List of defunct airlines of Nepal

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

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AirlineImage IATA ICAO CallsignCommenced operationsCeased operationsNotes
Aeron Air1999 [3] ?
Agni Air Dornier Do 228-101 (9N-AHE).jpg AG [lower-alpha 1] 20052012
Air Ananya 1999?[ when? ]Rebranded as Shree Airlines
Air Kasthamandap 20092017
Air Nepal International SZNPLAIR NEPAL20052006
Alpine Air [5] N6AYL1998 [6] 2013 [6] Failed project [7] [6]
Asian Airlines [8] 20022006
Base Air 20042007
BB Airways [8] BOBBWBEE BEE AIRWAYS20122013Planning to restart operations [9]
Bishwo Airways 2014?Failed Project [10]
Blue Airways [11] 2012never commenced operations
Cosmic Air Cosmic Air Fokker 100 UA-320-1.jpg F5COZCOSMIC AIR19972008
Everest Air [8] E219921998
Fly Yeti Fly Yeti Airbus A320 UA-320-2.jpg 0Y20082008
Flying Dragon Airlines [8] FlyingDragonAirAtSimikot.jpg 20052006
Garud Air1998 [3] ?
Gorkha Airlines Gorkha Airlines Dornier 228 Spijkers-1.jpg G1IKAGORKHA AIRLINES19962014Planning to restart operations [12]
Impro Airways 20062010
Karnali Air [8] 19982001Merged with Necon Air
Lumbini Airways [8] 19972001
Manakamana Airways [3] 1996?
Mero Air [13] 20052007[ citation needed ]
Mountain Air [8] Beech 1900C, Mountain Air JP9936.jpg 20002002
Muktinath Airlines [14] 20122015Acquired by Prabhu Helicopter [15]
Namaste Nepalese Air [11] [16] 2012never commenced operations
Necon Air ATR 42-320, Necon Air JP9837.jpg 3ZNECNECON AIR19922003
Nepal Airways [8] 7E[ citation needed ]19921998
Royal Nepal Airlines Royal Nepal Airlines Boeing 757-200 Wadman-1.jpg RARNAROYAL NEPAL19582006Rebranded as Nepal Airlines
Nepal Transcontinental Airlines1998 [3]  ?Cargo Airline [17]
Simrik Airlines SIMRIK AIRLINES BEECH 1900 9N-AGL AT POKHARA AIRPORT OPERATING FLIGHT SMA152 TO KATHMANDU TRIBHUVAN AIRPORT NEPAL FEB 2013 (8629680158).jpg RMK20092021Rebranded as Guna Airlines
Shangri-La Air Shangri-La Air Twin Otter Spijkers-2.jpg 19992001Merged with Necon Air
Shivani Air2007 [18] ?
Skyline Airways Skyline Airways Twin Otter Hanuise-1.jpg 19982003
Sky Tech Heli Safari2010 [3] ?
Swift Air2011 [3] ?

See also

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]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Buddha Air</span> Nepalese airline

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Skyline Airways</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tribhuvan International Airport</span> Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal

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Shree Airlines Pvt. Ltd. is an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal, operating domestic services within Nepal, including chartered helicopter flights. The airline also conducts charter and non-charter flights to remote parts of the country and offers cargo charter services. As of 2023, Shree Airlines was the third largest domestic carrier in Nepal, after Buddha Air and Yeti Airlines.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jomsom Airport</span> Domestic airport serving Jomsom, Gandaki Province, Nepal

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nepalgunj Airport</span> Airport

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Surkhet Airport</span> Airport

Surkhet Airport, also known as Birendranagar Airport is a domestic airport located in Birendranagar serving Surkhet District, a district in Karnali Province in Nepal. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal considers it an important hub for cargo transport into remote Western areas of Nepal, however this role is declining due to increasing road connectivity. Buddha Air has started daily flights to and from Kathmandu since 22 December, 2022 using its ATR-72 aircraft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Agni Air Flight 101</span> 2010 aviation accident

Agni Air Flight 101 was a regional flight between Kathmandu and Lukla, Nepal, that crashed on 24 August 2010, killing all 14 people on board. Twenty minutes after take-off, the flight crew had reported a technical problem. Contact with the aircraft was lost shortly after. The aircraft crashed 50 miles (80 km) south of Kathmandu.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tara Air</span> Nepalese airline

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">BB Airways</span>

BB Airways was a Nepalese airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal. It was established and started operations in September 2012. The airline's hub was Tribhuvan International Airport, from where it flew to three international destinations. The airline made its first flight on 13 October 2012 to Kuala Lumpur. The Japanese investment company TBI Group supported the airline, which was managed and promoted by the Non Resident Nepali Association.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Simrik Airlines</span>

Simrik Airlines Pvt. Ltd. was an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal operating domestic scheduled flights from its base at Tribhuvan International Airport. It was the partner company of Simrik Air, a Nepalese helicopter airline operating four helicopters. It ceased operations in 2021, when it was rebranded as Guna Airlines.

Summit Air, formerly known as Goma Air, is an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal. The airline operates from short takeoff and landing airstrips in the Western parts of Nepal. The airline received the first of two Let 410 aircraft, financed by the Czech Republic Export Bank., in October 2014, and initially only used them on flights to Lukla and Jomsom.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Himalaya Airlines</span> Airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal

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References

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  2. ↑ "Since 1997, ATDB is the only service providing an accurate global and permanently updated details of all worldwide transport aircraft, airlines, private and government operators - and leasing companies". aerotransport.org. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "CAAN Report 2011-2012" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Flying Schedule". Agni Air. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  5. ↑ "Alpine Air (Nepal)". ch aviation. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 "Airport space crunch hits Alpine's flying plans". The Kathmandu Post. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Nepal's BB Airways hits obstacles, Alpine Air seeks licence". ch aviation. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The World's Airlines: Nepal
  9. ↑ "Nepal's BB Airways acquires B757, to resume ops". ch-aviation. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "Nepalese start-up, Bishwo Airways, eyes maiden A330 this month". ch-aviation. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  11. 1 2 Fessler, Pascal (14 December 2012). "Noch eine Airline für Nepal" (in German). Aero Telegraph. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  12. ↑ "Gorkha and Dynamic to return to skies". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  13. ↑ Grandon, Raman (2007). "Nepalese tourism" . Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  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. Retrieved 25 April 2023.{{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)
  17. ↑ Poudel, Keshab (14 December 2001). "A Costly Decision" (PDF). Spotlight Nepal. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  18. ↑ "Shivani Air gets an aircraft". The Himalayan Times. 1 May 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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