Mumbai: Nepal-based airline, Buddha Air is operating from India, from Varanasi in particular, for the last three years. Currently the 50 minute flights are operational only twice a week – Tuesdays and Saturdays. It is an ATR aircraft, which is 72 seater and also 47 seater, depending upon the group size. In Nepal, Buddha Air’s mountain flights are very popular. The Everest Experience which is a mountain flight-seeing tour with Buddha Air is a particular favourite with overseas visitors. “On Varanasi – Kathmandu flights we have lot of people from over overseas, though the number of Indians have also been growing. For Indians and Nepalese the the fare is very low. While the lowest Air India one way fare is `11,000, we normally offer one way fare at `5000,” mentioned said Ambuj K Narayan, managing partner, Classic Holidays, GSA for Buddha Air in Varanasi. He points out that because fares are so low, this has resulted in the airline becoming popular on this route.
07/04/15 Sudipta Dev/Financial Express
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