Maharaja Club: After merger with Vistara, Air India Flying Returns will become Maharaja Club; members won't be able to access account temporarily

In light of Air India and Vistara's November 12 merger into a single airline, here are some things to look out for if you have any forthcoming travel plans on Vistara to guarantee a smooth journey.

Today, November 11, Vistara will take its last flight before merging into Air India.

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What is Maharaja Club?

Club Vistara will be joined with Air India Flying Returns to form Maharaja club, the new loyal program.

However, Club Vistara members will temporarily be unable to access your account, including new sign-ups, from 0600 IST on November 11, 2024, until 0200 IST on November 12, 2024, as it combines wings with Air India Flying Returns to form Maharaja Club.

According to an Air India social media post on X, “As Club Vistara joins wings with Air India Flying Returns to become Maharaja Club, access to your account including new sign-ups, will be temporarily unavailable from 0600 hrs IST on November 11, 2024 till 0200 hrs IST on November 12, 2024. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we merge both loyalty programmes to give you the best of both worlds.”

What is Club Vistara?

Club Vistara is a frequent flyer program from Air Vistara. It offers members benefits such as: Earning points, Elite tier benefits, co-branded credit cards, lifestyle partners.

What is Air India Flying Returns?

Air India Flying Returns is a loyalty program that rewards frequent flyers with benefits such as: Points, tier points, reward points, privileges, claim points.

Here is one of the query from one of the post
"How we get our Vistara air miles and travel voucher migrated in Air India now
Hi, we would like to inform you that effective 15th Oct'24, the merger of FFP and CV profile is not permitted to ensure a seamless transfer. We further assure you that after 12th Nov'24, your Club Vistara account shall be directly transferred to Flying Returns."

Vistara’s last flight

According to the merger FAQs page on the Air India website: Beginning 12 November 2024, here is what you can expect: Your Vistara flights stay the same: Your Vistara in-flight experience will remain unchanged on its fleet. You can easily identify these flights by their new code AI 2XXX. For example, UK 955, operating from Delhi to Mumbai, will transition to AI 2955.