Simrik Airlines

Simrik Airlines

IATA ICAO Callsign – RMK -
Founded	2009
Hubs	Kathmandu
Secondary hubs	Pokhara Airport
Fleet size	5
Destinations	5
Headquarters	Kathmandu, Nepal
Website	www.simrikairlines.com

Simrik Airlines Pvt. Ltd. is an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal.^[1][2][3][4]

Destinations

From Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, the airline serves the following destinations:

1. Lukla
2. Pokhara
3. Bhairahawa
4. Simara

From Pokhara Airport in Pokhara, the airline serves the following destinations:

1. Jomson
2. Bhairahawa^[5]

The airline also offers daily sightseeing mountain flights from Kathmandu.

Fleet

Simrik Airlines Beechcraft 1900 at Pokhara Airport (February 2013).

Simrik Airlines fleet^[6]

Aircraft	In Fleet	Orders	Passengers			Notes
			C	Y	Total
Dornier 228	2	0	0	19	19	Leased from Agni Air[7]
Beechcraft 1900D	3	0	0	18	18	Leased from Guna Airlines[8]
Total	5	0

Accidents and incidents

On April 10th, 2015, the nose wheel tyre of the landing gear of a Simrik Airlines plane was punctured. Simrik Airlines' Dornier 228 was flying from Kathmandu to Lukla with passengers. The incident happened while the aircraft was about to turn from the runway to the apron. There were no causalties reported. The incident occurred at 10:00 AM and the runway was reopened at 1:00 PM after the aircraft was released by the Simrik Airlines engineering team.^[9]

References

1. "Simrik Airlines: Flights to Kathmandu, Pokhara, Simara & Bhairahawa". Simrik Airlines. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
2. "Simrik Airlines, Mountain Flights in Nepal - Over Everest, Fly High on Himalayas operated by Sworna Travels & Tours, KTM, Nepal". Retrieved 3 January 2015.
3. "Simrik Airlines domestic flights, Kathmandu Pokhara, Kathmandu Simara, Mountain Flight, Pokhara Kathmandu, Bhairahawa Kathmandu". Retrieved 3 January 2015.
4. http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullTodays.php?headline=Simrik+Air+officially+starts+commercial+flights&NewsID=366443
5. "Fly directly from Pokhara to Lumbini - Nepflights.". Nepflights.com. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
6. "Beechcraft 1900". Simrik Airlines. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
7. "Simrik Airlines to fly Agni's planes". Ekantipur. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
8. Sunir Pandey. "High costs, low fares - Nation - Nepali Times". Retrieved 3 January 2015.
9. Today- Lukla Airport shut down for Three Hours Retrieved 10 April 2015.

External links

• Official website