 | |||||||
| |||||||
| Founded | 2003 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commenced operations | 9 May 2005 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 20 October 2012 [3] | ||||||
| Hubs | Bengaluru | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | |||||||
| Focus cities | |||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | King Club | ||||||
| Subsidiaries | Kingfisher Xpress | ||||||
| Destinations | 128 | ||||||
| Parent company | United Breweries Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Bengaluru, Karnataka[4][5] | ||||||
| Key people |
| ||||||
| Revenue | ₹25,982.78 crore (US$3.1 billion) (2012) | ||||||
| Net income | ₹8,765.9 crore (US$1.1 billion) (2012) | ||||||
| Employees | 5,696 (2012) | ||||||
Kingfisher Airlines Limited was an airline group based in India. It was established in 2003 and started its commercial operations in 2005. Through its parent company United Breweries Group, it had a 50% stake in low-cost carrier Kingfisher Red.
Until December 2011, Kingfisher Airlines had the second largest share in India's domestic air travel market. However, the airline ran into continuous losses since its inception, ran high debts and finally closed its operations on 20 October 2012.[6] Its chairman Vijay Mallya subsequently fled to London to allegedly hide from creditors.[7]
- ^ a b "Kingfisher Airlines". ch-aviation. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "7340.1Z - Contractions" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 15 March 2007. pp. 3–1–55. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ Ministry to give Kingfisher local slots, global flying rights to other carriers
- ^ "Airline Membership". IATA. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015.
- ^ "KFA Office". KFA. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013.
- ^ Giriprakash, K (12 November 2011). "The rise and fall of a castle in the air". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ Kazmin, Amy; Barber, Lionel (5 May 2016). "The fall of Viyay Mallya". Financial Times. Retrieved 3 February 2018.