KingFisher to Start Four New Routes to Colombo
Kingfisher Airlines starting 1NOV will launch three new routes, and resume one route, to Colombo.
The new routes are
Tiruchirapalli – Colombo
Thiruvananthapuram – Colombo
Bangalore – Colombo route will be resumed.
All the routes operate daily.
Currently Kingfisher’s only flight to Colombo, daily Chennai – Colombo flight operates with an A320. This flight is scheduled to operate with a revised timing from 31OCT10, arriving at Colombo at 0750 and departing Colombo at 2100, with the type still displayed as an A320.
However it appears that this is incorrect, and that the flight will in fact operate with the same ATR72 which will operate the three new routes. This is further evident from the fact that the Chennai – Colombo flight’s flight timing changes from 01h20min to 01h50min.
It appears that any ATR72 starting the day as IT061 MAA-CMB will be utilized all day to Colombo, starting from MAA at 0600 and ending the day at 2250.
Detailed route analysis
Cochin – Colombo
IT080 COK 1845 – 2015 CMB D ATR72
IT079 CMB 1630 – 1800 COK D
ATR72
Competition : None. SriLankan previously operated on this route up to 12 times weekly, however this route was later cancelled along with the network restructuring.
Tiruchirapalli – Colombo
IT076 TRZ 1030 – 1145 CMB D ATR72
IT075 CMB 0835 – 0950 TRZ D ATR72
Competition : SriLankan Airlines – 10 times weekly A320. Mihin Lanka – 5 times weekly A320.
Thiruvananthapuram – Colombo
IT078 TRV 1430 – 1545 CMB D ATR72
IT077 CMB 1230 – 1345 TRV D ATR72
Competition : SriLankan Airlines – 10 times weekly A320.
Bangalore – Colombo
IT063 BLR 0010 – 0130 CMB D 321
IT064 CMB 0230 – 0350 BLR D 321
Competition : SriLankan Airlines – 6 times weekly A320/A330-200.
Revised Chennai – Colombo flight
IT061 MAA 0600 – 0750 CMB D
IT062 CMB 2100 – 2250 MAA D
Competition : SriLankan Airlines – 15 weekly A320/A330-200/A340-300, Air India Express daily 738, Indian Airlines daily A320, Jet Airways daily 73H, JetLite daily 737.
All flights effective 01NOV10.
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Here are the current UL frequencies for the above destinations.
MAA – 14 weekly
TRZ – 9 weekly
TRV – 7 weekly (now) increasing to 10 weekly (effec 1st July)
BLR – 5 weekly
Thanks. However those numbers would be correct if one considers future competition. Are you sure BLR is 5 ?
Yes, BLR is 5. But UL was serving BLR with 6 from Mar – May. UL frequencies i listed already are appearing as default schedule for Nov 2010.
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Dear sir,
sir i would be happy if you could please start a daily flight between coimbatore and muscat by kingfisher airlines because people staying in palakkad could reach coimbatore airport within 1 hour.so i hope you will start daily service between coimbatore and muscat with immediately.
thanking you
your’s sincerly
Deepak Sudhakaran
email id-dsudhakaran87@gmail.com
Dear Deepak, I regret to let you know that I do not work for Kingfisher. However, I do hope that they will notice your message.