List of defunct airlines of Nepal
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This is a list of defunct airlines of Nepal.[1][2]
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations | Ceased operations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aeron Air | 1999[3] | ? | |||||
| Agni Air | .jpg) | AG[a] | 2005 | 2012 | |||
| Air Ananya | 1999 | ?[when?] | Rebranded as Shree Airlines | ||||
| Air Kasthamandap | 2009 | 2017 | |||||
| Air Nepal International | SZ | NPL | AIR NEPAL | 2005 | 2006 | ||
| Alpine Air[5] | N6 | AYL | 1998[6] | 2013[6] | Failed project[7][6] | ||
| Asian Airlines[8] | 2002 | 2006 | |||||
| Base Air | 2004 | 2007 | |||||
| BB Airways[8] | BO | BBW | BEE BEE AIRWAYS | 2012 | 2013 | Planning to restart operations[9] | |
| Bishwo Airways | 2014 | ? | Failed Project[10] | ||||
| Blue Airways[11] | 2012 | never commenced operations | |||||
| Cosmic Air |  | F5 | COZ | COSMIC AIR | 1997 | 2008 | |
| Everest Air[8] | E2 | 1992 | 1998 | ||||
| Fly Yeti |  | 0Y | 2008 | 2008 | |||
| Flying Dragon Airlines[8] |  | 2005 | 2006 | ||||
| Garud Air | 1998[3] | ? | |||||
| Gorkha Airlines |  | G1 | IKA | GORKHA AIRLINES | 1996 | 2014 | Planning to restart operations[12] |
| Impro Airways | 2006 | 2010 | |||||
| Karnali Air[8] | 1998 | 2001 | Merged with Necon Air | ||||
| Lumbini Airways[8] | 1997 | 2001 | |||||
| Manakamana Airways[3] | 1996 | ? | |||||
| Mero Air[13] | 2005 | 2007[citation needed] | |||||
| Mountain Air[8] |  | 2000 | 2002 | ||||
| Muktinath Airlines[14] | 2012 | 2015 | Acquired by Prabhu Helicopter[15] | ||||
| Namaste Nepalese Air[11][16] | 2012 | never commenced operations | |||||
| Necon Air |  | 3Z | NEC | NECON AIR | 1992 | 2003 | |
| Nepal Airways[8] | 7E[citation needed] | 1992 | 1998 | ||||
| Royal Nepal Airlines |  | RA | RNA | ROYAL NEPAL | 1958 | 2006 | Rebranded as Nepal Airlines |
| Nepal Transcontinental Airlines | 1998[3] | ? | Cargo Airline[17] | ||||
| Simrik Airlines | .jpg) | RMK | 2009 | 2021 | Rebranded as Guna Airlines | ||
| Shangri-La Air |  | 1999 | 2001 | Merged with Necon Air | |||
| Shivani Air | 2007[18] | ? | |||||
| Skyline Airways |  | 1998 | 2003 | ||||
| Sky Tech Heli Safari | 2010[3] | ? | |||||
| Swift Air | 2011[3] | ? | |||||
See also
Notes
- Agni Air had no registered IATA code allocated, but used 'AG' on scheduling, ticketing and baggage (as an official IATA code would be used). However, officially, the IATA Code 'AG' is allocated to Aruba Airlines.[4]