H9 HIM Commenced operations 31 May 2016 Founded 19 August 2014 Fleet size 2 (January 2017) | HIM HIMALAYA Destinations 5 (February 2017) Headquarters Kathmandu | |
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Hubs Tribhuvan International Airport (Kathmandu) Key people Ang Tshiring Sherpa, chairman
Zhao Guo Quiang, president Hub Tribhuvan International Airport (Kathmandu) | ||
Brand new himalaya airlines airbus a320 landing at hamburg finkenwerder airport
Himalaya Airlines (Nepali: हिमालय एअरलाइन्स्, Himālaya earalāins) is an airline based at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. It is the second attempt of Yeti Airlines Group to launch an international airline based in Nepal, following the collapse of Flyyeti.com in 2008. Himalaya Airlines was founded in 2014 as a joint venture between Yeti Airlines Group, the Himalaya Infrastructure Fund and Tibet Airlines. It launched operations in May 2016 with a single Airbus A320. The airline flies to five destinations as of February 2017.
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History
Yeti Airlines Group launched Flyyeti.com in January 2008 as a joint venture with Air Arabia. The airline was a low-cost carrier providing international flights from Nepal. However, when Air Arabia took back Flyyeti.com's fleet in July 2008, the airline was forced to end operations. Yeti Airlines Group resurrected its plans to operate an international airline with the establishment of Himalaya Airlines in August 2014. Initially, Tibet Airlines and the Himalaya Infrastructure Fund had stakes in the airline alongside Yeti World Investment, an affiliate of Yeti Airlines Group.
In order to obtain its air operator's certificate, Himalaya Airlines leased aircraft from Yeti Airlines and conducted its first proving flights in February 2015. Launch plans were delayed by the April 2015 Nepal earthquake. The airline inducted its first aircraft, an Airbus A320, on 9 March 2016. Himalaya Airlines launched operations on 31 May 2016 with flights between Kathmandu and Doha. Flights from Kathmandu to Colombo started in October, marking the resumption of scheduled flights between Nepal and Sri Lanka after 28 years.
Corporate affairs
Tibet Airlines holds a 49% stake in Himalaya Airlines, while Yeti World Investment (an affiliate of Yeti Airlines Group) owns the remaining 51%. The airline is headquartered in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Ang Tshiring Sherpa is the chairman, while Zhao Guo Qiang serves as president of the company.
Destinations
Himalaya Airlines flies to the following destinations as of February 2017:
Fleet
As of January 2017, Himalaya Airlines operates two Airbus A320s, which are equipped with 8 business class seats and 150 economy class seats.