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Bhutanese wanting to fly from Paro to Kathmandu in Nepal and back will soon have an option of taking another airline besides the National Airline, Drukair.
The 19 seater 1900D Buddha Air, a privately operated airline based in Nepal, made a test flight to Paro earlier today.
According to the Director of the Department of Civil Aviation, Phala Dorji, the bilateral air service agreement with Nepal is already in place and the airline will start operating from the 26th July this year.
The airline will operate 2 flights per week, with further plans to go daily. The airline has already operated the Paro-Kathmandu sector in 2002 for Drukair. They conducted about 70 flights in 2002, when the Drukair was carrying out aircraft maintenance.
When asked about the air fare, the Chief Engineer of the Buddha Air, Megah Thapa, said it will be very competitive. “Right now we haven’t fixed the air fare but it will be competitive price,” he said.
“We thought that Bhutan would be a best place to start the international flight, as both are mountainous countries and we will be joining the two cities Kathmandu and Paro,” he added.
Currently, the airline connects nine destinations in Nepal.
Source: BBS
The 19 seater 1900D Buddha Air, a privately operated airline based in Nepal, made a test flight to Paro earlier today.
According to the Director of the Department of Civil Aviation, Phala Dorji, the bilateral air service agreement with Nepal is already in place and the airline will start operating from the 26th July this year.
The airline will operate 2 flights per week, with further plans to go daily. The airline has already operated the Paro-Kathmandu sector in 2002 for Drukair. They conducted about 70 flights in 2002, when the Drukair was carrying out aircraft maintenance.
When asked about the air fare, the Chief Engineer of the Buddha Air, Megah Thapa, said it will be very competitive. “Right now we haven’t fixed the air fare but it will be competitive price,” he said.
“We thought that Bhutan would be a best place to start the international flight, as both are mountainous countries and we will be joining the two cities Kathmandu and Paro,” he added.
Currently, the airline connects nine destinations in Nepal.
Source: BBS
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