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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 operator's certificate on 17 August 1998. Since 2019, Yeti Airlines is the first carbon neutral airline in Nepal and South Asia. It is the parent company of Tara Air. As of 2024, Yeti Airlines is the second-largest domestic carrier in Nepal by passengers carried and third largest by fleet size. It is currently banned from flying into EU airspace.

Infobox

IATA
IATA ICAO Call sign YT NYT YETI AIRLINES
Founded
May 1998; 27 years ago (1998-05)
AOC #
037/2004
Hubs
Tribhuvan International Airport
Frequent-flyer program
Sky Club
Subsidiaries
Tara Air
Fleet size
7
Destinations
7
Headquarters
Kathmandu, Nepal
Key people
Late Ang Tshiring Sherpa (Founder Managing Director) Subhas Sapkota (Chief Executive Officer) Asian Life Insurance Company
Website
www.yetiairlines.com

Tables

· Destinations
Kathmandu
Kathmandu
Destination
Kathmandu
Airport
Tribhuvan International Airport
Notes
Hub
Bhadrapur
Bhadrapur
Destination
Bhadrapur
Airport
Bhadrapur Airport
Bhairahawa
Bhairahawa
Destination
Bhairahawa
Airport
Gautam Buddha Airport
Biratnagar
Biratnagar
Destination
Biratnagar
Airport
Biratnagar Airport
Janakpur
Janakpur
Destination
Janakpur
Airport
Janakpur Airport
Jitpursimara
Jitpursimara
Destination
Jitpursimara
Airport
Simara Airport
Nepalgunj
Nepalgunj
Destination
Nepalgunj
Airport
Nepalgunj Airport
Pokhara
Pokhara
Destination
Pokhara
Airport
Pokhara International Airport
Destination
Airport
Notes
Kathmandu
Tribhuvan International Airport
Hub
Bhadrapur
Bhadrapur Airport
Bhairahawa
Gautam Buddha Airport
Biratnagar
Biratnagar Airport
Janakpur
Janakpur Airport
Jitpursimara
Simara Airport
Nepalgunj
Nepalgunj Airport
Pokhara
Pokhara International Airport
· Fleet › Current fleet
C
C
Aircraft
C
In service
Y
Orders
Total
ATR 72-500
ATR 72-500
Aircraft
ATR 72-500
In service
7
Orders
—
Passengers
—
Passengers
70
Passengers
70
Total
Total
Aircraft
Total
In service
7
Aircraft
In service
Orders
Passengers
Notes
C
Y
Total
ATR 72-500
7
—
—
70
70
Total
7
Yeti Airlines historical fleet · Fleet › Historical fleet
BAe Jetstream 41
BAe Jetstream 41
Aircraft
BAe Jetstream 41
Total
7[citation needed]
Introduced
2007
Retired
2021
Notes
5 sold to Guna Airlines 2 scrapped
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
Aircraft
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
Total
7
Introduced
1998
Retired
2009
Notes
Transferred to subsidiary Tara Air
Dornier 228
Dornier 228
Aircraft
Dornier 228
Total
—
Introduced
2009
Retired
2009
Notes
Transferred to subsidiary Tara Air
Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante
Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante
Aircraft
Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante
Total
—
Introduced
1999
Retired
Unknown
Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia
Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia
Aircraft
Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia
Total
1
Introduced
2000
Retired
2001
Harbin Y-12
Harbin Y-12
Aircraft
Harbin Y-12
Total
1
Introduced
1995
Retired
2001
Notes
Stored indefinitely at Tribhuvan International Airport
Saab 340B[citation needed]
Saab 340B[citation needed]
Aircraft
Saab 340B[citation needed]
Total
3
Introduced
2004
Retired
2007
Notes
Stored indefinitely at Tribhuvan International Airport
ATR 72-500
ATR 72-500
Aircraft
ATR 72-500
Total
1
Introduced
2008
Retired
2023
Notes
1 crashed as Yeti airlines flight 691
Aircraft
Total
Introduced
Retired
Notes
BAe Jetstream 41
7[citation needed]
2007
2021
5 sold to Guna Airlines 2 scrapped
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
7
1998
2009
Transferred to subsidiary Tara Air
Dornier 228
—
2009
2009
Transferred to subsidiary Tara Air
Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante
—
1999
Unknown
Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia
1
2000
2001
Harbin Y-12
1
1995
2001
Stored indefinitely at Tribhuvan International Airport
Saab 340B[citation needed]
3
2004
2007
Stored indefinitely at Tribhuvan International Airport
ATR 72-500
1
2008
2023
1 crashed as Yeti airlines flight 691

References

  1. "Civil Aviation Report 2017"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20180831043627/http://www.caanepal.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Final-Report-2017.pdf
  2. "Sky Club"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20230219130207/https://www.yetiairlines.com/content/sky-club-introduction
  3. "Founder of Yeti Airlines"
    https://yetiairlines.com/content/tribute-to-our-late-md?mobile=
  4. "Management Team of Yeti Airlines"
    https://yetiairlines.com/content/management-team?mobile=
  5. ch-aviation
    https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/133219-insurance-company-buys-49-stake-in-nepals-yeti-airlines
  6. "Yeti Airlines becomes Nepal's first carbon neutral airline"
    https://www.np.undp.org/content/nepal/en/home/presscenter/pressreleases/2019/yeticarbonneutral.html
  7. "Domestic air traffic soars, hits a record 4.46m flyers"
    https://kathmandupost.com/money/2023/02/24/domestic-air-traffic-soars-hits-a-record-4-46-million
  8. transport.ec.europa.eu
    https://transport.ec.europa.eu/transport-themes/eu-air-safety-list_en
  9. "History"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20181005205558/https://www.yetiairlines.com/article/history
  10. "Tara Air – Biggest Airline in Nepalese Mountains - Helping Develop the Rural Nepal"
    http://www.taraair.com/
  11. ch-aviation
    https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/133219-insurance-company-buys-49-stake-in-nepals-yeti-airlines
  12. "Yeti Airlines welcoming Asian Life as Partner with 49% stake in response to the escalating Financial Crisis"
    https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/132332-nepals-yeti-airlines-plans-ipo
  13. The Himalayan Times
    https://thehimalayantimes.com/business/yeti-airlines-goes-international-orient-thai-comes-to-nepal/
  14. "Annual Report 2008"
    https://www.airarabia.com/sites/airarabia/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/styles/AnnualReport2008_newnew.pdf
  15. Business Age
    https://www.newbusinessage.com/Articles/view/19608
  16. "LEGAL NOTICE"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20170225170832/https://ec.europa.eu/transport/sites/transport/files/modes/air/safety/air-ban/doc/list_en.pdf
  17. "EU air safety list"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20251003211716/https://transport.ec.europa.eu/document/download/3195fabb-7575-4db9-85b9-ec5a77b481aa_en?filename=air-safety-list-2025-06-03_en.pdf
  18. The Kathmandu Post
    http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2015-02-27/himalaya-conducts-proving-flight.html
  19. "About us"
    http://www.yetiworld.com.np/about-us/
  20. "How Yeti Group benefited from its connections with PM Oli"
    https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/how-yeti-group-benefited-from-its-connections-with-pm-oli/
  21. "Scheduled Flights"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20190426080103/https://www.yetiairlines.com/article/scheduled-flights
  22. "Yeti Airlines scheduled to fly Simara after 12 years"
    https://www.aviationnepal.com/yeti-airlines-scheduled-to-fly-simara-after-12-years/
  23. "Everest Express"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20230119151931/https://www.yetiairlines.com/destination/everest-express
  24. "Annapurna Express"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20230119151930/https://www.yetiairlines.com/destination/annapurna-express
  25. "Lukla Tenzing Hillary Airport"
    https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airports/lua
  26. Airliner World
  27. "पाँच जेटस्ट्रिमबाट फेरिँदैछन् यतीको लोगो, यही साता गुण एयरलाइन्सलाई हस्तान्तरण गरिँदै"
    https://bizmandu.com/content/20210629120652.html
  28. "Guna Airlines preparing for flights with Jetstream 41"
    https://aviatechchannel.com/guna-airlines-bouncing-back/
  29. Yeti Airlines Calendar 2075
  30. "REGISTRATION SEARCH FOR C-GFKB"
    https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Search?registration=C-GFKB
  31. "REGISTRATION SEARCH FOR 9N-AFO"
    https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Search?registration=9N-AFO
  32. "YETI AIRLINES - FLEET"
    https://www.planelogger.com/Airline/Fleet/Yeti_Airlines/167227
  33. "REGISTRATION SEARCH FOR 9N-AHL"
    https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/9N-AHL
  34. "ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 9N-AFD Lukla"
    http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20040525-0
  35. Accident description for 9N-AEQ at the Aviation Safety Network
    https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20060621-0
  36. "ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 9N-AFE Lukla-Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA)"
    http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20081008-0
  37. "Yeti Airlines 9N-AIB Escaped from an accident"
    http://aviationnepal.com/yeti-airlines-9n-aib-escaped-from-an-accident/
  38. The Himalayan Times
    https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/yeti-airlines-aircraft-skids-off-runway/
  39. INDIA TODAY
    https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/nepal-plane-crash-heres-a-list-of-air-safety-incidents-of-yeti-airways-since-2008-2321805-2023-01-15
  40. NDTV.com
    https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/plane-with-68-passengers-onboard-crashes-in-nepals-pokhara-reports-3693535
  41. The Kathmandu Post
    https://web.archive.org/web/20230115060552/https://kathmandupost.com/national/2023/01/15/yeti-airlines-aircraft-crashes-in-pokhara
  42. mint
    https://www.livemint.com/news/world/nepal-aircraft-with-68-passengers-and-4-crew-members-crashes-in-pokhara-yeti-airlines-11673762625915.html
  43. Twitter [1]
    https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1614523598592692225
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