Kingfisher may fly to Pak in Sept

"We will start our services to Lahore from Delhi by September-end," a senior Kingfisher Airlines official said.

The carrier has already applied for approval to the DGCA to start its operations to Pakistan, under the Bilateral Air Services Agreement India signed with the neighbouring country, he added.

Kingfisher would fly an ATR 72 aircraft for the operation.

Besides, the carrier also plans to start flights to other destinations in SAARC countries like the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, he added.

In the South-East Asian region, the airline is also considering launching Mumbai-Singapore, Mumbai-Kuala Lumpur and Chennai-Kuala Lumpur flights.

It will also fly to Dubai from Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai.

The carrier has already announced plans to launch Mumbai-London, Mumbai-New York, Bangalore-San Fransisco and Bangalore-New York services from September.

As part of its international flight plans, Kingfisher has already ordered 10 wide-body aircrafts, including five Superjumbo Airbus A380's, and has already taken delivery of two Airbus 330s. Another A330 is due for delivery on August 2. The airline currently has 84 aircrafts in its fleet.

"We will change the name of Deccan Aviation, which completes five years of operations next month, in about a month's time and fly overseas under our own logo," the official said.

Under the current regulations, a carrier is allowed to fly international destinations only on completion of five years of domestic operations.