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Kingfisher links Dubai to Bangalore
Kingfisher Airlines, an Indian-based air carrier, on Thursday launched its inaugural daily flight between Dubai and the southern city of Bangalore.
- By Rachna Uppal, Staff Reporter
- Published: 23:01 June 25, 2009
- Image Credit: Francois Nel/Gulf News
- Siva Ramachandran, Vice-President for Global Sales of Kingfisher Airlines, fields questions during a news conference. Also in photo are Richard Talian, Vice-President of Dubai Airport and Vinay Nambiar, Area Manager, Kingfisher Airlines.
Dubai: Kingfisher Airlines, an Indian-based air carrier, on Thursday launched its inaugural daily flight between Dubai and the southern city of Bangalore.
The air carrier, part of the UB Group headed by businessman Vijay Mallya, is a key player in India's air travel industry.
The Dubai service is the airline's fourth international destination after London, Colombo and Dhaka.
According to Siva Ramachandran, Vice-President for Global Sales at Kingfisher Airlines, other Gulf destinations are being considered.
"Points in Saudi Arabia are under evaluation, in terms of economics as well as regulatory approval," Ramachandran said, adding that an Abu Dhabi flight was also being considered.
"We would not be operating here unless we were confident we would make money from it."
The Bangalore-Dubai sector is expected to be busy, and likely to attract passengers travelling to southern India.
Kingfisher Airlines has a large network of connections to 50 Indian cities from its Bangalore hub. Ramachandran said the airline plans to roll out flights to other Indian cities from Dubai.
He said three destinations in the state of Kerala were being assessed.
"While Dubai is the business and leisure capital of the region, Bangalore is the heart of India's multi-billion dollar IT sector," said Richard Talian, Vice President for Strategy at Dubai Airports.
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