Kingfisher, the private Indian carrier, is planning to begin operating services between London Heathrow airport and India from early September. This is great news for passengers who want to travel between India and England, as the number of passengers is increasing almost every day. Now, the passengers would be able to take flights offered by Kingfisher.

The carrier's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Indian tycoon Virjay Mallya, revealed in a BBC interview that the carrier had gained slots at London Heathrow airport, allowing starting operating its services.

The new service, which will be the carrier's first international service, will be introduced to the either Mumbai or Bangalore.

Kingfisher Airlines, established as India's first 'five-star airline' three years ago, is a part of the UB group-the world's third biggest drinks firm. Last year, the carrier merged with competitor Deccan and now operates its flights to 64 cities in India with around 500 daily flights.

The carrier has gained the first pair of slots from the Heathrow coordinator, but is discussing to obtain another pair of slots from KLM. So, in future, the Indian airlines Kingfisher will be able to successfully operate flights between two countries marking its first international venture in aviation industry.
The Dutch carrier said that it intended to stop its service on the route between Rotterdam and London Heathrow so as to lease out the slots.

The route from London to Rotterdam is serviced by VLM, the Air France-KLM group carrier.