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No. 20 September 2010
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fter 13 successful years in domestic aviation, Budhha Air has formally spread its wings to international skies with its first commercial flight to Paro. Buddha Air is the first international airline to operate flights to Bhutan. The Druk Kingdom permitted Buddha Air to operate flights to and from Paro as part of its bid to attract more international tourists. About 20 percent of the total tourists fly to Bhutan from Kathmandu. The Bhutanese government plans to
Buddha spreads wings to Int'l skies attract some 100 thousand air passengers in 2012 alone and gradually increase the number. “We hope that the international flights will contribute to our national economy,” said Birendra Bahadur Basnet, the Managing Director of Budhha Air at a press conference held just ahead of the launching of
the first commercial flight to Bhutan on August 23, 2010. The airline has begun with four flights a week with 18-seater Beechcraft 1900D aircrafts. “We will adjust our flight frequency as per the need after the renewal of existing Air Service Agreement (ASA) between the two countries,” Basnet added. contd. on page 2