New York will be first US destination for Kingfisher
Nov 30, 2007, 8:14 GMT
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) As Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher Airlines readies to fly to the US from August 2008, it has decided on Terminal Four of the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York to cater to growing business from the nation's east coast.
The decision follows Kingfisher chairman Vijay Mallya's visit to New York last week when he inspected two contenders for his flights -- the JFK International Airport and the Newark Airport in adjacent New Jersey, officials said.
Global consultancy Accenture is presently working on the merger of Air Deccan with Kingfisher and also looking into route rationalisation of international sectors for both airlines, an official explained.
When completed, it will permit Mallya's airline to fly abroad by fulfilling the government requirement of a carrier having flown for at least five years in the domestic sector, with a minimum fleet size of 20 aircraft.
Air Deccan received its Air Operators Permit in January 2003 and the government has already given the carrier an in-principle nod to fly overseas, the official added.
The airline has sought permission from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for 40 routes that include the US, Middle East and South East Asia.
Kingfisher Airlines is also in the process of firming up plans to launch non-stop flights to San Francisco, New York and London from Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi. The airline also plans to connect Los Angeles and Vancouver.
It is also hoping to start flights to the Middle East from March 2008.
The North American sector is getting crowded as Jet Airways recently launched a daily flight from New Delhi to JFK via its hub in Brussels.
The airline already operates daily flights on the Mumbai-Brussels-Newark and the Chennai-Brussels-Toronto sectors.
Kingfisher will get delivery of five wide-bodied A340s between March and August next year and use them for its non-stop long-haul international operations. It has also ordered five A330s and five A350s. It is the first domestic carrier to order five A380s.
It is not clear on what routes Kingfisher will deploy the A380s as deliveries only start in 2011-12, but they may be used on India-US sector given the demand, officials said.
Following its investment in Air Deccan, the Kingfisher-Deccan combine is India's largest domestic airline group that connects 75 cities offering over 558 flights daily with a fleet of 80 aircraft.
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Nov 30, 2007, 8:14 GMT
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) As Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher Airlines readies to fly to the US from August 2008, it has decided on Terminal Four of the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York to cater to growing business from the nation's east coast.
The decision follows Kingfisher chairman Vijay Mallya's visit to New York last week when he inspected two contenders for his flights -- the JFK International Airport and the Newark Airport in adjacent New Jersey, officials said.
Global consultancy Accenture is presently working on the merger of Air Deccan with Kingfisher and also looking into route rationalisation of international sectors for both airlines, an official explained.
When completed, it will permit Mallya's airline to fly abroad by fulfilling the government requirement of a carrier having flown for at least five years in the domestic sector, with a minimum fleet size of 20 aircraft.
Air Deccan received its Air Operators Permit in January 2003 and the government has already given the carrier an in-principle nod to fly overseas, the official added.
The airline has sought permission from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for 40 routes that include the US, Middle East and South East Asia.
Kingfisher Airlines is also in the process of firming up plans to launch non-stop flights to San Francisco, New York and London from Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi. The airline also plans to connect Los Angeles and Vancouver.
It is also hoping to start flights to the Middle East from March 2008.
The North American sector is getting crowded as Jet Airways recently launched a daily flight from New Delhi to JFK via its hub in Brussels.
The airline already operates daily flights on the Mumbai-Brussels-Newark and the Chennai-Brussels-Toronto sectors.
Kingfisher will get delivery of five wide-bodied A340s between March and August next year and use them for its non-stop long-haul international operations. It has also ordered five A330s and five A350s. It is the first domestic carrier to order five A380s.
It is not clear on what routes Kingfisher will deploy the A380s as deliveries only start in 2011-12, but they may be used on India-US sector given the demand, officials said.
Following its investment in Air Deccan, the Kingfisher-Deccan combine is India's largest domestic airline group that connects 75 cities offering over 558 flights daily with a fleet of 80 aircraft.
India News