The story of Bhutan’s national airline begins in 1968, when His Majesty the Third Druk Gyalpo sent Prince Namgyal Wangchuck to New York to explore the possibility of purchasing an aircraft. Accompanied by Kinley Wangdi, the Prince was welcomed and escorted by Tsering Wangyal Shakabpa (1940–1992), son of a Tibetan statesman and historian. At the time, Shakabpa was working with Pan American World Ai
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