Skyline Airways

Skyline Airways Pvt. Ltd. was an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal. It was operational between 1999 and 2006 and provided scheduled services to rural destinations in Nepal, as well as charter flights.

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History

Skyline Airways launched revenue operations on 15 July 1999, with a fleet of two de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter.

Destinations

Skyline Airways regularly served the following destinations, which were cancelled either at the closure of operations or before:

City	Airport	Notes	Refs
Bhairahawa	Bhairahawa Airport
Bharatpur	Bharatpur Airport
Jomsom	Jomsom Airport
Kathmandu	Tribhuvan International Airport
Lamidanda	Lamidanda Airport
Lukla	Tenzing–Hillary Airport
Phaplu	Phaplu Airport
Pokhara	Pokhara Airport
Rumjatar	Rumjatar Airport
Pipara Simara	Simara Airport
Surkhet	Surkhet Airport
Tumlingtar	Tumlingtar Airport

Fleet

At the time of closure, Skyline Airways operated the following aircraft:

Aircraft	In fleet	Notes
De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter	2

Accidents and incidents

25 December 1999 - A Skyline Airways De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 crashed 5 minutes after takeoff from Simara Airport on a flight to Kathmandu. All three crew and seven passengers were killed.
17 July 2002 - A Skyline Airways De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 left Jumla on a flight to Surkhet. The aircraft reached an altitude of about 6500 feet around 18 minutes after take-off and before crashing into trees on the Gargare Danda hill in bad weather, north of Surkhet. All four people on board were killed, including two crew and two passengers.