Kingfisher Airlines is based in Bangalore, India. It is a private airline and is viewed as the largest domestic airlines in India. Its status of offering world-class facilities in the domestic airlines has the best hold.
This airline belongs to the United Beverages Group and is owned by Vijay Mallya.
King fisher initiated on May 9, 2005 and its operations began with a fleet of 4 Airbus A320.
This airline operates now domestic and international routes covering major cities and in a short time has carved a niche in the civil aviation industry.
Kingfisher flights operated brand new aircrafts with stylish dressed cabin crew, red interiors and ground staff giving a stiff competition to all domestic airlines in India.
This airline introduced IFE (in-flight entertainment) system to the domestic flights as well and this was the first time that Indian passengers enjoyed it on each seat.
Their attractive services proved to be very beneficial and this was apparent in its booming business that presented a perfect record of customer satisfaction.
In 2008, it also had to face the worsening economic scenario. This was the time when the fuel prices sky rocketed and the strength of air passengers dripped.
Owing to this economic downturn, the chairman Vijay Mallya and Naresh Goyal his counterpart of Jet Airways announced an alliance such that they implemented code-sharing on domestic and international flights and also gave flyer programs in the names of King Club and Jet Privilege.
Kingfisher Airlines provides distinct services including offering assistance in boarding, baggage handling, accompanied with music at the airport and refreshments, on-demand video and audio, personalized screens, three-course gourmet cuisine and sleeperette seats having extendable footrests.
Kingfisher was the first airline to order Airbus A380 and is now operating for domestic purposes ATR 42, Airbus A320 and ATR 72 and for international services Airbus A330s.
At present, this airline has 74 aircrafts, including 25 Airbus A320-200 aircraft, 27 ATR 72-500, 6 ATR 42-500, 8 Airbus A321-200, 5 Airbus A330-200 and 3 Airbus A319-100.
In 2010, delivery of A380s is due and in 2012 A350s in expected.
This airline covers all regional destinations and is planning to enhance its international presence.
