SBI Card Revamps Lounge Access: New Rules from Jan 10, 2026

• SBI Card is introducing new rules for domestic airport lounge access, effective January 10, 2026.
• The new system categorizes cards into Set A (premium cards) and Set B (SBI Card Prime, partner bank variants, etc.).
• Set A cards grant access to lounges in major cities like Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, and Pune.
• Set B cards provide access to lounges in cities such as Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Cochin, Goa, Indore, Jaipur, Vadodara, Srinagar, Visakhapatnam, and other metro cities.
• Lounge access requires card validation at POS terminals, with a non-refundable Rs 2 fee for Visa/RuPay or a temporary Rs 25 hold for Mastercard.

Why It Matters: SBI Card's new lounge access rules impact travelers' airport benefits.