Himalaya Airlines

Himalaya Airlines
Logo of Himalaya Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
H9[1] HIM[1] HIMALAYA[2]
Founded 19 August 2014
Commenced operations 31 May 2016
Hubs Tribhuvan International Airport (Kathmandu)
Fleet size 3 (March 2017)
Destinations 5 (March 2017)
Headquarters Kathmandu, Nepal
Key people
  • Ang Tshiring Sherpa, chairman
  • Zhao Guo Quiang, president
Website www.himalaya-airlines.com

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 Fly Yeti 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 March 2017.

A Himalaya Airlines Airbus A320 taxiing at Finkenwerder Airport in Germany

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.[3] 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.[4]

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.[4] Launch plans were delayed by the April 2015 Nepal earthquake.[5] The airline inducted its first aircraft, an Airbus A320, on 9 March 2016.[6] Himalaya Airlines launched operations on 31 May 2016 with flights between Kathmandu and Doha.[7] Flights from Kathmandu to Colombo started in October, marking the resumption of scheduled flights between Nepal and Sri Lanka after 28 years.[8]

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%.[9] The airline is headquartered in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal.[10] Ang Tshiring Sherpa is the chairman, while Zhao Guo Qiang serves as president of the company.[11]

Destinations

Himalaya Airlines flies to the following destinations as of March 2017:[12]

Country City Airport Notes
MalaysiaKuala LumpurKuala Lumpur International Airport—
MyanmarYangonYangon International Airport—
NepalKathmanduTribhuvan International AirportHub
QatarDohaHamad International Airport—
United Arab EmiratesDubaiAl Maktoum International Airport[13]

Fleet

As of March 2017, Himalaya Airlines operates the following aircraft:[14]

Himalaya Airways fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Airbus A320-200 3 — 8 150 158
Total 3 —

References

  1. 1 2 "Himalaya Airlines". ch-aviation. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "7340.2F with Change 1 and Change 2 and Change 3" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 15 September 2016. p. 3-1-51. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Prasain, Sangam (20 August 2014). "Himalaya Airlines to begin operations in Oct". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Himalaya conducts ‘proving’ flight". The Kathmandu Post. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Himalaya Airlines plans to start ops by March-end". The Kathmandu Post. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Himalaya Airlines takes delivery of first aircraft". The Kathmandu Post. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "China-Nepal JV airline to start daily Kathmandu-Doha flight". Xinhua News Agency. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Himalaya Airlines begins Kathmandu-Colombo flight". The Himalayan Times. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  9. ↑ Rai, Om (2016). "A Himalayan mess". Nepali Times. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "Corporate office address". Himalaya Airlines. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "About Us". Himalaya Airlines. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  12. ↑ "Himalaya Airlines links Yangon, Nepal". The Myanmar Times. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  13. ↑ "Himalaya Airlines plans Dubai launch in April 2017". Routesonline. Airlineroute. Retrieved 4 April 2017. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  14. ↑ "Himalaya Airlines gets third A320". The Kathmandu Post. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
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