MUMBAI, Jan 5 - Kingfisher Airlines, India's No. 2 private carrier, said it launched daily direct flights between Mumbai and London, effective Monday.

The flights on the Mumbai-London sector will be operated using Airbus A330-200 aircraft, it said in a statement.

The airline has received approval from the federal government to operate flights on eight other international routes.

Kingfisher already operates daily flights between Bangalore and London.

The airline had on Friday said it slashed airfares between 21 percent and 65 percent on various routes across its networks, effective Jan. 1.