Air India Flying returns - revamp

[ALOAK]

If one has to purchase vistara voucher what would be the cost fornpremium eco and business voucher. Any idea how much it would cost? Else upgrade vouchers

 

[Mars_rover]

Is the new A380 aircraft still fying on domestic routes? Would be worth to book a economy seat then and upgrade to business using vouchers

When did AirIndia got A380??

 

[Ramakgmc]

I did not look at this thread. Apologies
I have posted a recent thread with a detailed comparison of revamped AI with Vistara

https://www.technofino.in/community/threads/revamped-air-indias-flying-returns.25047/#post-593135

 

[Dragon_slayer]

When did AirIndia got A380??

About a month back

 

[Rags]

About a month back

Is the new A380 aircraft still fying on domestic routes? Would be worth to book a economy seat then and upgrade to business using vouchers

Do you mean A350? i dont think AI has A380.

 

[Walter White]

Is the new A380 aircraft still fying on domestic routes? Would be worth to book a economy seat then and upgrade to business using vouchers

I travelled from Delhi to Bangalore Premium Economy on the A350 few days back. It's a decent product but no way I'll be paying 11k for it again. You can try booking redemption ticket on business cabin if you have enough points.

They are adding A350 on Delhi-Mumbai as well so you can try.

 

[sourpai]

Is the new A380 aircraft still fying on domestic routes? Would be worth to book a economy seat then and upgrade to business using vouchers

I recently booked Economy flex (revenue) on MUM BLR sector and upgraded to business class using 7200 miles on A350. Did it two days prior to AI revamp. Now it is not possible with such low miles it seems

 

[catcat]

Can someone having SBI Air India Premier switch to SBI Vistara Prime? The reason I'm evaluating this is I want to hold onto the silver membership (I got Gold from Axis CV, and then I surrendered, so it got downgraded after 1 year)

 

[Harry1]

Anyone has info on taxes part for Air india award flights? Not able to see, as I don't have any FR points.

 

[Dragon_slayer]

I travelled from Delhi to Bangalore Premium Economy on the A350 few days back. It's a decent product but no way I'll be paying 11k for it again. You can try booking redemption ticket on business cabin if you have enough points.

They are adding A350 on Delhi-Mumbai as well so you can try.

Will try once they merge vistara with air-india. Will buy economy and upgrade to business class using 2 upgrade vouchers

 

[Harsha896]

Anyone has info on taxes part for Air india award flights? Not able to see, as I don't have any FR points.

Its almost same as vistara in comparison. But one downside i am seeing is getting max value for points in Air India is harder.
I compared Hyd-Delhi route as i had only ~6k points with me on air india. Here you can see i couldnt find the best value (5k points) for 1 single trip until July. Before July its varying between 7.5k to 12k. Whereas for vistara i could get a single trip ticket for 5k this month itself.

 

[Harry1]

Its almost same as vistara in comparison. But one downside i am seeing is getting max value for points in Air India is harder.
I compared Hyd-Delhi route as i had only ~6k points with me on air india. Here you can see i couldnt find the best value (5k points) for 1 single trip until July. Before July its varying between 7.5k to 12k. Whereas for vistara i could get a single trip ticket for 5k this month itself.

Yeah, least value fare is for 3+ months. Max value fare is for 1 week to 3 months. And prime fare is for within 1 week. I like this differential pricing, as most of my bookings are 5-6 months in advance.

Most importantly, Air India has way more availability at least right now. I read on one forum saying things like all seats are available, but that doesn't seem right, as it clearly shows the number of seats available. Also, I didn't find any seat on some international routes on nearby dates.

 

[Ramakgmc]

For redemption, AI system may be better as seat availability is not limited as in Vistara.
Good value for your points would depend on how much price escalation happens due to dynamic pricing near the date of travel and will vary from sector to sector.