Fly in Style: Exploring the Perks of the Air India SBI Platinum Credit Card

SBI Card offers two cards in association with Air India, i.e. Air India SBI Platinum Credit Card and Air India SBI Signature Credit Card. The Platinum version caters to all travel requirements with luxury and utmost comfort by enjoying unlimited benefits. This Platinum card comes with a lot of benefits and privileges to make your travel the most remarkable one. This card is a medium-level co-branded card which comes with an annual fee of INR 1,499. On the other hand, the Signature variant comes with a high membership fee of almost INR 4,999. In this article, we will be reviewing the higher variant, i.e. Air India SBI Platinum Credit Card.

Features and Benefits

Mentioned below are the features and benefits of Air India SBI Platinum Card:

• On payment of joining fees within 15 days, get a welcome gift of 5,000 flying return points.
• Also, get a complimentary membership of Air India's highly rewarding flying returns programme, i.e., the frequent flyer programme.
• Get 2 flying return points for every INR 100 spent.
• When you book tickets on Air India's website or via its app, you can get additional flying return points as mentioned below:

i. 15 Flying Returns points for every INR 100 on tickets for yourself

ii. 5 Flying Returns points for every INR 100 on tickets for others

• Convert your SBI reward points into flying return points, where 1 SBI reward point is equal to 1 Air India mile.
• Get 2000 reward points on completion of the first year.
• Get 8 complimentary domestic SBI Credit Card Airport Lounge Access (maximum 2 per quarter).
• Avail of the Visa Lounge Access program at major domestic airports.
• Get a waiver of fuel surcharge of up to 1% at all petrol pumps for transactions between INR 500 and INR 4000 and up to INR 250 in a month.
• Get bonus flying return points based on the mentioned annual retail spends:

• Get your purchases worth INR 2500 converted into easy EMIs with the help of the Flexipay option. This facility shall be available within 30 days of making such a transaction.
• In case of loss or theft of your card, the incident must be reported to the bank immediately to get the card deactivated. Air India Platinum card allows you to get a complimentary lost liability cover worth INR 1 lakh. It applies to the period of 48 hours before and 7 days after reporting the lost card.

Fees and Charges

Mentioned below are the fees and charges associated with the SBI Air India Platinum Card:

Eligibility Criteria

Mentioned are the eligibility parameters to be met in order to apply for Air India SBI Platinum Credit Card:

• The minimum age of an applicant should be 21 years in the case of self-employed and salaried applicants.
• The maximum age of an applicant should be 70 years in the case of self-employed and salaried applicants.
• The minimum age of an applicant should be 40 years in the case of pensioners.
• The maximum age of an applicant should be 70 years in the case of pensioners.
• An applicant should be an Indian resident.
• An applicant should have a good credit score, i.e. should not be a previous credit card defaulter.

Documentation Required

Mentioned is a list of documents to be uploaded along with the application form for Air India SBI Platinum Credit Card:

How do you register the Air India SBI Platinum Credit Card?

Mentioned below are the steps to register the Air India SBI Platinum Credit Card on the SBI Card website:

Step 1: Visit the website www.sbicard.com.

Step 2: Click on "Register Now".

Step 3: Now, provide your Credit Card Number, CVV, and Date of Birth.

Step 4: Click on "Proceed".

Step 5: Next, authenticate by entering the OTP received on the registered mobile number.

Step 6: Create your User ID and set your password.

How do you activate the Air India SBI Platinum Credit Card?

If you have received Air India SBI Platinum Credit card, which is locked due to security reasons, here's a guide to How to Activate SBI Credit Card online:

Step 1: Visit the website www.sbicard.com.

Step 2: To activate cards, click on the "Login" button.

Step 3: To make a log in, enter your User ID along with the password.

Step 4: You are now required to click on the tab "Requests" on the left-hand side.

Step 5: Select the option "Card Activation".

Step 6: In case you own more than 1 SBI credit card, click on the card number to choose what you wish to activate.

Step 7: Now, click the "Activate" button.

Step 8: The card will now be activated instantly.

SBI Credit Card Customer Care

The application status of an SBI card can also be checked offline by calling the SBI helpline numbers that are available 24*7. Mentioned below are the customer care numbers of the SBI Card:

• 1860-180-1290
• 1860-500-1290
• (STD Code)-39020202

One must keep the Application/ Reference Number handy as the customer care representative will ask for it.

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