Bhutan Airlines to resume its flight to Kathmandu

Kathmandu, Sept. 5

Bhutan Airlines (B3) has announced the resumption of scheduled flights from Paro to Kathmandu starting from September 16 with four weekly flights on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Bhutan Airlines flights will resume on the route of Paro - Kathmandu – Delhi and vice versa.

It is Bhutan’s first private airline and it is represented in Nepal by Society International Travel Services as the official General Sales Agent (GSA).  

Through this resumption of scheduled flights, Bhutan Airlines will resume its operations to Kathmandu which had been halted due to the global COVID-19 Pandemic, the company informed in a statement on Tuesday.

Pema Nadik, Chief Executive Officer of the company, said, "As a private airline operating in a difficult environment and slowly trying to recover from the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic, we had to take certain commercial decisions to withdraw or divert the flights to minimise losses."

He added, "We regretfully acknowledge that this may have caused inconveniences to our clients but more importantly it has damaged our reputation raising valid questions on the reliability of our flight schedules. Acknowledging this fact, we have of late been maintaining our flight schedule despite poor loads and huge losses hoping to regain market confidence."

Rabi Chandra Singh, Chairman of Society International Travel Services, said, "We are happy and excited by this flight resumption of Bhutan Airlines and with this B3 flight resumption, we are hopeful in boosting the tourism industry of both nations by providing greater options and connectivity for tourists."

 Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 6 September 2023.