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Why landing at Bhutan’s Paro Airport is among the world’s most dangerous

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The Buddhist Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan is at once mysterious and reputed;  its steep mountains and valleys hide monasteries and fortresses, like the so-called “Tiger’s Nest”, clinging to cliffs above the forested Paro Valley. And, aside the trekking, to get there, visitors must brave one of the world’s trickiest airport landing strips. Jumbo jets cannot fly there due to two mountains of over 5000 metres that stand sentinel on either side of a …
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Why landing at Bhutan’s Paro Airport is among the world’s most dangerous

The Buddhist Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan is at once mysterious and reputed;  its steep mountains and valleys hide monasteries and fortresses, like the so-called “Tiger’s Nest”, clinging to cliffs above the forested Paro Valley. And, aside the trekking, to get there, visitors must brave one of the world’s trickiest airport landing strips. Jumbo jets cannot fly there due to two mountains of over 5000 metres that stand sentinel on either side of a …

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