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Once a common sight in the early 2000s, airline frequent flyer program first flight bonuses have become rare but some airlines do still offer them. Here’s our roundup of the airlines that still provide a first flight bonus after joining their respective frequent flyer program.
In many cases, you can have actually flown with the airline before and still get this bonus, so long as you were never a member of their program.
Air Côte d’Ivoire sMiles
1,000 Bonus sMiles Miles when you take your first flight with Air Côte d’Ivoire. Click here to join the program
Air India Flying Returns
Receive 1,000 Free Flying Returns Points when you join the Flying Returns program and complete your first flight. Click here to join the program
Bangkok Airways Flyer Bonus
240 Bonus FlyerBonus Points when you join Bangkok Airways FlyerBonus and take your first flight. Valid until Dec 31, 24 Click here to join & to register for the bonus (Registration is required)
Delta Airlines SkyMiles
Earn up to 10,000 Bonus SkyMiles when you join SkyMiles and fly on an International flight on Delta within 6 months of joining. Click here for more details and to join This offer is not valid for residents of the U.S..
Earn 10,000 bonus miles for Delta OneTM, First Class or Business Class service (F, P, A, G, J, C, D, I, Z) or 5,000 bonus miles for Main Cabin (W, Y, B, M, S, H, Q, K, L, U, T, X, V E) for your first round-trip on any Delta-operated and -marketed flight worldwide. A qualifying flight includes any Delta or Delta Connection® carrier flight. Codeshare flights operated by carriers other than the Delta Connection carriers are excluded from this offer. Applies only to round-trip flights purchased with a fare that is eligible for mileage accrual.
Hong Kong Airlines Fortune Wings
Earn up to 1,000 bonus Fortune Wings points when you join Fortune Wings and complete your first flight with Hong Kong Airlines. Valid until Dec 31, 24 Click here to join the program
MIAT Mongolian Airlines Blue Sky Mongolia
300 Bonus Blue Sky Mongolia Miles when you join the program and complete your first mileage earning activity. Click here to join the program
Oman Air Sindbad
Earn 1,000 bonus Sindbad Miles when you join the program and complete your first flight with Oman Air Click here to join the program.
Pegasus Airlines BolBol
1,000 Bonus BolPoints when you join the BolBol program and complete your first flight. Click here to join the program
Porter Airlines VIPorter
Earn 500 bonus VIPorter Points when you join the program and complete your first flight with Porter Airlines Click here to join the program
Qatar Airways Privilege Club
Earn up to 5,000 Bonus Avios when you join Qatar Airways Privilege Club and complete your first flight using promo code PCAMER24. Earn 2,500 Avios in Economy Class and 5,000 Avios in Business or First Class. This offer is meant for residents of the Americas. Join by Dec 31, 24 and travel by Jun 30, 25. Click here to join & to book your flights
Earn up to 5,000 Bonus Avios when you join Qatar Airways Privilege Club and complete your first flight using promo code JOIN0424. Earn 2,500 Avios in Economy Class and 5,000 Avios in Business or First Class. Join by Dec 31, 24 and travel by Jun 30, 25. Click here to join & to book your flights
Earn up to 5,000 Bonus Avios when you join Qatar Airways Privilege Club and complete your first flight using promo code JOIN0324. Earn 2,500 Avios in Economy Class and 5,000 Avios in Business or First Class. Join by Dec 31, 24 and travel by Jun 30, 25. Click here to join & to book your flights
Earn up to 5,000 Bonus Avios when you join Qatar Airways Privilege Club and complete your first flight using promo code PCAUNA24. Earn 2,500 Avios in Economy Class and 5,000 Avios in Business or First Class. This offer is meant for residents of Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, China and Hong Kong. Join by Dec 31, 24 and travel by Jun 30, 25. Click here to join & to book your flights
Earn up to 4,000 Bonus Avios when you join Qatar Airways Privilege Club and complete your first flight using promo code JOINPC24. Earn 2,000 Avios in Economy Class and 4,000 Avios in Business or First Class. Join by Dec 31, 24 and travel by Jun 30, 25. Click here to join & to book your flights
Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus
2,500 Bonus ROP Miles when you join Royal Orchid Plus and complete your first Thai Airways flight. Click here to join the program
Vistara Airlines Club Vistara
500 bonus Club Vistara Points when you join Club Vistara and complete your first flight with Vistara. For travel completed by Mar 31, 25. Click here to join the program
Did we miss any?
Are there any first flight bonuses that we missed? Let us know in the comments below and it we’ll add them to the list. Don’t worry about sending bonuses that you get just for joining a program – no flight required, we’ll be covering that in a separate post!
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