Buddha Air gets nod to fly to three Indian cities

New Delhi: Kathmandu-based Buddha Air has been permitted by the civil aviation ministry to start operations. The airline plans to fly to cities such as Kolkata, Lucknow and Patna.
“..They would start flights from the coming winter schedule, subject to DGCA approval,” an official said.
Buddha Air operates a fleet of five Beechcraft 1900D and three ATR 42. It serves several destinations in its domestic market. Traffic between India and Nepal is growing at 13-14% a year, according to industry estimates. Citizens of the two countries do not a visa to visit each other.
Air India, Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines operate flights to Kathmandu. The two low-cost airlines SpiceJet and IndiGo also plan to serve Kathmandu from various Indian cities as and when they start international operations.
21/06/10 Nirbhay Kumar/Financial Express

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