Saurya Airlines Pvt. Ltd (Nepali: सौर्य एयरलाईन्स) is an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal. As of August 2017, the airline serves five destinations across three provinces of Nepal from its hub at Tribhuvan International Airport. Saurya Airlines operates a fleet of CRJ 200 aircraft. Saurya Airlines was the first airline to operate the Canadair Regional Jet in Nepal, also becoming the second airline in Nepal after Cosmic Air to operate a jet engine aircraft on the domestic routes.
Saurya Airlines brought its first aircraft, a CRJ 200 on 18 August 2014 and commenced its first operation on 17 November 2014 by conducting a mountain flight and a round trip to Biratnagar Airport from Kathmandu Airport after it was forced to keep its new plane grounded for nearly three months due to lengthy paperwork.[4] The company later added a daily service to Bhadrapur making it its second southeastern destination. On 22 June 2015, Saurya Airlines launched flights to Nepalgunj.
At the beginning of 2016, Saurya Airlines was constrained to operate charter flights as per the regulations of Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal after the company failed to meet the minimum required number of aircraft needed to operate as a scheduled passenger carrier.[5] However, the company managed to provide the service to the passengers by operating scheduled charter flights. In 2016, Saurya Airlines served 90,205 passengers with the growth rate of 3.76 percent from the previous year.[6]
In March 2017, Saurya Airlines added second CRJ 200 aircraft to its fleet, and regained the certificate to operate scheduled flights again. This "9N-AME" aircraft was painted with a "Tata Tiago livery" as per the agreement with Sipradi Trading, making the airline-first Nepalese fixed-wing aircraft company to wear the international trademark on aircraft livery.[7]
In 2018, the airline was grounded by Tribhuvan International Airport, as it owed Nepali rupees 30 million in service charges to the airport.[8] In March 2019, the airline cleared its dues and restarted its flight operations.[9]
Also in 2018, the airline was sold to a group of Non Resident Nepalis for 320 million Nepali rupees.[10] However, in 2019, the ownership changed again, when the Indian Kuber Group acquired the airline for 630 million Nepali rupees.[11] Following this, in July 2021, first news reports surfaced claiming that the airline would rebrand itself as Kuber Airlines.[12]
Destinationsedit
Saurya Airlines serves to these destinations as of January 2023:
^"Civil Aviation Report 2017" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
^"SAURYA SAARATHI". Saurya Airlines. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
^"Chairman's Message". Saurya Airlines. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^"Saurya adds another CRJ-200 to its fleet". The Kathmandu Post. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^"Nepal's Saurya Airlines downgraded to charter operator". ch aviation. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^"2016; Prosperous year for Domestic airlines in Nepal". Aviation Nepal. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^"Saurya Airlines becomes the first Fixed wing Company to nab the international trademark on its livery". Aviation Nepal. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^"Saurya Airlines all Flights cancelled". Aviation Nepal. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
^"Nepal's Saurya Airlines back in the air". HMG Aerospace. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
^"Saurya airlines transfers ownership in 320 million". Tourismmail. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
^"Kuber Group acquires 100% stake in Saurya Airlines". Centre for Aviation. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
^Sharma, Pankaj (15 July 2021). "Saurya Airlines will rebrand as Kuber Airlines". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^"Addition of another CRJ200 in its fleet: Saurya Airlines (PHOTOS)". 10 August 2020.
^"Magnificent Bombardier CRJ-200 finally landed for Saurya Airlines". Aviation Nepal. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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Media related to Saurya Airlines at Wikimedia Commons
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Saurya Airlines Pvt Ltd Nepali स र य एयरल ईन स is an airline based in Kathmandu Nepal As of August 2017 the airline serves five destinations across three provinces of Nepal from its hub at Tribhuvan International Airport Saurya Airlines operates a fleet of CRJ 200 aircraft Saurya Airlines was the first airline to operate the Canadair Regional Jet in Nepal also becoming the second airline in Nepal after Cosmic Air to operate a jet engine aircraft on the domestic routes Saurya AirlinesIATA ICAO Callsign S1 SAU SAURYA AIRFounded2014 10 years ago 2014 Commenced operations17 November 2014 9 years ago 2014 11 17 AOC 083 2014 1 HubsTribhuvan International AirportFrequent flyer programSaurya Saarathi 2 Fleet size3Destinations6HeadquartersSinamangal Kathmandu NepalKey peopleDipak Pokharel Chairman 3 Websitewww sauryaairlines com Saurya Airlines CRJ200 9N ALE at Kathmandu Airport in 2016 Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 Fleet 4 References 5 External linksHistory editSaurya Airlines brought its first aircraft a CRJ 200 on 18 August 2014 and commenced its first operation on 17 November 2014 by conducting a mountain flight and a round trip to Biratnagar Airport from Kathmandu Airport after it was forced to keep its new plane grounded for nearly three months due to lengthy paperwork 4 The company later added a daily service to Bhadrapur making it its second southeastern destination On 22 June 2015 Saurya Airlines launched flights to Nepalgunj At the beginning of 2016 Saurya Airlines was constrained to operate charter flights as per the regulations of Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal after the company failed to meet the minimum required number of aircraft needed to operate as a scheduled passenger carrier 5 However the company managed to provide the service to the passengers by operating scheduled charter flights In 2016 Saurya Airlines served 90 205 passengers with the growth rate of 3 76 percent from the previous year 6 In March 2017 Saurya Airlines added second CRJ 200 aircraft to its fleet and regained the certificate to operate scheduled flights again This 9N AME aircraft was painted with a Tata Tiago livery as per the agreement with Sipradi Trading making the airline first Nepalese fixed wing aircraft company to wear the international trademark on aircraft livery 7 In 2018 the airline was grounded by Tribhuvan International Airport as it owed Nepali rupees 30 million in service charges to the airport 8 In March 2019 the airline cleared its dues and restarted its flight operations 9 Also in 2018 the airline was sold to a group of Non Resident Nepalis for 320 million Nepali rupees 10 However in 2019 the ownership changed again when the Indian Kuber Group acquired the airline for 630 million Nepali rupees 11 Following this in July 2021 first news reports surfaced claiming that the airline would rebrand itself as Kuber Airlines 12 Destinations editSaurya Airlines serves to these destinations as of January 2023 City Airport Notes Bhadrapur Chandragadhi Airport Biratnagar Biratnagar Airport Dhangadhi Dhangadhi Airport Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport Hub Nepalgunj Nepalgunj Airport Pokhara Pokhara Airport Terminated Pokhara International Airport Siddharthanagar Gautam Buddha Airport Fleet edit nbsp Saurya Airlines CRJ200 9N AME in the Tata Tiago livery at Siddharthanagar Airport in 2017 The Saurya Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft as of October 2020 Saurya Airlines fleet Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers Notes Y Total Bombardier CRJ200LR ER 3 0 50 50 13 14 Total 3References edit Civil Aviation Report 2017 PDF Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal Retrieved 28 February 2019 SAURYA SAARATHI Saurya Airlines Retrieved 16 December 2017 Chairman s Message Saurya Airlines Retrieved 1 September 2018 Saurya adds another CRJ 200 to its fleet The Kathmandu Post 13 March 2017 Retrieved 1 September 2018 Nepal s Saurya Airlines downgraded to charter operator ch aviation 2 February 2016 Retrieved 1 September 2018 2016 Prosperous year for Domestic airlines in Nepal Aviation Nepal 26 March 2017 Retrieved 1 September 2018 Saurya Airlines becomes the first Fixed wing Company to nab the international trademark on its livery Aviation Nepal 14 June 2017 Retrieved 1 September 2018 Saurya Airlines all Flights cancelled Aviation Nepal 6 December 2018 Retrieved 14 March 2019 Nepal s Saurya Airlines back in the air HMG Aerospace 8 March 2019 Retrieved 14 March 2019 Saurya airlines transfers ownership in 320 million Tourismmail 12 August 2018 Retrieved 28 February 2019 Kuber Group acquires 100 stake in Saurya Airlines Centre for Aviation Retrieved 28 February 2019 Sharma Pankaj 15 July 2021 Saurya Airlines will rebrand as Kuber Airlines Aviation Nepal Retrieved 15 July 2021 Addition of another CRJ200 in its fleet Saurya Airlines PHOTOS 10 August 2020 Magnificent Bombardier CRJ 200 finally landed for Saurya Airlines Aviation Nepal 12 March 2017 Retrieved 1 September 2018 External links edit nbsp Media related to 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