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Kingfisher Airlines Official Airline and Travel Partner for

the DLF Indian Premier League

Kingfisher Airlines to provide unique fan packages

for travel to the Rainbow Nation

Monday, Mumbai 30th 2009: The DLF Indian Premier League today announced that Kingfisher Airlines, the country’s only 5 Star Airline would be the Official Airline and Travel Partner for the league in Season 2009. As the official airline and travel partner to the DLF Indian Premier League, Kingfisher Airlines will extend its world-class, award-winning hospitality to not only all the teams and players of the DLF Indian Premier League but will also offer IPL fans in India the unique opportunity to travel to South Africa to root for their favourite teams participating in Season 2009 in South Africa. Kingfisher Airlines is working in close consultation with the South African Tourism and three of the largest tour operators to offer cricket fans a unique once in a life time fare to experience cricket in the Rainbow Nation. The airline is also working closely with IPL to ensure that all teams and support management get to travel in style and convenience between India and SA.

Lalit Modi, Chairman and Commissioner, DLF Indian Premier League said, "I am very pleased to have the country’s premier 5 star airline Kingfisher Airlines join us as our Official Airline and Travel Partner. I am certain that the IPL fans travelling to South Africa for Season 2009 will enjoy the 5 star hospitality of the airline while flying the good times to the Rainbow Nation. Kingfisher’s decision to extend the association with the DLF IPL further bears testimony to the fact that there is a huge global fan following for the league and I am certain now that a lot of Indians will partake of this unique offer from Kingfisher Airlines to make the trip over to South Africa to enjoy an action packed Season 2009.”

Dr. Vijay Mallya, Chairman & CEO, Kingfisher Airlines Limited said, “We are delighted to extend our partnership with the DLF Indian Premier League as the official airline and travel partner for Season 2009. Fans can expect to fly the good times in the Rainbow Nation as they follow the fortunes of their favourite IPL teams in South Africa. This extension of our agreement with the DLF Indian Premier League is further testimony of our commitment to Indian sports. I am certain that all the fans, players and officials of the DLF IPL will undoubtedly enjoy our hospitality and fly the good times during the thirty – six days of intense competition. I welcome all DLF IPL fans to sit back, relax and enjoy the Kingfisher experience.”
Kingfisher Airlines has a long association with a variety of sports at both the domestic and international level including Tennis, Formula 1, Polo and Cricket through the Indian Premier League. Kingfisher unique packages to South Africa will offer fans an end-to-end experience with airline tickets, match tickets, hotels and on-ground arrangements all built into one exciting package at an unbeatable price. Taking things a step further Kingfisher will also offer customized tours based on each team’s fan base and will facilitate special flights within India to ensure that fans of all the franchises can connect to convenient flights between India and South Africa. In addition to that fans can also savour the delightful treasures of the Rainbow Nation with local sight-seeing tours conducted by expert tour operators and local guides to enhance their South African experience. Attractively priced IPL match tickets will ensure that fans from all across can fly and support their teams.

The DLF Indian Premier League is set to kick-off in Cape Town with an exciting double-header weekend, which will see all eight teams pitted against each other. The double header on April 18th will see the winner of the inaugural season the Rajasthan Royals face-off against the Royal Challengers Bangalore, while the Mumbai Indians will do battle against the Chennai Super Kings. On Sunday – April 19th the Deccan Chargers will face the Kolkata Knight Riders and the second game will see the Delhi Dare Devils take on the Kings XI Punjab.

The entire schedule for Season 2009 in South Africa is available for download at www.IPLT20.com - the official online destination for the Indian Premier League.

DLF Indian Premier League’s Season 2009 in South African Season will see the eight franchises play a league phase comprising a total of 56 matches to be played on 34 days at eight venues. The eight venues finalized for Season 2009 are Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Pretoria, East London, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein and Kimberley. The league will also feature 22 days of action packed double-headers. The two semi-finals have been scheduled for May 22nd and 23rd at Pretoria and Johannesburg respectively, with the Grand Final schedule for May 24th at Johannesburg.

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जास्त माहितीसाठी:

Cape Town, April 16, 2009: Setting up the 2009 DLF IPL tournament in South Africa inside three weeks has been an effort that stretches well beyond a logistical task unparalleled in world sport to building a brand and a legacy of enduring support in record time, says IPL Chairman and Commissioner Lalit Modi.
Speaking at a news conference in Cape Town today, Modi said a key driving factor for the IPL has been to engage South Africans and build excitement and enthusiasm. “Once the need to move the tournament had been forced on us, we were determined that playing IPL 2009 in another country should be far more than an exercise in finding venues suitable for television. “For us, South Africa was always suitable from a logistical and infrastructure point of view. But it is the welcome we’ve been given by ordinary South Africans that is justifying our belief that we can build a brand and legacy of involvement that last for years to come,” says Modi.

“Of course, we needed the agreement of all eight teams and the owners understood immediately the potential for turning a problem into a great opportunity.”
Modi said one of the most challenging aspects of the league organisation had been getting the schedule right. “My team finalised the schedule within 48 hours of arriving in South Africa. We started out having to schedule a league season of 56 games with each team playing the other seven on a home and away basis – plus three days of play-offs – in eight venues over a total of 37 days.“There had to be an equal number of games per team in the main centres, no conflict with other major sports and cultural events and team and television production travel schedules had to be taken into account. way it has worked out so far,” he said.Government at national, provincial and local levels had been exceptionally accommodating, while the Cricket SA had welcomed the IPL with open arms and made its world-class stadiums available, said Modi.About 700 people are currently working full time in South Africa on the DLF IPL, including an enormous team that has relocated from India to South Africa. This includes the Central IPL and IMG event team of 60, a television and digital media crew of over 200, the eight team franchises bringing about 30 playing staff each along with 20 coaching staff, executives and team owners for each team.In South Africa, a range of companies were engaged over the course of several days at the end of March to provide security, broadcast support, PR and advertising, event management, entertainment, travel, hospitality and ticket sales.Modi believes holding the DLF IPL in South Africa will bring with it tremendous economic benefits. “If we look at some of the key statistics it is clear to me that the economic benefits should be significant.”He points to the total of 22,000 hotel rooms that have been booked with Southern Sun Hotels, 10 000 domestic flight bookings made and the millions of Rands expected to be spent on ticket, food and beverage, transport and merchandise sales.“We also expect large groups of Indian tourists will come to South Africa to watch at least several games each,” says Modi.The DLF IPL also engaged South African Etienne de Villiers to lead the marketing drive. De Villiers was until recently head of the ATP Tour, the world governing body of men’s tennis. He has also brought to bear years of earlier experience with the Walt Disney Group.
De Villiers, with the full-time support of Francois Pienaar, has lead the drive to ensure that matches feature the kind of fun, entertainment and excitement that the IPL became famous for in its first year in 2008. The two have travelled across South Africa to brief local media on the IPL’s plans and to encourage support. “We’re finding radio stations generally to be especially excited and interested in finding different ways to run promotions, very much in keeping with very different approach of the IPL,” said De Villiers.
He told today’s news conference that Twenty20 cricket is by its nature more adrenalin-charged and an ideal vehicle around which to build many elements of fun and excitement for the whole family. “The IPL takes these elements and turbo charges them,” said De Villiers. “For example, there will be live music, performances by Cirque du Soleil and a host of innovations at each game that will make it a wonderful outing for all members of the family.”
The festivities kicked off with a parade through the streets of central Cape Town yesterday afternoon. The parade featured specially built floats for each team and the IPL and teams of Cape Minstrels in between each float. Players and Bollywood celebrities climbed aboard each float for the parade.
Saturday’s opening double-header at Newlands will be followed by an opening spectacular including live music from Snow Patrol Tickets for the two double-headers on Saturday and Sunday were sold out within two hours.
Modi said it remained a challenge to engage with the broad base of all South Africans and get everyone excited by the IPL tournament. “But, we’ve come so far in an incredibly short time already that I’m optimistic that we can do it.”He also thanked the cricket fans of India for their understanding. “I know they will watch the action on television in their millions and we look forward to bringing the DLF IPL home next season.”

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