Yeti Airlines

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Yeti Airlines
Yeti logo.gif
IATA ICAO Callsign
YT NYT YETI AIRLINES
Founded1998
AOC #037/2004[1]
HubsTribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu
Focus citiesBiratnagar
Pokhara
Bhairahawa
Nepalgunj
Frequent-flyer programYeti Airlines SKY-Club
SubsidiariesTara Air
Fleet size5
Destinations8
HeadquartersKathmandu, Nepal
Key peopleLhakpa Sonam Sherpa
Websitewww.yetiairlines.com
Yeti Airlines Twin Otter at Pokhara Airport (April 2000)
Yeti Airlines Jetstream 41 at Pokhara Airport (2019)
Yeti Airlines ATR 72-500 at Gautam Buddha Airport

Yeti Airlines Pvt. Ltd. (Nepali: यती एअरलाइन्स) is an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal. The airline was established in May 1998 and received its Air Operators Certificate on 17 August 1998. Since 2019, Yeti Airlines is the first carbon neutral airline in Nepal and South Asia.[2] It is the parent company of Tara Air.

History[]

Yeti Airlines was established by Ang Tshering Sherpa in May 1998 and received its Air Operators Certificate on 17 August 1998. It started operations with two de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters.

In 2009, Yeti Airlines established the subsidiary Tara Air to which it outsourced its STOL operations to airports in the rural and mountainous airports in Nepal and transferred its respective aircraft, DHC-6 Twin Otters and Dornier 228s to Tara Air.[3][4]

Yeti Airlines and Tara Air combine to form the largest domestic airline in Nepal; the group has more than 60% of the total market share as of January 2008.[citation needed] Together, Yeti Airlines and Tara Air have the widest domestic flight network of any Nepali airline and fly to most destinations in Nepal.[citation needed]

International Operations[]

In 2007, Yeti Airlines launched Fly Yeti as a joint venture with Air Arabia.[5] Due to political uncertainty, the airline ceased its operations in 2008.[6]

In 2013, the European Commission banned all Nepalese airlines from entering the European airspace. This restriction is still in place as of November 2017 and specifically also regards Yeti Airlines.[7][8]

In 2014, Yeti Airlines launched Himalaya Airlines, another joint venture, this time with Chinese Tibet Airlines.[9]

Yeti World[]

The parent company of Yeti Airlines, Yeti World, also encompasses other touristic ventures, including hotels and resorts and further airline companies, namely Air Dynasty and Altitude Air.[10][11]

In December 2019, Yeti World made headlines, as it was involved in a corruption case around Prime Minister K.P. Oli.[11]

Destinations[]

Yeti Airlines offers scheduled flights to the following destinations (as of July 2021):[12]

Destination Airport Notes
Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport Hub
Bajhang[13] Bajhang Airport Terminated
Bajura[13] Bajura Airport Terminated
Bhadrapur Bhadrapur Airport
Bhairahawa Gautam Buddha Airport
Bharatpur Bharatpur Airport Terminated
Biratnagar Biratnagar Airport
Birendranagar[13] Surkhet Airport Terminated
Dang[13] Dang Airport Terminated
Dhangadhi Dhangadhi Airport Terminated
Janakpur Janakpur Airport
Jitpursimara Simara Airport [14]
Jomsom[13] Jomsom Airport Terminated
Jumla[13] Jumla Airport Terminated
Lamidanda[13] Lamidanda Airport Terminated
Lukla[13] Lukla Airport Terminated
Manang[13] Manang Airport Terminated
Meghauli[13] Meghauli Airport Terminated
Nepalgunj Nepalgunj Airport
Phaplu[13] Phaplu Airport Terminated
Pokhara Pokhara Airport
Rara[13] Rara Airport Terminated
Rukum[13] Rukumkot Airport Terminated
Rukum[13] Rukum Salle Airport Terminated
Rumjatar[13] Rumjatar Airport Terminated
Sanphebagar[13] Sanphebagar Airport Terminated
Taplejung[13] Taplejung Airport Terminated
Tumlingtar Tumlingtar Airport Terminated

Yeti Airlines also operates one-hour-long Everest Express scheduled mountain sightseeing flights from Kathmandu to Mount Everest[15] and Annapurna Express mountain sightseeing flights from Pokhara to Annapurna Massif.[16]

Codeshare agreements[]

Yeti Airlines has a codeshare agreement with its subsidiary Tara Air.[17]

Fleet[]

Current Fleet[]

Yeti Airlines Jetstream 41

The Yeti Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of July 2021):[18][19]

Yeti Airlines fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
ATR 72-500 5[20] — 72 72 2 Leased from Nordic Aviation Capital[21][22]
Total 5

Former fleet[]

Yeti Airlines historical fleet since 1998
Aircraft Introduced Retired Notes
BAe Jetstream 41 2007[23] 2021[24]
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 1998 2009 now operated by Tara Air
Dornier 228 2009 2009 now operated by Tara Air
Embraer EMB 110[25] 1999 ?[clarification needed]
Embraer EMB 120[26] 2000 2001
Harbin Y-12 1995[27] 2001 Stored at Tribhuvan International Airport[28]
Saab 340-B 2004 ?[clarification needed] Stored at Tribhuvan International Airport[29]

Accidents and incidents[]

  • 25 May 2004 – : A Yeti Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (registration 9N-AFD) cargo flight crashed into a hill on approach to Lukla.[30]
  • 21 June 2006 – 2006 Yeti Airlines Twin Otter Crash: A DHC-6 Twin Otter registered 9N-AEQ was destroyed in a rice paddy field on approach to Jumla, killing all six passengers and the crew of three.[31]
  • 8 October 2008 – Yeti Airlines Flight 103: A DHC-6 was destroyed upon landing at Lukla, killing all eighteen passengers and two of the three crew. The captain was the only survivor.[32]
  • 24 September 2016 – : A BAe Jetstream 41 registration 9N-AIB en route from Kathmandu to Bhairahawa overran the runway while landing at Gautam Buddha Airport. All 29 passengers and the crew of 3 were unhurt but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.[33]
  • 1 March 2019 – Following the 2019 Taplejung helicopter crash, Yeti Airlines halted all of their flights on 1 March 2019 mourning the loss of their managing director Ang Tshering Sherpa.[34]
  • 12 July 2019 – A Yeti Airlines ATR 72-500 registration 9N-AMM en route from Nepalgunj Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport suffered a runway excursion while landing. All 68 people onboard including the crew of 4 evacuated the aircraft safely. Two of them received minor injuries and were taken to the hospital. A wet runway during the rainy season could have been the cause.[35]

Trivia[]

Yeti Airlines is the current shirt sponsor of Kathmandu-based football club Himalayan Sherpa Club, who currently play in Nepal's highest football league, the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League.[36]

References[]

  1. ^ "Civil Aviation Report 2017" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Yeti Airlines becomes Nepal's first carbon neutral airline". UNDP. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. ^ "History". Yeti Airlines. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Tara Air – Biggest Airline in Nepalese Mountains - Helping Develop the Rural Nepal". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Yeti Airlines goes international, Orient Thai comes to Nepal". The Himalayan Times. 22 January 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Annual Report 2008" (PDF). Air Arabia. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  7. ^ "EU bans all airlines from Nepal to fly into the 28 nation bloc". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  8. ^ "LEGAL NOTICE" (PDF). European Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Himalaya conducts 'proving' flight". The Kathmandu Post. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  10. ^ "About us". Yeti World. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "How Yeti Group benefited from its connections with PM Oli". Republica News. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Scheduled Flights". Yeti Airlines. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "INTERACTIVE MAP". Yeti Airlines. Archived from the original on 17 February 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Yeti Airlines scheduled to fly Simara after 12 years". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Everest Express". Yeti Airlines. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  16. ^ "Annapurna Express". Yeti Airlines. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  17. ^ "Lukla Tenzing Hillary Airport". FlightRadar24. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  18. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 21.
  19. ^ Yeti Airlines Fleet Details and History planespotters.net, accessdate 19 September 2020
  20. ^ "Yeti Airlines has added fifth ATR72-500 aircraft". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  21. ^ "NAC delivered one ATR 72-500, MSN 876, to Yeti Airlines on lease". Nordic Aviation Capital. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  22. ^ "Yeti Airlines welcomes 3rd ATR 72-500 into its fleet". Aviation Nepal. 18 September 2018.
  23. ^ "पाँच जेटस्ट्रिमबाट फेरिँदैछन् यतीको लोगो, यही साता गुण एयरलाइन्सलाई हस्तान्तरण गरिँदै" (in Nepali). Bizmandu. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  24. ^ "Guna Airlines preparing for flights with Jetstream 41". Avia Tech Channel. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  25. ^ Yeti Airlines Calendar 2075. Kathmandu: Yeti Airlines.
  26. ^ "REGISTRATION SEARCH FOR C-GFKB". Planelogger. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  27. ^ "REGISTRATION SEARCH FOR 9N-AFO". Planelogger. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  28. ^ "YETI AIRLINES - FLEET". Planelogger. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  29. ^ "REGISTRATION SEARCH FOR 9N-AHL". Planelogger. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  30. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 9N-AFD Lukla". Flight Safety Foundation. 25 May 2004. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  31. ^ Accident description for 9N-AEQ at the Aviation Safety Network
  32. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 9N-AFE Lukla-Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA)". Flight Safety Foundation. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  33. ^ "Yeti Airlines 9N-AIB Escaped from an accident". Aviation Nepal. 24 September 2016.
  34. ^ "Yeti and Tara cancel all flights for tomorrow to mourn MD Sherpa's demise". The Himalayan Times. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  35. ^ "Yeti Airlines aircraft skids off runway". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  36. ^ "HSC, Yeti Airlines renew sponsorship deal". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 29 December 2019.

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