Book Air India’s new A350 business class from London to Delhi for £1,631 return

Yesterday we ran a full review of Air India’s new A350 business class cabin from London to Delhi.

Rhys was, frankly, blown away by how good it was.

By a total coincidence, Air India has launched some good deals on this flight if you need to travel by the end of June.

You can fly, return, in A350 business class from Heathrow to Delhi for £1,631.

Here’s an example:

For less than £100 extra, you can book a flexible ticket allowing a full refund.

You need to check the aircraft type when booking if you want the A350. Book any other aircraft and you will have an older plane without the excellent A350 suite seats.

You can get it cheaper ….

There are cheaper deals from Frankfurt (€1,658, so £1,415).

For example:

However, these are on a Boeing 787-9 which does not have a seat as good as the A350. When you factor in the cost of getting to Frankfurt, the deal doesn’t compare well to the Heathrow one.

Where to credit

Air India is a member of Star Alliance. This means that, as well as its own frequent flyer programme, you can credit your flight to schemes such as Lufthansa’s Miles & More, United Airlines MileagePlus or Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer.

How to pay

If you book the Heathrow deal and are paying in Sterling, the best deal for paying for your ticket is American Express Preferred Rewards Gold. This is free for a year and currently comes with a bonus of 30,000 Membership Rewards points.

Amex Gold earns 2 points per £1 spent with airlines. These convert to 2 Avios or many other airline and hotel programmes. No other card can beat this rate for general airline spend.

If you book from Frankfurt, the only ‘miles and points’ credit cards with no FX fees for Euro payments are the two Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercards.

If you don’t have one of those, your best bet is to forget miles and points and use any 0% FX credit card you have. Saving 3% on FX fees is better than earning a few points.

Conclusion

These fares are pretty easy to find until the end of June.

You can read about the Air India A350 business class seat in our review from yesterday. We strongly recommend booking an A350 service because these are by far the best aircraft in the Air India fleet.

You can find out more about Air India’s A350 on its website here.

The main UK booking website is here.

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How to earn Star Alliance miles from UK credit cards (April 2025)

None of the Star Alliance airlines currently have a UK credit card.

There is, however, still a way to earn Star Alliance miles from a UK credit card. 

The route is via Marriott Bonvoy. Marriott Bonvoy hotel loyalty points convert to over 40 airlines at the rate of 3:1.

The best way to earn Marriott Bonvoy points is via the official Marriott Bonvoy American Express card. It comes with 20,000 points for signing up and 2 points for every £1 you spend. At 2 Bonvoy points per £1, you are earning (at 3:1) 0.66 airline miles per £1 spent on the card.

There is a preferential conversion rate to United Airlines – which is a Star Alliance member – of 2 : 1 if you convert 60,000 Bonvoy points at once.

The Star Alliance members which are Marriott Bonvoy transfer partners are: Aegean, Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Avianca, Copa Airlines, Singapore Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines and United Airlines.

You can apply here.

Marriott Bonvoy American Express

20,000 points for signing up and 15 elite night credits each year Read our full review