Kingfisher to set up airline in US

New Delhi: Domestic private carrier Kingfisher Airlines, impatient to launch international services, will in the next six to eight weeks apply for launching an airline in the US that would enable it operate flights into India.
"Our detailed application is being compiled by our attorneys and it will be submitted in the next six to eight weeks," Kingfisher Airlines chief Vijay Mallya told reporters when asked about the status of his plans.
"Thereafter, it will take another six months to get the necessary clearances for launching the airline," he said.
Mallya said the domestic airline, which has ordered Airbus A340-500 aircraft among others, planned to start long-haul international operations after this wide-bodied plane is inducted. "It will be delivered to us in a year from now," he added.
Asked about Kingfisher operating on international routes from India, the liquor baron said: "We still continue to request the government to relax the five-year rule".
Under the present rules, a domestic airline can launch global operations only if it has a fleet of 20 aircraft and has put in five years of operations within India.
27/03/07 Chennai Online

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