Himalayan Aviation (Template:Lang-hi) was an airline based in India that operated in the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent until its nationalization and merger into Indian Airlines in 1953.
Incidents
- On 20 February 1950, Himalayan Aviation ran the first ever international flight from Nepal, from Gauchar (Nepal) to Calcutta (now Kolkata) (India).[1]
- On 7 December 1951, Pakistan detained a Himalayan Aviation flight from Ahmedabad, India, to Kabul, Afghanistan, at the stopover point in Karachi. Pakistan had previously denied use of the direct Delhi-Kabul air-corridor that overflew the North West Frontier Province. India and Pakistan had worked out an alternative Ahmadabad-Karachi-Zahedan(Iran)-Kabul route.[2]
Services
Himalayan Aviation began with chartered flights.[3] Over time, it expanded to night-mail services and scheduled passenger flights. In order to maximize revenue, it began taking on passengers on its night-mail flights as well.[4]
Fleet
The fleet mostly consisted of Douglas DC-3 aircraft.
References
- ↑ COVER STORY (Spotlight Weekly), 14th Dec. 2001
- ↑ Miscellaneous : dated 7 December 1951: Pak. halts Indian plane to Kabul. The Hindu(7 December 2001). Retrieved 26 July 2018.Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore
- ↑ World Airline Record{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Roy R. Roadcap & Associates(1992)
- ↑ Transport in Modern India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Kishore Publishing House, Kanpur(1951)
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