Simrik Airlines Explained

Airline:Simrik Airlines
Fleet Size:5
Destinations:3
Iata:–
Icao:RMK
Callsign:–
Founded:2009
Ceased:2021
Headquarters:Kathmandu, Nepal
Hubs:Kathmandu
Website:www.simrikairlines.com
Aoc:052/2009[1]

Simrik Airlines Pvt. Ltd. was an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal operating domestic scheduled flights from its base at Tribhuvan International Airport.[2] [3] [4] It was the partner company of Simrik Air, a Nepalese helicopter airline operating four helicopters.[5] It ceased operations in 2021, when it was rebranded as Guna Airlines.

History

The airline was founded in 2009 from the remainders of ill-fated Guna Airlines, which it acquired for NRs 350 million, after latter ceased trading due to financial difficulties.[6] [7] Simrik Airlines used the Brand of Guna for some more time before renaming and repainting the two Beechcraft 1900 aircraft, that were previously operated by Guna Airlines.[8] On 23 October 2013, Simrik Airlines signed a contract with Agni Air leasing five aircraft of Agni Air, three BAe Jetstream 41 and two Dornier 228, after the airline's planes had been grounded since mid-November 2012, as the airline was affected by severe debts.[9] [10] After selling the two Dornier 228s in mid-2017, Simrik Airlines was left with only two functioning planes, as the Jetstream planes of former Agni Air continued to be grounded.[11]

In August 2019, Simrik Airlines was forced to halt operations by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, who found that the airline was using "substandard spare parts".[12] One month later, the Civil Aviation Authority granted flight permission again.[13]

In 2020, first reports appeared stating that Guna Airlines would be reestablished, discontinuing the brand Simrik Airlines.[14] In early 2021, the airline announced that it would buy five BAe Jetstream 41 from Yeti Airlines to restart operation under the brand name Guna Airlines, discontinuing Simrik Airlines.[15]

On 16 September 2021, operations of Guna Air began again with regular flights from Kathmandu to Pokhara and Bharatpur, discontinuing the brand Simrik Airlines.[16]

Destinations

Simrik Airlines operated flights to the three destinations from Kathmandu Airport at the time of closure in 2021:[17]

Destination Airport Notes
[18]
[19]
[20]

The airline also offered daily sightseeing mountain flights from Kathmandu. The flights departed in the early morning hours and returned to the airport one hour later.[21]

Fleet

At the time of closure, Simrik Airlines operated the following aircraft:

Simrik Airlines fleet[22]
AircraftIn FleetOrdersPassengersNotes
CYTotal
Beechcraft 1900C2 001818Acquired from Guna Airlines
BAe Jetstream 413002929Continuously Grounded[23]
Total50

Accidents and incidents

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Aviation Report 2017 . Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal . 30 March 2019.
  2. Web site: Simrik Airlines, Mountain Flights in Nepal - Over Everest, Fly High on Himalayas operated by Sworna Travels & Tours, KTM, Nepal. 3 January 2015.
  3. Web site: Simrik Airlines domestic flights, Kathmandu Pokhara, Kathmandu Simara, Mountain Flight, Pokhara Kathmandu, Bhairahawa Kathmandu. 3 January 2015.
  4. Web site: Simrik Air officially starts commercial flights. The Himalayan Times. 30 October 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222053457/http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullTodays.php?headline=Simrik+Air+officially+starts+commercial+flights&NewsID=366443. 22 February 2014.
  5. Web site: Simrik Fix Wing Partner. Simrik Air. 15 September 2017.
  6. Web site: About Us. Simirk Airlines. 3 October 2017.
  7. Web site: High costs, low fares - Nation - Nepali Times. Sunir Pandey. 3 January 2015.
  8. Web site: Simrik Air takes over Guna Airlines . República . 1 June 2020 . 2 December 2013.
  9. Web site: Simrik Air leases entire fleet of Agni Air . 6 October 2017.
  10. Web site: Simrik Airlines to fly Agni’s planes. 2017-10-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20171010054623/http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2013-10-23/simrik-airlines-to-fly-agnis-planes.html . 2017-10-06.
  11. Web site: Simrik Airlines left with fewer flights. Aviation Nepal. 24 October 2017.
  12. Web site: Suspension on Simrik Airlines’ flights continues . The Himalayan Times . 25 August 2019 . 24 August 2019.
  13. Web site: CAAN permits Simrik Airlines to resume its flights . The Himalayan Times . 1 October 2019.
  14. Web site: Guna Airlines to operate its service again on Nepal Sky . Aviation Nepal . 23 May 2021 . 20 December 2020.
  15. Web site: यतिसँग खरिद गरेका जे ४१ जेटस्ट्रिम जहाजलाई उडान भर्न गुण एयरलाइन्सलाई अनुमति . News 24 Nepal . 23 May 2021 . Nepali.
  16. Web site: Guna Airlines to start flights from Thursday . Online Khabar . 31 October 2021 . 13 September 2021.
  17. Web site: Flight Schedule . Simrik Airlines . 30 March 2019.
  18. Web site: Fly directly from Pokhara to Lumbini - Nepflights.. Nepflights.com. 3 January 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141130022837/http://nepflights.com/blog/good-news-now-you-can-fly-direct-from-pokhara-to-lumbini/. 30 November 2014.
  19. Web site: Flight Schedule . Simrik Airlines . 30 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131011025051/http://www.simrikairlines.com/flight-schedule/ . 11 October 2013.
  20. Web site: Simrik Airlines (सिम्रिक एयरलाइन्स) to commence regular flights to Bharatpur and Tumlingtar . Aviation Nepal . 30 March 2019 . 11 March 2017.
  21. Web site: Mountain Flight . Simrik Airlines . 30 March 2019.
  22. Web site: Beechcraft 1900. Simrik Airlines. 3 January 2015.
  23. Web site: Simrik Airlines to fly Agni’s planes. Ekantipur. 24 October 2013.
  24. http://aviationnepal.com/today-lukla-airport-shut-down-for-three-hours/ Today- Lukla Airport shut down for Three Hours

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