List of defunct airlines of Nepal

This is a list of defunct airlines of Nepal . ^{[1] [2]}

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
Aeron Air					1999 [3]	?
Agni Air		AG [a]			2005	2012
Air Ananya					1999	?[ when? ]	Rebranded as Shree Airlines
Air Kasthamandap					2009	2017
Air Nepal International		SZ	NPL	AIR NEPAL	2005	2006
Alpine Air [5]		N6	AYL		1998 [6]	2013 [6]	Failed project [7] [6]
Asian Airlines [8]					2002	2006
Base Air					2004	2007
BB Airways [8]		BO	BBW	BEE BEE AIRWAYS	2012	2013	Planning to restart operations [9]
Bishwo Airways					2014	?	Failed Project [10]
Blue Airways [11]					2012		never commenced operations
Cosmic Air		F5	COZ	COSMIC AIR	1997	2008
Everest Air [8]		E2			1992	1998
Fly Yeti		0Y			2008	2008
Flying Dragon Airlines [8]					2005	2006
Garud Air					1998 [3]	?
Gorkha Airlines		G1	IKA	GORKHA AIRLINES	1996	2014	Planning to restart operations [12]
Impro Airways					2006	2010
Karnali Air [8]					1998	2001	Merged with Necon Air
Lumbini Airways [8]					1997	2001
Manakamana Airways [3]					1996	?
Mero Air [13]					2005	2007[ citation needed ]
Mountain Air [8]					2000	2002
Muktinath Airlines [14]					2012	2015	Acquired by Prabhu Helicopter [15]
Namaste Nepalese Air [11] [16]					2012		never commenced operations
Necon Air		3Z	NEC	NECON AIR	1992	2003
Nepal Airways [8]		7E[ citation needed ]			1992	1998
Royal Nepal Airlines		RA	RNA	ROYAL NEPAL	1958	2006	Rebranded as Nepal Airlines
Nepal Transcontinental Airlines					1998 [3]	?	Cargo Airline [17]
Simrik Airlines			RMK		2009	2021	Rebranded as Guna Airlines
Shangri-La Air					1999	2001	Merged with Necon Air
Shivani Air					2007 [18]	?
Skyline Airways					1998	2003
Sky Tech Heli Safari					2010 [3]	?
Swift Air					2011 [3]	?

See also

• List of airlines of Nepal
• List of airports in Nepal

Notes

1. Agni Air had no registered IATA code allocated, but used 'AG' on scheduling, ticketing and baggage (as an official IATA code would be used). However, officially, the IATA Code 'AG' is allocated to Aruba Airlines. ^[4]

References

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14. "Welcome to Muktinath Airlines". Archived from the original on 5 March 2017.
15. Pokhrel, Diwas (21 August 2015). "Prabhu Group Bought Muktinath Airlines". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
16. "Namaste Nepalese Air gets AOC". 27 November 2012. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
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18. "Shivani Air gets an aircraft". The Himalayan Times. 1 May 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2020.