Agni Air Pvt. Ltd. (Nepali: अग्नि एयर प्रा. ली.) was an airline based in Kathmandu, operating domestic services within Nepal. It started operations in March 2006.[3][4] The airline ceased operations in November 2012.[5]
Agni Air, named after the Sanskrit word,[6] commenced operations on 16 March 2006 by connecting Kathmandu to Lukla and Tumlingtar using a single Dornier 228 and started flying to Biratnagar the next day.[7] The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal granted Agni Air an air operators certificate, allowing it to operate scheduled flights, as well as mountain flights.[8]
The airline's corporate design including the slogan fly the friendly sky was developed by Christian Kracht and Eckhart Nickel after an invitation of tender in 2005. They claim to have never received the 500 Euro royalty.[9]
In 2013, following two accidents and financial difficulties, the airline was taken over by Namaste Air, a Nepalese start-up carrier,[10] which itself never started operations. Upon Agni Air's closure, the remaining aircraft were leased out to Simrik Airlines.[11]
On 24 August 2010, Agni Air Flight 101, a Dornier 228, 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.[12]
^Agni Air had no registered IATA code allocated, but used 'AG' on scheduling, ticketing and baggage (as an official IATA code would be used). However, officially, the IATA Code 'AG' is allocated to Aruba Airlines.[1]
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^ ab. Agni Air. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
^(PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^"How to find Us January 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine." Agni Air. Retrieved on 24 August 2010. "Agni Air Pvt. Ltd."
^"Contact Us November 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine." Agni Air. Retrieved on 24 August 2010.
^. Ekantipur. 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 25 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
^Hardiman, Jake (13 May 2022). "The Story Of Troubled Nepalese Carrier Agni Air". Simple Flying. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
^"Nepal Plane Crash: Aircraft Carrying 21 People Crashes While Trying To Land At Mountain Ceased Operation on 2013 by Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Airstrip". Huffington Post. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
agni, nepali, अग, एयर, airline, based, kathmandu, operating, domestic, services, within, nepal, started, operations, march, 2006, airline, ceased, operations, november, 2012, अग, एयरiata, icao, callsignag, agnifounded2006ceased, operations2013, years, 2013, 20. Agni Air Pvt Ltd Nepali अग न एयर प र ल was an airline based in Kathmandu operating domestic services within Nepal It started operations in March 2006 3 4 The airline ceased operations in November 2012 5 Agni Airअग न एयरIATA ICAO CallsignAG a AgniFounded2006Ceased operations2013 11 years ago 2013 AOC 039 2005 2 HubsTribhuvan International AirportSecondary hubsTenzing Hillary Airport citation needed Fleet size6 at closure Destinations8 at closure HeadquartersKathmandu NepalKey peopleMr Sudhir Basnyat Chairman Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 Fleet 4 Accidents and incidents 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksHistory editAgni Air named after the Sanskrit word 6 commenced operations on 16 March 2006 by connecting Kathmandu to Lukla and Tumlingtar using a single Dornier 228 and started flying to Biratnagar the next day 7 The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal granted Agni Air an air operators certificate allowing it to operate scheduled flights as well as mountain flights 8 The airline s corporate design including the slogan fly the friendly sky was developed by Christian Kracht and Eckhart Nickel after an invitation of tender in 2005 They claim to have never received the 500 Euro royalty 9 In 2013 following two accidents and financial difficulties the airline was taken over by Namaste Air a Nepalese start up carrier 10 which itself never started operations Upon Agni Air s closure the remaining aircraft were leased out to Simrik Airlines 11 Destinations edit nbsp Agni Air Dornier 228 at Lukla Airport April 2010 Agni Air regularly served the following destinations which were cancelled either at the closure of operations or before 1 City Airport Notes RefsBhadrapur Bhadrapur AirportBhairahawa Gautam Buddha AirportBiratnagar Biratnagar AirportJomsom Jomsom AirportKathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport HubLukla Tenzing Hillary AirportPokhara Pokhara AirportTumlingtar Tumlingtar AirportFleet editAt the time of closure Agni Air operated the following aircraft 7 Agni Air Fleet Aircraft In fleet NotesDornier 228 3Jetstream 41 3Accidents and incidents editOn 24 August 2010 Agni Air Flight 101 a Dornier 228 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 12 On 14 May 2012 an Agni Air Dornier 228 en route to Jomsom airport VNJS JMO crashed 125 miles from its original location in Kathmandu killing 15 of the 21 people on board 13 Notes edit Agni Air had no registered IATA code allocated but used AG on scheduling ticketing and baggage as an official IATA code would be used However officially the IATA Code AG is allocated to Aruba Airlines 1 References edit a b Flying Schedule Agni Air Archived from the original on 26 October 2009 Retrieved 8 June 2010 Civil Aviation Report 2010 PDF Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal Archived from the original PDF on 7 September 2018 Retrieved 1 May 2019 How to find Us Archived January 5 2010 at the Wayback Machine Agni Air Retrieved on 24 August 2010 Agni Air Pvt Ltd Contact Us Archived November 19 2009 at the Wayback Machine Agni Air Retrieved on 24 August 2010 Simrik Airlines to fly Agni s planes Ekantipur 24 October 2013 Archived from the original on 25 October 2013 Retrieved 24 October 2013 Hardiman Jake 13 May 2022 The Story Of Troubled Nepalese Carrier Agni Air Simple Flying Retrieved 13 May 2022 a b Nepalshotel com Archived November 19 2006 at the Wayback Machine Hotelnepal com Archived 2006 11 14 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 19 November 2006 Bronner Steffan Weyland Bjorn 2018 Christian Krachts Weltliteratur Eine Topographie Munich De Gruyter ISBN 978 3110532159 Namaste Air takes over troubled Agni Air management Kathmandu Post Archived from the original on 7 June 2013 Retrieved 1 June 2020 Simrik Airlines to fly Agni s planes Ekantipur Archived from the original on October 25 2013 Retrieved 24 October 2013 Aviation Safety Network retrieved 24 August 2010 Nepal Plane Crash Aircraft Carrying 21 People Crashes While Trying To Land At Mountain Ceased Operation on 2013 by Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal Airstrip Huffington Post 13 May 2012 Retrieved 13 May 2012 External links edit nbsp Nepal portal nbsp Aviation portalOfficial website via Wayback Machine nbsp This article relating to an Asian airline is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about transport in Nepal is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Agni Air amp oldid 1207874511, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
