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Kingfisher Airlines, India’s only Five Star
Airline rated by Skytrax, has been granted traffic rights to
operate on seven new international routes: New Delhi – London
– New Delhi, New Delhi – Hong Kong – New Delhi, New Delhi –
Bangkok – New Delhi, New Delhi – Dubai – New Delhi, Mumbai –
Colombo- Mumbai, Mumbai – Bangkok- Mumbai, Mumbai – Dubai –
Mumbai
Commenting on the grant of these new traffic
rights, Dr, Vijay Mallya, Chairman and CEO, Kingfisher Airlines
Limited said, “I am delighted to announce that Kingfisher
Airlines will soon be commencing flights from New Delhi to
London Heathrow along with six other new international routes.
The launch of these new flights will further enhance the
international route network of Kingfisher Airlines. The addition
of these new services will mean that we will now be able to
further leverage the unparalleled domestic route network of
Kingfisher Airlines to maximize yields. With their unique domain
expertise in aviation in general and in network planning in
particular, Seabury, our globally renowned advisors will ensure
excellent connectivity for all these new services”.
Sharing his perspective, Dr, Mallya added, “We
may even look at inducting new aircraft into our fleet sooner
than planned so that we are fully geared to capitalize on the
upturn. We are actively pursuing various options for fund
raising and our plans are on track. Given the tremendous equity
that Seabury enjoys with global investors, Kingfisher Airlines
is benchmarking itself against the best in the world. At a time
when the industry is facing remarkably difficult challenges to
becoming profitable, the appointment of Seabury is a proactive
step taken towards ensuring that the Leadership Team is
supported by and has access to seasoned advisors with proven
expertise in aviation”.
The flights on the New Delhi–London–New Delhi and
New Delhi–Hong Kong–New Delhi routes will be operated using
Airbus A330 aircraft while flights on the other routes will be
operated using the Airbus A320 family of aircraft.
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