Guna Airlines Pvt. Ltd. ( ne, गुण एयरलाइन्स) is an

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based in

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

operating domestic scheduled flights from its base at

Tribhuvan International Airport Tribhuvan International Airport (Nepali language, Nepali: त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल) (, colloquially referred to as TIA) is an international airport located in Kathmandu, B ...

. Guna Airlines was initially formed in 2009, when it was part of the Guna Group a Nepalese conglomerate of companies. After ceasing operations in 2013 and transferring its operations to Simrik Airlines, the airline restarted operations in 2021 while retransferring operations back into the initial airline company.

History

The Guna Group began as a small gold shop known as Guna Jewellers in Patan in 1984 and has since grown to a multi-industry company. In 2009, the group launched Guna Airlines. In 2013, Guna Airlines ceased trading due to financial difficulties and was acquired by Simrik Airlines for NRs 350 million. Simrik Airlines used the Brand of Guna for some more time before renaming and repainting the two Beechcraft 1900 aircraft, that were previously operated by Guna Airlines. In 2020, first reports appeared stating that Guna Airlines would be reestablished. In early 2021, the airline announced that it would buy five

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from

Yeti Airlines Yeti Airlines Pvt. Ltd. ( ne, यती एअरलाइन्स) is an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal. The airline was established in May 1998 and received its Air Operators Certificate on 17 August 1998. Since 2019, Yeti Airlines is ...

to restart operation under the brand name ''Guna Airlines''. For this, chairman Rajendra Shakya invested 1 billion Nepali Rupees into the company. On 16 September 2021, operations began again with regular flights from Kathmandu to Pokhara and Bharatpur.

Destinations

Guna Airlines offers scheduled flights to the following destinations (as of January 2023): In its previous iteration, Guna Airlines also operated scheduled mountain sightseeing flights from

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Fleet

Current Fleet

Guna Airlines' fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of October 2021):

References

External links

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{{Airlines of Nepal Defunct airlines of Nepal Airlines established in 2009 2009 establishments in Nepal 2013 disestablishments in Nepal