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 the first carbon neutral airline in Nepal and South Asia. It is the parent company of Tara Air. As of 2021, Yeti Airlines was the second largest domestic carrier in Nepal, after Buddha Air.

History

Yeti Airlines was established by Ang Tshering Sherpa in May 1998 and received its Air Operators Certificate on 17 August 1998. It started operations with two de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters.

In 2009, Yeti Airlines established the subsidiary Tara Air to which it outsourced its STOL operations to airports in the rural and mountainous airports in Nepal and transferred its respective aircraft, DHC-6 Twin Otters and Dornier 228s to Tara Air.

Yeti Airlines and Tara Air combine to form the largest domestic airline in Nepal; the group has more than 60% of the total market share as of January 2008. Together, Yeti Airlines and Tara Air have the widest domestic flight network of any Nepali airline and fly to most destinations in Nepal.

International operations

In 2007, Yeti Airlines launched Fly Yeti as a joint venture with Air Arabia. Due to political uncertainty, the airline ceased its operations in 2008.

In 2013, the European Commission banned all Nepalese airlines from entering the European airspace. This restriction is still in place as of June 2021 and specifically also regards Yeti Airlines.

In 2014, Yeti Airlines launched Himalaya Airlines, another joint venture, this time with Chinese Tibet Airlines.

Yeti World

The parent company of Yeti Airlines, Yeti World, also encompasses other touristic ventures, including hotels and resorts and further airline companies, namely Air Dynasty and Altitude Air.

In December 2019, Yeti World made headlines, as it was involved in a corruption case around Prime Minister K.P. Oli.

Destinations

Yeti Airlines offers scheduled flights to the following destinations (as of July 2021):

Yeti Airlines also operates one-hour-long ''Everest Express'' scheduled mountain sightseeing flights from Kathmandu to Mount Everest and ''Annapurna Express'' mountain sightseeing flights from Pokhara to Annapurna Massif.

Codeshare agreements

Yeti Airlines has a codeshare agreement with its subsidiary Tara Air.

Fleet

Current fleet

The Yeti Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of July 2021):

Former fleet

Accidents and incidents

* 25 May 2004 – Yeti Airlines Flight 117

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