Jet Airways doles out free miles in lean travel season

MUMBAI: Jet Airways Monday announced an offer to dole out free travel miles or frequent flyer points on each ticket purchased by a frequent flyer member on the airline's website.

The offer is however valid for booking and travel on or before March 31 which may in this lean travel season, limit its success.

Under the so-called Billion Miles Festival, the airline is offering 1,500 bonus points on the economy class, 5,000 for business class and 10,000 for first class.

The airline currently has more than 5.5 million frequent flyer members.

"So one flight on the Mumbai-Delhi route gives you 900 points and 250 additional points when you book on our website. In addition to that, with this offer you get 1,500 additional points. Usually, eight such trips would give you a free flight. Under this offer three and half trips give you that free trip," said Praveen Iyer, vice president of commercial at Jet.

The airline also said it will have a lucky dip which can give passengers 100,000 points. That would give a free round trip to Toronto or London and two round trips to Bangkok.