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| Founded | 1996 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 11 October 1997 | ||||||
| AOC # | 014/1996[1] | ||||||
| Hubs | Tribhuvan International Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Pokhara International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Royal Club | ||||||
| Subsidiaries | Buddha Holidays | ||||||
| Fleet size | 17 | ||||||
| Destinations | 12 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, Nepal | ||||||
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| Employees | 1600+[2] | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Buddha Air Pvt. Ltd (Nepali: बुद्ध एयर) is an airline based in Lalitpur, Nepal.[3][4] It operates domestic flights within Nepal as well as international services to Varanasi, India, from its main base in Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu.[5][6] It was the largest domestic carrier in terms of passengers carried in 2023.[7]
- ^ "Civil Aviation Report 2017" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Company Profile 2018". Buddha Air. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Domestic/International Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine." Buddha Air. Retrieved on 26 September 2011. "The company headquarters is located at Jawalakhel, Lalitpur"
- ^ "Contact Information Archived 2011-09-25 at the Wayback Machine." Buddha Air. Retrieved on September 25, 2011. "Buddha Air Pvt. Ltd Pulchowk Rd Patan"
- ^ "My Business: Nepalese airline taking off". BBC. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ Flight International 27 March 2007
- ^ Prasain, Sangam (24 February 2023). "Domestic air traffic soars, hits a record 4.46m flyers". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 28 June 2023.