Yeti Airlines

Yeti Airlines Pvt. Ltd. (Nepali: 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.

Yeti Airlines

IATA ICAO Callsign YT NYT YETI AIRLINES
Founded	1998
AOC #	037/2004[1]
Hubs	Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu
Focus cities	Biratnagar Pokhara Janakpur Bhairahawa Nepalgunj
Frequent-flyer program	Yeti Airlines SKY-Club
Subsidiaries	Tara Air
Fleet size	5
Destinations	8
Headquarters	Kathmandu, Nepal
Key people	Lhakpa Sonam Sherpa
Website	www.yetiairlines.com

Yeti Airlines ATR 72-500 at Gautam Buddha Airport

Accidents and incidents

• 25 May 2004 – Yeti Airlines Flight 117: A Yeti Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (registration 9N-AFD) cargo flight crashed into a hill on approach to Lukla.^[2]
• 21 June 2006 – 2006 Yeti Airlines Twin Otter Crash: A DHC-6 Twin Otter registered 9N-AEQ was destroyed in a rice paddy field on approach to Jumla, killing all six passengers and the crew of three.^[3]
• 8 October 2008 – Yeti Airlines Flight 103: A DHC-6 was destroyed upon landing at Lukla, killing all eighteen passengers and two of the three crew. The captain was the only survivor.^[4]
• 24 September 2016 – Yeti Airlines Flight 893: A BAe Jetstream 41 registration 9N-AIB en route from Kathmandu to Bhairahawa overran the runway while landing at Gautam Buddha Airport. None of the 29 passengers or crew of 3 were hurt but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.^[5]
• 1 March 2019 – Following the 2019 Taplejung helicopter crash, Yeti Airlines halted all of their flights on 1 March 2019 mourning the loss of their managing director Ang Tshering Sherpa.^[6]
• 12 July 2019 – A Yeti Airlines ATR 72-500 registration 9N-AMM en route from Nepalgunj Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport suffered a runway excursion while landing. All 68 people onboard including the crew of 4 evacuated the aircraft safely. Two of them received minor injuries and were taken to the hospital. A wet runway during the rainy season could have been the cause.^[7]
• On 29 May 2022, a 9N-AET Twin Otter Tara Air aircraft with 19 passengers and 3 crew members operating for subsidiary Yeti Airlines as Yeti Airlines Flight 1199 lost contact with the control tower that was travelling from Pokhara-Jomsom shortly after take off. The last contact with the aircraft was made in Lete Pass. The aircraft was found crashed on Sanosware, Thasang 2, Mustang.