Yeti Airlines

Infobox Airline
airline = Yeti Airlines

logo_size =
fleet_size = 10
destinations = 29
IATA = 0Y
ICAO = -
callsign = -
parent =
company_slogan = a great flying experience
founded = 1998
headquarters = Kathmandu, Nepal
key_people =
hubs = Kathmandu, Nepalgunj, Pokhara
secondary_hubs =
focus_cities = Pokhara, Nepalgunj, Biratnagar,Lukla, Lumbini, Chitwan, Bhadrapur
frequent_flyer = Yeti Airlines SKY-Club, [http://www.yetiairlines.com/skyclub.php]
lounge =
alliance = Thamserku Trekking (Himalayan expeditions and treks), Yeti Holidays (Holiday packages), Yeti Homes (exclusive Himalayan chalets)
website = http://www.yetiairlines.com/

Yeti Airlines is an airline based in Nepal. It operates across a domestic network of 29 destinations.

History

Yeti Airlines was established in May 1998 and received its Air Operators Certificate on 17 August 1998. It started operations with two De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft. [http://www.yetiairlines.com/ Yeti Airlines] retrieved 18 November 2006]

Yeti Airlines is Nepal's market leader in domestic airline industry of the country and has more than 60% of the total market share as of January 2007. It has the widest domestic flight network and flies to almost all destinations in Nepal. The airline has served much to the isolated population of Nepal living in far-flung mountain areas by providing the only means of transportation. They have also received permission for international operation in the year 2007.

Accidents and incidents

On 8 October 2008, eighteen people died when Yeti Airlines Flight 103, a De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 from Kathmandu crashed on final approach to Tenzing-Hillary airport in the eastern Nepal town of Lukla. [ [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=aOdqoHBqlxh0&refer=germany Bloomberg: Nepal Plane Crash Kills 18; Most Were German Tourists] 8 October 2008 ] [Matt Johnston, David Hastie [http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24467985-661,00.html "Everest plane crash claims Australian couple"] "Herald Sun" 9 October 2008 ] [Urs Wildermuth [http://avherald.com/h?article=40df1dd9&opt=1 "Crash: Yeti Airlines DHC6 at Lukla, on October 8th, 2008, crashed on runway"] "Aviation Herald" 8 October 2008 ]

Previous accidents:
On 25 May 2004, 9N-AFD crashed into the Lamjura hill while on approach to Lukla killing all three on board.
On 21 June 2006 9N-AEQ crashed while carrying out a missed approach at Jumla killing all nine on board.

Services

Three operational hubs are located in Kathmandu, Pokhara and Nepalgunj. The carrier operates connections to 29 destinations in Nepal including Lukla, Phaplu, Rumjatar, Lamidanda, Tumlingtar, Taplejung, Bajhang, Bajura, Safebagar, Simikot, Rara, Jumla, Dolpa, Rukum, Salley, Dang, Nepalgunj, Surkhet, Meghauly, Bharatpur, Simara, Janakpur, Bhadrapur, Biratnagar, Bhairahawa and Pokhara.

Yeti Airlines also operates a one-hour long "Everest view" sightseeing flight every morning by BAe Jetstream 41.Most of Nepal's remote mountain destinations are connected by Yeti's DHC-6 Series 300 "Twin Otters".

Fleet

The Yeti Airlines fleet included the following aircraft as of 9 October 2008:

*6 BAe Jetstream 41
*4 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300

In 2006 BAe Systems concluded an agreement with Yeti Airlines for the long-term lease of four 29-seat Jetstream 41 aircraft. The first aircraft was delivered in early May 2006 and the remaining three aircraft were delivered in the following months. [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20061017030142/http://www.baesystems.com/newsroom/2006/may/220506news2.htm BAe Systems] 22 May 2006] The fourth Jetstream was delivered on 29 August 2006. [ [http://www.tigermountain.com/index.php?linkid=4& Tiger Mountain Newsletter] retrieved 18 November 2006] . A fifth Jetstream was purchased outright in 2007 and arrived in Kathmandu on the 28 April 2007. [ [http://www.yetiairlines.com Yeti Airlines Homepage] retrieved 18 May 2007]

External links

* [http://www.yetiairlines.com Yeti Airlines] official site
* [http://www.visitingnepal.com/yeti-airlines.html Yeti Airlines ticketing]
* [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=YA&al_op=1 Yeti Airlines fleet] "ch-aviation"
* [http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=7120 Yeti Airlines] at the Aviation Safety Network
* [http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20040525-0 9N-AFD] Crash report
* [http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20060621-0 9N-AEQ] Crash report
* [http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20081008-0 9N-AFE] Initial crash report
* [http://www.yetiairlines.com/press_room.php?section=press&action=show&press=14 9N-AFE] Press release on official site

References