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Founded | 1998 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 15 July 1999 | ||||||
Ceased operations | 2006[ citation needed ] | ||||||
AOC # | 032/01 [2] | ||||||
Operating bases | Tribhuvan International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 2 (at closure) | ||||||
Destinations | 8 (at closure) | ||||||
Headquarters | Tinkune, Kathmandu, Nepal | ||||||
Key people | Ang Tshering Sherpa (Chairman) [3] |
Skyline Airways Pvt. Ltd. was an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal. It was operational between 1999 and 2006 [4] and provided scheduled services to rural destinations in Nepal, as well as charter flights.
Skyline Airways launched revenue operations on 15 July 1999,[ citation needed ] with a fleet of two de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter.
Skyline Airways regularly served the following destinations, which were cancelled either at the closure of operations or before: [5]
City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
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Bhairahawa | Bhairahawa Airport | Terminated | [6] |
Bharatpur | Bharatpur Airport | ||
Jomsom | Jomsom Airport | ||
Kathmandu | Tribhuvan International Airport | Hub | |
Lamidanda | Lamidanda Airport | Terminated | [7] |
Lukla | Tenzing–Hillary Airport | ||
Phaplu | Phaplu Airport | ||
Pokhara | Pokhara Airport | ||
Rumjatar | Rumjatar Airport | ||
Pipara Simara | Simara Airport | ||
Surkhet | Surkhet Airport | Terminated | [ citation needed ] |
Tumlingtar | Tumlingtar Airport | Terminated | [8] |
At the time of closure, Skyline Airways operated the following aircraft:
Aircraft | In fleet | Notes |
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De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter | 2 | [ citation needed ] |
Aircraft | In fleet | Notes |
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Dornier 228 | 1 | [9] |
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