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Sunday, August 24, 2008

Kingfisher Airlines goes global in September


Kingfisher Airlines on Friday announced that it would launch international service from India with the debut of daily non-stop flights between Bangalore and London-Heathrow on September 3. Tickets are now on sale for the new route. The flight from Bangalore will depart at 8.40 am and arrive at London Heathrow's Terminal 4 at 2.50 pm, local time. The return flight will depart Heathrow at 10.05 pm and arrive in Bangalore the next day at 12.35 pm, local time. The flights will be operated using a brand new Airbus A330-200. The airline has also secured permission to fly to 13 overseas destinations, according to a business daily. Kingfisher plans to launch flights to the US, UK, UAE, Singapore, Thailand, Maldives, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Hong Kong, it added.