Shangri-La Air

Shangri-La Air was an airline based in Nepal. It merged with Necon Air in 2001.

History

The airline was established in 1999. ^[1] In 2001 it was, along with Karnali Air, part of an ‘operational merge’ with Necon Air. ^[2]

Shangri-La Air operated services to Pokhara, Jomsom, Lukla, Phaplu, Bhairahawa, Bharatpur, Rumjatar and Simara. ^[1]

22 August 2002 - A Shangri-La Air De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300, on a flight from Jomsom to Pokhara, crashed into a hill which was under complete cloud cover following 3 days of continuous rain. All 3 crew and 15 passengers were killed. ^[3]

The Shangri-La Air fleet consisted of:^[2]

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