Kingfisher Airlines

Based in Bangalore, Kingfisher Airline is a private airline owned by Dr. Vijay Mallya. It started its operations on May 9, 2005 with a fleet of 4 leased Airbus A-320 aircrafts. Presently it covers destinations like Agartala, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Goa, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kochi, Kolkata, Mangalore Mumbai Nagpur, Pune, Srinagar , Udaipur, Varanasi, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam

It offers several specialized services to its customers like personal valet at the airport to assist in baggage handling and boarding, exclusive lounges with private space, audio and video on-demand, extra-wide personalized screens in the aircraft and three-course gourmet cuisine.

Currently operating aircraft like Airbus A320, Airbus A319-100 and ATR-72, Kingfisher was the first airline in India to operate with all-new aircrafts. Kingfisher Airlines has notched up several firsts to its credit like being the first Indian airline to order the new Airbus A380.

In June 2005, it hit the headlines by placing an order for 5 A380s, 5 A350-800 aircraft and 5 Airbus A330-200 aircraft in a deal valued at over $3 billion.

At the Dubai Air Show in November 2005, Kingfisher Airlines placed an order for 20 ATR 72-500s in a deal estimated to be worth $500 million alongwith an order to acquire 30 more A320s in a deal estimated to be worth $2 billion.

The Airbus A380-the largest passenger liner in the world visited India as part of Kingfisher Airlines' Second Anniversary celebrations from May 7, 2007 to May 10, 2007. Kingfisher has set high standards in terms of product and service offering and has been constantly innovating.

Its vision is to constantly deliver a safe, value-based and enjoyable travel experience to all its customers. It has placed a strong emphasis on safety.