published partner channel
Eligible co-brand and linked-card spend
Air India Maharaja Club payment cards
The current rate is partner-, market-, channel-, and offer-specific.
Currency: Maharaja Points
Counts: Eligible activity completed through the program's published channel
Does not count: Returns, cancellations, taxes, fees, and partner exclusions
Use through: Issuer account or published card channel
Eligible holidays, cruises, rail, or other travel
Air India Maharaja Club travel partners
The current rate is partner-, market-, channel-, and offer-specific.
Currency: Maharaja Points
Counts: Eligible activity completed through the program's published channel
Does not count: Returns, cancellations, taxes, fees, and partner exclusions
Use through: Published travel partner channel
Purchased loyalty currency
Buy or subscribe to Maharaja Points
The current rate is partner-, market-, channel-, and offer-specific.
Currency: Maharaja Points
Counts: Eligible activity completed through the program's published channel
Does not count: Returns, cancellations, taxes, fees, and partner exclusions
Use through: Official buy-points channel
Distinctive everyday earning path
Air India Express
The current rate is partner-, market-, channel-, and offer-specific.
Currency: Maharaja Points
Counts: Eligible activity completed through the program's published channel
Does not count: Returns, cancellations, taxes, fees, and partner exclusions
Use through: Official program or partner channel
Distinctive everyday earning path
Points-conversion partners
The current rate is partner-, market-, channel-, and offer-specific.
Currency: Maharaja Points
Counts: Eligible activity completed through the program's published channel
Does not count: Returns, cancellations, taxes, fees, and partner exclusions
Use through: Official program or partner channel
Distinctive everyday earning path
iCruise
The current rate is partner-, market-, channel-, and offer-specific.
Currency: Maharaja Points
Counts: Eligible activity completed through the program's published channel
Does not count: Returns, cancellations, taxes, fees, and partner exclusions
Use through: Official program or partner channel