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Apparently the fallout from Kingfisher’s sudden cancellation of flights a couple of weeks ago has not yet ended. A report from airlineroute.net shows that Kingfisher may be cancelling a few additional domestic flights.
The following destinations will be cancelled outright; some of these were not currently operated but rather placed into the GDS.
Destinations are spread out across India, but without exception are in most cases Tier 2 and 3 cities (with the exception of maybe Nagpur.
Additionally, the following 22 routes have been cancelled.
Maps generated by the Great Circle Mapper —copyright © Karl L. Swartz.
The cancellations are really targeted towards Mumbai. Perhaps this is recognition that for Kingfisher and their cost level, many of these Tier 2 cities will not work? On the other hand, if Kingfisher gets its equity infusion, then some of these routes could come back, especially for connectivity purposes in Mumbai.
