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| Founded | 2006 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Tribhuvan International Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Tenzing-Hillary Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 8 | ||||||
| Company slogan | Fly With Passion | ||||||
| Headquarters | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||||||
| Key people | Mr Rohit Ghambole(Chairman) | ||||||
Agni Air Pvt. Ltd. (Nepali: अग्नि एयर प्रा. ली. - Agni Eyr Prā. Lī., or simply अग्नि एयर) was an airline based in Nepal which started operations in March 2006. It had its headquarters in Kathmandu.[1][2] The airline ceased trading in November 2012.[3]
History
Agni Air started operations on 16 March 2006 on the Lukla and Tumlingtar sectors with a single Dornier 228 and started flying to Biratnagar the next day.[4] The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) granted Agni Air an air operators certificate, allowing it to operate scheduled flights, as well as mountain flights.[5]
Destinations
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Agni Air provided scheduled flights to the following locations (as of June 2010):[6]
| Location | IATA | Airport | Destinations |
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| Bhadrapur | BDP | Bhadrapur Airport | Kathmandu |
| Bhairahawa | BWA | Gautam Buddha Airport | Kathmandu |
| Biratnagar | BIR | Biratnagar Airport | Kathmandu |
| Jomsom | JMO | Jomsom Airport | Pokhara |
| Kathmandu | KTM | Tribhuvan International Airport | Bhadrapur, Bhairahawa, Biratnagar, Lukla, Pokhara, Tumlingtar |
| Lukla | LUA | Lukla Airport | Kathmandu |
| Pokhara | PKR | Pokhara Airport | Jomsom, Kathmandu |
| Tumlingtar | TMI | Tumlingtar Airport | Kathmandu |
Fleet
The Agni Air fleet consisted of:[4]
The aircraft are currently being leased out to Simrik Airlines.[7]
Incidents and accidents
- 24 August 2010 – RNA Agni Air Flight 101 (9N-AHE) crashed after the crew decided to return and to divert to Simara Airport (VNSI/SIF) due to poor weather conditions at Kathmandu. News reports indicate that the airplane suffered a generator failure and ATC contact was lost around 7:30 am LT. 14 including 6 foreigners killed.[8]
- 14 May 2012 – Dornier 228 Agni Air Flight CHT (9N-AIG) en route to Jomsom airport (VNJS/JMO), 125 miles from its original location in Kathmandu, killing 15 of the 21 people on board.[9]
References
- ↑ "How to find Us." Agni Air. Retrieved on 24 August 2010. "Agni Air Pvt. Ltd. P. O. Box: 23650 Prayag Marg, Shantinagar, Kathmandu, Nepal,"
- ↑ "Contact Us." Agni Air. Retrieved on 24 August 2010.
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