 Both Drukair and Tashi Air conducted inaugural flights to Bathpalathang on 17 December 2011—coinciding with the national day of Bhutan.The first commercial Drukair flight between Paro and Bathpalathang occurred on 23 December 2011; it failed to make a profit.Constructed in 1667, Jakar Dzong sits atop a ridge above the town of Jakar.