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| Kingfisher Airlines was established in 2003. It is owned by the Bangalore based United Breweries
Group. The airline started commercial operations in 9 May 2005 with a fleet of four new Airbus
A320-200s operating a flight from Mumbai to Delhi. It started its international operations on 3
September 2008 by connecting Bangalore with London. On 7 June 2010 Kingfisher became a member elect of the Oneworld airline alliance when it signed a formal membership agreement. A firm date to join the alliance will be announced once the implementation process is underway, it possibly may take 18 to 24 months. Kingfisher Airlines serves 63 domestic destinations and 8 international destinations in 8 countries across Asia and Europe. Kingfisher's short haul routes are mostly domestic apart from some cities in South Asia, Southeast Asia and Western Asia. All short haul routes are operated on the Airbus A320 family aircraft. ATR 42s and ATR 72s are used mainly on domestic regional routes. Kingfisher has its medium, long-haul destinations in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Europe. Its first long haul destination was London, United Kingdom which was launched in September 2008. It has plans to launch new long haul flights to cities in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania with deliveries of new aircraft. All long haul routes are operated on the Airbus A330-200. |
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First Class A top Quality product and service is delivered by Kingfisher Airlines for this domestic based route network. Comfortable seats arranged 2x2 in the First Class cabin, superb Inflight Catering and some of the most attentive and friendly levels of service. Airport handling aspects are also to a very high standard, setting new standards of comfort and luxury across India - and surely set to provide a mighty challenge to the world's top airlines when Kingfisher Airlines launch long haul, international services - expected in 2008. The international Kingfisher First has full flat-bed seats .Passengers are given Merino wool blankets, a Salvatore Ferragamo toiletry kit, a pyjama to change into, five-course meals and alcoholic beverages. Also available are in-seat massagers, chargers and USB connectors. Every Kingfisher First seat has a 17 inch widescreen personal television with AVOD touchscreen controls and offers 357 hours of programming content spread over 36 channels, including Hollywood and Bollywood movies along with 16 channels of live TV, so passengers can watch their favorite TV programmes live. There is also a collection of interactive games, a jukebox with customisable playlists and Kingfisher Radio. Passengers are given BOSE noise cancellation headphones. The service on board the Kingfisher First cabins includes a social area comprising a full-fledged bar staffed with a bartender, a break-out seating area just nearby fitted with two couches and bar stools, a full-fledged chef on board the aircraft and any-time dining. A turn-down service includes the conversion of the seat into a fully-flat bed and an air-hostess making the bed when the passenger is ready to sleep. Both Kingfisher First and Kingfisher classes feature mood lighting on the Airbus A330-200 with light schemes corresponding to the time of day and flight position. Seat Pitch The international Kingfisher Class seats offer a seat pitch of 34 inches, a seat width of 18 inches and a seat recline of 25 degrees (6 inches). Passengers get full length modacrylic blankets, full size pillows and business class meals. Each Kingfisher Class seat has a 10.6 inch widescreen personal television with AVOD touchscreen controls. The IFE is similar to that of the international Kingfisher First class. It can also be controlled by a detachable remote-control console fitted in the armrest. This device can be used to control the IFE, reading-lights, play games and even has a credit-card swipe for shopping on Kingfisher's 'Air Boutique'. It also has a facility for sending text-messages, though the service isn't provided by Kingfisher. On Board Entertainment Kingfisher's IFE system is the Thales TopSeries i3000/i4000 on-board the Airbus A320 family aircraft, and Thales TopSeries i5000 on-board the Airbus A330 family aircraft provided by the France-based Thales Group[25]. Kingfisher was the first Indian airline to have in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems on every seat even on domestic flights. All passengers were given a "welcome kit" consisting goodies such as a pen, facial tissue and headphones to use with the IFE system. Now, passengers of kingfisher class are not given "welcome kits" but as mentioned earlier, a complimentary bottle of lemonade and earphones for use with the IFE are still given. Initially, passengers were able to watch only recorded TV programming on the IFE system, but later an alliance was formed with Dish TV to provide live TV in-flight.[26] And in a marked departure from tradition, Kingfisher Airlines decided to have an on-screen safety demonstration using the IFE system, however the conventional safety briefing by the flight attendants still exists on many flights. Kingfisher Business class has 30 seats in a 2-2-2 configuration across two cabins on its Airbus A330-200s. Between them is a social area comprising a staffed bar with white leather couch and bar stool seating. The fully-flat beds are upholstered in red leather and feature in-seat massager, touchscreen controls, in-seat chargers and USB connectors. The cabin has state-of-the-art entertainment systems and at night, mauve mood lighting comes on and a "starry sky" appears on the cabin ceiling. Business class service includes any-time dining and a five-course meal prepared by a trained chef. Meals include a low-calorie option. There is a selection of fine wines, spirits and liquor. Other extras include jacket pressing and spectacle cleaning. Passengers also get merino wool blankets, noise-cancelling headphones by Bose and amenity kits by Salvatore Ferragamo. The domestic Kingfisher First seats have a 48 inch seat pitch and a 125 degree seat recline. There are laptop and mobile phone chargers on every seat. Passengers can avail of the latest international newspapers and magazines. There is also a steam ironing service on board Kingfisher First cabins. Every seat is equipped with a personalized IFE system with AVOD which offers a wide range of Hollywood and Bollywood movies, English and Hindi TV programmes, 16 live TV channels and 10 channels of Kingfisher Radio. Passengers also get BOSE noise cancellation headphones. Domestic Kingfisher First is only available on selected Airbus A320 family aircraft. Seat Pitch The Business Class seat has 32-34 inch seat pitch. 125 degree seat recline On Board Entertainment Every seat is equipped with personal IFE systems with AVOD on-board the Airbus A320 family aircraft. As in Kingfisher First, passengers can access the movies, English and Hindi TV programmes, a few live TV channels powered by DishTV and Kingfisher Radio. The screen is controlled by a controller-console on the seat armrest. Earcup headphones are provided free of cost to all passengers. The default channel shows, alternating every few seconds, The airplane's ground speed, outside temperature, altitude, distance and time to destination; the position of the aircraft on a graphical map and one or more advertisements. Passengers are served meals on most flights. Before take-off, passengers are served bottled Lemonade. On-board the ATR 72-500s there are 17 colour LCD drop-down screens mounted along with loudspeakers for audio in the cabin overhead, a head-end unit to handle CDs and DVDs, and a crew control panel. The screens measure 12.7 cm by 9.3 cm, weigh 0.2 kg each and are spaced every two or three seat rows along both sides of the cabin. A strong economy class product is provided - comfortable seats, good quality catering and again set off with some excellent quality of service delivered from check in through to the cabin services. Seat Pitch
On Board Entertainment Kingfisher Class has the advantage of a good IFE (the Thales I4000 system), with live TV, personalised Audio and Video on Demand (AVOD), music videos, concerts, news, business, infotainment, sports, Kingfisher Radio & Fun TV, Hollywood films and Bollywood blockbusters. There is also single and multi-player gaming include Blackjack, Roulette, Disney Classics and Virtual bowling. |
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| Disclaimer - The information provided is correct at time of going to press, and is only an indication of services provided by the airline. The aircraft type, pitch, and seating may change from those described and shown herewith airline partners section. | ||||||||||||||
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