Thailand on Kingfisher agenda

Kingfisher Airlines, dubbed India's five-star carrier, has included Thailand as part its first foray into international skies.
The airline intends to begin scheduled daily services from its base in Bangalore to Bangkok in March, using Airbus A321 jetliners.
Kingfisher plans to use an Airbus A321 for its first route to Bangkok. Kingfisher will be one of a handful of new carriers planning to make the Thai capital their port of call in the aftermath of the seizure of Bangkok's airports by the People's Alliance for Democracy.
The seizures stranded more than 300,000 travellers, scaring off many tourists and making some airlines reluctant to introduce flights to Thailand.
However, Kingfisher is setting up an office in Bangkok, appointing Success Aviation, a Thai travel agent, as its general sales agent, and contracting Bangkok Flight Services to provide ground handling services at Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Bangkok is one of the seven new overseas destinations that Kingfisher intends to introduce in the first quarter of this year as it is quickly spreads its wings to become a global carrier. The airline's takeover of Air Deccan, India's first low-cost carrier, and its licence has enabled it to pass Indian regulatory hurdles that allow Indian carriers to offer only domestic services for five years before being permitted to embark on international services.
Kingfisher had been in existence barely three years when it launched its maiden international flight - Bangalore-London - in September last year.
It has since added three other international routes: Mumbai-London (Jan 5), Bangalore-Colombo (Jan 19), and Chennai-Colombo (Jan 19). On the schedule for launching in the first quarter are Singapore, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Dhaka, Dubai and the Maldives.
29/01/09 Boonsong Kositchotethana/Bangok Post

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