KATHMANDU: Tara Air has added six aircraft — four DHC 6 300 Twin Otters and two PC-6s — to its fleet from mid-September. The company has leased two DO 228 Dornier aircrafts from associate company Yeti Airlines. Tara Air started charter flights from two Pilatus Porter aircraft last month.

The airlines is planning to operate 15 flights from Kathmandu to Lukla per day and daily flights to Jomsom from Pokhara and to Tumlingtar from Kathmandu. The airlines also has flights to Bharatpur and Meghauli of Chitwan.

Tara Air is operating charter flights to remote destinations like Syangboche, Langtang, Dhorpatan and Jiri. It supports tourism through special purpose flights like skydiving, photography and aerial survey.

Meanwhile, atleast three new airline companies — Pumo Air, Muktinath Air and Paranova Paraglyding — are starting their operations soon.