Drukair
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| Founded | 5 April 1981 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 11 February 1983 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Paro Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | My Happiness Reward | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 12 | ||||||
| Company slogan | On the Wings of the Dragon | ||||||
| Headquarters | Paro, Bhutan | ||||||
| Key people | Tandin Jamso (CEO) | ||||||
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| Website | www |
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Druk Air Corporation Limited (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་མཁའ་འགྲུལ་ལས་འཛིན།), operating as Drukair — Royal Bhutan Airlines, is the flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bhutan, headquartered in the western dzongkhag of Paro.
Founded in 1981, ten years after Druk Gyalpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuck gradually began to open up the kingdom from self-imposed isolation, and seven years after welcoming its first foreign visitors, the airline commenced operations in 1983 with flights from Kolkata to Paro utilising Dornier Do 228 aircraft. A switch to BAe 146-100 equipment occurred in November 1988, and in order to meet increased demand, those aircraft were replaced in 2004 with two Airbus A319s.
Drukair operates a modest scheduled flight network within the South Asian region from its base at Paro Airport and currently consists of twelve destinations in six countries.
In 1968, the Indian Border Roads Organisation built an airstrip in the Paro valley, which was initially utilised for on call helicopter operations by the Indian Armed Forces for the Royal Government of Bhutan. After consideration by King Jigme Singye Wangchuck and the Tshogdu, Drukair was established by Royal Charter on 5 April 1981, ten years after the Druk Gyalpo, King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck gradually began to open up the Kingdom from self-imposed isolation, and seven years after welcoming its first foreign visitors.
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