Air India Maharaja Club Taps RBL Bank: Turn Credit Card Swipes Into Flight Rewards

Air India just added RBL Bank to Maharaja Club’s points conversion list, making it the latest in what’s becoming a predictable monthly ritual of new partner announcements. If you hold RBL’s Nova or Lumiere credit cards, your reward points now convert into Maharaja Points at 2:1 and 1:1 ratios, respectively.

How the RBL Transfer Works

1. Log into RBL’s rewards portal,

2. Find the “Points Transfer” section

3. Select Air India Maharaja Club

4. Enter your membership ID

5. Choose how many points to move, confirm with OTP

6. Wait up to seven working days for credit.

The process is standard stuff for anyone who’s transferred points between programs before.

The Bigger Trend Worth Watching

What’s interesting isn’t just RBL joining the party. Air India has been announcing a new partner almost every month since mid-2025. Magnify came in January for gift card purchases. Before that, Zomato linked up for food delivery points. Loyyal, a blockchain-based firm, opened doors to US and UK brand shopping.

This pace suggests Air India is chasing the occasional traveller, not just the frequent flyer crowd. Most Indians don’t rack up miles from business trips. They order dinner, buy groceries, and swipe cards at petrol pumps. If those everyday transactions can slowly build towards a Kerela flight or a cabin upgrade, the math starts making sense.

The programme is clearly positioning itself as a lifestyle rewards system that happens to redeem on flights, rather than an airline scheme that occasionally lets you earn on the ground.