Kuwait Airways Oasis Club Terms & Conditions
1. Kuwait Airways has the right to terminate the Oasis Club Program at any time.
2. Kuwait Airways reserves the right to amend or terminate the Program and any
Awards privileges and Partner relationships with or without prior cause or notice to
Members or Applicants.
3. Kuwait Airways will not be held liable for any loss or damage as a result of
such changes or termination of the Program.
4. All benefits and Awards are offered subject to Kuwait Airways conditions of
carriage and are subject to availability and change without notice. Any service provided
by Kuwait Airways, its Partners or Agents will be subject to any applicable Treaty such
as the Warsaw Convention or other laws, which may in certain cases, govern the Member’s
contract for carriage by air.
5. You will earn miles only for flights operated with Kuwait Airways, in case of
another airline like codeshare flights you will not be entitled to earn miles unless
otherwise stated.
6. Oasis Club miles have an expiration date three years after the flight date
as per the expiration schedule. Miles are scheduled to expire twice a year, i.e. June 30
and December 31. Members are responsible for checking the expiration date periodically
and using their miles. Expired miles cannot be used or extended
7. Kuwait Airways reserves the right to make Oasis Club Bonus Miles and
promotional offers available to members based on flight activity, geographic location,
program participation, or other information supplied by the member.
8. Kuwait Airways reserves the right to communicate the Program in any language
it deems appropriate.
9. All mileage and subsequent awards must be earned and used according to the
rules and guidelines as mentioned on this page. Kuwait Airways has the final say as to
whether an itinerary qualifies for Oasis Club travel awards.
10. Abuse of the Oasis Club program (including failure to follow program
policies and procedures, the sale or barter of awards or tickets. Supplying incorrect
information, including at the time of booking, to earn Oasis Club Miles. Attempting to
earn Oasis Club Miles for Sectors that have not been own or are not eligible for Oasis
Club Miles Accrual. Altering Kuwait Airways or Partner documents to procure Oasis Club
Miles. Attempting to earn Oasis Club Miles for sectors own by any person (any matching
names) other than the member. Attempting to earn Oasis Club Miles more than once for the
same sector. Misrepresentation of fact relating thereto or other improper conduct, as
determined by Kuwait Airways in its sole judgment, including, among other things,
violation of the tariffs of Kuwait Airways or any partner airline participant in the
program, any untoward or harassing behavior with reference to any Kuwait Airways
employee or any refusal to honor Kuwait Airways Airlines employees or representatives’
instructions) may result in cancellation of the member’s account and future
disqualification from the program participation, forfeiture of all mileage accrued and
cancellation of previously issued but unused awards. Any violation of these rules may
result in confiscation of tickets at any time (including en route) and the payment by
the Oasis Club member or passenger of the full applicable Y, J or F fare for any segment
travelled on program award tickets that have been misused. In connection with the
enforcement of any of the terms and conditions governing the Oasis Club program, Kuwait
Airways Airlines reserves the right to take appropriate legal action, as it deems
necessary, and to recover damages, attorneys’ fees and court costs. Supplying incorrect
information, including at the time of booking, to earn Oasis Club Miles. Attempting to
earn Oasis Club Miles for Sectors that have not been flown or are not eligible for Oasis
Club Miles Accrual. Altering Kuwait Airways or Partner documents to procure Oasis Club
Miles. Attempting to earn Oasis Club Miles for sectors flown by any person (any matching
names) other than the member. Attempting to earn Oasis Club Miles more than once for the
same sector.
11. Oasis Club member is solely responsible and liable for any redemption
carried out from his/her Oasis Club account either by the member himself/herself or any
other person. Kuwait Airways will not be responsible and/or liable for any redemption
carried out from member's account in any circumstances whatsoever.
12. The Oasis Club Card is not a credit card nor does it constitute any form of
value.
13. The Oasis Club frequent flyer miles are also known as Oasis Points.
14. Kuwait Airways reserves the right to interpret and apply the policies and
procedures communicated in the terms and conditions. All determinations by Kuwait
Airways shall be final and conclusive in each case. These terms and conditions supersede
all previously issued terms and conditions.
15. From time to time, the data you have furnished to Kuwait Airways may be
provided to Oasis Club Partners in the travel industry to enhance your travel experience
and may be used to bring you relevant and valuable offers from these Oasis Club
Partners. If do not wish to use it for these purposes, please contact the Kuwait Airways
Member Service Center.
16. Except as otherwise explained below, mileage credit is not transferable and
may not be combined among Oasis Club member (other than the Family Mileage Pooling
Program), or conveyed by any means to anyone.
17. At this time, the Oasis Club is a free program. However, Kuwait Airways
reserves the right to charge a membership fee should it so desires at some future date.
18. If the card is lost, stolen or becomes damaged beyond use the member should
notify the Oasis Club Manager at the Customer Service Center in Kuwait. At its
discretion Kuwait Airways will replace the card as soon as possible. Until a
replacement is available, the member should continue to ensure that their membership
number is added to all reservations, and is required to retain all passenger coupons and
boarding passes for eligible flights in order to claim retroactive credit.
19. If Oasis Club team fails in any case to communicate - through Oasis Club
available channels of communication-with the members, then Oasis Club is not responsible
about the consequences of such situation. In this case members are responsible.
20. Upon the death of a member, the Oasis Club account will be closed and
mileage balance will be reset to zero except mileage balance under family pooling
program.
Enrolment in the Oasis Club Program
1. The Oasis Club program is open to any individual aged 2 or above, other than
Kuwait Airways staff (unless they are traveling with eligible full fare tickets) who
have completed an enrolment form. Member will receive his/her membership by mail only
after registering the first flight.
2. Corporations or other legal entities cannot be enrolled as members.
3. Only one person may be enrolled per Oasis Club account. An individual may
have only one account and that must be in is/her real (legal) name. Membership will be
listed under the participant’s full name including title (Mr., Mrs., etc.) and middle
initial. To receive flight credit the name on the ticket must match the name on the
member’s account/card exactly.
4. Membership is non-transferrable.
5. Retroactive credit will be given for flights taken 6 months prior to
enrolment, if sufficient proof (original boarding pass and ticket) can be produced to
the Kuwait Airways Member Service Center. In addition, Kuwait Airways has the full right
to postpone the retro-claim process until the complete data related to the claimed
transaction are available in the appropriate tracking systems.
6. Only published fares on Kuwait Airways qualify for mileage credit with the following exceptions: Frequent flyer program/discounted award travel, free, no value, agency/industry discount tickets (except if 50% or lower discount) and any other fares that are from time to time declared by Kuwait Airways to be
(i) eligible for mileage accrual at a reduced rate or (ii) ineligible for mileage
accumulation.
7. Flight cancellations due to any condition that Kuwait Airways
cannot
control, including but not limited to weather delays, will not be granted Award Mileage
credit.
8. You must complete your travel to earn Oasis Club flight mileage.
9. In case of upgrades to First or Business Class, Oasis Club mileage
credited will therefore be awarded based on the purchased fare and not on the actual
class
of service flown.
10. While Kuwait Airways and our other Oasis Club Airline Partners
make
every attempt to provide accurate credit or mileage, it is the member’s responsibility
to
retain necessary documents, such as boarding passes and ticket receipts, to be provided
for
retroactive credit.
11. If after a reasonable period Oasis Club miles for an eligible
flight are not credited on a member’s mileage statement, or if a Member has a dispute
concerning miles credited to his account the Member should send the passenger coupon
(ticket
- passenger receipt coupon) and original boarding passes to the Oasis Club service
center in
Kuwait. Members should retain file copies of all relevant documents for their reference.
Retroactive credit will not be given for claims over 6 months after the date of travel
and
in situations where Members are unable to substantiate their claims.
Redeeming Miles for Oasis Club Award Travel
1. All award travel must be via the routes of Kuwait Airways and
Oasis
Club Partners. Awards may be limited to selected routes or Kuwait Airways-coded
affiliate
flights. Award will be issued when award bookings are confirmed in specific allocated
booking classes and certain awards are subject to management approval
2. Award travel has no cash value and will not be refunded.
3. Mileage award levels are subject to change at any time without
notice. Travel restrictions to certain destinations and additional blackout dates may be
announced by Kuwait Airways at any time without notice.
4. All Travel Awards are subject to availability of capacity on the
selected flight. Award travel is capacity controlled by Kuwait Airways in a special
booking
class. Space on some flights may be restricted, especially at busy times of the year on
certain routes. General availability in other booking classes does not signify that
there is
capacity available for Award travel. Attempts to double book or otherwise circumvent the
booking process may lead to forfeiture of the Award and termination of membership.
5. Oasis Club Reward Tickets are valid for one year effective the date
of its issuance. Other Kuwait Airways ticketing rules and conditions may apply.
1. Y to J Upgrade awards are valid for the same period as per the
validity of the purchased Economy ticket.
2. J to F Upgrade awards are valid for the same period as per the
validity of the purchased Business ticket.
6. You are responsible for paying all applicable taxes, fees and
surcharges and obtaining necessary travel documents for award travel. Kuwait Airways
ticketing Rules and Conditions apply
7. Issued Oasis Club Reward Ticket can be refunded against an
administrative fee worth 5000 Oasis Club miles. The Miles are also non-refundable in the
following cases: Expired Oasis Club reward tickets, partially used reward tickets, lost
or
stolen reward tickets. Tickets issued against expired & valid miles, only valid
miles
will be re-deposited after applying the above mentioned administrative fee. Upgrade
award
refund may not be possible.
8. All changes on the issued award (Upgrade/ticket redemption) may be
done as per Oasis Club Terms and Conditions against an Administrative fee worth 2500
Award
Miles. Kuwait Airways ticketing rules and conditions may apply. All kind of changes
could
not be done on issued tickets except the change of date that could be done after getting
a
confirmed flight re-booking and against an administrative fee worth 2500 Award Miles.
9. You are responsible for paying all applicable taxes, fees and
surcharges and obtaining necessary travel documents for award travel. Kuwait Airways
ticketing Rules and Conditions apply.
10. No refund of cash will be given for online purchase of miles.
11. Retro-claim credits requests for the partners will not be handled
by
Oasis Club membership services team.
12. If you find that any eligible transactions with non-air
partners are missing from your statement, kindly contact the partner concerned within
the
due time limit/ prior to deadline set by the individual Partner for claiming miles.