Kingfisher Airlines Holds a Special Tennis Clinic with Mario Ancic

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India , 2006-09-26

Mario Ancic, the world’s number 12 tennis player today hosted a Tennis Clinic at CCI Mumbai where India’s biggest and best tennis extravaganza is currently under way. Organized as a special camp for the students, various budding tennis players got the opportunity to train under World no. 12 tennis player, Mario Ancic.

The Tennis Clinic comes on the second day of the on-going Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open 2006. With a line up of top-seeded players, many top notch matches are expected while the pros compete to achieve personal and historical milestones in the sport. Mumbai’s tennis fans are assured top-flight action with many tennis legends expected to turn in stellar performances. The line up of matches includes play-offs between some of the world’s best players.

Kingfisher Airlines, India's fastest growing airline and the winner of several prestigious awards and accolades had earlier announced its sponsorship of the ATP Mumbai Open, India's biggest international Tennis extravaganza.

Speaking on the association of Kingfisher Airlines with Tennis, Dr. Vijay Mallya, Chairman and CEO, Kingfisher Airlines Limited, stated, "The UB Group has always believed in promoting premium sports and has brought some of the best global sporting events to India. The Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open is one way of providing top-class Tennis action to Indian sports fans and what better way to do it than on the wings of Kingfisher Airlines- India's real world-class airline”.

Commenting on special clinic Dr. Vijay Mallya added, "India has an ever-increasing love for the sport of Tennis. With a lot of children and youth taking to the sport, we organized this expert clinic with Mario Ancic, one of the top ranked players in the world, to help upcoming and budding tennis players in Mumbai to understand the nuances and requirements of the sport from the best in the business."

About Kingfisher Airlines

Kingfisher Airlines is India's first and only private airline to receive the prestigious, 'Best New Airline of the Year' award in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East region from Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA). Kingfisher Airlines has also been voted as the 3rd Most Successful Brand Launch of the Year 2005, in the annual Brand Derby Survey conducted by India's leading business daily-Business Standard. In another Survey conducted by agencyfaqs.com and Brand Reporter, Kingfisher was voted as the 7th Buzziest Brand of 2005 amongst 2000 leading national and international brands. More recently, Kingfisher Airlines has bagged the "Service Excellence for a New Airline" award from Skytrax, a UK based specialist global air transport advisor.

Another addition to the list of laurels is the "Best New Domestic Airline for Excellent Services and Cuisine" award from Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA), the biggest travel writers' organization, across the globe, that conducts independent annual surveys across various industries related with Travel and Tourism in order to select the best in each category. Lastly in a survey conducted by IMB for Times of India, 46% of the participants voted Kingfisher Airlines 'The Best Airline" and "India's Favourite Carrier". Kingfisher Airlines commenced operations on May 9, 2005 with a brand new fleet of aircraft. Kingfisher Airlines offers Full Service at True Value and promises an unparalleled experience to the Indian air traveler. On offer are extra-wide seats and spacious leg room, delicious gourmet meals, international-class cabin crew and a whole host of comforts and delights. Kingfisher Airlines also facilitates doorstep delivery of tickets on guest request. Kingfisher Airlines has further raised the bar by introducing the Indian business traveler to a premium product- Kingfisher First, the finest experience in the Indian skies. For more information on Kingfisher Airlines log on to www.flykingfisher.com . Fly the Good Times with Kingfisher Airlines.

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