Air India’s Maharaja Club partners with Professional Golf Tour of India to support the growth of golf in the country

Air India Maharaja Club will be the Official Travel Partner of the DP World Professional Golf Tour of India

Partnership will unlock curated experiences at select tournaments, including privileged access, hospitality and member engagement opportunities for Maharaja Club members.

Air India’s award-winning frequent flyer programme, Maharaja Club, today announced a partnership with the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), under which Maharaja Club will be the Official Travel Partner for DP World PGTI tournaments across India from August 2026 to April 2027.

The partnership brings together two brands committed to excellence and reflects Maharaja Club’s growing focus on delivering distinctive lifestyle experiences beyond travel. Through the association, Maharaja Club will support the continued growth of professional golf in India while offering members unique opportunities to engage with the sport.

As the Official Travel Partner, Maharaja Club will facilitate seamless travel support for players and officials participating in DP World PGTI events across the tournament calendar, enabling them to focus on performance and competition.

The partnership will also unlock curated experiences at select tournaments, including privileged access, hospitality and member engagement opportunities for Maharaja Club members. These initiatives further strengthen Maharaja Club’s positioning as one of India’s leading travel and lifestyle loyalty programmes.

Mr. Kapil Dev, President, DP World PGTI, expressed his enthusiasm about the collaboration: “We are delighted to welcome Air India as the Official Travel Partner of the DP World Professional Golf Tour of India. As the Tour expands its footprint and continues to raise the bar for professional golf in India, having a trusted and iconic brand like Air India Maharaja Club by our side adds tremendous value. This partnership will ensure our players, officials and stakeholders enjoy seamless travel, allowing them to focus entirely on performance and excellence.”

Mr. Nipun Aggarwal, Chief Commercial Officer, Air India, said: “We are delighted to partner with the DP World Professional Golf Tour of India and contribute to the development of golf in the country. At Air India, we are committed to supporting sporting excellence by enabling seamless travel experiences. Through this partnership, we aim to support players as they compete across the country while also creating unique and memorable experiences for our Maharaja Club members.”

The partnership will be activated across DP World PGTI tournaments throughout the season through curated fan engagement initiatives. Leveraging its extensive domestic and international network, Air India will also support DP World PGTI’s ambition of expanding the reach and profile of Indian golf, both within the country and on the global stage.

Air India Maharaja Club Members Can Now Earn and Redeem Maharaja Points on Air India Express Flights

GURUGRAM, May 2026: 2026: Air India today announced a significant expansion of its Maharaja Club loyalty programme, enabling members to earn and redeem Maharaja Points on flights operated by Air India Express to over 55 destinations across South, Southeast and West Asia, in addition to Air India services.

This much-awaited enhancement reflects Air India Group’s continued focus on making Maharaja Points more relevant for frequent flyers, enabling members to unlock greater value on their journeys across both Air India and Air India Express’ expansive network.

Maharaja Club members can immediately begin earning Maharaja Points and Tier Points on Air India Express-operated flights when booking across multiple channels, including the Air India and Air India Express websites and mobile apps and through major travel agents.

Maharaja Club members will also have their Air India Express flights contribute to their tier progression, with eligible flights counting toward both minimum flight requirements and Tier Points accumulation, enabling members to accelerate reaching higher tiers of the programme.

Nipun Aggarwal, Chief Commercial Officer, Air India, and Chairman, Air India Express, said: “Our focus is on continually expanding Maharaja Club in a way that ensures our loyal customers’ travel experiences across destinations contribute meaningfully to their relationship with the Air India group. The growing scale of the Air India Express network makes the introduction of accruals and redemptions on these flights both timely and important, addressing a long-standing expectation of our frequent flyers. It also reflects our aim to build Maharaja Points into a valuable currency over time.”

Maharaja Club members can accrue Maharaja Points on all Air India Express flights by entering their Maharaja Club ID at the time of booking. Maharaja Points for Air India Express flights cannot be claimed retrospectively in the current phase of the rollout.

Members can add their Maharaja Club ID during booking on Air India and Air India Express platforms, as well as select online travel partners. The addition or modification of Maharaja Club membership ID is not available at airport counters or contact centres in the current phase.

The Maharaja Points accrual framework applies to a wide range of bookings, including special fares for senior citizens, students, and armed forces personnel. Reward Points will be calculated on base fare and fuel surcharge, with accrual rates aligned to Air India to ensure a consistent and easy-to-understand earning structure.

For bookings made via the Air India Express website and mobile app, Red members will earn 8 Maharaja Points per INR 100 spent, Silver members will earn 10 points, Gold members 11 points, and Platinum members 12 points.

For bookings made through other channels including Traditional and Online Travel Agents (OTAs), Red members will earn 6 Maharaja Points per INR 100 spent, Silver members will earn 8 points, Gold members 9 points, and Platinum members 10 points.

Redemptions of Maharaja Points for Award Flights on Air India Express are currently available to members booking codeshare flights bearing Air India’s ‘AI’ designator code but which are operated by Air India Express, via the Air India website and mobile app.

For instance, a Maharaja Club member wants to fly from Delhi to Guwahati and searches for flight options on the Air India website or mobile app. On the flight selection page, they would find multiple flight options on the sector bearing ‘AI’ flight numbers, but a few of them may be operated by Air India Express under the codeshare agreement between the two carriers. The member can simply redeem their Maharaja Points for those flights in addition to the other flights operated by Air India.

Redemptions for Air India Express Award Flights start from 1,500 Maharaja Points, as illustrated in the following sample redemption pricing table: Bengaluru-Chennai – 1,500 points; Dimapur-Guwahati – 1,500 points; Bengaluru-Kozhikode – 2,000 points; Bengaluru-Goa – 2,500 points; Mumbai-Goa – 2,500 points; Bengaluru-Mumbai – 4,000 points; Ahmedabad-Kolkata – 4,500 points; Delhi-Bengaluru – 7,000 points; Amritsar-Dubai – 12,000 points; Mumbai-Abu Dhabi – 12,000 points; Kochi-Bahrain – 12,000 points; and Bengaluru-Bangkok – 12,000 points.

In the later phases of the integration, Maharaja Club members flying Air India Express will be extended a host of benefits such as priority check-in, priority boarding, Fly Prior, seat selection, and flexibility through cancellation and rescheduling fee waivers on eligible flights and services.