ROYAL VISIT FROM JAPAN

Press Release from the Imperal Household Agency of Japan :

Princess Mako, a granddaughter of Emperor Akihito, will travel to Bhutan next month, where she is expected to visit a flower exhibition and meet with King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.

The princess’s trip was approved Tuesday in a Cabinet meeting. It will be her third official visit abroad.

The 25-year-old daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko is scheduled to leave Japan on May 31 and arrive in Bhutan on June 1 via Singapore.

The princess is expected to attend a welcome ceremony in the country’s capital Thimphu on June 2 and have an audience with the king and his wife, Queen Jetsun Pema, according to the Imperial Household Agency.

The following day, the princess will watch traditional Bhutanese archery and meet Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers. She will also attend ceremonies for Japan-related events that will be held during her visit to the country.

The flower exhibition was proposed by the King and Queen, and first held in 2015. The princess will return to Japan on June 8.

Source : The Mainichi

BHUTAN’S SECOND AIRLINE, TASHI AIR TO FLY DIRECT TO DELHI, INDIA

Bhutan Airlines (Tashi Air) launches direct flight from Paro to Delhi, one of its new routes

 

 
Bhutan Airlines, operated by Tashi Air Pvt Ltd, exhibits at NATAS Travel Holidays 2016 for the first time from 12 to 14 August, and announces that it is launching direct flight from Paro to Delhi on 15 September 2016. It will fly five times a week between Paro and Delhi on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. It will launch direct charter flight from Singapore to Paro in November 2016.

 
On 15 September 2016, Bhutan Airlines Airbus A319 flight B3773 departs from Paro for Delhi at 10.45 am, arrives in Delhi at 12.35 pm before leaving Delhi at 1.35 pm and touching down in Paro at 4.15 pm under B3774.

Bhutan Airlines also flies to Delhi via Kathmandu.

 
On 26 November 2016, Bhutan Airlines will launch direct charter flight from Singapore to Paro without the stopover in Kolkata, subject to bilateral government and regulatory approval. The charter flight is marketed in Singapore by ASA Holidays and Air Sino-Euro Associates Travel Pte. Ltd. in a 5 Days 4 Nights Bhutan (Paro – Thimphu – Punakha) travel package, which will take in sights of Bhutanese tourist destinations such as Motithang Takin Reserve, the wildlife reserve for takin, the national animal of Bhutan, Buddha Point (Kuensel Phodrang), Dochula Pass, the “Temple of Happiness” Punakha Dzong and Taktsang Monastery (Tiger’s Nest Temple), the unofficial symbol of Bhutan.

 
The charter flight from Singapore to Paro will also be conducted on 1, 6, 11 and 16 December 2016. The return flight from Paro will land in Singapore Changi Airport at 1.30 am on the sixth day.

Singapore is one of Bhutan Airlines’ two destinations operated on a charter basis. The other destination it operates to on a charter ad hoc basis is Kuala Lumpur.

Bhutan Airlines plans to launch scheduled flight to Singapore via Yangon in 2017, subject to bilateral government and regulatory approval.

 
Bhutan Airlines distributes Bhutan travel brochures, its company profile in English and limited hardcopies of its inflight magazine Kuzuzangpo La at NATAS Travel Holidays 2016. The airline has not published any aircraft postcard.

SOURCE: Gan Yung Chyan / KUCINTA SETIA
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