Yeti Airlines

Yeti Airlines
यती एयरलायन्स
IATA ICAO Call sign
YT NYT YETI AIRLINES
FoundedMay 1998; 26 years ago (1998-05)
AOC #037/2004[1]
HubsTribhuvan International Airport
Frequent-flyer programSky Club[2]
SubsidiariesTara Air
Fleet size7
Destinations7
HeadquartersKathmandu, Nepal
Key people
Websitewww.yetiairlines.com
Yeti Airlines Twin Otter at Pokhara Airport (April 2000)
Yeti Airlines Jetstream 41 at Pokhara Airport (2019)
Yeti Airlines ATR 72-500 at Gautam Buddha Airport

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 operator's certificate on 17 August 1998. Since 2019, Yeti Airlines is the first carbon neutral airline in Nepal and South Asia.[6] It is the parent company of Tara Air. As of 2024, Yeti Airlines is the second-largest domestic carrier in Nepal by passengers carried and third largest by fleet size.[7]

Yeti Airlines is the current shirt sponsor of Kathmandu-based football club Himalayan Sherpa Club, who currently play in Nepal's highest football league, the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League.[8]

  1. ^ "Civil Aviation Report 2017" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Sky Club". Yeti Airlines. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Founder of Yeti Airlines". Yeti Airlines.
  4. ^ "Management Team of Yeti Airlines".
  5. ^ "Insurance company buys 49% stake in Nepal's Yeti Airlines". ch-aviation. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Yeti Airlines becomes Nepal's first carbon neutral airline". UNDP. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  7. ^ Prasain, Sangam (24 February 2023). "Domestic air traffic soars, hits a record 4.46m flyers". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  8. ^ "HSC, Yeti Airlines renew sponsorship deal". The Himalayan Times. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.