Shangri-La Air was an airline

Airline

An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...

 based in Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

. It merged with Necon Air

Necon Air

Necon Air was an airline based in Nepal. The airline was Nepal's first private airline company and was established on September 14 1992 with Hawker Siddeley HS 748 AVRO. Plans were announced to add two medium size Boeing or Airbus aircraft by September 2002...

 in 2001. Necon Air became defunct in 2003.

History

The airline was established in 1999. In 2001 it was, along with Karnali Air

Karnali Air

Karnali Air was an airline based in Nepal and operated helicopter services. It merged with Necon Air in 2001. Necon Air became defunct in 2003.- History :...

, part of an ‘operational merge’ with Necon Air.

Services

Shangri-La Air operated services to Pokhara

Pokhara

Pokhara Sub-Metropolitan City is the second largest city of Nepal. Pokhara is city of close to 350,000 inhabitants in central Nepal located at 28.25°N, 83.99°E, which is the centre of the country from east to west or from north to south, 198 km west of Kathmandu or 90 km west of Mugling, and...

, Jomsom

Jomsom

Jomsom , also known as Dzongsam or New Fort, is a town located at an altitude of 2800m in Mustang, Nepal. It extends over both the banks of the Kali Gandaki River. Along the banks of Kali Gandaki river there are rocks holy to the Hindus. The soaring peaks of Dhaulagiri and Nilgiri form a backdrop...

, Lukla

Lukla

Lukla is a town in the Khumbu area of the Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. Situated at , it is a popular place for visitors to the Himalayas near Mount Everest to arrive...

, Phaplu, Bhairahawa, Bharatpur

Bharatpur, Nepal

Bharatpur is a city in the central-southern part of Nepal. Located in Chitwan Valley, Bharatpur is the district headquarters of the Chitwan District, as well as a separate Municipal authority, and is the seventh largest city of Nepal with the population of 89,323 . The estimated population for...

, Rumjatar

Rumjatar

Rumjatar is a village development committee in Okhaldhunga District in the Sagarmatha Zone of mid-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2,825 living in 600 individual households.-External links:*...

 and Simara

Simara

Simara may refer to:*Simara, in Sarlahi District, Nepal*Simara Bhawanipur, in Rautahat District, Nepal*Pipara Simara, in Bara District, Nepal*Simara Airport, Nepal*Simara Island, Philippines...

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Incidents and accidents

• 22 August 2002 - A Shangri-La Air De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
  De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
  The DHC-6 Twin Otter is a Canadian 19-passenger STOL utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada and currently produced by Viking Air. The aircraft's fixed tricycle undercarriage, STOL abilities and high rate of climb have made it a successful cargo, regional passenger airliner and MEDEVAC...
  
  , on a flight from Jomsom to Pokhara, crashed into a hill which was under complete cloud cover following 3 days of continuous rain. All 3 crew and 15 passengers were killed.

Fleet

The Shangri-La Air fleet consisted of :

• 4 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
  De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
  The DHC-6 Twin Otter is a Canadian 19-passenger STOL utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada and currently produced by Viking Air. The aircraft's fixed tricycle undercarriage, STOL abilities and high rate of climb have made it a successful cargo, regional passenger airliner and MEDEVAC...
  
  
• 2 Beechcraft