UB Group-controlled carrier to convert short-haul domestic routes with less demand for business class to all-economy configuration.
UB Group-controlled Kingfisher Airlines is planning to convert some of its aircraft being used in the short-haul domestic sectors into all-economy configuration. Of the 66 aircraft in the airline’s fleet, 30 are short-haul — three Airbus 319, 19 Airbus 320 and eight Airbus 321.
“We are planning to change some of our aircraft being used in some of the short-haul domestic routes, with less demand for business class, to single configuration. The decision was taken after it was found that the single configuration Kingfisher Red fleet was giving more revenue,” said a Kingfisher executive requesting anonymity.
Kingfisher Red is the new name given to the Air Deccan fleet and operates as the low-cost arm of Kingfisher Airlines. The latter bought the fleet from G R Gopinath in 2007 June. To boost revenues during the slowdown, Jet Airways had launched low-cost wing called Jet Konnect along with its subsidiary JetLite, renamed after the acquisition of Air Sahara.
29/07/11 Business Standard
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