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Sky-high airfares drive visitors away

Jul 29, 2026 2 mins read
Sky-high airfares drive visitors away

More than seventy percent of international visitors to Bhutan now enter the country by land rather than through Paro International Airport. Phuentsholing alone accounts for the overwhelming majority of those arrivals. One of the obvious reasons is the high airfares charged by our two airlines. For many travellers, flying into Bagdogra in India and crossing the border by road is much cheaper than f

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