Best credit card for flight booking in India

American Express Platinum Travel ranks first for flight booking on CardLens: about 1.0% back on ₹15,000/month of flight booking, ₹27,312 net a year after fee. EaseMyTrip Standard Chartered is second. The ranking is for a stated spend profile and changes with yours.

We take the standard Indian cardholder profile, change it to reflect this use (for ₹15,000 a month on flights, part of it on MakeMyTrip and IndiGo), and score every card with the same open engine used everywhere on the site: rewards at realistic point value + milestones + waivers − renewal fee incl. 18% GST − forex markup, then a 0–100 score that also counts usable lounge access, redemption flexibility, lifestyle fit, simplicity and fee safety. Nothing is hand-picked and no issuer pays for placement.

Probably. Caps, fee-waiver thresholds and milestones all depend on how much you spend and where. Set up your profile in Find My Card and every page on CardLens re-scores for you.

American Express Platinum Travel returns the most on airline tickets at this spend. Rates differ by where you book: some cards pay extra on specific airlines or travel sites (MakeMyTrip and IndiGo are part of this profile), so the ranking applies each card's published rules to that mix.

Yes, if you pay the bill in full: a large ticket earns rewards, travel cards add lounge visits, and a card payment can be disputed through your bank if a cancelled flight is never refunded. Carrying the balance costs around 3.5% a month or more on most Indian cards, which wipes out any reward.

If you pay a foreign airline in foreign currency, the forex markup (often 2–3.5%) matters as much as the reward rate. See the CardLens ranking for international travel, which counts the markup.