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Buddha Air

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Nepalese airline
Buddha Air
बुद्ध एयर
ATR 42 9N-AIM at Pokhara Airport in 2013
IATAICAOCall sign
U4BHABUDDHA AIR
Founded1996; 29 years ago (1996)
Commenced operations11 October 1997; 27 years ago (1997-10-11)
AOC #014/1996[1]
HubsTribhuvan International Airport
Secondary hubsPokhara International Airport
Frequent-flyer programRoyal Club
SubsidiariesBuddha Holidays
Fleet size18
Destinations14
HeadquartersJawalakhel,Lalitpur,Nepal
Key people
Employees1600+[2]
Websitewww.buddhaair.comEdit this at Wikidata

Buddha Air Pvt. Ltd (Nepali:बुद्ध एयर) is anairline based inLalitpur,Nepal.[3][4] It operates domestic flights within Nepal as well as international services toVaranasi, India, from its main base inTribhuvan International Airport,Kathmandu.[5][6] It was the largest domestic carrier in terms of passengers carried in 2023.[7] It is currently on thelist of airlines banned in the European Union like all other airlines in Nepal.[8]

History

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A Buddha Air ATR 42–300 atPokhara Airport

The airline was established on 23 April 1996 as aprivate limited company by Surendra Bahadur Basnet, a retiredSupreme Court judge and former government minister; and his son, Birendra Bahadur Basnet.[9][10] The name of the airline is derived from the Sanskrit wordBuddha, a title used for the much reveredSiddhartha Gautama. Operations commenced on 11 October 1997 with a sightseeing flight toMount Everest using a brand newBeechcraft 1900D.[10] In 2001, the airline partnered with theBhutaneseflag carrierDrukair to charter flights during the peak tourist season.[11] Within ten years, the company had expanded to a fleet of seven 1900Ds.[12] In 2008, a loan from theInternational Finance Corporation allowed the company to expand further by purchasing twoATR 42 aircraft.[13] Buddha Air took delivery of its first 72-seatATR 72 in June 2010.[14]

International operations

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Buddha Air became the first international airline to operate charter flights toParo Airport in Bhutan in August 2010.[15]

In 2011, Buddha Air began international flights fromPokhara Airport toChaudhary Charan Singh International Airport inLucknow,India;[16] however, these flights were discontinued soon after. The airline also announced plans to fly toNew Delhi'sIndira Gandhi International Airport in the future.[17] Current international operations are limited to seasonal flights toVaranasi.[18]

Destinations

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Buddha Air also operates flights to view mountains in the Himalayas.

Buddha Air flies to the following destinations as of August 2024.[19][20][21][22]

International
CountryCityIATAICAOAirportNotesRefs.
BhutanParoPBHVQPRParo AirportTerminated
IndiaGuwahatiGAUVEGTLokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International AirportTerminated[23]
KolkataCCUVECCNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose International AirportTerminated[24][25]
LucknowLKOVILKChaudhary Charan Singh AirportTerminated[26]
VaranasiVNSVEBNLal Bahadur Shastri International Airport
Domestic
NepalKathmanduKTMVNKTTribhuvan International AirportHub
PokharaPKRVNPRPokhara International AirportSecondary hub
PKRVNPKPokhara AirportTerminated
BhadrapurBDPVNCGBhadrapur Airport
BhairahawaBWAVNBWGautam Buddha Airport
BharatpurBHRVNBPBharatpur Airport
BiratnagarBIRVNVTBiratnagar Airport
BirendranagarSKHVNSKSurkhet Airport[27]
DhangadhiDHIVNDHDhangadhi Airport
JanakpurJKRVNJPJanakpur Airport
Jitpur SimaraSIFVNSISimara Airport
NepalgunjKEPVNNGNepalgunj Airport
RajbirajRJBVNRBRajbiraj Airport[28]
TumlingtarTMIVNTRTumlingtar Airport

Buddha Air also operates scheduled mountain sightseeing flights fromKathmandu toMount Everest range and fromPokhara to theAnnapurna Massif. The flights usually depart in the early morning hours and return to the respective airports one hour later.[29][30]

Fleet

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Current fleet

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Buddha Air's fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2024).[31][32] The airline plans to add threeAirbus A320 aircraft.[33]

Buddha Air fleet
AircraftIn fleetPassengersTotal seats
CYTotal
ATR 42–3002[34]—4747
ATR 72–50016[35]—7272
Total18

Former fleet

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Buddha Air historic fleet
AircraftIntroducedRetiredNotes
Beechcraft 1900C20032009[36]
Beechcraft 1900D19982023[37]
ATR 42–30020082024[34]

Hangar

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Buddha Air is the first airline in Nepal, and one of few in South Asia, to have a closed-door hangar facility. Built at a cost of US$2.5 million at the Tribhuvan International Airport, Buddha Air also provides aircraft maintenance facilities to other airlines, including the Bangladeshi airlineNovoair which sends its ATR aircraft for maintenance at the hangar.[38]

Buddha Air is constructing a hangar that will be able to accommodate aircraft up to the size of anAirbus A319 atPokhara International Airport.[39]

Accidents and incidents

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  • On 11 November 2003, a scheduled Buddha Air flight fromKathmandu enroute toBiratnagar mistakenly landed inBhairahawa Airport, owing to the air traffic and a subsequent slip-up in communication in Kathmandu.[40]
  • On 25 September 2011,Buddha Air Flight 103 crashed while attempting to land atTribhuvan International Airport after a sightseeing flight of the Mount Everest region. All 19 passengers and crew on board the Beechcraft 1900D died.[41][42] Out of the 19 passengers, 10 were Indian nationals, two were US nationals, one was Japanese and six were Nepalese. The crew of three were also Nepalese.
  • On 18 December 2020, Buddha Air Flight 505, which took off fromTribhuvan International Airport enroute toJanakpur Airport landed inPokhara Airport. According to the airline, there was a mix-up due to lapses in communication and failure to follow detailed standard operating procedures.[43][44]
  • On 16 December 2021, Buddha Air Flight 360, which took off fromBharatpur Airport toTribhuvan International Airport with 19 passengers and three crew on board, made an emergency landing atBharatpur Airport when its left engine failed. Passengers were transferred to another flight and flown to Kathmandu.[45]
  • On 11 July 2024, Buddha Air Flight 805, anATR 72-500 on a flight from Kathmandu, skidded off the runway as it landed at Gautam Buddha Airport. All 59 passengers and all four crew members were safely evacuated from the aircraft without injuries.[46]

Trivia

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In 2015, Buddha Air became the shirt sponsor ofBiratnagar based football clubMorang XI, who played in Nepal's highest football league, theNepal National League.[47]

References

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  1. ^"Civil Aviation Report 2017"(PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 7 September 2018. Retrieved1 October 2018.
  2. ^"Company Profile 2018". Buddha Air. Retrieved1 April 2018.
  3. ^"Domestic/International." Buddha Air. Retrieved from website. "The company headquarters is located at Jawalakhel, Lalitpur"
  4. ^"Contact Information Buddha Air. Retrieved from Buddha Air website. "Buddha Air Pvt. Ltd Pulchowk Rd Patan"
  5. ^"My Business: Nepalese airline taking off". BBC. 15 October 2013. Retrieved21 April 2014.
  6. ^Flight International 27 March 2007
  7. ^Prasain, Sangam (24 February 2023)."Domestic air traffic soars, hits a record 4.46m flyers". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved28 June 2023.
  8. ^"The EU Air Safety List - European Commission".transport.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved2025-02-07.
  9. ^"Company Profile". Buddha Air. Retrieved7 May 2014.
  10. ^ab"History". Buddha Air. Retrieved7 May 2014.
  11. ^"Kuensel Highlights"(PDF).Spur of the Momo.8 (1). Canadian Cooperation Office: 4. December 2001. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 27 February 2012. Retrieved22 July 2008.
  12. ^"Seven Aircrafts [sic]".Buddha Yatra (Buddha Air Inflight Magazine). Buddha Air. July 2007. Retrieved7 May 2014.
  13. ^Seth, Minakshi (18 July 2012)."IFC Loan to Buddha Air to Improve Air Travel Connectivity in Nepal" (Press release). Kathmandu, Nepal: International Finance Corporation. Retrieved7 May 2014.
  14. ^"Bigger Aircraft Better Comfort in Nepalese SKY" (Press release). Buddha Air.
  15. ^Buddha Air in serviceArchived 15 April 2012 at theWayback Machine Bhutan Broadcasting Service, 24 August 2010.
  16. ^"Buddha Air Lucknow flight" accessed 28 September 2012.
  17. ^"Buddha Air plans to start Pokhara-New Delhi flight"[usurped], "Tour Nepal", accessed 28 September 2012.
  18. ^"Flights from Kathmandu to Varanasi".Buddha Air. Retrieved11 August 2024.
  19. ^"Flight Routes".Buddha Air. Retrieved11 August 2024.
  20. ^"Domestic Flights Schedules". Buddha Air. Retrieved1 October 2018.
  21. ^"Domestic Schedule". Buddha Air.
  22. ^"International Schedule". Buddha Air. Retrieved7 May 2014.
  23. ^"Buddha Air prepares to operate flights at its new international destination: Guwahati". Aviation Nepal. 19 April 2019. Retrieved19 April 2019.
  24. ^"Buddha Air to launch budget flights to Kolkata".
  25. ^"High operating costs and few passengers force Buddha Air to cancel Kolkata flights". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved26 November 2019.
  26. ^"Buddha Air set to start Lucknow service today". The Kathmandu Post. 6 January 2011. Retrieved1 October 2018.
  27. ^"Buddha Air to resume Surkhet flights". The Himalayan Times. 24 March 2018. Retrieved26 March 2018.
  28. ^"#HappyAlert". Buddha Air. Retrieved20 December 2019.
  29. ^"Annapurna Experience Mountain Flight". Buddha Air. Retrieved1 October 2018.
  30. ^World Air Routes retrieved 18 November 2006
  31. ^"Our Aircrafts".Buddha Air. Retrieved11 August 2024.
  32. ^"Buddha Airlines brings new ATR aircraft". República. Retrieved29 April 2023.
  33. ^"Buddha Air settles on Airbus for int'l ops". ch-aviation. Retrieved31 August 2019.
  34. ^ab"१६ वर्षअघि बुद्धले ल्याएको त्यो जहाज, अब उड्ने छैन आकाशमा, यसरी गरिँदैछ बिदाई उडान". bizmandu.com. Retrieved10 Sep 2024.
  35. ^"बुद्ध एयरले थप्यो १८औं एटीआर जहाज, साउन १ देखि सुर्खेत र धनगढीमा अतिरिक्त उडान". bizmandu.com. Retrieved28 June 2024.
  36. ^"BUDDHA AIR – FLEET". Planelogger. Retrieved2 June 2020.
  37. ^"Buddha Air sells its 25-year old aircraft to Canadian company". MyRepublica. 23 January 2023. Retrieved23 January 2023.
  38. ^Pokhrel, Diwas (26 January 2016)."Maintenance facilities Agreement between Buddha Air and NovoAir at TIA, Nepal". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved7 October 2023.
  39. ^"Buddha Air to build hangar in Pokhara". Aviation Nepal. 15 May 2019. Retrieved15 May 2019.
  40. ^Singh Khadka, Navin (14 November 2003)."Winging it". Nepali Times. Retrieved1 January 2021.
  41. ^"Mount Everest Tour Plane Crashes in Nepal." NYCAviation. 25 September 2011
  42. ^"Nepal tourist plane crashes near Kathmandu killing 19" BBC News. 25 September 2011
  43. ^Prasain, Sangam (20 December 2020)."How a Buddha Air plane flew the wrong way and landed 255 kilometres away". The Kathmandu Post.Archived from the original on 2020-12-20. Retrieved24 December 2020.
  44. ^"Nepali airline Buddha Air flies passengers to the wrong airport". CNN. 23 December 2020. Retrieved24 December 2020.
  45. ^"Buddha Air flight makes emergency landing in Bharatpur due to engine failure".The Himalayan Times. 16 December 2021. Retrieved17 January 2023.
  46. ^"Plane with 59 passengers skids off runway in Nepal, no injuries reported".Times of India. 12 July 2024. Retrieved30 July 2024.
  47. ^"Nepal Police and Morang match end in draw". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved12 March 2021.

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