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Thai King, Queen Pilot Plane To Bhutan, Land At Challenging Paro Airport

Maha Vajiralongkorn · Paro

Thai King, Queen Pilot Plane To Bhutan, Land At Challenging Paro Airport

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His Majesty King Vajiralongkorn has served as a career officer in the Royal Thai Army. He is a military pilot qualified to fly the Northrop F-5, F-16, and the Boeing 737-400.See the Story

World's toughest airport for pilots - so challenging only 50 can land there

International · Paro

World's toughest airport for pilots - so challenging only 50 can land there

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With only 50 certified pilots worldwide, this airport is the ultimate test of skill in commercial aviation.Read Article

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

Paro, Bhutan · Paro

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 …Read Article

The World's Most Dangerous Landing: Only 50 Pilots Can Handle It

Nestled amidst the towering peaks of the Himalayas lies Paro International Airport, Bhutan's sole international gateway and arguably the world's most challenging airport for pilots The post The World’s Most Dangerous Landing: Only 50 Pilots Can Handle It appeared first on Travel in your own way.Paro, Bhutan · Paro Read Article

GCRPPB calls for urgent action re the plight of Bhutanese Refugees expelled by the US authorities

The Hague – The Global Campaign for the Release of Political Prisoners in Bhutan (GCRPPB) – a Bhutanese rights group- has expressed deep concern over the forced deportation of ten Bhutanese refugees from the United States, leading to renewed statelessness and a humanitarian crisis. “These individuals, originally evicted from Bhutan in the 1990s, had been legally resettled in the U.S. under the UNHCR resettlement program. Despite this, they were …Refugees · Paro Read Article

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