thumb|right|Skyline Airways [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter at Tribhuvan International Airport (April 2001).]]

thumb|right|Skyline Airways [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter parked at Lukla Airport]]

Skyline Airways Pvt. Ltd. was an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal. It was operational between 1999 and 2006 and provided scheduled services to rural destinations in Nepal, as well as charter flights.

History

Skyline Airways launched revenue operations on 15 July 1999, with a fleet of two de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter.

Destinations

Skyline Airways regularly served the following destinations, which were cancelled either at the closure of operations or before:

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!City

!Airport

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|Bhairahawa||Bhairahawa Airport||||

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|Bharatpur||Bharatpur Airport||||

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|Jomsom||Jomsom Airport||||

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|Kathmandu||Tribhuvan International Airport||||

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|Lamidanda||Lamidanda Airport||||

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|Lukla||Tenzing–Hillary Airport||||

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|Phaplu||Phaplu Airport||||

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|Pokhara||Pokhara Airport||||

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|Rumjatar||Rumjatar Airport||||

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|Pipara Simara||Simara Airport||||

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|Surkhet||Surkhet Airport||||

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|Tumlingtar||Tumlingtar Airport||||

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Fleet

At the time of closure, Skyline Airways operated the following aircraft:

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|+Skyline Airways fleet

! Aircraft !! In fleet !! Notes

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| De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter || 2 ||

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Accidents and incidents

  • 25 December 1999 - A Skyline Airways De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (9N-AFL) crashed 5 minutes after takeoff from Simara Airport on a flight to Kathmandu. All three crew and seven passengers were killed.
  • 17 July 2002 - A Skyline Airways De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (9N-AGF) left Jumla on a flight to Surkhet. The aircraft reached an altitude of about 6500 feet around 18 minutes after take-off and before crashing into trees on the Gargare Danda hill in bad weather, north of Surkhet. All four people on board were killed, including two crew and two passengers.

Notes

References

  • (Archived company web site)