GANGTOK: 4th April 2009.
Royal Bhutan airline Druk Air, popular known as the wings of Dragon, is going to launch twice-a-weekly service from Bagdogra to Bangkok.
The inaugural flight will be launched on April 18,2009.
According to the new schedule, flights will take off from Bagdogra on Tuesday and Saturday and return on Wednesday and Sunday, charging Rs 6,000 one way to Bangkok or Rs 10,000 both ways, excluding Rs 250 and other service charge.
The charge for Bagdogra to Paro, Bhutan, would be Rs 2,000 plus Rs 250. Passengers from Bagdogra will get enhanced connectivity from Bangkok to several destinations across North America, Europe, Asia and West Asia. The 114 passengers will fly by A319 Air Boeing with enough cargo space.
According to CEO Tandin Jamso, Druk Air, which celebrated silver jubilee last year has decided to buy one more Boeing aircraft and one at least will be taken on lease. Though they are running seven linkages with India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Thailand, attempts are on to expand Druk Air services to Hong Kong, Singapore and many other places like Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai.
Sikkim airport is likely to be commissioned by July 2011.
Travel Agents Association of Sikkim (TAAS) general secretary Lukendra Rasaily welcomed the new service, saying it would change the face of tourism in the region.
“The new air service will also help international tourists to come to Sikkim via Bangkok,” he said.
Sikkim Tourism Secretary S.B.S. Bhadauria, who was also present at the press conference, expressed hope that the new service would help increase the international tourist inflow to Sikkim and the entire region.
He also urged the Druk Air management to complete the required formalities in advance so that it can start flying the Sikkim circuit soon after the airport here becomes operational.
Currently, the nearest airport to Sikkim is Bagdogra, 124 km from here.
Jamso assured that Druk Air would be the first airline to start operations in Sikkim once the airport is ready.
Sikkim Chamber of Commerce has congratulated Druk Air of launching Bagdogra-Bangkok service. It will bring more tourists to Sikkim and it will provide route to explore Sikkim’s organic products, flowers in South East Asia. It will provide easy route for travellers of this region who want to go Eastwards in the Globe.
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