Through many credit and debit cards, you can use the airport lounge for free during air travel. In the airport lounge, passengers get many facilities ranging from comfort to food and drink. If you use ICICI Bank's debit card to avail this facility, then there is important news for you. Actually, this private bank has changed the rules of airport lounge access for some of its debit cards. These new rules will come into effect from October 1, 2024.
What are the new rules for access to airport lounges?
According to the ICICI Bank website, “Starting October 01, 2024, you can avail two complimentary airport lounge access by spending Rs 10,000 in the previous calendar quarter. Spending in the previous calendar quarter will unlock access for the next calendar quarter. You need to spend at least Rs 10,000 in the July-August-September 2024 quarter to be eligible for complimentary lounge access in the October-November-December 2024 quarter, and so on for subsequent quarters.”
New rules will be applicable on these debit cards
These updated rules for availing complimentary domestic airport lounge access will apply to the following cards
- ICICI Bank Coral PayWave Debit Card
- ICICI Bank Expression Business Mastercard Debit Card
- ICICI Bank Rupay Coral Debit Card
- ICICI Bank Expression Mastercard Debit Card
- ICICI Bank Coral Business Mastercard
- ICICI Bank Expression PayWave Debit Card
- ICICI Bank Coral Business Debit Card
- ICICI Bank Expression Business Debit Card
- ICICI Bank Coral Mastercard
- ICICI Bank PayWave Expression Debit Card
- ICICI Bank Coral PayWave Business Debit Card
- ICICI Bank Expression Coral Business Mastercard Debit Card
- ICICI Bank Coral Chip Debit Card
- ICICI Bank Expression Coral Mastercard Debit Card
- ICICI Bank Rubix Debit Card
- ICICI Bank Expression Business Coral Debit Card
- ICICI Bank RuPay Rubix Debit Card
- ICICI Bank Expression Coral Debit Card
- ICICI Bank Rubix Mastercard Debit Card
How to avail free airport lounges in India?
According to the ICICI Bank website, “Eligible cardholders will be required to produce their valid, unexpired card and valid air ticket or boarding pass at the lounge entrance on the same day or next day to gain entry. An authorisation fee of Rs 2 will be charged for each eligible card presented at the lounge entrance. Please note that free entry is generally restricted to the cardholder and any accompanying guest may be charged. This program is provided by a third party and is governed by the terms and conditions of such third party.”