Interested in operating direct flights between Bhutan and India, Air India representatives recently visited the country to conduct a market study.
Department of civil aviation (DCA) chief administrative officer, Karma Wangchuk said that Air India is studying the possibility of flying scheduled flights to Paro airport. He said that, as far as DCA is concerned, Paro airport is open to the airline for scheduled services.
Drukair commercial manager, Tshering Penjore, pointed out that the Air India representatives had met with concerned agencies, such as the tourism council and the association of Bhutanese tour operators on their recent visit.
Establishment of Air India scheduled services will be dependent, not only on market potential, but also availability of aircraft to the Indian airline, according to Tshering Penjore. He said that Air India may not have enough aircraft to immediately establish scheduled operations to Bhutan, and that a code sharing agreement may be implemented instead.
02/11/12 Kunsel Online
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Department of civil aviation (DCA) chief administrative officer, Karma Wangchuk said that Air India is studying the possibility of flying scheduled flights to Paro airport. He said that, as far as DCA is concerned, Paro airport is open to the airline for scheduled services.
Drukair commercial manager, Tshering Penjore, pointed out that the Air India representatives had met with concerned agencies, such as the tourism council and the association of Bhutanese tour operators on their recent visit.
Establishment of Air India scheduled services will be dependent, not only on market potential, but also availability of aircraft to the Indian airline, according to Tshering Penjore. He said that Air India may not have enough aircraft to immediately establish scheduled operations to Bhutan, and that a code sharing agreement may be implemented instead.
02/11/12 Kunsel Online
