The newspaper also said the airline hopes to serve international destinations in the future.

The booming tourism will no doubt create a good opportunity for the region to develop its aviation industry.

"It may cost eight hours for tourists to drive from Lhasa to Nyingchi prefecture, which is just 300 kilometers away from the regional capital. The inconvenient road traffic makes Tibet receive fewer tourists than it could be," the above-mentioned source told the newspaper.

"Compared to building highways and high speed railways, developing the aviation market in Tibet will be a better choice economically," he added.