The airline of this week is Druk Air (Royal Bhutan Airlines). Druk Air founded in 1981 is the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bhutan. From its hub in Paro, Bhutan (IATA: PBH ICAO:VQPR) Druk Air flies to seven destinations in five countries. The airline is planning to add three more destinations including Hong Kong, Dubai, and Singapore. The seven destinations they currently fly to are Paro, Bhutan Kathmandu, Nepal, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Gaya, Kolkata, and New Delhi, India, and last, but not least, is Bangkok, Thailand. The airline began operations in 1983 with one Dornier 228-200 with 18 seats from Paro to Kolkata and Dhaka. In 1988 Druk Air took delivery of their first jet aircraft, the British Aerospace BAe 146-100, registered A5-RGD. Then in 1992 they took delivery of their second BAe 146-100, registered A5-RGE. On October 31, 2004 they took delivery of their first Airbus A139-115 to replace the BAe 146-100 on the Paro-Bangkok route registered A5-RGF. Later they took delivery of their second Airbus A319-115 registered A5-RGG. Presently, Druk Air no longer flies the Doriner 228-200. To visit Druk Air's website go to www.drukair.com.bt. Just Planes has a DVD that features two roundtrip flights on Druk Air too!
below: BAe 146-100 A5-RGD
flying over Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi
International Airport.
below: A319-155 A5-RGG
flying over Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi
International Airport.
below: The Just Planes
Druk Air DVD cover.
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