Saturday, April 24, 2010

Kingfisher starts Delhi-Kathmandu flight

Kingfisher Airlines -- India's only Five Star Airline rated by Skytrax -- today announced the launch of daily flights from Kathmandu to New Delhi. The launch of this new route marks the first time that Kingfisher Airlines is commencing operations from Kathmandu.
In addition to this new route, Kingfisher Airlines also launched two other new international routes with the commencement of flights from New Delhi to Dubai and Mumbai to Dubai.
The flights on all these routes are being operated with Kingfisher Airlines' modern fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft. The flights on the Kathmandu - New Delhi route will feature Kingfisher Class, the premium economy service from Kingfisher Airlines.
The award-winning Kingfisher experience includes roomy seats with a wide seat pitch and ample leg room, in-flight entertainment, delectable cuisine, specially trained international cabin crew and a host of on-board comforts.
"I am delighted to announce the launch of Kingfisher Airlines' maiden flight between Kathmandu and New Delhi," said commenting on the launch of these new international routes, Dr Vijay Mallya, chairman and CEO, Kingfisher Airlines Ltd. "Kingfisher Airlines has redefined the whole experience of flying and with the launch of this new service, discerning flyers on this popular route popular will now have the choice of traveling with India's favourite airline."
Kingfisher Airlines has the largest network in India and flies to many cities that are served exclusively by Kingfisher Airlines. Guests flying in from Kathmandu to New Delhi will get easy and convenient connections to Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad.
The New Delhi-Kathmandu flight offers excellent connectivity with Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai, Leh and London amongst other cities. Kingfisher Airlines' guests will now be able to fly in from these cities and easily connect with the New Delhi-Kathmandu flight.
Air India, Jet Airlines, and Jet Lite are already flying on Kathmandu-Delhi-Kathmandu flights. Kingfisher Airlines will be another Indian airlines flying on the route.
At present, there are 42 daily flights from Delhi to Kathmandu while total the number of flights from Mumbai is seven.
Meanwhile, more international airlines are planning to fly to Kathmandu.
Malaysian Airlines has got permission for operation but its schedule has yet to be made public. Similarly, Oman Air has scheduled to fly to Kathmandu from June 17, according to CAAN.
Oman Air has also appointed its General Sales Agents in three of its soon-to-be-launched-destinations -- Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, Dar Es Salam in Tanzania, and Kathmandu in Nepal. It will be flying to Kathmandu from the June 17. Oman Air has appointed Amravati Travels as its GSA.
Abdulrazaq Alraisi, general manager, Worldwide Sales said that the airlines is very happy with the appointment of these premier and premium organisations as its GSA. The Board and the management of Oman Air are sure that these GSAs will deliver the top-class service to Oman Air and will help in bringing new and more business from these markets. "We are sure that both inbound tourism and outbound tourism between Oman and these countries will prosper greatly," he added.

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