On Air India Flights
Every time you fly Air India, you accrue FR points based on sector and the booking class. The FR points you earn on domestic sector and on international sectors operated by Air India under AI code are given below.
Note: ‘P’ booking class is not eligible for accrual on AI flights.
To check Sectors and Points required for Accrual scroll down.
FR points accruals for different classes till 04th November 2017
| Cabin |
Eligible Booking
Classes |
Accrual Level as %
of Base FR Points |
| Domestic |
International |
| First Class |
F |
300% |
|
A |
250% |
| Business Class |
C |
200% |
|
D |
175% |
|
J |
150% |
|
Z |
110% |
| Economy Class |
Y, B |
100% |
125% |
|
M |
100% |
|
H |
75% |
100% |
|
K, Q, V |
75% |
|
W |
50% |
75% |
|
G, L, U |
50% |
|
T, S |
25% |
|
E |
10% |
FR points accruals for different classes are- Effective from 05th November 2017
| Cabin |
Eligible Booking
Classes |
Accrual Level as %
of Base FR Points |
| Domestic |
International |
| First Class |
F |
300% |
|
A |
250% |
| Business Class |
C |
200% |
|
D |
175% |
|
J |
150% |
|
Z |
115% |
| Economy Class |
Y |
120% |
130% |
|
B |
110% |
125% |
|
M |
100% |
|
H |
87% |
96% |
|
K |
83% |
87% |
|
Q |
79% |
83% |
|
V |
75% |
79% |
|
W |
62% |
75% |
|
G |
58% |
|
L |
54% |
|
U |
50% |
|
T |
33% |
|
S |
29% |
|
E |
25%
[w.e.f 27th August 2019, RBD 'E' is not eligible for accrual of FR Points.] |
Please indicate your Flying Returns unique 9 digits membership number at the time of booking, and check that it is reflected on your boarding card, to ensure automatic accrual of FR points in your account. If for some reason, you find that FR points for
a particular flight have not been credited in your account, you can claim those 'retroactively' within a period of six months from the date of travel.
If FR points are not reflected in your Statement, you can claim those online by logging in to your account OR by calling Air India Call Center on 1860-233-1407(For calls when in India) OR by through the Flying Returns Member Service Centre. Proof of travel
(PNR details, copies of boarding pass / ticket) may be needed.
You can redeem your FR points for
- Flight Awards on Air India
- Upgrade Awards on Air India
- Flight Awards on Star Alliance Partner Airlines
- Upgrade Awards on Star Alliance Partner Airlines
- To be able to redeem FR points, please log in to your account and comply with KYC requirements by verifying profile details and uploading one proof of identity and one proof of address
Accrual : International - Effective from 05th November 2017
Zone I
[w.e.f 27th August 2019, RBD 'E' is not eligible for accrual of FR Points.]
Zone II
[w.e.f 27th August 2019, RBD 'E' is not eligible for accrual of FR Points.]
Zone III
[w.e.f 27th August 2019, RBD 'E' is not eligible for accrual of FR Points.]
Zone IV
[w.e.f 27th August 2019, RBD 'E' is not eligible for accrual of FR Points.]
Zone V
[w.e.f 27th August 2019, RBD 'E' is not eligible for accrual of FR Points.]
Zone VI
[w.e.f 27th August 2019, RBD 'E' is not eligible for accrual of FR Points.]
Zone VII
[w.e.f 27th August 2019, RBD 'E' is not eligible for accrual of FR Points.]
Zone VIII
[w.e.f 27th August 2019, RBD 'E' is not eligible for accrual of FR Points.]
Zone IX
[w.e.f 27th August 2019, RBD 'E' is not eligible for accrual of FR Points.]
Zone X
[w.e.f 27th August 2019, RBD 'E' is not eligible for accrual of FR Points.]
Accrual: Domestic - Effective from 05th November 2017
Zone I
[w.e.f 27th August 2019, RBD 'E' is not eligible for accrual of FR Points.]
Zone II
[w.e.f 27th August 2019, RBD 'E' is not eligible for accrual of FR Points.]
Zone III
[w.e.f 27th August 2019, RBD 'E' is not eligible for accrual of FR Points.]
Zone IV
[w.e.f 27th August 2019, RBD 'E' is not eligible for accrual of FR Points.]
Zone V
[w.e.f 27th August 2019, RBD 'E' is not eligible for accrual of FR Points.]
Zone VI
[w.e.f 27th August 2019, RBD 'E' is not eligible for accrual of FR Points.]
Zone VII
[w.e.f 27th August 2019, RBD 'E' is not eligible for accrual of FR Points.]
Zone VIII
[w.e.f 27th August 2019, RBD 'E' is not eligible for accrual of FR Points.]
Zone IX
[w.e.f 27th August 2019, RBD 'E' is not eligible for accrual of FR Points.]
Zone X
[w.e.f 27th August 2019, RBD 'E' is not eligible for accrual of FR Points.]
