Kingfisher Red Service
Aug 1, 2010, 9:49 am
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Kingfisher Red Service
Do Kingfisher Red still serve complimentary food and drinks?
I have to book three sectors for next month and it's either Jet Lite or Kingfisher Red (MAA-IXZ-MAA-BOM). (Have looked on the Kingfisher website but can no longer find the pages describing domestic service).
Also, I have a 6 1/2 hour layover in MAA on the way back and wanted to know if there is a close decent hotel to get to with a nice lobby bar for a cooling drink rather than sweating it out in the terminal.
I have to book three sectors for next month and it's either Jet Lite or Kingfisher Red (MAA-IXZ-MAA-BOM). (Have looked on the Kingfisher website but can no longer find the pages describing domestic service).
Also, I have a 6 1/2 hour layover in MAA on the way back and wanted to know if there is a close decent hotel to get to with a nice lobby bar for a cooling drink rather than sweating it out in the terminal.
Aug 1, 2010, 10:05 am
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There's Le Meridien (15-20 min) and Radisson (10-15 min) drive from the airport. You could also try Zara's - decent bar at the airport which is at the Intl Dep end.
Aug 1, 2010, 9:52 pm
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- we MAA folks seem to be adept at it !
Aug 2, 2010, 1:02 am
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Aug 2, 2010, 10:16 am
#6
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LOL.. I think during the transit i'll just want to chill closer to the airport... it's going to be a very tiring day and i'll be spending some time in Chennai earlier in the trip.
Two quick other questions.
I'm flying IXZ-MAA-BOM on one ticket... I presume Kingfisher Red will through check my bags?
Will they give me the onward boarding pass in IXZ for MAABOM?
If my bags are through checked and i've already got my boarding pass I might use the 6 1/2hr transit to do something more productive.
Very excited about The Andamans, Pondicherry and Mumbai!
Two quick other questions.
I'm flying IXZ-MAA-BOM on one ticket... I presume Kingfisher Red will through check my bags?
Will they give me the onward boarding pass in IXZ for MAABOM?
If my bags are through checked and i've already got my boarding pass I might use the 6 1/2hr transit to do something more productive.
Very excited about The Andamans, Pondicherry and Mumbai!
Aug 4, 2010, 12:27 am
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MAA is a small enough city that there's less than 20..25 minutes between the airport and some quite nice areas.
Near the airport there's only the radisson / le meridien / trident (former hilton) for you to rest up in.
Near the airport there's only the radisson / le meridien / trident (former hilton) for you to rest up in.
LOL.. I think during the transit i'll just want to chill closer to the airport... it's going to be a very tiring day and i'll be spending some time in Chennai earlier in the trip.
Two quick other questions.
I'm flying IXZ-MAA-BOM on one ticket... I presume Kingfisher Red will through check my bags?
Will they give me the onward boarding pass in IXZ for MAABOM?
If my bags are through checked and i've already got my boarding pass I might use the 6 1/2hr transit to do something more productive.
Very excited about The Andamans, Pondicherry and Mumbai!
Two quick other questions.
I'm flying IXZ-MAA-BOM on one ticket... I presume Kingfisher Red will through check my bags?
Will they give me the onward boarding pass in IXZ for MAABOM?
If my bags are through checked and i've already got my boarding pass I might use the 6 1/2hr transit to do something more productive.
Very excited about The Andamans, Pondicherry and Mumbai!