Falcon Flyer Benefits
Falcon Flyer Benefits
Falcon Flyer Benefits
Thank you for choosing the Gulf Air Falconflyer programme, which aims
to bring you an ever increasing range of benefits and rewards whenever
you fly with Gulf Air. In the following pages you will find all the
information you need to take full advantage of those benefits.
Contents
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Belonging
Your membership card, what it means and how to use it
4-13
Enhancing
The benefits of membership
14-16
Ascending
How to become a Silver, Gold or Black card holder
17-18
Earning
How and where you earn miles from flying
19-21
Banking
Your Standard Chartered Falconflyer Credit Card
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Participating
How and where you earn miles from our
Partners
35-42
Redeeming
How to redeem your miles
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Contacting
How to get in touch with us
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Informing
All the charts and information you need
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Defining
Membership Terms and Conditions
Belongings
Your membership card, what it means
and how to use it
Temporary card
available to you.
on your card.
flight.
Enhancing
The benefits of your membership
Life of miles
Miles are valid for a period of three (3) years
Miles
Falconflyer Zone
promotions.
Quick redemptions
to log in.
Family accounts*
Nominate up to eight immediate family
members and they can earn 70% of the
regular mileage award on your behalf
every time they fly - even if theyre not
travelling with you. Your nominated family
members will each receive their own
membership cards and numbers.
Top Up miles
If you dont have enough miles to claim
redemption value.
Centre
guests.
service.
guests.
To ensure your comfort and that of all our
regular lounge guests, there may be certain
Airports
Gulf Air.
tier.
* Please note:
airport
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Economy Class.
Seat Guaranteed
Waitlist priority
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Seat Guaranteed
page 55-56.
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Seat Guaranteed
Black card holders holding a fully flexible,
premium desk on
+973 17 33 85 51.
Fast Track
Black card holders are eligible for Fast Track
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Ascending
How to become a Silver, Gold or Black card holder
New members of our Falconflyer programme are automatically
enrolled at the Blue membership level, which is valid for twenty
years. Progressing to the higher, more advantageous Silver, Gold
and Black levels is simple and easy. And going up to the highest
Black level is extra rewarding with a distinction.
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card holder.
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tier.
period, and for Black membership within 24month period youre immediately moved up
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Earning
How and where you earn miles from
flying
75% more.
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Earning
Buy & Transfer Miles
Enjoy greater choice and flexibility in the
Transfer miles
friends.
in your account.
Buy miles
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Banking
Enjoy the Standard Chartered Falconflyer
Credit Card
Falconflyer Gold Credit Card
Gulf Air in partnership with Standard
Chartered Bank is glad to present the allnew Falconflyer Gold, Silver and Blue Credit
Cards for Bahrain residents. Standard
Chartered Falconflyer Credit Card is valid for
Earn Miles
Card billed in
currencies
Bahraini Dinars
All other foreign
currencies
Amount
spent
BD 3
BD 3
Miles earned
4 Falconflyer miles
6 Falconflyer miles
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Banking
Falconflyer Silver Credit Card
Earn Miles
Earn Miles
Credit Card.
Credit Card.
Card billed in
currencies
Bahrain Dinars
All other foreign
currencies
Amount
spent
BD 3
BD 3
Miles earned
Card billed in
currencies
Bahraini
Dinars
All other
foreign
currencies
3 Falconflyer miles
4 Falconflyer miles
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Amount
spent
BD 3
BD 3
Miles earned
2 Falconflyer
miles
2 Falconflyer
miles
Banking
To apply:
Currently only Bahrain residents are eligible
to apply for the Standard Chartered
Falconflyer Credit Card.
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Participating
How and where you earn miles
from our partners
As well as earning miles when you fly, you
can also earn them when you use selected
services from our ever growing range of
world class partners.
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Financial Partners
Platinum Card
Classic Card
Citibank*
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Financial Partners
CrediMax
American Express*
BisB
BISB award FFP miles as follows:
Classic Card
BD3 spent = 1 Falconflyer mile.
Bahrain Credit
Gold Card
BD1 spent = 1 Falconflyer mile.
Platinum Card
BD2 spent = 3 Falconflyer miles.
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Financial Partners
Classic Card
BD1.5 spent = 1 Falconflyer mile.
Gold Card
BD1 spent = 1 Falconflyer mile.
Platinum Card
BD.750 spent = 1 Falconflyer mile.
Classic Card
BD1.5 spent = 1 Falconflyer mile.
Gold Card
BD1 spent = 1 Falconflyer mile.
Signature Card
BD.750 spent = 1 Falconflyer mile.
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Hotel Partners
Hilton HHonors
500 Falconflyer miles per stay at qualifying
rates or 1 Falconflyer per US$ 1 spent on
eligible stays.
+973 17 72 61 07/8.
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Hotel Partners
rates.
Rotana
500 miles per stay at Rotana Hotels and
Rayhaan Hotels by Rotana and 250 miles per
stay at Arjaan hotel apartments by Rotana,
Rotana Resorts and Rayhaan Resorts by
Rotana.
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Hertz
locations.
Hertz.
of 30 days.
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Please note:
* Eligible Rentals are rentals made on retail
eligible.
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Jashanmal
Earn 10 Falconflyer miles for every 1 Bahraini
Dinar spent at any Jashanmal store in Bahrain.
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Telecommunications
Travelling Connect
Earn up to 7 Falconflyer miles on outgoing
calls from key mobile operators.
Earn up to 3 Falconflyer miles per minutes
for incoming calls in India, Hong Kong and
Sudan.
For full details, visit:
www.travellingconnect.com/middle-east-asia.
Batelco Al Dana
Earn 30 Falconflyer miles for every 100 Bahraini
Dinar spent.
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Airlines
American Airlines
First Class
Booking class F
Business Class
Booking class J
Economy Class
Booking classes Y, B, H, K
Booking classes L, M
booked.
Airlines.
without notice.
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Airlines
Jet Airways
First Class
Booking classes F, A
Business Class
Booking classes C, I, J, Z, P
Economy Class
Booking classes T, U
You can also redeem your Gulf Air Falconflyer miles for free flights on Jet Airways. For more information
on redemptions and conditions, visit gulfair.com/ffp and click on Jet Airways.
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Airlines
Virgin Atlantic
Upper Class
Booking classes J, C, D
Booking classes I, Z
Premium Economy
Booking classes W, S
Booking classes H, K
Economy Class
Booking classes Y, B, L, M, Q, R, U
Discounted Economy
Booking classes X, V, N,O, E
You can also redeem your Gulf Air Falconflyer miles for free flights on Virgin Atlantic. For more information
on redemptions and conditions, visit gulfair.com/ffp and click on Virgin Atlantic.
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Redeeming
Redeeming
gulfair.com/ffp
Use them in exchange for free upgrades on
We do suggest that you always keep any
travelling companion.
the airport.
Redemption miles
time.
partner.
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Use them for free flights on American Airlines, Jet Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airways
Zone 1
0-500
9,000 miles
18,000 miles
27,000 miles
Zone 2
501- 1500
15,000 miles
30,000 miles
45,000 miles
Zone 3
1501- 3000
24,000 miles
48,000 miles
72,000 miles
Zone 4
3001-4000
30,000 miles
60,000 miles
90,000 miles
Zone 5
4001 - 5000
39,000 miles
78,000 miles
117,000 miles
Zone 6
5001- 6000
45,000 miles
90,000 miles
135,000 miles
Zone 7
6001+
60,000 miles
120,000 miles
180,000 miles
One way
First Class (Z)
Airport benefits and privileges are not available to Falconflyer members travelling on AA
Gulf Air Falconflyer family scheme and tier bonuses are not applicable on American Airline services
Redemption flights are subject to availability and must be booked according to Gulf Airs
Falconflyer rules
Member must have enough miles for the redemption, top-up miles are not permitted
Upgrade awards are not available on American Airlines flights
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Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Zone 4
Zone 5
Zone 6
Distance in
miles
0-250
251-500
501-750
751-1000
1001-3500
3501+
Award type
One way
Economy
Class
3,000
9,000
12,000
18,000
24,000
27,000
47,000*
One way
Business
Class
6,000
18,000
24,000
36,000
48,000
54,000
94,000*
One way
First Class
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
81,000
141,000*
First Class is available on selected routes and will gradually be extended to other points on the network.
*Redemption rates for the Mumbai-Newark sector
Jet Airways Details, Terms and Conditions
Airport benefits and privileges are not available to Falconflyer members flying on Jet Airways and
vice versa
Gulf Air Falconflyer family scheme and tier bonuses are not applicable on Jet Airways services
Member must have enough miles for the redemption, top-up miles are not permitted
Upgrade awards are not available on Jet Airways flights
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US
Atlanta-Boston-New York (JFK/Newark)-Washington
DC
Chicago
Miami-Orlando-Las Vegas-Los Angeles-San FranciscoOrlando to/from Glasgow
Orlando to/from Manchester
Cancun
CARIBBEAN
Antigua-Barbados-Cuba-Grenada-St Lucia
Barbados to/from Manchester
AFRICA
Cape Town-Johannesburg
Lagos
MIDDLE EAST
Dubai
INDIA
Delhi
FAR EAST
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Economy
(T)
Premium
Economy
(P)
Upper
Class
(G)
35,000
35,000
42,500
42,500
42,500
42,500
45,000
55,000
60,000
70,000
70,000
70,000
70,000
70,000
80,000
80,000
100,000
100,000
100,000
100,000
100,000
45,000
45,000
70,000
70,000
100,000
100,000
50,000
38,500
80,000
60,000
120,000
80,000
38,500
60,000
80,000
42,500
70,000
100,000
50,000
45,000
80,000
70,000
120,000
100,000
Airport benefits and privileges are not available on Virgin Atlantic Services
Gulf Air Falconflyer family scheme and tier bonuses are not applicable on Virgin Atlantic services
All redemption flights are subject to availability must be booked at least 14 days prior to
departure, and tickets issued within 72 hours of booking
Member must have enough miles for the redemption, top-up miles are not permitted
Upgrade awards are not available on Virgin Atlantic flights
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Redeeming
How to redeem your miles
Step three:
Step four:
Youll need to provide your current email
address so that a written confirmation of
your tickets can be sent to you.
* Please note:
If your journey involves more than one Gulf
Air flight you need to exchange the number
of miles required for each flight.
Step one:
Step two:
Identify yourself as a Gulf Air Falconflyer to
the reservations staff, wholl be able to give
you instant answers on seat availability.
Please bear in mind that we aim to make
your choice as wide as possible but there
are times of the year, especially busy holiday
periods, when the availability of free flights
will be severely restricted.
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Silver
Gold
Black
Normal
Redemptions
4+ days before
travel for the regular
number of miles if
booking through a
Gulf Air office or
World Wide Contact
Centre. No deadline
for booking online.
Quick
Redemptions
Between 4 days-*till
flights are open for
sale a fee of US $20
or 3,000 miles if
booking through a
Gulf Air office or
World Wide Contact
Centre. No fees for
booking online.
No fee
Changes to
Un-ticketed
Redemption
tickets
No fee
* Flights are open for sale until few hours before departure depending on the travel destinations.
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Changes to ticketed
Redemption
bookings
(changes to
outbound or return
flights,
re-routing or change
in class of travel)
Blue
Silver
Gold
Black
Changes can be
made up to one day
before travel for a fee
of US$ 40 or 6,000
miles.
Changes can be
made up to one day
before travel for a fee
of US$ 20 or 3,000
miles.
Changes can be
made up to one day
before travel. A fee of
US$ 20 or 3,000
miles is charged for
ticket re-routing
and/or change in
class of travel.
Changes can be
made up to one day
before travel. A fee of
US$ 10 or 1,000
miles is charged for
ticket re-routing
and/or change in
class of travel.
Cancellations
Must be cancelled
four days before
departure. A service
charge of US$ 40 or
6,000 miles applies.
Must be cancelled
one day before
departure. A service
charge of US$ 20 or
3,000 miles applies.
Must be cancelled
one day before
departure.
A service charge of
US$ 20 or 3,000
miles applies.
Must be cancelled
one day before
departure.
A service charge of
US$ 10 or 1,000
miles applies.
No shows
If a member fails to
show up for the
booked flight, the
ticket and all related
charges will be
forfeited.
** If a member fails
to show up for the
booked flight, the
ticket can be
rebooked for a
service fee of :
US$ 40 or 6,000 miles
for GCC & Middle
East.
US$ 60 or 9,000 miles
for Asia.
US$ 80 or 12,000
miles for Europe &
Far East.
** If a member fails
to show up for the
booked flight, the
ticket can be
rebooked for a
service fee of :
US$ 40 or 6,000 miles
for GCC & Middle
East.
US$ 60 or 9,000 miles
for Asia.
US$ 80 or 12,000
miles for Europe &
Far East.
** If a member fails
to show up for the
booked flight, the
ticket can be
rebooked for a
service fee of :
US$ 20 or 3,000 miles
for GCC & Middle
East.
US$ 30 or 4,500 miles
for Asia.
US$ 40 or 6,000 miles
for Europe & Far
East.
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Upgrades
Falconflyer members like to reward
themselves with upgrades, so that they can
Please note:
U, V, E, O, N, S, K, X, Q or W Sub-classes
upgrades.
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Contacting
+973 17 33 87 68
Email:
ffp@gulfair.com
Post:
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Informing
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Economy
class
50
100
50
100
100
250
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To find out your booking class please refer to the class column on your ticket.
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300
1,424
961
1749
618
3,340
1,045
1,200
2,124
300
1,629
300
301
303
2,759
413
1885
1,435
1,595
794
1,034
1,378
Kochi
Kuwait
Lahore
Larnaca
London
Manila
Mashad
Medina
Moscow
Mumbai
Muscat
Najaf
Paris
Peshawar
Riyadh
Sanaa
Shiraz
Sialkot
Taif
Tehran
Thiruvananthapuram
Istanbul
Larnaca
1337
930
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3,458
Paris/Chicago
4,142
Paris/Dallas
4,948
Paris/Miami
4,589
Paris/New York
3,635
Frankfurt/Chicago
4,332
Frankfurt/Dallas
5,130
London/Boston
3,267
London/Chicago
3,950
4,751
London/Los Angeles
5,442
London/Miami
4,430
Miles will only be awarded for AA codeshare flights which have a GF flight number.
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Larnaca/Thessaloniki
702
Miles will only be awarded for CY codeshare flights which have a GF flight number.
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This shows the number of miles required for a free flight or upgrade with Gulf Air.
Class
Upgrade
100%
Class
Upgrade
150%
Economy Class
(T)
3,000 miles
6,000 miles
3,000 miles
4,500 miles
Cities in Zone 2
9,000 miles
18,000 miles
9,000 miles
13,500 miles
Cities in Zone 3
24,000 miles
48,000 miles
24,000 miles
36,000 miles
18,000 miles
9,000 miles
13,500 miles
Cities in Zone 2
Istanbul, Larnaca
9,000 miles
*Please note that airport taxes and a fuel surcharge are applicable on some redemption tickets. For more
information please contact your local Gulf Air office and/or our Worldwide Contact Centre.
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From / To
ZONE 1
ZONE 2
ZONE 3
Zone 1
GCC, Iraq & Iran
5,200
6,000
12,000
Zone 2
Middle East, Africa & ISC
6,000
10,000
16,000
Zone 3
Far East & Europe
12,000
16,000
20,000
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5,000 Miles
10,000 Miles
15,000 Miles
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Description
Purchase
3000 Miles
1000
10000
No Restriction
Cost in USD
0.025/per Miles
Open to all
Description
Transfer
account
1000
10000
100,000
Cost in USD
0.025/per Miles
Open to all
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Abu Dhabi
Karachi
Tehran
Addis Ababa
Khartoum
Thiruvananthapuram
Amman
Kochi
Athens
Kuwait
Baghdad
Larnaca
Bahrain
Lahore
Bangkok
London Heathrow
Beirut
Manila
Cairo
Mashad
Chennai
Moscow
Dammam
Medina
Delhi
Mumbai
Doha
Muscat
Dubai
Najaf
Dubai Al Maktoum
Paris
Frankfurt
Peshawar
Gassim
Riyadh
Hyderabad
Sanaa
Islamabad
Shiraz
Istanbul
Sialkot
Jeddah
Taif
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City/Airport
Lounge
Location
Abu Dhabi
Addis Ababa
Departure Area
Amman
Crown Lounge
Athens
Bahrain
Bangkok
3rd Floor
Baghdad
Beirut
Cedar Lounge
Cairo
Departure hall
Chennai
Dammam
Departure hall
Delhi
Transit area
Dubai
Dubai Al Maktoum
Marhaba lounge
Doha
Oryx Lounge
Departure hall
Frankfurt
Gassim
Tasheel lounge
Departure hall
Hyderabad
Departure hall
Islamabad
CIP Lounge
Departure lounge
Istanbul
Millennium Lounge
Jeddah
Departure hall
Karachi
CIP Lounge
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City/Airport
Lounge
Location
Khartoum
Chief House
Departure hall
Kochi
Departure area
Kuwait
Dasman Lounge
Mezzanine floor
Lahore
CIP Lounge
Departure hall
Larnaca
Executive Lounge
London Heathrow
Manila
Pagstop Lounge
Mashad
CIP lounge
Moscow
Departure hall
Mumbai
Clipper Lounge
Muscat
Paris
Salon Premiere
Peshawer
Executive Lounge
Riyadh
Sanaa
Balqees Lounge
Departure hall
Taif
Tehran
Tasheel lounge
Departure hall
Business Lounge
* Code share flights are not entitled for any lounge facilities.
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Defining
For more information or clarification, get in touch with our Worldwide Contact Centre
at +973 17 37 37 37 or visit our dedicated Falconflyer page at gulfair.com/ffp
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