New Startup In Nepal Keen To Launch Scheduled Operations
Nepal’s Shivam Airlines is applying for approvals to operate passenger flights, and is looking to operate either De Havilland Aircraft of Canada (DHC) Twin Otters or Let 410s. Buddhisagar Lamichhane, joint secretary at Nepal’s Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil…
Nepal’s Shree Airlines In Expansion Mode
Nepal’s third largest domestic carrier, Shree Airlines has added two De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-400s within one month, and plans to add two more this year. Shree Airlines corporate manager, Anil Manandhar, tells Nepalese national daily newspaper myRepublica…
Nepal’s Buddha Air Plans Fleet Expansion
Nepal’s largest domestic airline Buddha Air is adding four more ATRs to its fleet to serve additional destinations as more locals are turning to air transport for travel. Buddha Air’s sales, marketing and ground handling director, Rupesh Joshi, tells Smart…
Nepal’s Yeti Airlines Set To Add More ATRs
Domestic carrier Yeti Airlines intends to add four ATRs this year because travel demand is recovering. Yeti Airlines’ spokesperson, Sudarshan Bartaula, tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific the airline is looking to dry lease two ATR 72-500s and two ATR 42-500s this year…
Nepal Breaks Domestic Travel Record
Nepal recorded an all-time high in domestic passenger numbers last year, largely due to cheap air fares causing a surge in demand. Local media outlet The Kathmandu Post – quoting official statistics compiled by Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport – says there were…
Passengers Pushed Nepal’s Tara Air Aircraft Off Runway After Tire Burst
A 19-seat Twin Otter aircraft from Nepal’s Tara Air, the domestic subsidiary of Yeti Airlines was stranded on the airport runway after its tire burst, leaving passengers and airport officials to manually push it off out of the way so…
