On July 8, 2025, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan, accompanied by Prince Jigme Namgyel and Prince Jigme Ugyen, attended a ceremony marking the beginning of construction on the Gelephu International Airport (GIA). The airport is scheduled for completion in 2029 and represents the first major infrastructure component of the Gelephu Mindfulness City initiative.
Their Majesties were joined by over a thousand Desuup and Gyalsup volunteers to offer zhabtog—a tradition of voluntary service that has contributed to the building of homes, monuments, and infrastructure for communities and the nation for centuries.
With the groundbreaking ceremony held on July 8, earthworks for river diversion and land preparation have begun. Main construction on the runway and terminal will commence in April 2026, followed by airport systems installation in July 2027. Testing and commissioning are scheduled to take place starting in March 2029, leading to the inauguration of the Gelephu International Airport in December 2029.
The king and queen are looking beautiful, as always. I adore photo 2, where they hold hands. My heart melts...
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Agree! The seem well suited!
DeleteMy thoughts exactly DD. It's always such a pleasure to see this family wherever they go. There is something innately beautiful about them, and their cultural philosophy of kindness and peace genuinely shines through in whatever they do. And yes, I love the photo of the king and queen holding hands. So natural and unpretentious.
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I am with you both, my heart is overflowing, could not have expressed my feelings any better.
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These two little boys have grown so much. What lovely family. Just missing is Pss sweetie is always nice to see them.
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Un plaisir de voir cette famille.
ReplyDeleteIls se tiennent par la main, j’en suis ravie.
-Astrid.
Such a lovely family. The queen is so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteJe suis ravie de voir cette belle famille ; dommage de ne pas voir la petite princesse car chaque fois que je la vois, je fonds !
ReplyDeleteI've flown into Paro, Paro Airport is known for its challenging location in a deep valley and is considered one of the most difficult airports in the world for pilots due to surrounding peaks and weather conditions.
ReplyDeleteIt was a remarkable ascension, so impressive surrounded by mountains.
So I'm happy and sad they are building a new airport on a new location.
The family like lovely, simple and year very royal in their movements. And indeed picture 2 is so loving!
Luna
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