Bhutan Airlines Explained

Airline:Bhutan Airlines
Iata:B3
Icao:BTN
Callsign:BHUTAN AIR
Fleet Size:2[1]
Destinations:6
Parent:Tashi Group
Headquarters:Thimphu, Bhutan
Key People:Pema N Nadik (CEO)
Ugyen Tenzin (GM, Commercial/Ground Ops)

Tashi Air Pvt. Ltd, trading as Bhutan Airlines, is Bhutan's first private airline.[2] Its head office is in Thimphu.[3]

The airline resumed services on 10 October 2013, beginning its first international flights to India and Thailand.[4] [5] The airline served the cities of Jakar and Trashigang in Bhutan from their commencement until June 2012, suspending them due to increasing financial losses; however, following an agreement with the Bhutan government, the airline has resumed a full schedule of flights including Kolkata to Paro, Bhutan.[6]

History

The airline, then known as Tashi Air, was launched on 4 December 2011.[7] The airline is a subsidiary of the Tashi Group. The airline began regular scheduled flights to Bathpalathang and Yonphula on 18 December 2011.[8] After only six months of operation, however, the airline asked the Bhutanese Government for permission to suspend domestic flights.[9]

The airline resumed services on 10 October 2013 as Bhutan Airlines, having secured the wet lease of a single Airbus A320 aircraft from a Lithuanian-based company. 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 2014.[11] It received a second Airbus A319 on 30 July 2014.

Offices

Bhutan Airlines' head office is located in Tashi Mall, opposite Taj Tashi Hotel in Thimpu. The airline also has another office in Paro along with the airport office. The major offices of Bhutan Airlines are located in Kolkata, India and in Bangkok, Thailand - where they are represented by OMG Experience Co., Ltd. as GSA (General Sales Agent in Thailand).[12] Other offices are located in Kathmandu, Nepal and in Malaysia.[13]

Destinations

As of, Bhutan Airlines serves the following destinations:

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
BhutanParoParo International Airport
IndiaDelhiIndira Gandhi International Airport[14]
KolkataNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
NepalKathmanduTribhuvan International Airport
ThailandBangkokSuvarnabhumi Airport

The airline was awaiting clearance during 2015 to operate flights to Bagdogra Airport, India. It was also hoping to start operations from Durgapur, once MoU was signed between Tashi Air and BAPL Durgapur in January 2016. Other planned destinations include Dhaka, Singapore, Dubai, and Hong Kong.[15]

Fleet

The Bhutan Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of September 2019):[16] [17]

Bhutan Airlines Fleet! Aircraft! In Fleet! Passengers! Notes
Airbus A319-100212/116

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our story.
  2. Web site: Tashi Air- Bhutan Airlines | Department of Civil Aviation - Bhutan . https://web.archive.org/web/20111130203908/http://www.dca.gov.bt/REGISTERED%20AIRLINES/Tashi%20Air . dead . 2011-11-30 . . 2012-01-14 .
  3. Web site: Our Office Address. Bhutan Airlines. 2019-12-04. Head Office - Bhutan Bhutan Airlines Tashi Mall, Opposite Taj Tashi Hotel, P.O Box No. 1517, Thimphu.
  4. Web site: JL . Bhutan Airways to Start Kolkata / Bangkok Service from October 2013; Airline Route – Worldwide Airline Route Updates . Airlineroute.net . August 17, 2013 . October 5, 2013.
  5. Web site: Tashi Air of Bhutan starts flights to Bangkok from Paro. . . October 17, 2013 . October 19, 2013.
  6. Web site: Bhutan Airlines - Our Destinations. Bhutan Airlines. Bhutan Airlines. 2 June 2017. 8 November 2016. 2016. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20161108093845/http://www.bhutanairlines.bt/routes.
  7. Web site: Tashi Group - TASHI AIR LAUNCHED ON 4TH DEC. 2011. tashigroup.bt. 12 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20121105060239/http://www.tashigroup.bt/?page_id=862. 2012-11-05. dead.
  8. Web site: TASHI AIR LAUNCHED ON 4TH DEC. 2011 . Tashi Group . 2011-12-04 . 2012-03-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121105060239/http://www.tashigroup.bt/?page_id=862 . 2012-11-05 . dead .
  9. Web site: Bhutan Airlines wants to bow out for a while. . Bhutan Travel Designers . 2012-05-27 . 2013-10-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131011185647/http://www.bhutantraveldesigners.com/news/bhutan-airlines-wants-to-bow-out-for-a-while.html . 2013-10-11 .
  10. News: Tashi's Airbus A320 lands. Gyalsten. Dorji. Kuensel Online. October 3, 2013. October 5, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131005233859/http://www.kuenselonline.com/tashis-airbus-a320-lands/#.UlA_5hBvCdk. 2013-10-05. dead.
  11. Web site: Bhutan Airlines - Fly with us to the Land of Happiness. bhutanairlines.bt. 12 December 2014.
  12. Web site: OMG Experience (Bhutan Airlines GSA) . OMG Experience . 2013-12-04 . 2013-03-30 . 2020-11-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201102084734/http://omgexp.com/en/about/omgexp . dead .
  13. Web site: Bhutan Airlines - Our Offices . Tashi Group . 2011-12-04 . 2012-03-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140324172429/http://www.bhutanairlines.bt/ouroffice . 2014-03-24 . dead .
  14. Web site: Bhutan Airlines Adds Delhi Service from mid-September 2015 . airline route.net . 25 February 2015.
  15. News: Tashi Air inaugural int'l flight on Oct. 10. Gyalsten. Dorji. Kuensel Online. August 12, 2013. October 5, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131011185530/http://www.kuenselonline.com/tashi-air-inaugural-intl-flight-on-oct-10/#.UlBh6RBvCdk. 2013-10-11. dead.
  16. Web site: Bhutan Airlines fleet details. 20 April 2019.
  17. Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One) . Airliner World . October 2019 . 5.

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