Agni Air


Agni Air Pvt. Ltd. was an airline based in Nepal which started operations in March 2006. It had its headquarters in Kathmandu. The airline ceased trading in November 2012.

History

Agni Air, named after the sanskrit word commenced operations on 16 March 2006 on the Lukla and Tumlingtar sectors with a single Dornier 228 and started flying to Biratnagar the next day. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal granted Agni Air an air operators certificate, allowing it to operate scheduled flights, as well as mountain flights.
The airlines corporate design including the slogan "fly the friendly sky" was developed by Christian Kracht and Eckhart Nickel who claim to have never received the 500 Euro royalty.
Following two accidents, in 2013, the airline was taken over by Namaste Air, a Nepalese start-up carrier.
Upon the airline's closure, the aircraft were leased out to Simrik Airlines.

Destinations

Agni Air regularly served the following destinations, which were cancelled either at the closure of operations or before:
CityAirportNotesRefs
BhadrapurBhadrapur Airport
BhairahawaGautam Buddha Airport
BiratnagarBiratnagar Airport
JomsomJomsom Airport
KathmanduTribhuvan International Airport
LuklaTenzing–Hillary Airport
PokharaPokhara Airport
TumlingtarTumlingtar Airport

Fleet

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

AircraftIn fleetNotes
Dornier 2283
Jetstream 413

Accidents and incidents