What is Yeti Airlines?
'''Yeti Airlines Pvt. Ltd'''. (Nepali: यती एअरलाइन्स) is an airline based in [[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]]. The airline was established in May 1998 and received its Air Operators Certificate on 17 August 1998. {{Infobox airline |airline = Yeti Airlines |logo = File:Yeti_logo.gif |logo_size = 200 |fleet_size = 5 |destinations = 8 |IATA = YT |ICAO = NYT |callsign = YETI AIRLINES |parent = |founded = 1998 |headquarters = [[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]] |key_people = Lhakpa Sonam Sherpa |hubs = [[Tribhuvan International Airport]], Kathmandu |secondary_hubs = |focus_cities =[[Biratnagar]]<br/>[[Pokhara]]<br/>[[Janakpur]]<br/>[[Bhairahawa]]<br/>[[Nepalgunj]] |frequent_flyer = Yeti Airlines SKY-Club |lounge = |alliance = |website = {{URL|http://www.yetiairlines.com/}} |subsidiaries = [[Tara Air]] |aoc = 037/2004<ref>{{cite web |title=Civil Aviation Report 2017 |url=https://www.caanepal.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Final-Report-2017.pdf |publisher=Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal |access-date=1 April 2019 |archive-date=31 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831043627/http://www.caanepal.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Final-Report-2017.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> }} [[File:Yeti Air ATR 72-500 9N-ALN.jpg|thumb|Yeti Airlines ATR 72-500 at Gautam Buddha Airport]] == Accidents and incidents == * 25 May 2004 – Yeti Airlines Flight 117: A Yeti Airlines [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter]] (registration 9N-AFD) cargo flight crashed into a hill on approach to [[Tenzing-Hillary Airport|Lukla]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20040525-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 9N-AFD Lukla|date=25 May 2004|publisher=[[Flight Safety Foundation]]|access-date=9 May 2015|archive-date=18 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018054858/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20040525-0|url-status=de