Everest Air

Everest Air was an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal that provided scheduled domestic air services and chartered helicopter flights.

Everest Air

IATA ICAO Call sign E2[1] - -
Commenced operations	1992
Ceased operations	1998
AOC #	007/96[2]
Operating bases	Tribhuvan International Airport
Fleet size	1 (at closure)
Destinations	11 (at closure)[citation needed]
Headquarters	Kathmandu, Nepal

History

Tha airline was originally formed as Nepal Air Charter Services.^{[citation needed]} It was formed in 1992 and became defunct in 1998.^[1]

Destinations

Everest Air regularly served the following destinations, which were cancelled either at the closure of operations or before:^[3]

City	Airport	Notes	Refs
Bhairahawa	Bhairahawa Airport
Bharatpur	Bharatpur Airport
Biratnagar	Biratnagar Airport
Jomsom	Jomsom Airport
Jumla	Jumla Airport
Kathmandu	Tribhuvan International Airport	Hub
Lamidanda	Lamidanda Airport
Lukla	Tenzing–Hillary Airport
Pokhara	Pokhara Airport
Manthali	Ramechhap Airport
Rumjatar	Rumjatar Airport

Fleet

At the time of closure, Everest Air operated the following aircraft:

Everest Air Fleet

Aircraft	In fleet	Notes
Dornier 228	1	[4]

Former fleet

Everest Air former Fleet^[4]

Aircraft	In fleet	Notes
Mil Mi-8	1
Dornier 228	3

Accidents and incidents

• 1993 Everest Air Dornier 228 crash - On 31 July 1993, an Everest Air Dornier 228-101 aircraft, performing a scheduled flight from Kathmandu to Bharatpur, struck a mountain at Bharatpur. All 3 crew members and 16 passengers were killed.^[5]