The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has approved a package to subsidise domestic airlines flying to remote airfields. The plan is to take $4 from every mountain flight ticket, $2 from every other passenger and two percent from the income of every domestic charter. The government requires airlines to provide a 25 percent discount to local passengers flying main routes, and an extra 25 percent to those flying remote routes. The kitty is to be used to compensate the losses airlines will incur because of the new discounts. Flights covered by the new rule are Thamkharka, Bhojpur, Tumlingtar, Lamidanda and Rumjhatar and Phaplu from Biratnagar; those flying from Pokhara to Manang; and those from Nepalgunj to Chaurjhari, Dolpa, Bajhang, Bajura, Simikot, Jumla and Salleri. The flights from Surkhet to Jumla, and Dhangadi to Bhajang and Bajura also qualify.