Drukair

Drukair — Royal Bhutan Airlines
Founded	5 April 1981
Commenced operations	11 February 1983
Operating bases	Paro Airport
Frequent-flyer program	My Happiness Reward
Fleet size	5
Destinations	19
Headquarters	Paro, Bhutan
Key people	Tandi Wangchuk (CEO)
Revenue	Nu.2.8 billion (2015)
Website	www.drukair.com.bt

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Drukair Corporation Limited (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་མཁའ་འགྲུལ་ལས་འཛིན།), operating as Drukair — Royal Bhutan Airlines, is the flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bhutan,^[4] headquartered in the western dzongkhag of Paro.^[5]

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 228 aircraft. A switch to BAe 146-100 equipment occurred in November 1988, and, to meet increased demand, those aircraft were replaced in 2004 with five Airbus A319s.

Drukair operates a modest scheduled flight network within the South Asian and Southeast Asian region from its base at Paro Airport and currently serves thirteen destinations in six countries.^[6]

Drukair at the Paro Airport Terminal building

The airline also owns a small fleet of four Airbus A320 family jets, three A319 and one A320neo, and one ATR 42 turboprop regional aircraft.

^ ^a ^b "Designators for aircraft operating services, aeronautical authorities and services". ICAO Journal (Edition No. 143). International Civil Aviation Organization: 1–38. January 2008.
^ "You ask, We answer". Bhutan Observer. 30 June 2008. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
^ BBS (English) – Drukair’s revenue decreases
^ "Drukair Corporate Information". www.drukair.com.bt. Paro, Bhutan: Drukair Corporation Limited. 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
^ "Registered Office Archived 9 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine." Drukair. Retrieved on 3 July 2011. "Registered Office Drukair Corporation Ltd, Head Office, Royal Bhutan Airlines, Nemeyzampa,. Paro, Bhutan "
^ "Drukair – Network (September 2016)". Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.

[icao-1-1] "Designators for aircraft operating services, aeronautical authorities and services". ICAO Journal (Edition No. 143). International Civil Aviation Organization: 1–38. January 2008.

[2] "You ask, We answer". Bhutan Observer. 30 June 2008. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2014.

[3] BBS (English) – Drukair’s revenue decreases

[4] "Drukair Corporate Information". www.drukair.com.bt. Paro, Bhutan: Drukair Corporation Limited. 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.

[5] "Registered Office Archived 9 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine." Drukair. Retrieved on 3 July 2011. "Registered Office Drukair Corporation Ltd, Head Office, Royal Bhutan Airlines, Nemeyzampa,. Paro, Bhutan "

[6] "Drukair – Network (September 2016)". Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.

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