Everest Air
{{Short description|Defunct Nepalese airline}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Everest Air
| image =
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| ICAO = -
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| founded =
| commenced = 1992
| ceased = 1998
| bases = Tribhuvan International Airport
| headquarters = Kathmandu, Nepal
| fleet_size = 1 (at closure)
| destinations = 11 (at closure){{citation needed|date=May 2019}}
}}
Everest Air was an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal that provided scheduled domestic air services and chartered helicopter flights.
History
Destinations
Everest Air regularly served the following destinations, which were cancelled either at the closure of operations or before:[http://www.enjoynepal.com/Travel_Guide/gen_info/tg_gen_info_knowyourway.asp Enjoy Nepal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325143458/http://www.enjoynepal.com/Travel_Guide/gen_info/tg_gen_info_knowyourway.asp |date=2007-03-25 }} retrieved 19 November 2006
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City
!Airport !Notes !class="unsortable"|Refs | |||
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Bhairahawa | Bhairahawa Airport | ||
Bharatpur | Bharatpur Airport | ||
Biratnagar | Biratnagar Airport | ||
Jomsom | Jomsom Airport | ||
Jumla | Jumla Airport | ||
Kathmandu | Tribhuvan International Airport | {{Airline hub}} | |
Lamidanda | Lamidanda Airport | ||
Lukla | Tenzing–Hillary Airport | ||
Pokhara | Pokhara Airport | ||
Manthali | Ramechhap Airport | ||
Rumjatar | Rumjatar Airport |
Fleet
At the time of closure, Everest Air operated the following aircraft:
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|+Everest Air Fleet ! Aircraft !! In fleet !! Notes | ||
Dornier 228 | 1 | {{cite web |title=Everest Air - Fleet |url=https://www.planelogger.com/Airline/Fleet/Everest_Air/172483#RegistrationList |publisher=Planelogger |accessdate=1 May 2019}} |
=Former fleet=
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! Aircraft !! In fleet !! Notes | ||
Mil Mi-8 | 1 | |
Dornier 228 | 3 |
Accidents and incidents
- 1993 Everest Air Dornier 228 crash - On 31 July 1993, an Everest Air Dornier 228-101 aircraft, performing a scheduled flight from Kathmandu to Bharatpur, struck a mountain at Bharatpur. All 3 crew members and 16 passengers were killed.[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19930731-1 Aviation Safety Network] retrieved 19 November 2006
References
{{Airlines of Nepal}}
Category:Defunct airlines of Nepal
Category:Airlines established in 1992
Category:Airlines disestablished in 1998
Category:1992 establishments in Nepal
Category:1998 disestablishments in Nepal
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