Gorkha Airlines started operating from the year 1996 by offering helicopter services. The airline soon became a huge success and it started expanding vary quickly. Today, a major airline of Nepal, Gorkha Airlines runs charter and scheduled flights to various national and regional destinations. Combining several features like safety, comfort, quality service, hospitality etc, Gorkha Airlines is one of Nepal's best airlines to travel with.
Gorkha Airlines runs scheduled and charter flights to a number of destinations from its central hub in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The destinations of Gorkha Airlines, with respect to scheduled services, are Kathmandu, mountains, Lukla, Janakpur, Simara, Bharatpur, Tumlingtar, Bhairawa, Pokhara, Jomsom and Biratnagar. Charter flights offered by Gorkha Airlines serve the places of Simkot, Jumla, Nepalgunj and Phaplu.
The fleet of Gorkha Airlines consists of two advanced and high-technology aircrafts of the German model Dornier 228. The aircrafts are reliable, efficient and versatile and can be used as passenger airplanes as well as for carrying cargo. Besides the Dornier 228s, the airline also owns a MI-17 helicopter.
Service of Gorkha Airlines includes complementary food and drinks, in-flight entertainment, special facilities for the old, the sick and the handicapped etc. The airline offers discounts for children and for groups.
