Kathmandu, March 23 :The Mountain Air Pvt. Ltd., a new airlines, is operating its flight services beginning first week of April.

The Mountain Air will operate flights to Pokhara, Biratnagar, Bhadrapur, Bhairahawa, Nepalgunj and other areas in the hill sector, executive chairman of the Airlines Pragyan Shumsher Rana informed a press conference here on Wednesday.

The airlines will operate flight services with its two aircraft.

The airlines has already acquired the 19-seater modern American Beach Aircraft 1900c on lease-cum-purchase basis and it intends to give reliable, safe and quality service to passengers, managing director of the Airlines Shibendra Basnet said.

The airlines has provided direct employment opportunities to 175 persons. Twenty-nine airlines service companies have been registered in Nepal after His Majesty’s Government adopted the open aviation policy ten years ago.

However, only 18 airlines including Mountain Air are in operation at present.