
ICICI Bank
ICICI Bank British Airways Classic Credit Card
Annual Fee
₹4,130₹3,500 + GSTBase Reward
0.5% rewards
Foreign Markup
3.5%
Welcome Benefits
Welcome bonus of 3,500 Avios.
Product Highlights
- Enjoy the benefits of two cards with a single account.
- Earn up to 5 Avios on every ₹100 spent on British Airways tickets.
Category Rewards
travel
2.5 Avios per ₹100 on British Airways flight bookings
2.5X
Specialty
0.5 Avios per ₹100 on all other spends
0.5X
Merchant-Specific Rewards
1 pt ≈ ₹0.25–₹0.50british_airways
2.5 Avios per ₹100 on British Airways flight bookings (Amex variant)
Reward Calculator
Costs you ₹2,708/year
Break-even needs ~₹46,470/month at your reward mix.
₹16K
across all your buckets
4.7K
Avios
₹1.4K
via standard · ₹0.3/pt
Effective rate
0.74%
Annual fee
₹4,130
Year 1 net
₹-2,708
Year 2+ net
₹-2,708
ongoing
Adjust your spend by reward bucket
3 bucketsSurcharges & Exclusions
Watch-outs that quietly erode your effective rewards. Categories listed as “excluded” earn 0% even if the merchant looks normal.
Rent payment surcharge
1%Charged on every rent transaction via CRED / NoBroker / Magicbricks / etc.
Wallet load surcharge
1%from Jan 2026Kicks in after ₹5,000 cumulative wallet loads/cycle (Paytm, PhonePe, Mobikwik)
Utility payment surcharge
1%Kicks in after ₹50,000 cumulative utility spends/cycle
Foreign exchange markup
3.5%Charged on every international (non-INR) transaction
Excluded from rewards
fuel, rent, wallet, emi, cash advance, utility
Fuel surcharge waiver (good news)
1%Surcharges are typically charged 1 cycle after the transaction and may include GST. Always confirm with the bank's most recent T&C.
Rewards Details
Earn up to 2 Avios on every regular spend of ₹100, 2.5 Avios on British Airways flight bookings, and 5 Avios on every ₹100 spent on British Airways tickets and in-flight shopping with the Amex variant.
- The Avios you earn can be redeemed against hotel/flight bookings, car rentals, etc, on the official website of British Airways.
Benefits & Features
1% fuel surcharge waiver at all HPCL fuel stations.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Welcome bonus of 3,500 Avios.
- 1% fuel surcharge waiver at HPCL fuel stations.
Cons
- Annual fee of ₹3,500.
- No accelerated Avios on British Airways flight bookings with Mastercard variant.
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