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On 7 February 2023 at 06:17 a.m. WIT, a Pilatus PC-6 Porter aircraft with the registration number PK-BVY [6] belonging to Susi Air arrived from Timika to Paro airport, Nduga. Shortly after landing, it lost contact with air traffic control. [7] A search was conducted from the air, which soon sighted a burning aircraft.
The exact time of landing, the number of passengers on board and even the direction the aircraft was parked on the airport apron were predetermined by the high lama of Paro Dzong. [10] Drukair inaugurated scheduled commercial flights from Paro on 11 February 1983, with Flight 101 departing Paro for Kolkata and returning the next day as Flight 102.
The airline was due to begin flights on 20 April 2009 to Bagdogra Airport in India, but had to delay the inaugural flight due to the lack of immigration and customs facilities at the airport. [70] The inaugural flight to Bagdogra Airport left Paro Airport on 18 June 2009, making Drukair the first international airline to operate into the airport.
Bathpalathang Airport (IATA: BUT, ICAO: VQBT) is a domestic Bhutanese airport in Jakar (Bjakar), Bumthang District. [1] One of only four airports in the country, it opened on 17 December 2011 with flights to Paro. [2] The airport suspended operations in July 2012 due to runway damage, [3] but it has since reopened to limited service. [4]
Flights to Kolkata and continuing on to Bangkok were offered initially. [5] The airline was required to resume domestic flights by October 2014, per an agreement with the Government of Bhutan. [10] Following the completion of its wet lease contract, Tashi Air acquired an Airbus A319 aircraft with a seating capacity of 122 passengers on 1 May ...
The old airport of Paros, which was situated a few kilometers to the south, was operational since 1982. Its 710-meter runway became insufficient as larger numbers of passengers required larger aircraft, so a new airport was built, opening in 2016, and taking over all operations of the old airport. Its wide, 1,400 meter runway supports larger ...
In February 2019, the airport was given on lease for 50 years' ownership to Adani Group, at the highest bid of ₹ 160 per passenger. [9] As of February 2024, international flights in the airport are operated by Drukair from Paro to Singapore, as a connecting flight, and by Thai AirAsia to Bangkok–Don Mueang. [10] [11]
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