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'''Himalayan Aviation''' ({{lang-hi|हिमालयन एविएशन}}) was an [[airline]] based in [[India]] that operated in the northern parts of the [[Indian subcontinent]] until its |
'''Himalayan Aviation''' ({{lang-hi|हिमालयन एविएशन}}) was an [[airline]] based in [[India]] that operated in the northern parts of the [[Indian subcontinent]] until its nationalisation and merger into [[Indian Airlines]] in 1953. On 20 February 1950, Himalayan Aviation ran the first ever international flight from Nepal, from Gauchar, Nepal, to [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], India.<ref>[http://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/spotlight/pdf/Spotlight_21_22.pdf COVER STORY (Spotlight Weekly), 14th Dec. 2001]</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Himalayan Aviation began with chartered flights.<ref>{{cite book|title=World Airline Record|author=Roy R. Roadcap|publisher=Roy R. Roadcap & Associates|year=1992}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite book|title=Transport in Modern India|author=Kalka Prasad Bhatnagar|publisher=Kishore Publishing House, Kanpur|year=1951}}</ref> |
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== Incidents and Accidents == |
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| ⚫ | 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 (1901–1955)|North West Frontier Province]]. India and Pakistan had worked out an alternative Ahmadabad-Karachi-[[Zahedan]] ([[Iran]])-Kabul route.<ref>{{cite news |date=7 December 2001 |title=Miscellaneous : dated 7 December 1951: Pak. halts Indian plane to Kabul |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/2001/12/07/stories/2001120700290800.htm |access-date=26 July 2018}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |
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* On February 20, 1950, Himalayan Aviation ran the first ever international flight from Nepal, from Gauchar (Nepal) to Calcutta (India).<ref>[http://www.nepalnews.com.np/contents/englishweekly/spotlight/2001/dec/dec14/coverstory.htm COVER STORY (Spotlight Weekly)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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== Services == |
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| ⚫ | Himalayan Aviation began with chartered flights.<ref>{{cite book|title=World Airline Record|author=Roy R. Roadcap|publisher=Roy R. Roadcap & Associates|year= |
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Latest revision as of 10:41, 26 July 2023
| Founded | 1948 |
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| Ceased operations | 1953 (merged into Indian Airlines) |
| Headquarters |  Calcutta, India |
Himalayan Aviation (Hindi: हिमालयन एविएशन) was an airline based in India that operated in the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent until its nationalisation and merger into Indian Airlines in 1953. On 20 February 1950, Himalayan Aviation ran the first ever international flight from Nepal, from Gauchar, Nepal, to Calcutta, India.[1]
Himalayan Aviation began with chartered flights.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4]
Fleet[edit]
The fleet mostly consisted of Douglas DC-3 aircraft.
References[edit]
- ^ COVER STORY (Spotlight Weekly), 14th Dec. 2001
- ^ Roy R. Roadcap (1992). World Airline Record. Roy R. Roadcap & Associates.
- ^ Kalka Prasad Bhatnagar (1951). Transport in Modern India. Kishore Publishing House, Kanpur.
- ^ "Miscellaneous : dated 7 December 1951: Pak. halts Indian plane to Kabul". The Hindu. 7 December 2001. Retrieved 26 July 2018.[dead link]
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