With international flights to and from Bhutan still grounded, domestic air traffic in the country is gradually picking up pace, report Kuensel. 

Druk Air, the country’s national carrier, now operates two flights every week to Yonphula airport. The airline had been operating a single flight to Yonphula every week until August. 

Though the number of passengers flying is still low, the recovery in domestic air traffic is an encouraging sign for the sector hit hardest by the pandemic. 

Last year, Druk Air operated 1,231 domestic flights amounting to a domestic revenue of Nu 53.74million. Tandi Wangchuk, CEO of Druk Air, said “Although the flights are picking up, future is still bleak.”