Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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
3
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 or Gold member
17
Earning
How and where you earn miles from flying
18-20
Banking
Your Standard Chartered Falconflyer Credit Card
21-33
Participating
How and where you earn miles from our
Partners
34-41
Redeeming
How to redeem your miles
42
Contacting
How to get in touch with us
43-54
Informing
All the charts and information you need
55
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
from the date on which a member undertakes
the relevant flight or enters into the applicable
transaction with a relevant partner. Unused
miles will expire at the end of such validity
period.
Falconflyer Zone
promotions.
Quick redemptions
to log in.
codeshare flights.
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.
miles.
service.
20 kgs.
tier.
* Note: Service benefits are only available on
Gulf Air. They are not available on flights which
* Please note:
Cash payment for top-up is not permitted for
instant seat upgrades at the airport.
10
Seat Guaranteed
bonus miles
bonus miles
Waitlist priority
11
Economy Class.
Seat Guaranteed
Gold members holding a fully flexible,
page 53-54.
12
13
Ascending
How to become a Silver or Gold member
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 and
Gold levels is simple and easy.
14
member.
44-48.
Remember, if your journey involves more than
15
16
Earning
Youll find a comprehensive list of our
flying
17
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
18
Banking
Falconflyer Blue Credit Card
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
Card billed in
currencies
Bahraini
Dinars
All other
foreign
currencies
Miles earned
3 Falconflyer miles
4 Falconflyer miles
Amount
spent
BD 3
BD 3
Miles earned
2 Falconflyer
miles
2 Falconflyer
miles
19
Banking
To apply:
Currently only Bahrain residents are eligible
to apply for the Standard Chartered
Falconflyer Credit Card.
20
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.
21
Financial Partners
Platinum Card
Classic Card
Citibank*
22
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.
23
Financial Partners
BMI Bank
1 Falconflyer mile for every 2 Bahraini Dinars
or 1 Bahraini Dinar equivalent for other foreign
currencies spent on BMI platinum credit card.
24
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.
25
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.
26
Hertz
locations.
Hertz.
of 30 days.
27
Please note:
eligible.
28
Jashanmal
Earn 10 Falconflyer miles for every 1 Bahraini
Dinar spent at any Jashanmal store in Bahrain.
29
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.
30
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.
31
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.
32
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.
33
Redeeming
Redeeming
How you can use redemption miles
travelling companion.
the airport.
Redemption miles
The currency youll need for claiming your
partner.
34
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
35
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
36
US
Atlanta-Boston-New York (JFK/Newark)-Washington
DC
Chicago
Miami-Orlando-Las Vegas-Los Angeles-San FranciscoVancouver
Orlando 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-Mumbai
FAR EAST
Hong Kong
Shanghai-Tokyo
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
37
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.
38
Silver
Gold
Normal
Redemptions
Quick Redemptions
Between 14 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.
Between 4 days-*till
flights are open for sale
a fee of US $20 or
3,000 miles if booking
through a Gulf Air office
or World Wide Contact
Centre. No fees for
booking online.
Changes to
Unticketed
Redemption tickets
No fee
No fee
No fee
* Flights are open for sale until few hours before departure depending on the travel destinations.
39
Silver
Gold
Changes to ticketed
Redemption
bookings
(changes to
outbound or return
flights,
re-routing or change
in class of travel)
Cancellations
To be cancelled at least
one day before departure.
A service charge of US$
20 or 3,000 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.
40
Upgrades
Falconflyers like to reward themselves with
upgrades, so that they can fly in even more
Please note:
U, V, E, O, N, S, K, X, Q or W Sub-classes
upgrades.
41
Contacting
+973 17 33 87 68
Email:
ffp@gulfair.com
Post:
42
Informing
43
44
Economy
class
50
100
50
100
100
250
45
To find out your booking class please refer to the class column on your ticket.
46
300
1,424
961
1749
618
3,340
1,045
1,200
2,124
300
1,629
300
301
303
2,759
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
Sialkot
Thehran
Thiruvananthapuram
47
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.
579
Larnaca/Thessaloniki
702
Miles will only be awarded for CY codeshare flights which have a GF flight number.
48
This shows the number of miles required for a free flight or upgrade with Gulf Air.
Economy Class
(T)
For each one way sector
between Cities in Zone 1
Falcon Gold
Premium Class
(P)
3,000 miles
Class
Upgrade
100%
Class
Upgrade
150%
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
*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.
49
From / To
ZONE 1
ZONE 2
ZONE 3
Zone 1
GCC, Iraq & Iran
6,500
9,500
16,000
Zone 2
Middle East, Africa & ISC
9,500
13,500
20,000
Zone 3
Far East & Europe
16,000
20,000
23,000
50
5,000 Miles
10,000 Miles
15,000 Miles
51
Abu Dhabi
Khartoum
Addis Ababa
Kochi
Amman
Kuwait
Athens
Larnaca
Baghdad
Lahore
Bahrain
London Heathrow
Bangkok
Manila
Beirut
Mashad
Cairo
Moscow
Chennai
Medina
Dammam
Mumbai
Delhi
Muscat
Doha
Najaf
Dubai
Paris
Dubai Al Maktoum
Peshawar
Frankfurt
Riyadh
Islamabad
Sanaa
Istanbul
Sialkot
Jeddah
Tehran
Karachi
Thiruvananthapuram
52
City/Airport
Lounge
Location
Abu Dhabi
Addis Ababa
Departure Area
Amman
Crown Lounge
Athens
Bahrain
Bangkok
3rd Floor
Baghdad
Lounge
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
Islamabad
CIP Lounge
Departure lounge
Istanbul
Millennium Lounge
Jeddah
Departure hall
International terminal Departure lounge after
Immigration
Karachi
CIP Lounge
53
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
Moscow
Departure hall
Mumbai
Clipper Lounge
Muscat
Paris
Salon Premiere
Peshawer
Executive Lounge
Riyadh
Sanaa
Balqees Lounge
Departure hall
* Code share flights are not entitled for any lounge facilities.
54
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
55