April 24, 2007: In keeping with the tag of being the country’s fastest growing airline, the Vijay Mallya-promoted Kingfisher Airlines has begun operating direct flights from Mumbai to Nagpur, Indore and Guwahati. With this, Kingfisher Airlines now connects 28 cities with 163 flights a day operating a fleet of 26 aircraft.

The most unique part of the new development is that the Mumbai-Guwahati flight will be the longest non-stop flight offered by Kingfisher Airlines. The flying time between Mumbai and Guwahati would be approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes, said a report.

Meanwhile, the new services between Mumbai and Nagpur as well as Mumbai and Indore will prove to benefit travelers from Bhopal and Raipur as well. This, because, Nagpur and Indore are the nearest cities offering airport facilities to passengers from Bhopal and Raipur.

The new services, according to reports, mark the introduction of Kingfisher’s presence in the skies above Nagpur and Indore. The launch of the new routes, has been explaibned by the airline top brass as reaffirming its commitment toward addressing the needs of its guests by providing connectivity between the commercial capital of the country and other cities that are rapidly emerging as centres of economic activity. Kingfisher Airlines aims at getting to the position of market leader by year 2010.