As the airplane rises towards the foothills of the Himalayas, the mountains rise to eye-level with the aircraft. On clear days from Kathmandu, the airplane flies past the summit of Everest. With that said the most convientient gateway city in terms of the most flights per week is Bangkok. Depending on the day of the week the flights departing from Bangkok will make one stop in either Calcutta or Dhaka. Total flight time 3.5 hours.
Delays do occur on account of the changeable Himalayan weather.
Travelers are advised to build an extra day or two in their itineraries in case of flight cancellations. The aircraft has a seating capacity of 72. 10 Business Class seats and 62 Economy Class seats. Well written and highly informative. Kuensel does a good job keeping its Bhutanese and international readers up to date on the politics and current events in the kingdom.