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UATP Expands Asia-Pacific Reach; Adds Kingfisher Airlines as New Merchant

3 January 2008

UATP Expands into Premium Indian Market

Washington, DC– Indian giant, Kingfisher Airlines, Mumbai, is the latest airline to join the UATP network as a new Merchant, effective immediately.  To meet corporate customer demands, Kingfisher chose UATP as a form of payment while expanding its global corporate market share in the airline industry.

“Kingfisher’s success is based on offering the best service and experience possible,” said Dr. Vijay Mallya, chairman and CEO, Kingfisher Airlines Limited.  “We are actively expanding our corporate client base and accepting UATP is a natural course of action to offer the corporate clients their preferred form of payment to gain market share.”

Kingfisher Airlines, recently awarded the Skytrax Excellence Award, and voted the “Best New Airline of the Year” within months of its launch offers unique opportunities for flyers.  It is the only airline to offer premium first class service on domestic routes and offer special programs for its corporate flyers including dedicated relationship managers that offer solutions for corporate client needs.  

“Kingfisher is quickly becoming a major player in the industry and has smartly positioned itself by accepting UATP to grow its corporate market share,” President and CEO, UATP, Ralph Kaiser stated.  “The Indian market is one of the fastest growing arenas and Kingfisher is positioned to garner a large percentage of the corporate market share; UATP corporate clients will be able to profit through the Kingfisher – UATP relationship.”

Besides being the first and the only airline to offer in-flight entertainment on every seat in the domestic skies, Kingfisher Airlines is the only one to offer LIVE TV with 16 channels of live & exciting content. Kingfisher Airlines is the largest airline in India offering 570 flights a day with a fleet of 80 aircraft.

For more information visit uatp.com or www.flykingfisher.com