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Code Data

• IATA Code: 0Y ^[1]

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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. ^[2] The DHC-6 Twin Otter is a 20-passenger STOL feederliner and utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada. ...

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.

Services

Yeti Airlines operates services to the following destinations ^[2] :

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. Lukla is a town in the Khumbu region of eastern Nepal where most people visiting the Himalayas near Mount Everest start their journey. ... Rumjatar is a developing village of estern Nepal. ... A district in North Eastern Nepal. ... Bajura district, a part of Seti zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. ... Simikot is a mountainous town (elevation 2910 metres) in the Himilayas of north-west Nepal, near the border with the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. ... Originating in Haiti, rara music mixes percussion instruments, saxophones, and bamboo trumpets, while weaving in funk and reggae basslines. ... Word dolpa can refer to: Dolpa people Dolpa District in Nepal This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Rukum district, a part of Rapti zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. ... Salley can refer to: John Salley, basketball player Nate Salley, American football player Salley, South Carolina Category: ... Look up dang in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Nepalgunj is one of the major cities of Nepal. ... Surkhet is a town in the western Nepal located in Surkhet district which it gives its name too, although it is not the administrative headquarters. ... Bharatpur is a city in Rajasthan state of India. ... Simara Island is an island in the province of Romblon in the Philippines. ... Janakpur is one of the 14 zones of Nepal. ... Biratnagar (विराटनगर), Nepal’s second largest city is located in Koshi Zone on the southern Terai belt of Nepal, near the south-eastern border to India. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... View of Pokhara looking north from the nearby World Peace Stupa. ...

Everest View Sightseeing Flights

Yeti Airlines operates one-hour long Everest view sightseeing flights every morning by Jetstream 41. The airline provides a view-window for each passenger. Passengers are also provided cockpit view of the Himalayas. The flight is one of the most popular tourism products of Nepal. Every years, thousands of tourists take this breathtaking sightseeing flight.

Incidents and accidents

• 25 May 2004 - A Yeti Airlines De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 (9N-AFD), on a flight from Kathmandu to Lukla, crashed in heavy cloud into Lamjura hill while on approach to Lukla Airport. The Nepalese accident investigation committee concluded that the captain provided inaccurate information to the Area Control Centre on his position. All three crew members were killed. There were no passengers on board. ^[3]
• 21 June 2006 - A Yeti Airlines De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 (9N-AEQ), on a flight from Surkhet approaching Jumla Airport, the pilot apparently decided to go around. The aircraft crashed into a mountainside on the eastern side of the airport killing all three crew and six passengers. ^[4]

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Fleet

As of January2007 the Yeti Airlines fleet includes ^[5] : 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...

• 4 BAe Jetstream 41
• 5 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. Eastern Airways BAe Jetstream 41 The Jetstream 41 is a turboprop-powered feederliner and regional airliner, originally designed by British Aerospace as a stretched version of the popular Handley Page Jetstream. ... The DHC-6 Twin Otter is a 20-passenger STOL feederliner and utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada. ...

 [6] The fourth Jetstream was delivered on 29 August 2006. [7] 

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External links

• Yeti Airlines

References

1. ^ Airline Codes
2. ^ ^{a b} Yeti Airlines retrieved 18 November 2006
3. ^ Aviation Safety Network retrieved on 18 November 2006
4. ^ Aviation Safety Network retrieved on 18 November 2006
5. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
6. ^ BAe Systems 22 May 2006
7. ^ Tiger Mountain Newsletter retrieved 18 November 2006