This is step by step guide to redeem Club Vistara Points to get free Vistara flight ticket. If you are new to Club Vistara, you should read this before going ahead.
Modes of Redeeming Club Vistara Points for flights
There are two modes of booking free flights with CV points. At the time of writing this, mobile app doesnt have this feature.
- Phone
- Web
We will focus only on the web journey in this article. Sometimes Vistara charge additional service fees if you book via Phone. Make sure to check with them in case you call them to book the flight with CV points.
Here is your guide to redeem club vistara points
How to Redeem Club Vistara Points for free flights
- Check if you have sufficient CV points
CV points required to book the flight depends on class & sector of travel. Check here if you have sufficient points.
- Click on Redeem Now on your Profile Page
Login to Air Vistara website & head to profile page. You will find a redeem now button on your account page.
- Enter your itinerary
Under Redeem Flights section, input your itinerary including cabin like Economy, Premium Economy or Business class. You can also book flight for your friends & family by adding them as your nominee here
- Modify your Itinerary with respect to availability.
At this stage, you will know whether award ticket for your itinerary is available. Vistara gives award class availability from Economy on this screen irrespective of your choice. For eg, BOM-FRA in Economy is 30,000 CV points, whereas in Premium Economy (my selected choice) it is 63,000 points. That means, at this page, I will not know whether Premium Economy which is my preferred choice for this itinerary is available or not.
- Select your preferred cabin class
This is a step where you can truly select your preferred cabin class. Notice that at the third step above, we had selected Premium Economy, but Vistara does a fine job of showing all the available classes at this step. Direct flight to Frankfurt requires 30,000 CV points where as connecting flight (via Delhi) requires 35,000 (5,000+30,000) CV points. Vistara award flights are basis the sector your fly.
- Enter Passenger Details
Enter all your passenger details. In case you added any nominee, make sure you enter details properly otherwise, they can be denied at the boarding gate. You will also know final taxes you would pay in addition to CV points on this page.
- Make Payment
Finally, pay your taxes & viola! You are through to fly high.
How to earn CV Points?
There are multiple ways in which you can earn Club Vistara Points to book your free flights. For eg, converting the credit card points, flying partner airlines, etc.
Conclusion
It’s extremely easy to book award flight with Club Vistara through their web portal. Earlier, Vistara used to add only airport taxes to the booking but now a days, they have started added ~INR 300 convenience fees to each booking. Club Vistara may soon going to merge with Air India Flying Returns program but till then enjoy free flights with one of the best airline of India.