Did you know? Week of May 8, 2014

Foreign tourists were first allowed into Bhutan in 1974 One of Bhutan’s main industries is – cement! Archery is the national sport of Bhutan Bhutan’s national airline is Druk Air, headquartered in Bhutan’s only international airport, and operating flights to 8 Asian cities Flights between Park, Bhutan, and Kathmandu, Nepal, …

Turkey – Istanbul Runway Closure

Major construction will close one of three runways at Istanbul Ataturk Airport May 13-28. The two remaining airstrips, which are parallel and close to each other, cannot facilitate simultaneous take-offs and/or landings; air traffic management will therefore increase the time between take-offs and landings from 3.5 to five minutes. This …