List of defunct airlines of Nepal

This is a list of defunct airlines of Nepal.^[1]^[2]

Airline	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
Aeron Air				1999^[3]	?
Agni Air	AG^[a]			2005	2012
Air Ananya				1999	?^[when?]	Rebranded as Shree Airlines
Air Kasthamandap				2009	2017
Air Nepal International	SZ	NPL	AIR NEPAL	2005	2006
Alpine Air^[5]	N6	AYL		1998^[6]	2013^[6]	Failed project^[7]^[6]
Asian Airlines^[8]				2002	2006
Base Air				2004	2007
BB Airways^[8]	BO	BBW	BEE BEE AIRWAYS	2012	2013	Planning to restart operations^[9]
Bishwo Airways				2014	?	Failed Project^[10]
Blue Airways^[11]				2012		never commenced operations
Cosmic Air	F5	COZ	COSMIC AIR	1997	2008
Everest Air^[8]	E2			1992	1998
Fly Yeti	0Y			2008	2008
Flying Dragon Airlines^[8]				2005	2006
Garud Air				1998^[3]	?
Gorkha Airlines	G1	IKA	GORKHA AIRLINES	1996	2014	Planning to restart operations^[12]
Impro Airways				2006	2010
Karnali Air^[8]				1998	2001	Merged with Necon Air
Lumbini Airways^[8]				1997	2001
Manakamana Airways^[3]				1996	?
Mero Air^[13]				2005	2007^{[citation needed]}
Mountain Air^[8]				2000	2002
Muktinath Airlines^[14]				2012	2015	Acquired by Prabhu Helicopter^[15]
Namaste Nepalese Air^[11]^[16]				2012		never commenced operations
Necon Air	3Z	NEC	NECON AIR	1992	2003
Nepal Airways^[8]	7E^{[citation needed]}			1992	1998
Royal Nepal Airlines	RA	RNA	ROYAL NEPAL	1958	2006	Rebranded as Nepal Airlines
Nepal Transcontinental Airlines				1998^[3]	?	Cargo Airline^[17]
Simrik Airlines		RMK		2009	2021	Rebranded as Guna Airlines
Shangri-La Air				1999	2001	Merged with Necon Air
Shivani Air				2007^[18]	?
Skyline Airways				1998	2003
Sky Tech Heli Safari				2010^[3]	?
Swift Air				2011^[3]	?

Notes

^ Agni Air had no registered IATA code allocated, but used 'AG' on scheduling, ticketing and baggage (as an official IATA code would be used). However, officially, the IATA Code 'AG' is allocated to Aruba Airlines.^[4]

References

^ "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
^ "Since 1997, ATDB is the only service providing an accurate global and permanently updated details of all worldwide transport aircraft, airlines, private and government operators - and leasing companies". aerotransport.org. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "CAAN Report 2011-2012" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
^ "Flying Schedule". Agni Air. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
^ "Alpine Air (Nepal)". ch aviation. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Airport space crunch hits Alpine's flying plans". The Kathmandu Post. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
^ "Nepal's BB Airways hits obstacles, Alpine Air seeks licence". ch aviation. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h The World's Airlines: Nepal
^ "Nepal's BB Airways acquires B757, to resume ops". ch-aviation. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
^ "Nepalese start-up, Bishwo Airways, eyes maiden A330 this month". ch-aviation. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b Fessler, Pascal (14 December 2012). "Noch eine Airline für Nepal" (in German). Aero Telegraph. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
^ "Gorkha and Dynamic to return to skies". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
^ Grandon, Raman (2007). "Nepalese tourism". Retrieved 3 January 2015.
^ "Welcome to Muktinath Airlines". Archived from the original on 5 March 2017.
^ Pokhrel, Diwas (21 August 2015). "Prabhu Group Bought Muktinath Airlines". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
^ "Namaste Nepalese Air gets AOC". 27 November 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2023. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)
^ Poudel, Keshab (14 December 2001). "A Costly Decision" (PDF). Spotlight Nepal. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
^ "Shivani Air gets an aircraft". The Himalayan Times. 1 May 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

[5] Agni Air had no registered IATA code allocated, but used 'AG' on scheduling, ticketing and baggage (as an official IATA code would be used). However, officially, the IATA Code 'AG' is allocated to Aruba Airlines.^[4]

[ch-aviation-1] "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2019-02-08.

[ATDB.aero-2] "Since 1997, ATDB is the only service providing an accurate global and permanently updated details of all worldwide transport aircraft, airlines, private and government operators - and leasing companies". aerotransport.org. Retrieved 2019-02-08.

[Report2011-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "CAAN Report 2011-2012" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

[4] "Flying Schedule". Agni Air. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2010.

[6] "Alpine Air (Nepal)". ch aviation. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

[Alpine-7] "Airport space crunch hits Alpine's flying plans". The Kathmandu Post. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2019.

[8] "Nepal's BB Airways hits obstacles, Alpine Air seeks licence". ch aviation. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

[WAH-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h The World's Airlines: Nepal

[ch-a-10] "Nepal's BB Airways acquires B757, to resume ops". ch-aviation. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

[11] "Nepalese start-up, Bishwo Airways, eyes maiden A330 this month". ch-aviation. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

[AT-12] Fessler, Pascal (14 December 2012). "Noch eine Airline für Nepal" (in German). Aero Telegraph. Retrieved 25 April 2023.

[13] "Gorkha and Dynamic to return to skies". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

[14] Grandon, Raman (2007). "Nepalese tourism". Retrieved 3 January 2015.

[15] "Welcome to Muktinath Airlines". Archived from the original on 5 March 2017.

[16] Pokhrel, Diwas (21 August 2015). "Prabhu Group Bought Muktinath Airlines". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

[17] "Namaste Nepalese Air gets AOC". 27 November 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2023. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)

[18] Poudel, Keshab (14 December 2001). "A Costly Decision" (PDF). Spotlight Nepal. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

[19] "Shivani Air gets an aircraft". The Himalayan Times. 1 May 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

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