Who owns Bhutan Airlines?
Bhutan Airlines is owned by Tashi Air (Bhutan).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Bhutan Airlines: Our Story, Tashi Air Pvt. Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Tashi Air Pvt. Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇧🇹 Bhutan · browse countries
- Origin
- 🇧🇹 Bhutan · browse countries
- Founded
- 2011
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Bhutan Airlines
Bhutan Airlines is the brand of Tashi Air Pvt. Ltd., a private Bhutanese airline set up by the Tashi Group. Its own story page says it received its first aircraft, an eight-seat Pilatus PC-12, on 4 December 2011 and began domestic operations, flew its first international service from Paro to Bangkok on 10 October 2013 and began daily Kolkata flights on 16 December 2013. It now flies two A319s with 12 business and 114 economy seats.
Ownership timeline of Bhutan Airlines
Where Bhutan Airlines sits in Tashi Air
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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About the owner: Tashi Air
Tashi Air is a privately held company headquartered in Bhutan. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
Tashi Air Pvt. Ltd. is the registered company behind Bhutan Airlines, which its own site calls Bhutan's pioneering private airline. The Our Story page says the Tashi Group of Companies, established in 1959, won the licence for domestic and international services in a competition against other joint-venture bids. The corporate information page gives the company name as Tashi Air Pvt. Ltd, the brand name as Bhutan Airlines and the IATA code as B3. It lists a fleet of two Airbus A319 aircraft.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Bhutan Airlines?
The parent company of Bhutan Airlines is Tashi Air, a privately held company headquartered in Bhutan.
Is Bhutan Airlines Bhutanese?
Yes. Bhutan Airlines originated in Bhutan in 2011 and its owner, Tashi Air, is also headquartered in Bhutan.
Is Bhutan Airlines still owned by Tashi Air?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Bhutan Airlines is still owned by Tashi Air. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Bhutan Airlines: Our Story — Tashi Air Pvt. Ltd., Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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