Himalaya Airlines

Himalaya Airlines
Logo of Himalaya Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
H9 HIM HIMALAYA
Founded 19 August 2014
Commenced operations 31 May 2016
Hubs Tribhuvan International Airport (Kathmandu)
Fleet size 1
Destinations 3
Headquarters Kathmandu, Nepal
Key people
  • Ang Tshiring Sherpa, chairman
  • Cheng Hui, president
Website www.himalaya-airlines.com

Himalaya Airlines 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 three destinations as of October 2016.

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.[1] Yeti Airlines Group resurrected its plans to operate an international airline with the establishment of Himalaya Airlines in August 2014. Tibet Airlines and the Himalaya Infrastructure Fund have stakes in the airline alongside Yeti World Investment, an affiliate of Yeti Airlines Group.[2]

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.[2] Launch plans were delayed by the April 2015 Nepal earthquake.[3] The airline inducted its first aircraft, an Airbus A320, on 9 March 2016.[4] Himalaya Airlines launched operations on 31 May 2016 with flights between Kathmandu and Doha.[5] Flights from Kathmandu to Colombo started in October, marking the resumption of scheduled flights between Nepal and Sri Lanka after 28 years.[6]

Corporate affairs

Tibet Airlines holds a 49% stake in Himalaya Airlines, while Yeti World Investment (an affiliate of Yeti Airlines Group) and Himalaya Infrastructure Fund Aviation Investment Company own the remaining 51%.[2] The airline is headquartered in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal.[7] Ang Tshiring Sherpa is the chairman, while Cheng Hui serves as president of the company.[8]

Destinations

Himalaya Airlines flies to the following destinations as of October 2016:

Country City Airport Begin End Ref.
NepalKathmanduTribhuvan International AirportHub31 May 2016—[5]
QatarDohaHamad International Airport31 May 2016—[5]
Sri LankaColomboBandaranaike International Airport1 October 2016—[6]

Fleet

The Himalaya Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft as of October 2016:[9]

Himalaya Airlines fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Airbus A320-200 1 — 8 150 158 —
Total 1 0

References

  1. ↑ Prasain, Sangam (20 August 2014). "Himalaya Airlines to begin operations in Oct". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Himalaya conducts 'proving' flight". The Kathmandu Post. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Himalaya Airlines plans to start ops by March-end". The Kathmandu Post. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Himalaya Airlines takes delivery of first aircraft". The Kathmandu Post. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 "China-Nepal JV airline to start daily Kathmandu-Doha flight". Xinhua News Agency. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Himalaya Airlines begins Kathmandu-Colombo flight". The Himalayan Times. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Corporate office address". Himalaya Airlines. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "About Us". Himalaya Airlines. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 22.

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