Travel & Vacation: King Fisher Airlines

Delayed!  King Fisher Airlines – our flight from Hyderabad to Bangalore, India

We had the opportunity to visit Jake’s cousin and his family while we were over in India.  They were staying in Bangalore so we booked our tickets in advance to fly out to see them.  We were flying from Hyderabad to Bangalore and back.

Sometimes timing just isn’t right when it comes to flying!  The week before we were suppose to fly to Bangalore Jake got a phone call from KingFisher Airlines saying our flight had been changed……we would now be flying out at a different time and arriving in another city in India (nowhere even near Bangalore).  Thankfully we were able to get it worked out and they got us on a plane that was actually going to Bangalore.  There was less than 20 people on the entire flight.   KingFisher had all their bank accounts froze by the government for not paying their bills and they had consolidated all flights to conserve costs.

We ended up making it to Bangalore safely on KingFisher after several flights changes and delays but we decided it would be better to fly another airline back to Hyderabad since KingFisher wasn’t doing hardly anymore flights!  Plus when we flew back we would have to arrive on time for a connecting flight back to home to USA.  Good thing we changed airlines because when we flew back to Hyderabad a few days later all the flights with KingFisher were canceled.  I felt bad for the employees and anyone with tickets with the airline, but what can you do when an airline goes bankrupt!  The airline staff were really nice but from the reports we had heard they hadn’t been paid for several weeks due to the financial problems the airline was having.

On the way back we flew Indigo airlines and they were really great (no cancellations, delays, or problems at all).   Considering Jake and I were in 12 airports throughout our travels to and from India and this was the only major hiccup we really can’t complain.  Thankfully we were able to work out all the little hiccups and everything went pretty smoothly.

The “Travel and Vacation” series is an insight into our trips together as a family and ways we relax.  Life is short and we were thrilled to have the opportunity to build memories with family and explore of of the most amazing places during our time away.  Explore with a good attitude, look for fun, and it will be an awesome trip jammed packed with positive memories.  It is refreshing having some time away from the regular routine.  Make it a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet new people and learn.  You just might see or try something new that takes your breath away!