It helps to pile up frequent-flyer points

Mumbai: Until recently, airlines were being preferred to other time-consuming modes of travel as the ticket prices kept falling. But, of late, the trend has reversed with most airlines having hiked prices.
In such a situation, don’t you wish there was some way you didn’t have to take a train to that far-off destination just yet?
You do? Well, you could have ensured as much had you piled up mileage points when the going was better. Indeed, you could have ensured a free ticket or two as a ‘frequent flyer’.
Under the frequent flyer system, one accumulates points when he books a flight ticket. And with the online ticketing facility available across the country, airlines can credit mileage points immediately as one makes a booking, irrespective of where the booking was made from. Of course, a flyer needs to quote his membership number while booking a ticket.
In fact, many websites offer a point calculator on their websites to help you calculate the number of points a certain journey can help accumulate.
The number of points one gathers depends on the distance of the flight and also the class one travels by.
08/07/08 Khyati Dharamsi/DNA MONEY/Sify

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Jul 2008