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Kingfisher Airlines - airline information

General information

Kingfisher Airlines was launched by a beer-manufacturing company that makes the popular Indian beer, Kingfisher.

This carrier is owned by Dr.Vijay Mallya, Indian billionaire and is headquartered in Bangalore, India, where it has its only hub.

Kingfisher Airlines is a low cost carrier that flies exclusively to destinations within India.

The company experiences immense success and is gradually increase its fleet.

Fact sheet

General company information...
Official name:	Kingfisher Airlines
Slogan:	"Fly the good times"
IATA designator:	KFR
ICAO designator:	IT
Headquarters:	Bangalore, India
Alliance:	None
Destinations...
Hubs:	Bangalore International Airport
Focus cities, regions, secondary hubs:	None
Number of destinations:	31
Fleet & flights-related...
Fleet size:	24 (+75 orders)
Aircraft types used:	Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A330, Airbus A340 ATR-72
Accidents & incidents:	-
Passengers-related...
Number of passengers:	-
Classes:	-
Frequent flyer program:	-
Other important issues: - Kingfisher Airlines was interestingly created by a beer company making the beer with the same name - Kingfisher Airlines is one of the main official sponsors of the Panasonic Toyota Formula 1 team

Destinations

With Kingfisher, in early 2007, travelers could reach the following domestic destinations within India:

Agartala (Agartala Airport)

Agatti (Agatti Aerodrome)

Ahmedabad (Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport)

Bangalore (HAL Bangalore International Airport)

Bhubaneswar (Biju Patnaik Airport)

Chennai (Chennai International Airport)

Coimbatore (Coimbatore Airport)

Delhi (Indira Gandhi International Airport)

Dibrugarh (Dibrugarh Airport)

Guwahati (Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport)

Goa (Dabolim Airport)

Hubli (Hubli Airport)

Hyderabad (Begumpet Airport)

Jaipur (Sawai Man Singh International Airport)

Jammu (Jammu Airport)

Kochi (Cochin International Airport)

Kolkata (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport)

Madurai (Madurai Airport)

Mangalore (Mangalore International Airport)

Mumbai (Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport)

Nagpur (Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport)

Pune (Pune Airport)

Puttaparthi (Sri Sathya Sai Airport)

Srinagar (Srinagar Airport)

Tiruchirapally (Tiruchirapalli Airport)

Tirupati (Tirupati Airport)

Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum International Airport)

Udaipur (Udaipur Airport)

Varanasi (Varanasi Airport)

Vijayawada (Vijayawada Airport)

Visakhapatnam (Visakhapatnam Airport)

Fleet

The fleet consists of Airbus A340s, A330s, A320s, A319s and ATR 72 aircraft.

The A380 "Super Jumbo" was ordered in 5 pieces, just like the Airbus A350.

Activity & market position

The company aims at the low budget travelers, therefore fares are kept low.

Due to India's big potential in air travel, the company has its near future bright. An ever-growing number of people are travelling by air, therefore Kingfisher is planning to introduce the Airbus A380s.

It will probably be the first low cost airline to fly A380s.

Possibly, the company will try to extend into international markets as well.

Kingfisher offers unrivaled high quality in-flight services for the Indian domestic airline flyer. You have good leg room, comfortable wide seats and delicious food.

Kingfisher Airlines has received the "Best Airline Of The Year" award in the Pacific and Middle East region from Centre For Asia Pacific Aviation.

The company was given the title "Best New Domestic Airline For Excellent Services And Cuisine" by Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA).

Another award received was the "Service Excellence For A New Airline", given by Skytrax.

Last modified/updated: April 10, 2007