Kingfisher Airlines to go global from September

Mumbai: Kingfisher Airlines Ltd, controlled by billionaire businessman Vijay Mallya, is preparing to launch its global operations in September. Besides the US, the Bangalore-headquartered carrier plans to start flights to the UK, Singapore, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong — all in that month.
Flying overseas: A March photo of a Kingfisher aircraft as the airline tested its international arrival process at the new Bangalore airport.
Flying overseas: A March photo of a Kingfisher aircraft as the airline tested its international arrival process at the new Bangalore airport.
Apart from its proposed non-stop flight to San Francisco from Bangalore, the first for any Indian airline, Kingfisher also has plans to fly to the west coast via Shanghai, a senior executive of the airline said. “This could be used as one-stop for our San Francisco flights. This will help the airline get more passengers” and serve as a break in the long flight to the US city, said the executive, who did not want to be identified because the launch plans are not final. The airline is applying for permissions to fly through the Chinese city, he added. Earlier this year, after several months of seeking permissions and lobbying, Jet Airways India Ltd, India’s largest airline group by passengers, received approval to fly to Shanghai. It now has a flight to San Francisco through the Chinese city.
The Union government is starting to notify 13 international destinations Deccan Aviation Ltd, with which Kingfisher Airlines is merging, can fly, Mint reported on 11 July.
24/07/08 P.R. Sanjai/Livemint

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