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| Founded | 1997 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Tribhuvan International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Royal Club | ||||||
| Fleet size | 9 | ||||||
| Destinations | 10 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||||||
| Key people | Surendra B. Basnet (Chairman) | ||||||
| Website | http://www.buddhaair.com | ||||||
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]
History
The airline started operations in October 1997 with a brand new Beech 1900D.The name of the airline is derived from the Sanskrit word 'Buddha' meaning enlightened preferably a title used for the much revered Sidharata Guatama. Buddha Air is unique in flying only new aircraft that are delivered from the factory. The average age of the aircraft are 4 years.[2]
Accidents
On 25 September 2011, a Buddha Air flight crashed during a tourist flight of the Mount Everest region. The flight, operating with a Beech 1900 D and 19 passengers- mostly foreign tourists- crashed in Nepal according to reports. They aircraft supposedly lost contact with the control tower near Kathmandu's airport.
The flight was returning to Kathmandu with 16 tourists (mainly Indian nationals), and three crew members, after viewing Mount Everest and other peaks. It is unclear whether there were any survivors. [3]
History
Destinations
Buddha Air offers scheduled flights to the following domestic destinations (as of July 2011):[4]
- Bhutan
- Paro - Paro Airport charter
- India
- Nepal
- Bhadrapur - Bhadrapur Airport
- Bhairahawa - Gautam Buddha Airport
- Bharatpur - Bharatpur Airport
- Biratnagar - Biratnagar Airport
- Dhangadhi - Dhangadhi Airport
- Janakpur - Janakpur Airport
- Kathmandu - Tribhuvan International Airport[Base]
- Nepalgunj - Nepalgunj Airport
- Pokhara - Pokhara Airport
- Pipara Simara - Simara Airport
The airline also offers chartered flights and daily Mountain Flights.[5] Buddha Air became the first foreign airline to start flights to Paro, Bhutan, in summer 2010 as charters only.[6]
Fleet
As of June 22, 2010 the Buddha Air fleet includes[1]:
- 3 ATR 42-320
- 2 ATR-72-500, modified to 500 series from 212A.
- 4 Beechcraft 1900D
- Buddha Air sold its 3 B1900C and 1 B1900D to Guna Airlines (new airline in Nepal).
References
- ^ a b Flight International 27 March 2007
- ^ a b World Air Routes retrieved 18 November 2006
- ^ "Mount Everest Tour Plane Crashes in Nepal." NYCAviation. 25 September 2011
- ^ "Flight schedule". Buddha Air. Retrieved 8 June 2010. [dead link]
- ^ Nepal Tourism Directory retrieved 18 November 2006
- ^ "Buddha Air Flies to Bhutan". Explore Himalaya. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
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