Shree Airlines

Shree Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
— SHA SHREEAIR
Founded 1999
Hubs Tribhuvan International Airport
Secondary hubs Surkhet Airport; Pokhara Airport
Focus cities Kathmandu, Surkhet, Lukla, Syangboche and all locations in Nepal
Fleet size 6
Destinations 10
Headquarters Kathmandu
Key people Banwari Lal Mittal
Website http://www.shreeairlines.com/

Shree Airlines Pvt. Ltd. is an airline based in Nepal, operating chartered helicopter services.[1]

History

The airline was incorporated in the 1990s and was originally called Air Ananya—named after the founder's granddaughter: Ananya Mittal. After a helicopter was burnt at Jiri by Maoists and there were a couple of accidents and helicopters hit by bullets, Chairman and CEO Banwari Lal Mittal consulted an astrologer who suggested changing the name of the airline. Thus Air Ananya became Shree Airlines. (Shree means auspicious beginning).[2]

Shree Airlines is the largest operator of helicopters in Nepal with a fleet of Mi-17 helicopters. These helicopters are capable of carrying up to 4000 kg of cargo or 26 people. Shree Airlines operates both cargo and passenger flights.

Services

Passenger cabin

Shree Airlines' helicopters are certified to carry up to 26 passengers in a one class configuration. The airline also conducts charter and non-charter flights to remote parts of the country and offers cargo charter services.

Humanitarian and UN peacekeeping flights

Shree Airlines operates flights for the World Food Program and the Nepal Food Corporation. These flights deliver food to the hungry and needy in the hard-to-reach parts of Nepal. Shree Airlines has delivered over 8,000,000 kilograms of food to the Nepalese population. Shree Airlines also operates long term charter flights for the United Nations, in support of peacekeeping operations.

Religious tourism

Shree Airlines operates flights to Hilsa in north-west Nepal, which is at the northern border, and is the start point for the Mansarovar and Mount Kailash pilgrimage. The Airline operates charter flights to Muktinath, a popular pilgrimage destination in mid-Nepal.

Fleet

References

  1. ↑ http://www.shreeairlines.com/
  2. ↑ New Business Age July 2003
  3. ↑ "Shree Airlines adds new chopper to fleet". Retrieved 2014-06-19.

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