Kingfisher Red Airlines
Kingfisher Red Airlines, earlier known as Air Deccan or Simplifly Deccan is a low-cost airline and is a subsidiary of Kingfisher Airlines. Air Deccan, now Kingfisher Red was established in the year 2003 with the aim to enable every Indian citizen to fly was taken over by United Beverages Group chief Dr. Vijay Mallya and became Kingfisher Red on August 29, 2008. With the takeover, the blue signature colour of erstwhile Simplifly Deccan is now Red. Kingfisher Red airline now operates under the flight code 'IT' instead of the earlier 'DN' code. Currently, Kingfisher Red airline serves as the low cost flight carrier of the UB Group and the level of service offered will be improved gradually. Flight schedules, booking options and other related information about Kingfisher Red are available on MakeMyTrip.Kingfisher Red FLEET
Kingfisher Red has a fleet of 41 aircrafts including ATR 42 (10), ATR (8) and Airbus A 320-232 (23). According to company sources, the number of aircrafts will be increased in future. Presently the Kingfisher Red flights fly to more than 50 destinations within the country every day.
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Kingfisher Red flights fly in various domestic sectors of India including New Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, and many more. Use MakeMyTrip's efficenient booking engine to locate your Kingfisher Red flight.
Kingfisher Red History
Kingfisher Red Airlines came into being on August 29, 2008, after a second re-branding of Simplify Deccan commonly known as Air Deccan. All the tickets are now sold by Kingfisher Red with the flight code as 'IT', while 'DN' code used by Air Deccan earlier is discontinued.
Kingfisher Red got its current name after UB Group chief Dr. Vijay Mallya bought it from Air Deccan for around 50% stake. Captain Gopinath launched Air Deccan's first flight on August 23, 2003 from Bangalore to Hubali.
On December 19, 2007 Air Deccan and Kingfisher Airlines decided to merge with about 50% stake each. According to the deal, in April, 2008 Mallya became the Chairman and CEO of the new company, while Gopinath is its vice-chairman.
It is believed that Kingfisher Red would fly on premium domestic and international routes. Kingfisher Red plans to launch international services in the future to Gulf, South Asia and Southeast Asia. Some of the proposed routes are between Amritsar - Sharjah, Mumbai - Dubai, Delhi - Dubai, Delhi - Lahore, Chennai - Dubai, Goa - Dubai, Kolkata - Dhaka, Bangalore - Bangkok, Dubai - Singapore, and Colombo - Singapore.
KINGFISHER RED DESTINATIONS
Kingfisher Red offers flights for 69 destinations, including all the important cities as well as second tier cities. Main hubs of the airline are located in New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad airports. Destinations covered by Kingfisher Red include - Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizwal, Amritsar, Aurangabad, Bagdogra, Belgaum, Bangalore, Bellary, Bhavnagar, Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Delhi, Dharamshala, Dibrugarh, Dimapur, Goa, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hubli, Hyderabad, Imphal, Indore, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jamnagar, Jamshedpur, Jorhat, Kandla, Kolhapur, Kolkata, Kulu, Leh, Lilabari, Lucknow, Madurai, Mangalore, Mumbai, Nagpur, North Lakhimpur, Patna, Port Blair, Pune, Raipur, Rajahmundry, Ranchi, Silchar, Shimla, Srinagar, Siliguri (Bagdogra), Tiruchirapalli, Tirupati, Tuticorin, Vidyanagar, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam, Vadodara.
Kingfisher Red Flight Schedule
Kingfisher Red flights flies from various destinations across India, from early morning till late night. The earliest departure by any Kingfisher Red flight is made at around 5.15 am and the last scheduled flight is at around 11.00 pm.
In Flight Services
Kingfisher Red Airline is known for offering unique services to passengers on board. In most likelihood, the airline will offer Kingfisher Airlines luxury services in Kingfisher Red at reasonable rates. It is believed Kingfisher Red offers facilities like web check-in, city check-in, magazines and newspapers on-board etc. Other facilities include access to exclusive Kingfisher lounges, excess baggage allowance and priority check-in.
Kingfisher Red News
Air Deccan is now Kingfisher Red
New Delhi, August 30, 2008: Captain Gopinath-founded Air Deccan is now history. UB Group chief Vijay Mallya, who bought around 50% stake in the budget carrier, has rebranded the airline as "Kingfisher Red" from Friday (August 29).This removes the name Deccan from the brand as after taking over, Mallya has changed the name to Simplifly Deccan. This change comes exactly five years after the LCC was founded.
While the merged company will be called Deccan Aviation to be entitled to go abroad, the brand will be Kingfisher, under which there will be a LCC - Kingfisher Red - and the full service carrier. The company's name is likely to be changed to Kingfisher once all legal formalities are completed, possibly within this year.
The Deccan brand will remain in three forms - Deccan Express and Logistics that has ordered 10 aircraft and Deccan Budget Hotels that will set up budget hotels across India.
The third company - Deccan Charters that deals in helicopters and small planes - is being hived off from Deccan Aviation and will get a separate air operator's permit.
Mallya will use Kingfisher Red as the low cost carrier of his group and the level of service will be improved majorly. The full service carrier will fly on premium domestic and international routes.