Buddha Air has expanded its fleet with the addition of another ATR-72 aircraft, bringing its total to 19.

With this new acquisition, the airline now has 16 ATR-72-500s and three ATR-42-320s, according to a statement from Buddha Air.

“The new aircraft will be brought into service by the end of December, following the completion of necessary paperwork,” the statement said.

The latest addition, registered with the call sign 9N-AOG, was purchased from the ATR company in Toulouse, France.

Earlier this year, in September, Buddha Air retired one ATR-42-320 , which is currently in the deregistration process.

Buddha Air currently operates over 140 domestic flights daily and runs international services three times a week from Kathmandu to Varanasi, India.