Kingfisher Airlines will operate international flights between Bangalore and San Francisco, Bangalore-New York and Mumbai-London flights from August this year.
Kingfisher Airlines, after its merger with Air Deccan, will have an international operations license from August.
The company will immediately start daily international flights to these three destinations, executive vice-president Rajesh Verma said here on Monday.
Announcing the launch of the Kingfisher Training Academy in Pune, Verma said, "In August this year, Air Deccan will complete three years of operations in the domestic aviation sector. This enables the airline to run international flights. Since Kingfisher Airline and Air Deccan have merged, the joint company will now run international flights from August."
The company has finalised three international routes Bangalore-San Francisco, Bangalore-New York and Mumbai-London. "The Mumbai-London
Stating that the Kingfisher Training Academy will be operational in 12 cities by December this year, he said the company planned to train more than 6,000 students during the present calendar year.
The training academy will conduct two courses in aviation and hospitality services.
"At present, the two top airlines, Jet and Kingfisher, have a shortfall of 600 crew members. The same is expected to increase by another 2,000. Kingfisher Training Academy is aimed at meeting the fast increasing skilled manpower demand in the aviation and hospitality sectors," he said.
