Saurya Airlines

Saurya Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
S1 SAU Saurya Airlines
Founded2014; 10 years ago (2014)
Commenced operations17 November 2014; 10 years ago (2014-11-17)
AOC #083/2014[1]
HubsTribhuvan Airport, Kathmandu
Focus citiesBiratnagar, Bhadrapur
Frequent-flyer programSaurya Saarathi[2]
Fleet size1 (after 24 July 2024 plane crash)
Destinations2
HeadquartersKathmandu, Nepal
Key people
  • Dipak Pokharel (Chairman)[3]
Saurya Airlines CRJ-200 registered as 9N-ALE landing at Tribhuvan International Airport

Saurya Airlines Pvt. Ltd (Nepali: सौर्य एयरलाईन्स) is an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal. As of August 2017, the airline serves five destinations across three provinces of Nepal from its hub at Tribhuvan International Airport. Saurya Airlines operates a fleet of Bombardier CRJ-200 aircraft. Saurya Airlines was the first airline to operate the Canadair Regional Jet in Nepal, also becoming the second airline in Nepal after Cosmic Air to operate a jet engine aircraft on the domestic routes.

  1. ^ "Civil Aviation Report 2017" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  2. ^ "SAURYA SAARATHI". Saurya Airlines. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Chairman's Message". Saurya Airlines. Retrieved 1 September 2018.