Buddha Air
Nepalese airline
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| 2024 | Buddha Air planned to retire its ATR 42-300 aircraft. |
| July 11 2024 | Buddha Air Flight 805, an ATR 72-500 from Kathmandu, skidded off the runway while landing at Gautam Buddha Airport. All 59 passengers and 4 crew members were safely evacuated without injuries. |
| 2023 | Buddha Air became the largest domestic carrier in Nepal in terms of passengers carried. |
| 2023 | Buddha Air retired its Beechcraft 1900D aircraft. |
| December 16 2021 | Buddha Air Flight 360 made an emergency landing at Bharatpur Airport after its left engine failed. The flight, which had 19 passengers and 3 crew members, was subsequently transferred to another flight to Kathmandu. |
| December 18 2020 | Buddha Air Flight 505 accidentally landed at Pokhara Airport instead of its intended destination, Janakpur Airport, due to communication lapses and failure to follow standard operating procedures. |
| 2015 | Buddha Air became the shirt sponsor of Morang XI, a football club from Biratnagar competing in Nepal's highest football league, the Nepal National League. |
| 2011 | Buddha Air began international flights from Pokhara Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow, India, though these flights were discontinued shortly after. |
| September 25 2011 | Buddha Air Flight 103 crashed while attempting to land at Tribhuvan International Airport after a Mount Everest sightseeing flight. All 19 passengers and crew perished, including 10 Indian nationals, 2 US nationals, 1 Japanese national, and 6 Nepalese passengers, along with 3 Nepalese crew members. |
| August 2010 | Buddha Air became the first international airline to operate charter flights to Paro Airport in Bhutan. |
| June 2010 | Took delivery of its first 72-seat ATR 72 aircraft, expanding its fleet capabilities. |
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