Air India

Maharaja Club status

Maharaja Club status, under the program relaunched in 2024, is earned on points from Air India and Star Alliance flights over a 12-month period. Air India is a Star Alliance member, so Gold and Platinum are Star Alliance Gold. Confirm current thresholds on airindia.com.

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The ladder

4 rungs, from the bottom up.

1.Member

How to earn it

Free to join.

What it gets you

Earn and redeem miles; no elite benefits.

At the lounge door

No status lounge access. Lounge entry is by cabin, membership, or a card.

2.Silver

Star Alliance Silver

How to earn it

The entry threshold on points; numbers on the program's page.

What it gets you

Priority check-in, an extra bag, a points bonus.

At the lounge door

No alliance lounge access. Any lounge benefit is the airline's own and only on its own flights.

3.Gold

Star Alliance Gold

How to earn it

The next threshold on points.

What it gets you

Lounge access across Star Alliance, priority everything, a higher bonus.

At the lounge door

Air India Maharaja Lounges with a guest on same-day Air India flights, and Star Alliance Gold lounges, with one guest, whenever you fly a Star Alliance carrier the same day, in any cabin.

4.Platinum

Star Alliance Gold

How to earn it

The top threshold on points.

What it gets you

Top tier: the best priority, upgrades, a dedicated line.

At the lounge door

Air India Maharaja Lounges with a guest, and Star Alliance Gold lounges, with one guest, whenever you fly a Star Alliance carrier the same day, in any cabin.

Qualification thresholds are the published ones as last checked and change most years; confirm the current numbers with Air India. Alliance equivalences and the lounge rules that follow from them move far more slowly.