Mag Miles Now Transfer to Air India Maharaja Club

Mag Miles now transfer to Air India Maharaja Club at a flat 1:1 ratio. This is our second airline transfer partner (after Vietnam Airlines LotusSmiles), and it's live in the app right now.

If LotusSmiles was about unlocking SkyTeam, this one needs less explaining. Air India is India's carrier. Domestic flights, international long-haul, and a Star Alliance membership that opens up 25 airlines worldwide.

Star Alliance is the world's largest airline network

Air India is a full Star Alliance member. Maharaja Club points don't just work on Air India. You can book award seats on any of the 25 Star Alliance carriers:

• Aegean Airlines (Greece)
• Air Canada (Canada)
• Air China (China)
• Air India (India)
• Air New Zealand (New Zealand)
• ANA (Japan)
• Asiana Airlines (South Korea)
• Austrian Airlines (Austria)
• Avianca (Colombia)
• Brussels Airlines (Belgium)
• Copa Airlines (Panama)
• Croatia Airlines (Croatia)
• EgyptAir (Egypt)
• Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopia)
• EVA Air (Taiwan)
• LOT Polish Airlines (Poland)
• Lufthansa (Germany)
• Shenzhen Airlines (China)
• Singapore Airlines (Singapore)
• South African Airways (South Africa)
• Swiss International Air Lines (Switzerland)
• TAP Air Portugal (Portugal)
• Thai Airways (Thailand)
• Turkish Airlines (Turkey)
• United Airlines (United States)

That's Lufthansa to Frankfurt, Singapore Airlines to Changi, United to the US, Turkish Airlines through Istanbul to basically anywhere. And unlike LotusSmiles where partner bookings are phone-only, Maharaja Club already lets you book six of these partners online: United Airlines, Lufthansa, Air Canada, Singapore Airlines, Air New Zealand, and Austrian Airlines. The rest still need a phone call to Air India, but online availability for those six covers a lot of ground.

Air India from India (and that's the whole point)

This is where Maharaja Club is fundamentally different from LotusSmiles. Air India flies from dozens of Indian cities, both domestic and international.

On the international side, Air India operates wide-body flights from Delhi and Mumbai to London, New York, Newark, Frankfurt, Paris, Rome, Toronto, Singapore, Bangkok, Tokyo, and more. The A350 routes (Delhi to London and New York) are the standout. Business class on the A350 is a private suite with a closing door, and it's genuinely one of the best products flying out of India right now. The new 787-9 Dreamliners (the first one entered service on Mumbai-Frankfurt in February 2026) are nearly as good. If you're curious which aircraft flies which route, because it matters a lot for business class, we wrote a full guide on that.

And then there's domestic. Delhi-Mumbai, Mumbai-Bengaluru, Delhi-Kolkata, and dozens more. Domestic economy awards start around 5,000 points on Value fares. That's genuinely achievable with Mag Miles from regular spending on the Magnify app. You don't need to save up for years to use these.

The credit card double dip

Same idea as with LotusSmiles: if you have a credit card that earns rewards, Mag Miles stack on top. Buy an Amazon gift card on Magnify with your Infinia or Atlas, and you've earned Mag Miles from Magnify plus reward points from your card. Same purchase, both earn.

What makes Maharaja Club especially interesting here is that several Indian credit cards already transfer to Maharaja Club directly. Axis, HDFC, SBI, HSBC, ICICI all have transfer partnerships. With Mag Miles, you now have another path to the same destination, one that works even without a premium card. UPI works. That's the point.

Getting started

Sign up for a free Maharaja Club account on the Air India website if you don't already have one. Most Indian travelers probably have one already, but if you don't, it takes a couple of minutes. One thing worth knowing: Maharaja Club points expire after 24 months of inactivity, but any paid Air India or Star Alliance flight resets the clock. So as long as you fly at least once every two years, your points stay safe.

Then start earning on the Magnify app: magnify.club/app