Yeti Airlines
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.
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| Founded | 1998 | |||
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| AOC # | 037/2004[1] | |||
| Hubs | Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu | |||
| Focus cities | Biratnagar Pokhara Janakpur Bhairahawa Nepalgunj | |||
| Frequent-flyer program | Yeti Airlines SKY-Club | |||
| Subsidiaries | Tara Air | |||
| Fleet size | 5 | |||
| Destinations | 8 | |||
| Headquarters | Kathmandu, Nepal | |||
| Key people | Lhakpa Sonam Sherpa | |||
| Website | www | |||
Accidents and incidents
- 25 May 2004 – Yeti Airlines Flight 117: A Yeti Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (registration 9N-AFD) cargo flight crashed into a hill on approach to Lukla.[2]
- 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.[3]
- 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.[4]
- 24 September 2016 – Yeti Airlines Flight 893: A BAe Jetstream 41 registration 9N-AIB en route from Kathmandu to Bhairahawa overran the runway while landing at Gautam Buddha Airport. None of the 29 passengers or crew of 3 were hurt but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.[5]
- 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.[6]
- 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.[7]
- On 29 May 2022, a 9N-AET Twin Otter Tara Air aircraft with 19 passengers and 3 crew members operating for subsidiary Yeti Airlines as Yeti Airlines Flight 1199 lost contact with the control tower that was travelling from Pokhara-Jomsom shortly after take off. The last contact with the aircraft was made in Lete Pass. The aircraft was found crashed on Sanosware, Thasang 2, Mustang.
Yeti Airlines Media
Yeti Airlines Twin Otter at Pokhara Airport (April 2000)
Yeti Airlines Jetstream 41 at Pokhara Airport (2019)
A former Yeti Airlines BAe Jetstream 41 in 2013.
A former Yeti Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter in 2001
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References
- ↑ "Civil Aviation Report 2017" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ↑ "ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 9N-AFD Lukla". Flight Safety Foundation. 25 May 2004. Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ Accident description for 9N-AEQ at the Aviation Safety Network
- ↑ "ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 9N-AFE Lukla-Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA)". Flight Safety Foundation. 8 October 2008. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ "Yeti Airlines 9N-AIB Escaped from an accident". Aviation Nepal. 24 September 2016.
- ↑ "Yeti and Tara cancel all flights for tomorrow to mourn MD Sherpa's demise". The Himalayan Times. 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
- ↑ "Yeti Airlines aircraft skids off runway". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
