Kingfisher all set to fly on 4 new global routes

Vijay Mallya-promoted Kingfisher airlines is all set to expand its international network by flying on another four international routes in the next two months. Awaiting directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) nod, the premier air carrier expects to launch its first international flight out of Mumbai connecting Singapore, and soon after to Hong Kong, on a daily basis by third week of September.
Thereafter, Kingfisher will connect Mumbai to London in the second half of October.
The much-touted Silicon express connecting the IT hub of the east Bangalore to its counterpart in the west, San Francisco, is expected to start flying in the first week of November on a daily basis. While Airbus A330-200s will fly to South Asia, Airbus A340-500s will fly to the US and the UK.
Kingfisher’s international expansion plans come as good news for passengers.
Two days before Kingfisher Airlines launched its Bangalore-London daily flight, British Airways slashed its base fare from Rs 24,150 to Rs 9,990. Soon after, Virgin Atlantic brought down its base fare on the Mumbai-London sector to Rs 9,990 for some flights where the average base fare for a return flight to London was Rs 23,000.
12/09/08 Shauvik Ghosh/Business Standard

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