Revised Druk Air schedule for 21, 22, 23 May 2013, which has been affected due to bad weather in Kathmandu. All flights will be back to schedule from 24th May onwards. Download [ Revised Druk Air Schedule ] … [Read more...]
Flight to Bumthang resumed
Posted on November 19, 2012 ·
Drukair resumed its flight operations to Bathapalathang domestic airport in Bumthang on Tuesday November 15, six months after it suspended its operation. The flight was resumed after the resurfaced runway was examined. Drukair will fly to Bumthang thrice a week and they will also resume its … [Read more...]
Gelephu airport inaugurated
Posted on October 25, 2012 ·
The Prime Minister of Bhutan Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley boarded the inaugural flight to Gelephu domestic airport as the Chief Guest today, October 25. It took around 25 minutes from the Paro International Airport to Gelephu. More than 2.000 people gathered at the Gelephu Domestic airport to … [Read more...]
Gelephu test flight successful
Posted on October 22, 2012 ·
On October 21, there were enthusiastic people near the runway of Gelephu domestic airport. There were all waiting for the 48 seat ATR-42 Drukair to land as it was the first test flight. 20 minutes after the flight took off from Paro International Airport it laded successfully at … [Read more...]
Gelephu airport opening on October 25
Posted on October 10, 2012 ·
The third domestic airport for Bhutan will be launched in Gelephu in October 25. The other two being in Bumthang and Trashigang. The airline is yet to come up with the airfare and a schedule. However, Drukair charges USD 170 for a one-way ticket to Bumthang, and USD 340 for a return trip. It … [Read more...]
Drukair Air connects Singapore
Posted on August 29, 2012 ·
Come September 1 and Singapore will be the fifth country to be linked to Bhutan by air. The Special inaugural Druk Air flight from Paro landed at Changi Airport yesterday. The six hours flight service will operate twice a week . Passengers traveling to Singapore currently has to stay overnight in … [Read more...]
Bhutan expands flight routes to Maldives and Guwahati
Posted on July 5, 2011 ·
Bhutan has signed agreement with Maldives to expand air route in future. Bhutan has also signed the revised air services agreement recently with Nepal and Bangladesh to operate additional flights. Two new destinations, Guwahati and Bagdogra, have also been added to DrukAir’s route network. Prime … [Read more...]
Drukair gets new aircraft
Posted on June 8, 2011 ·
A 48-seater European built ATR 42-500 aircraft arrived on June 4 as the third aircraft of Bhutan’s national airline Drukair. The leased aircraft will be operating between Kolkata, India and Kathmandu, Nepal daily. Drukair is expecting to save some operation cost with this smaller … [Read more...]
