Buddha Air Pvt. Ltd. (Buddha Ayr, Nepalsk. बुद्ध एयर ) is a Nepalese airline headquartered in the city of Lalitpur . [1] The company operates flights across Nepal, mainly between major cities, linking Kathmandu with nine other destinations. The company also provides sightseeing flights to Everest .
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| Founding date | 1997 | |||
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| Fleet size | 9 | |||
| Destinations | ten | |||
| Headquarters |  Lalitpur (Patan) , Nepal | |||
| Manual | Surendra B. Basnet | |||
| Site | buddhaair.com | |||
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History
Buddha Air's ATR 42 at Pokhara Airport
The airline began operations in October 1997 on new Beechcraft 1900D aircraft . From August 23, 2010, flights to the Kingdom of Bhutan ( Paro Airport ) began. [2]
Fleet
As of 2013, the airline’s fleet consists of: [3]
- 3 ATR 72-500 aircraft
- 3 ATR 42-320 aircraft
- 3 aircraft Beechcraft 1900D
Aviation accidents
On September 25, 2011, the Buddha Air plane disappeared from radar during an excursion flight to Mount Everest. The Beech 1900D with 19 passengers aboard crashed while landing. 16 tourists and 3 crew members died. [four]
Notes
- ↑ " Contact Information Archived September 25, 2011. Buddha Air. Retrieved on September 25, 2011." Buddha Air Pvt. Ltd Pulchowk Rd Patan "
- ↑ Buddah Air, a press release about the start of flights to Bhutan (Not available link) . The appeal date is October 24, 2011. Archived September 18, 2010.
- ↑ Buddha Air: Compary Profile Unsolved . Buddha Air.
- ↑ "In Nepal, the plane crashed with tourists" World Travel. September 25, 2011