Aladdin's flight with Yeti Airlines flight YT 421 from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj
Aladdin's flight from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj

Monday 26th of March 2018 and time to fly with Yeti Airlines for the first time ever, nothing I'm looking forward to. But it is for 50 minutes only so I hope it will be OK. An empty seat next to me would be like winning the lottery for both me and the passenger that would have been seated next to me. Let's see how the flight turns out. But I'm a little worried, mostly due to the seat. But it seems like there is a lot of air disasters in Nepal.


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 Lukla.

21 June 2006 – 2006 Yeti Airlines Twin Otter Crash: A DHC-6 Twin Otter registered 9N-AEQ was destroyed in a rice paddy on approach to Jumla, killing all six passengers and the crew of three.

8 October 2008 – Yeti Airlines Flight 103: A DHC-6 was destroyed upon landing at Lukla, killing all eighteen passengers and two of the three crew. The captain was the only survivor.

24 September 2016 - Yeti Airlines Flight 893: A BAe Jetstream 41 registration 9N-AIB en route from Kathmandu to Bhairahawa overran the runway while landing at Gautam Buddha Airport. All 29 passengers and the crew of 3 were unhurt but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.


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I was in the reception quarter past 6 and the Tiger Tops representative was already there waiting for me. The breakfast starts at 6 thirty but they had already started and I had a plate of sausages, not very good, but better than nothing. We left the hotel at 6 thirty and we were at the Kathmandu Domestic Terminal 10 minutes or so later.

Looked well run down walking through some, well, I don’t know what it was. But it looked to be hundreds of years old. Then a modern glass house that turned out to be just a modern looking glass front/ facade. But the interior and the building was at least as old as the history of aviation in Nepal. No no no, it was not bad, quite the opposite, it was very interesting.

Kathmandu Airport, domestic terminal
Arriving to the Domestic terminal in Kathmandu

Kathmandu Airport, domestic terminal
First we have to walk through something...

Kathmandu Airport, domestic terminal
WOW! This looks to be modern, new and fresh and I was surprised!

Kathmandu Airport, domestic terminal
Line up for some kind of security before we can enter the terminal

Kathmandu Airport, domestic terminal
Lining up to check in to Yeti Airlines flight YT 421 from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj

You have to pass a, well, pointless security before entering the domestic terminal. You send your bag through an x-ray machine and a guy path you down. He looked at my e-cig and, well, I was soon in line to check-in. I don't think they spoke any English, but I managed to get an aisle seat. I continued to yet another security, send my back pack through the x-ray. It was kind of refreshing, no one asked me to take out the lap top. The bag was the only thing going through the x-ray. No metal detector so they pathed me down again

2 entrances at the security, 2 openings in the wall covered with drapes, one marked LADIES and one GENTLEMEN. By now it was 7 or just a few minutes after 7 and departure time 7 thirty. But the Tiger Tops representative told me that they were always delayed. Anyway, I walked through the drape and I came out in a departure hall, well, it was a very old terminal.

Kathmandu Airport, domestic terminal
Check-in hall

Kathmandu Airport, domestic terminal
Check-in hall

Kathmandu Airport, domestic terminal
Another security check to be passed before the departure hall

Kathmandu Airport, domestic terminal
Another security check to be passed before the departure hall

Kathmandu Airport, domestic terminal
Another security check to be passed before the departure hall

Kathmandu Airport, domestic terminal
Coming out in to the departure hall from the security behind the drapes

Kathmandu Airport, domestic terminal
Coming out in to the departure hall from the security behind the drapes

Kathmandu Airport, domestic terminal
In the departure hall

Kathmandu Airport, domestic terminal
In the departure hall

2 gates and I'm obviously going through gate #2 And Yeti Airlines have two flights departing at 7 thirty, my flight to Nepalgunj and flight YT 303, the Everest Experience flight that I will take when I'm back from the tiger safaris. And they called for boarding of our flight. I was number 5 in the line, became #7 as I let a lady and her child go ahead of me. Yes, that's how I operate.

4 People boarded and went out to the bus, then they stopped boarding, sent back the 4 passengers that had boarded all ready.

Then they started to board the YT 303, EVEREST EXPERIENCE flight instead. I was kind of happy to see that most of the passengers at gate 2 disappeared on the “Everest Experience” flight. I could follow the progress of our flight on the monitor. Boarding to delay to 08:00 and then the airport was closed. 30 minutes delay was OK, but Tiger Tops representative told me that sometimes they were delayed by hours before he left this morning.

Kathmandu Airport, domestic terminal
Changing the status of the flight

Kathmandu Airport, domestic terminal
YT 421 delayed and YT 303 is boarding now

Kathmandu Airport, domestic terminal
I hope we can leave at 8 o'clock

I walked around the domestic departure hall and even though it was exciting there wasn't enough “excitements” to keep me excited for very long. So when we started to board quarter to 8 something I was very happy, and this time I was first through the boarding and out on the parking lot in front of the airport building.

There were many busses but they directed me to one bus and I stepped on board. Some 10 to 15 minutes later we left for the airplane parked on the tarmac together with many other small aircrafts. I recognised the plane type, enter in the back, yes the same as I had been on flying to Tonga and Borneo. So I knew that I would fit in the seat, but it would not be very comfy. But it is 50 minutes only so I will survive.

Kathmandu Airport, domestic terminal
Busses

Kathmandu Airport, domestic terminal
Waiting for the buss to be full

Kathmandu Airport, domestic terminal
I recognise the aircraft

Kathmandu Airport, domestic terminal

Kathmandu Airport, domestic terminal

Kathmandu Airport, domestic terminal

Kathmandu Airport, domestic terminal

Kathmandu Airport, domestic terminal
One more buss with passengers arrive

Yeti Airlines flight YT 421 from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj
Working my way towards my seat

Yeti Airlines flight YT 421 from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj

Yeti Airlines flight YT 421 from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj

Yeti Airlines flight YT 421 from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj
Safety introduction

Yeti Airlines flight YT 421 from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj
Safety introduction


Boarding completed and I noticed that many seats were empty up front so I moved up front after the safety instructions. I also noticed that many of the passengers were also actually studied the safety card in the seat pocket in front of them.

I got a window seat and I enjoyed my new seat and the empty seat next to me, it was a very misty morning so there was not much of a view to enjoy. But as soon as we cleared the haze, same yesterday coming here, we were flying above a grey haze. Anyway, there wasn’t any clear view below us and we were flying over a beautiful landscape. Mountains and villages and walk paths between the villages. And I guess transportation was done the same way as when I was trekking here 25 years ago, by donkeys.

But above the haze, maybe the most spectacular view you can have from an airplane, the Himalayas.

Yeti Airlines flight YT 421 from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj
Spectacular views

Yeti Airlines flight YT 421 from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj
Mountains under us, road on the crest of the mountain

Yeti Airlines flight YT 421 from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj
Spectacular views

Yeti Airlines flight YT 421 from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj
Spectacular views

Yeti Airlines flight YT 421 from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj
Mountains under us, road on the mountain side

Yeti Airlines flight YT 421 from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj
Flying over a dry river

Yeti Airlines flight YT 421 from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj
Approaching Nepalgunj

Yeti Airlines flight YT 421 from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj
Time to get off the plane

We were offered some candy and cotton to put in our ears before take-off. After take of the Stewardesses brought a bag of peanuts, appreciated as I was getting a wee bit hungry. The landscape below us became flat. We flew over dry rivers and forests and it was soon changing to an agricultural landscape, still hazy.

The flight had been a nice, thanks to me changing seat and I could enjoy the views through the window. But honestly, I don't know what I appreciated the most, the view or the empty seat next to me. Anyway, time passed quickly and we were soon descending to Nepalgunj Airport. Spectacular views, empty seats and peanuts, never mind, it was nice to get off the plane.

Walking from the plane to the luggage claim and I was reminded about both Tonga and Borneo again. The rolled up the cart with our luggage and the handed out the luggage over the counter. I met the Tiger Tops representative.

Nepalgunj Airport
Another flight have arrived just before us

Nepalgunj Airport
Nepalgunj Airport terminal

Nepalgunj Airport
Coming off the plane

Nepalgunj Airport

Nepalgunj Airport

Nepalgunj Airport

Nepalgunj Airport

Nepalgunj Airport

Nepalgunj Airport

Nepalgunj Airport

Nepalgunj Airport
We get our luggage

Two hours from the Airport to Tiger Tops Karnali Lodge and just after a few minutes in the run down van I knew that it would not be a pleasant ride. But two hours is OK, click HERE to find out if we make it to the Tiger Tops Karnali Lodge

Plane


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