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Kingfisher Airlines is a new airline based in Bangalore, India. Services started on 9 May 2005, following the lease of 4 Airbus A320 aircraft. It initially operates only on domestic routes. The airline is owned by United Beverages Group under the leadership of Dr. Vijay Mallya. The airline promises to suit the needs of air travellers and to provide reasonable air fares.
Services
Kingfisher Airlines operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations :
Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Goa, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Cochin, Guwahati, Bagdogra, Kolkata and Pune
Kingfisher are pushing for an amendment of the present Indian government rule which requires an airline to fly a minimum of five years on domestic routes before it can start flying overseas. Barring an ammendment their first international flights are planned to start in 2010.
Fleet
The airlines currently operates with a brand new fleet of 7 Airbus 320 aircraft. It was the first airline in India to operate with all new aircraft. (ref: dgca.nic.in)
On 18 February 2005 Kingfisher Airlines signed a contract with Airbus for three Airbus A319 aircraft, adding to the 10 Airbus A320 aircraft (plus twenty options) ordered in January 2005. The first of the A319s will be delivered in December 2005, complementing the A320s on routes to smaller cities in India. (ref: Air International April 2005)
On June 15 2005 it became the first Indian airline to order the Airbus A380. It placed orders for 5 A380s, 5 Airbus A350-800 aircraft and 5 Airbus A330-200 aircraft in a deal valued at over $3 billion. Delivery of the A330s is due to start in late 2007, followed by the A380s in 2010 and the A350s in 2012.
On November 18 2005, Forbes magazine reported that Kingfisher Airlines is likely to place a further order of atleast 50 planes for an estimated US2.1 billion at the Dubai Air Show to be held this year (2005). The deal is likely to be of 30 jets and 20 turboprops.
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