Mountain Air (Nepal)


Mountain Air was an airline based in Nepal. Its aircraft were re-possessed in 2002.

History

Mountain Air was established in April 2000. In November 2002 the Raytheon took back possession of two aircraft from Mountain Air because the airline defaulted on the aircraft-leasing arrangements.

Destinations

Gorkha Airlines regularly served the following destinations, which were cancelled either at the closure of operations or before:
CityAirportNotesRefs
BhairahawaGautam Buddha Airport
BiratnagarBiratnagar Airport
KathmanduTribhuvan International Airport
NepalgunjNepalgunj Airport
PokharaPokhara Airport

Mountain Air also operated scheduled mountain sightseeing flights from Kathmandu to Mount Everest range. The flights usually departed in the early morning hours and return to the airport one hour later.

Fleet

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

AircraftIn fleetNotes
Raytheon Beech 1900C Airliners2