* Indian carrier's new destinations include Dubai and London
Dehli -- Kingfisher Airlines, billed as "India's only Five Star Airline", on Wednesday said the Indian Government has granted it traffic rights to fly to five international destinations including Dubai, London, Hong Kong, Bangkok and Colombo.
Dr Vijay Mallya, Chairman and CEO of Kingfisher Airlines Limited, said: "I am delighted to announce that Kingfisher Airlines will soon be commencing flights from New Delhi to London Heathrow along with six other new international routes. The launch of these new flights will further enhance the international route network of Kingfisher Airlines."
Mallya added: "The addition of these new services will mean that we will now be able to further leverage the unparalleled domestic route network of Kingfisher Airlines to maximise yields. With their unique domain expertise in aviation in general and in network-planning in particular, Seabury, our globally renowned advisers, will ensure excellent connectivity for all these new services."
Mallya added: "We may even look at inducting new aircraft into our fleet sooner than planned so that we are fully geared to capitalise on the upturn. We are actively pursuing various options for fundraising and our plans are on track. Given the tremendous equity that Seabury enjoys with global investors, Kingfisher Airlines is benchmarking itself against the best in the world.
"At a time when the industry is facing remarkably difficult challenges to becoming profitable, the appointment of Seabury is a proactive step taken towards ensuring that the leadership team is supported by and has access to seasoned advisers with proven expertise in aviation".
The flights on the New Delhi-London-New Delhi and New Delhi-Hong Kong-New Delhi routes will be operated with Airbus A330 aircraft while flights on the other routes will use Airbus A320s.