When Bhutan Airlines touches down at Kolkata airport later this month, not only will it be its maiden international flight, it will also be the first new carrier to arrive at Terminal 2 that opened to passengers eight months ago.
Bhutan Airlines commercial director Ugyen Tenzin said the airline will start daily flights on the Bangkok-Kolkata-Paro-Kolkata-Bangkok route later this month following a formality to be completed with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
“We are eager to begin services to Kolkata that is a evolving as an important market for tourist traffic to Bhutan,” said Tenzin. At present, Jet Airways operates two daily flights to Bangkok while Thai Airways, Indigo Airlines and AirAsia have a daily operation. On Kolkata-Paro sector, the only operator at present is Druk Air.
While the flight to Bangkok will depart at 11.50 am, the one from Bangkok will arrive at 7.30 am. Similarly, the flight to Paro will depart at 8.10 am while the Paro-Kolkata flight will touch down at 10.35 am.
Lalit Mohan Khosla, vice-president of Bird Group, the carrier’s general sales agent in India, said the fares would be competitive. “Bhutan Airlines is a full-service carrier. So it will offer fares that are in sync with Thai and Jet,” he said.
While additional seats on Kolkata-Bangkok sector may lead to more competitive fares, Khosla said the airline would match fares offered by Druk on the Kolkata-Paro sector and not undercut it in any way.
Bhutan Airlines commercial director Ugyen Tenzin said the airline will start daily flights on the Bangkok-Kolkata-Paro-Kolkata-Bangkok route later this month following a formality to be completed with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
“We are eager to begin services to Kolkata that is a evolving as an important market for tourist traffic to Bhutan,” said Tenzin. At present, Jet Airways operates two daily flights to Bangkok while Thai Airways, Indigo Airlines and AirAsia have a daily operation. On Kolkata-Paro sector, the only operator at present is Druk Air.
While the flight to Bangkok will depart at 11.50 am, the one from Bangkok will arrive at 7.30 am. Similarly, the flight to Paro will depart at 8.10 am while the Paro-Kolkata flight will touch down at 10.35 am.
Lalit Mohan Khosla, vice-president of Bird Group, the carrier’s general sales agent in India, said the fares would be competitive. “Bhutan Airlines is a full-service carrier. So it will offer fares that are in sync with Thai and Jet,” he said.
While additional seats on Kolkata-Bangkok sector may lead to more competitive fares, Khosla said the airline would match fares offered by Druk on the Kolkata-Paro sector and not undercut it in any way.
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