Shangri-La Air was an airline based in Nepal. It partly merged with Necon Air in 2001 and eventually ceased operations in 2008.
History The airline started operations in October 1999 with one De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft. Its name is derived from Shangri-La, a fictitious place described in James Hilton's 1933 novel Lost Horizon..
In 2001 Shangri-La Air and Karnali Air were partly merged into Necon Air. Shangri-La Air was operating a fleet of six aircraft, two Beechcraft 1900Ds and four De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters. Necon Air took over the Beechcraft, and Shangri-La continued operating the DHC-6s.
In August 2002,JP airlines-fleets international, Edition 2002/03 after the loss of one DHC-6, the airline operated only two aircraft.JP airlines-fleets international, Editions 2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06, and 2006/07 In 2007 its fleet consisted of only one DHC-6, until its closure in 2008.JP airlines-fleets international, Editions 2007/08, 2008/09, and 2009/10
Destinations Shangri-La Air regularly served the following destinations, some of which were discontinued before its closure:
CityAirportNotesRefsBhairahawaGautam Buddha AirportBharatpurBharatpur AirportJomsomJomsom AirportKathmanduTribhuvan International AirportLuklaTenzing–Hillary AirportPhapluPhaplu AirportPokharaPokhara AirportRumjatarRumjatar AirportPipara SimaraSimara Airport
It also ran scheduled mountain sightseeing flights from Kathmandu to the Mount Everest range. They usually departed in the early morning hours and returned one hour later.
Fleet At the time of closure, Shangri-La Air operated the following aircraft: +Shangri-La Air Fleet at closure in 2008 Aircraft In fleet Notes De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 1
Former fleet +Shangri-La Air former Fleet Aircraft In fleet Notes Beechcraft 1900D 2 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 3
Incidents and accidents 22 August 2002 - 2002 Shangri-La Air Twin Otter Crash
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