Buddha Air plans to fly to remote areas could be a game changer in domestic aviation, experts say.

Despite the high risks, short take-off and landing flights to mountain airfields are an untapped market with incomes rising.

There are 49 airports in Nepal and six more are being built. Of the existing airports, 20 are not even in operation, not because of the poor condition of the airports but largely because the nine domestic airlines do not want to fly there.