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A 72-seater ATR 72 aircraft of Buddha Air following a successful test flight. (Photo: RSs)
Private sector airline service provider Buddha Air has successfully landed a large plane at Bharatpur Airport.
This is the first time an ATR 72 aircraft has landed at the airport in Chitwan.
Regular flights with 47-seater aircraft were already in operation. Recently, work has been underway to extend the airport runway.
Buddha Air, which has been operating regular flights since 2005, successfully conducted a test flight today with a 72-seater ATR 72 aircraft as part of its efforts to operate larger planes, the compnay said.
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