Award route card · one-way
The Mumbai leg of the tech shuttle, and the cheapest fixed business seat on any metro trunk: 19,000 Maharaja points after the April-2026 10% trim, against Delhi–Bengaluru's 25,000 and Delhi–Mumbai's 20,000. Economy held at 4,000 — ₹3,200 at house value where cash runs ₹3–6k, so the award clears only when the Friday-evening shuttle premium spikes fares. IndiGo, Akasa and Air India Express pile frequency on the corridor; none wears a chart. For a 105-minute hop, pay cash in economy and save the Maharaja balance for the A350.
The play · business
Feed it: 19,000 IndusInd Reward Points (1:1) · 9,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 19,000 ICICI Reward Points (1:1)
| Program | Metal / routing | Points | Surcharge | All-in ₹ | vs play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air India Maharaja Points | Air India nonstop (Star Alliance), Value tier | 19,000 | — | ₹15,200 | the play |
The play · economy
Feed it: 4,000 IndusInd Reward Points (1:1) · 2,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 4,000 ICICI Reward Points (1:1)
| Program | Metal / routing | Points | Surcharge | All-in ₹ | vs play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air India Maharaja Points | Air India nonstop (Star Alliance), Value tier | 4,000 | — | ₹3,200 | the play |
| IndiGo BluChip | IndiGo nonstop — BluChip, dynamic (revenue-priced) | dynamic | — | — | — |
All-in ₹ = points × the program's house value (valuation index) + the sourced one-way surcharge; a dash means the carrier doesn't publish it and the ranking counts it ₹0 — the row's note carries the caveat. “Dynamic” rows never compete for the play. Feed-ins come from the same transfer data as the optimizer, multi-hop chains included.
Trimmed 10% in April 2026 (21,000 → 19,000) — the cheapest route-level business award on any Indian metro trunk. Still ₹15,200 of points for 105 minutes in a recliner; a convenience burn, not a seat story.
Feed it: 19,000 IndusInd Reward Points (1:1) · 9,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 19,000 ICICI Reward Points (1:1)
Held at 4,000 through the April-2026 overhaul (the chart's domestic floor fell to 1,500 — Bengaluru–Chennai). ₹3,200 at house value against ₹3–6k cash; a fair award only when the shuttle premium kicks in. Taxes unpublished.
Feed it: 4,000 IndusInd Reward Points (1:1) · 2,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 4,000 ICICI Reward Points (1:1)
IndiGo owns the corridor's frequency, but BluChip has no award chart — redemptions track the live fare at a dynamic ₹0.40–0.60 per BluChip, minimum 500, taxes cash-only. On a shuttle priced by the hour of the day, that's just the expensive ticket wearing points.
Ways in: HSBC Reward Points 1.5:1 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL) · Axis EDGE Reward Points 5:1 · HDFC Reward Points 3:1 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL)