Buddha Air

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Buddha Air Pvt. Ltd
IATA
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ICAO
BHA
Callsign
BUDDHA AIR
Founded 1997
Hubs Tribhuvan International Airport
Frequent flyer program Royal Club
Fleet size 7
Destinations 10
Headquarters Kathmandu, Nepal
Key people Surendra B. Basnet (Chairman)
Website: http://www.buddhaair.com
Tribhuvan International Airport, with some Buddha Air airplanes in the background. Kathmandu, Nepal.
Tribhuvan International Airport, with some Buddha Air airplanes in the background. Kathmandu, Nepal.

Buddha Air is an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal. It operates domestic services within Nepal, serving mainly large towns and cities in Nepal, linking Kathmandu with nine destinations. Its main base is Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu[1]. It also operates mountain flights from Kathmandu to the Langtang range. [2]

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[edit] History

The airline started operations in October 1997 with a brand new Beech 1900D. [2]

[edit] Services

Services are operated from Kathmandu to Pokhara, Bhadrapur, Biratnagar, Janakpur, Simara, Bharatpur, Bhairahawa and Nepalgunj, as well as chartered flights and daily Mountain Flights. [3]

[edit] Fleet

As of May 2007 the Buddha Air fleet includes [1]:

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Flight International 27 March 2007
  2. ^ a b World Air Routes retrieved 18 November 2006
  3. ^ Nepal Tourism Directory retrieved 18 November 2006