If you are a travel freak, you obviously spend a lot of time in airports. You often arrived there before time, meaning you had to wait for hours at the terminal. Sometimes the wait can be unbearable. It is therefore recommended to go to the airport lounge to ease the discomfort while waiting for your next flight to Mauritius, Singapore or San Francisco.
Although you can very well gain access to an airport lounge for a fee, it is advisable to use your credit card for this, especially if you travel frequently and need it several times a year.
Here we mention some of the famous credit cards that give free access to airport lounges:
I. HDFC Bank Regalia Gold Credit Card: This credit card offers free access to the airport lounge twelve times a year. Access is granted for both domestic and international terminals.
By using the Priority Pass, the cardholder, along with the additional member, can get access to up to 6 complimentary lounge entries per calendar year outside India.
II. ICICI Bank Sapphiro Visa Credit Card: This card offers up to four complimentary airport lounge visits per quarter at Indian airports. Unlimited access to airport lounges.
III. ICICI Bank Emeralde Private Metal Credit Card: This card, also from ICICI Bank, gives unlimited free access to airport lounges.
III. Kotak Mahindra bank: Kotak Mahindra offers the Mojo Platinum Credit Card, which offers eight complimentary airport lounge visits per year. This means two visits per quarter within India.
IV. Flipkart Axis Bank Credit Card: This credit card offers access to selected airport lounges in India for one calendar year with a minimum spend of ₹50,000 in the last three months.
V. Axis Bank ACE Credit Card: This Axis Bank credit card offers free access to lounges at select airports four times a year.
VI. Yes Private credit card: This gives access to more than 850 lounges in more than 120 countries around the world. It also offers a dozen free guest visits in one year.
VII. SBI Card Prime: It gives four free visits per calendar year to international Priority Pass lounges outside India. There is a maximum of two visits per quarter. There are eight complimentary visits per calendar year to domestic lounges in India, with a maximum of two visits per quarter.
Notably, most of these credit cards grant access to airport lounges, provided they meet certain criteria. For example, Flipkart Axis Bank credit card gets you access to the airport lounge if there is a minimum spend ₹50,000 in the previous three months.
Additionally, not all lounges are covered by these programs. Some airport lounges, such as Encalm Prive at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, are only open to business travelers.
