Domestic airlines agree to reduce air fare
Summary
Domestic airlines have agreed to sell tickets below the approved fare after complaints that prices were raised during the festival season. The move followed a directive from Prime Minister Balendra Shah and an initiative by Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Khadak Raj Paudel.
Key Points
- Domestic airlines agreed to reduce ticket prices below the approved fare after a government push.
- Prime Minister Balendra Shah intervened after complaints that airlines had raised fares during the festival season.
- The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal held talks with domestic airlines and said revised fare notices will be issued.
- CAAN director general Mukesh Dangol said the companies will announce the new prices soon.
