Kingfisher Airlines Review

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Kingfisher Airlines is an airline group based in India. Its head office is Kingfisher House in Vile Parle (East), Mumbai. Kingfisher Airlines, through its parent company United Breweries Group, has a 50% stake in low-cost carrier Kingfisher Red.

Kingfisher Airlines is one of six airlines in the world to have a 5-star rating from Skytrax, along with Asiana Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Malaysia Airlines, Qatar Airways and Singapore Airlines. Kingfisher operates more than 375 daily flights to 71 destinations, with regional and long-haul international services. In May 2009, Kingfisher Airlines carried more than a million passengers, giving it the highest market share among airlines in India.
Kingfisher Airlines is also the sponsor of F1 racing outfit, Force India, in which Vijay Mallya also owns.


IATA IT

ICAO KFR

Callsign KINGFISHER

Founded 2003
Commenced operations 9 May 2005

Hubs
Bengaluru International Airport (Bangalore)

Secondary hubs
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (Mumbai)
Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi)
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (Kolkata)

Focus cities
Chennai International Airport
Cochin International Airport (Kochi)
Hyderabad International Airport
Pune International Airport
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (Ahmedabad)

Frequent-flyer program King Club

Member lounge Kingfisher Lounge

Alliance Oneworld (future)

Subsidiaries Kingfisher Xpress

Fleet size 66 (+130 Orders)

Destinations 71

Company slogan Fly The Good Times

Parent company United Breweries Group

Headquarters Kingfisher House, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Key people
Vijay Mallya (CMD),(Chairman)
Sanjay Aggarwal (CEO)
A. Raghunathan, CFO (Finance)
Sourav Sinha, CIO (Information Technology)
Hitesh Patel, EVP
(Operations & Engineering)
Rajesh Verma, EVP (In-Flight & Services)
Manoj Chacko, EVP (Commercial)
Amit Agarwal, SVP (Corporate Development & Planning)
Ruby Arya, VP
(Human Resources)
Ravikant Sabnavis, VP (Marketing)
Gaurav Rathore, AVP (Quality & Guest Commitment)
Maj. Leslie Missal, AVP (Security)

Website: flykingfisher.com

History

Kingfisher Airlines was established in 2003. It is owned by the Bangalore based United Breweries Group. The airline started commercial operations in 9 May 2005 with a fleet of four new Airbus A320-200s operating a flight from Mumbai to Delhi. It started its international operations on 3 September 2008 by connecting Bangalore with London.

On 7 June 2010 Kingfisher became a member elect of the Oneworld airline alliance when it signed a formal membership agreement. A firm date to join the alliance will be announced once the implementation process is underway, it possibly may take 18 to 24 months.

Destinations
Kingfisher Airlines serves 63 domestic destinations and 8 international destinations in 8 countries across Asia and Europe. Kingfisher's short haul routes are mostly domestic apart from some cities in South Asia, Southeast Asia and Western Asia. All short haul routes are operated on the Airbus A320 family aircraft. ATR 42s and ATR 72s are used mainly on domestic regional routes. Kingfisher has its medium, long-haul destinations in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Europe. Its first long haul destination was London, United Kingdom which was launched in September 2008. It has plans to launch new long haul flights to cities in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania with deliveries of new aircraft. All long haul routes are operated on the Airbus A330-200. New destinations are being added very quarter. Kingfisher continues to be the most loved airline in India and even prefered by tourists coming to India.

Asia

East Asia
Hong Kong
Hong Kong International Airport

South Asia

Bangladesh
Dhaka - Shahjalal International Airport

India

Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Port Blair - Veer Savarkar Airport

Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad - Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
Rajahmundry - Rajahmundry Airport
Tirupati - Tirupati Airport
Vijayawada - Vijayawada Airport
Visakhapatnam - Visakhapatnam Airport

Assam
Guwahati - Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
Silchar - Kumbhirgram Airport

Bihar
Patna - Jayaprakash Airport

Chandigarh
Chandigarh Airport

Chhattisgarh
Raipur - Mana Airport

Delhi
Indira Gandhi International Airport (Hub)

Goa
Vasco da Gama - Dabolim Airport

Gujarat
Ahmedabad - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
Bhavnagar - Bhavnagar Airport
Bhuj - Rudra Mata Airport
Kandla - Kandla Airport

Himachal Pradesh
Dharamsala - Gaggal Airport
Kullu - Bhuntar Airport
Simla - Simla Airport

Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu - Jammu Airport
Srinagar - Sheikh ul Alam Airport

Jharkhand
Ranchi - Birsa Munda Airport

Karnataka
Bangalore - Bengaluru International Airport
Hubli - Hubli Airport
Mangalore - Mangalore International Airport
Mysore - Mandkalli Airport

Kerala
Kochi - Cochin International Airport
Kozhikode - Calicut International Airport
Thiruvananthapuram - Trivandrum International Airport

Lakshadweep
Agatti - Agatti Aerodrome

Madhya Pradesh
Indore - Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport
Jabalpur - Jabalpur Airport
Khajuraho - Khajuraho Airport

Maharashtra
Aurangabad - Chikkalthana Airport
Mumbai - Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (Hub)
Nagpur - Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport
Nanded - Nanded Airport
Nasik - Gandhinagar Airport
Pune - Pune International Airport

Manipur
Imphal - Tulihal Airport

Mizoram
Aizawl - Aizawl Airport

Orissa
Bhubaneswar - Biju Patnaik Airport

Punjab
Amritsar - Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport
Ludhiana - Sahnewal Airport

Rajasthan
Jaipur - Sanganer Airport
Jodhpur - Jodhpur Airport
Udaipur - Maharana Pratap Airport

Tamil Nadu
Chennai - Chennai International Airport
Coimbatore - Peelamedu Airport
Madurai - Madurai Airport
Salem - Salem Airport
Tiruchirapalli - Tiruchirapalli International Airport
Tuticorin - Tuticorin Airport

Tripura
Agartala - Singerbhil Airport

Uttarakhand
Dehradun - Jolly Grant Airport
Pantnagar - Pantnagar Airport [seasonal]

Uttar Pradesh
Agra - Kheria Airport [seasonal]
Lucknow - Amausi Airport
Varanasi - Babatpur Airport

West Bengal
Kolkata - Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (Hub)
Siliguri - Bagdogra Airport

Nepal
Kathmandu - Tribhuvan International Airport

Sri Lanka
Colombo - Bandaranaike International Airport

Southeast Asia

Singapore
Singapore Changi Airport

Thailand
Bangkok - Suvarnabhumi Airport

Southwest Asia
United Arab Emirates
Dubai - Dubai International Airport

Europe

United Kingdom
London - London Heathrow Airport

Fleet Details

VT-KAA------- ATR 72-212A
VT-KAB------- ATR 72-212A
VT-KAD------- ATR 72-212A
VT-KAE------- ATR 72-212A
VT-KAF------- ATR 72-212A
VT-KAG ------- ATR 72-212A
VT-KAH------- ATR 72-212A
VT-KAI------- ATR 72-212A
VT-KAJ------- ATR 72-212A
VT-KAK------- ATR 72-212A
VT-KAL------- ATR 72-212A
VT-KAM------- ATR 72-212A
VT-KAN------- ATR 72-212A
VT-KAO------- ATR 72-212A
VT-KAP------- ATR 72-212A
VT-KAQ------- ATR 72-212A
VT-KAR------- ATR 72-212A
VT-KFA------- Airbus A320-232
VT-KFB------- Airbus A320-232
VT-KFC------- Airbus A320-232
VT-KFD------- Airbus A320-232
VT-KFE------- Airbus A320-232
VT-KFF------- Airbus A320-232
VT-KFG------- Airbus A320-232
VT-KFI------- Airbus A319-131
VT-KFJ------- Airbus A319-131
VT-KFK------- Airbus A320-232
VT-KFL------- Airbus A320-232
VT-KFM------- Airbus A320-232
VT-KFP------- Airbus A321-232
VT-KFQ------- Airbus A321-232
VT-KFR------- Airbus A321-232
VT-KFS------- Airbus A321-232
VT-KFT ------- Airbus A320-232
VT-KFV------- Airbus A320-232
VT-KFW------- Airbus A321-231
VT-KFX------- Airbus A320-232
VT-KFY------- Airbus A321-232
VT-KFZ------- Airbus A321-232
VT-VJK------- Airbus A330-223
VT-VJL------- Airbus A330-223
VT-VJM------- Airbus A319-133(CJ) VIP
VT-VJN------- Airbus A330-223
VT-VJO------- Airbus A330-223
VT-VJP------- Airbus A330-223

Kingfisher Red
Cabin classes

Domestic

Kingfisher First
The domestic Kingfisher First seats have a 48 inch seat pitch and a 126 degree seat recline. There are laptop and cellphone chargers on every seat. Passengers can avail of the latest international newspapers and magazines. There's also a steam ironing service aboard Kingfisher First cabins. Every seat is equipped with a personalised IFE system with AVOD which offers a wide range of Hollywood and Bollywood movies, English and Hindi TV programmes, 16 live television channels and 10 channels of Kingfisher Radio. Passengers also get BOSE noise cancellation headphones.
Domestic Kingfisher First is only available on selected Airbus A320 family aircraft.

Kingfisher Class
The domestic Kingfisher Class has 32-34 inch seat pitch.
Every seat is equipped with personal IFE systems with AVOD on-board the Airbus A320 family aircraft. As in Kingfisher First, passengers can access the movies, English and Hindi TV programmes, a few live TV channels powered by DishTV and Kingfisher Radio. The screen is controlled by a controller-console on the seat armrest. Earcup headphones are provided free of cost to all passengers. The default channel shows, alternating every few seconds, The aeroplane's ground speed, outside temperature, altitude, distance and time to destination; the position of the aircraft on a graphical map and one or more advertisements.
Passengers are served meals on most flights. Before take-off, passengers are served bottled Lemonade.
On-board the ATR 72-500s there are 17 colour LCD drop-down screens mounted along with loudspeakers for audio in the cabin overhead, a head-end unit to handle CDs and DVDs, and a crew control panel. The screens measure 12.7 cm by 9.3 cm, weigh 0.2 kg each and are spaced every two or three seat rows along both sides of the cabin.

International

Kingfisher First


The international Kingfisher First has full flat-bed seats with a 180 degree recline, with a seat pitch of 78 inches, and a seat width of 20-24.54 inches. Passengers are given Merino wool blankets, a Salvatore Ferragamo toiletry kit, a pyjama to change into, five-course meals and alcoholic drinks. Also available are in-seat massagers, chargers and USB connectors.
Every Kingfisher First seat has a 17 inch widescreen personal television with AVOD touchscreen controls and offers 357 hours of programming content spread over 36 channels, including Hollywood and Bollywood movies along with 16 channels of live TV, so passengers can watch their favorite TV programmes live. There's also a collection of interactive games, a jukebox with customisable playlists and Kingfisher Radio. Passengers are given BOSE noise cancellation headphones.

The service on board the Kingfisher First cabins includes a sociable area comprising a fully fledged bar staffed with a bartender, a break away seating area just nearby fitted with two couches and bar stools, a full-fledged chef aboard the aircraft and any-time dining. A turn-down service includes the conversion of the seat into a fully-flat bed and an air-hostess making the bed when the passenger is ready to sleep.
Both Kingfisher First and Kingfisher classes feature mood lighting on the Airbus A330-200 with light schemes proportionate to the hour and flight position.

Kingfisher Class



The international Kingfisher Class seats offer a seat pitch of 34 inches, a seat width of 18 inches and a seat recline of 25 degrees (6 inches). Passengers get wide-cut length modacrylic blankets, full size pillows and business class meals.
Each Kingfisher Class seat has a 10.6 inch widescreen personal television with AVOD touchscreen controls. The IFE is similar thereto of the international Kingfisher First class. It can also be controlled by a detachable remote-control console consorted the armrest. This device can be used to control the IFE, reading-lights, play games and even has a credit-card swipe for shopping on Kingfisher's 'Air Boutique'. It also has a facility for sending text-messages, though the service Is not provided by Kingfisher.

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