Just Launched: Two KrisFlyer SBI Co-Branded Cards

Just Launched Krisflyer SBI Co-Branded Credit Cards
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India has always been a big market for Middle Eastern carriers and Singapore Airlines. Over the past few years, we have seen the launch of such co-branded cards in India by Airlines. Singapore Airlines has partnered with SBI Cards and launched Two Krisflyer Co-Branded Credit Cards in India. The application option is not yet available on the SBI website.

How many Krisflyer SBI credit cards would there be?

So, at present, there are two Krisflyer SBI credit cards. One is an entry-level credit card, and the other is for a high-end credit card.

The two cards are

  • KrisFlyer SBI Card [Link]
  • KrisFlyer SBI Card Apex [Link]

What do we know?

Here is what we know as of now about these cards:

FeaturesKrisFlyer SBI CardKrisFlyer SBI Card Apex
Annual FeesINR 2999INR 9999
Welcome Benefit3K Krisflyer Miles10K Krisflyer Miles
Singapore Airlines Group
(Earning Per INR 200)
510
International Spends58
Other Spends26
Achievable StatusSilverGold
Milestones at 3 Lakh3K Miles
Milestones at 5 Lakh10K Miles
Milestone at 10 Lakh3K Miles
Domestic Lounge1/Quarter2/Quarter
International Lounge1/Quarter2/Quarter
PlatformMaster Card & AmexMaster Card & Amex
Krisflyer SBI Cards Summarized

Note: The Krisflyer Miles have hard expiry of two years.

Achieve Singapore Airlines Elite Status

With the just-launched Krisflyer SBI Cards, you can achieve Singapore Airlines Silver or Gold status.

  • Silver Status with Krisflyer SBI Card on spending INR 2.5 Lacs on Singapore Airlines usually requires 25K Elite Miles.
  • Gold Status with Krisflyer SBI Card Apex on spending INR 7.5 Lacs on Singapore Airlines, usually requires 50K Elite Miles.

The usual Elite miles earned on Singapore Airlines are given below:

Singapore Airlines Elite Miles Earning

The Singapore Airlines Elite status is also achievable with the Marriott Preferred Airline Partnership.

Bottomline

Singapore Airlines partnered with SBI and launched Krisflyer SBI Co-branded cards. We will be reviewing both of these cards soon; at the moment, it feels great to see another International airline launching their co-branded cards and telling us about where the International Travel industry is.