KATHMANDU, JULY 6
Operators of domestic airlines have hiked airfare for all sectors after the Nepal Oil Corporation raised the price of aviation turbine fuel for domestic airline companies.
There is a provision of revising the fuel surcharges based on the price of aviation fuel.
Airline Operators Association of Nepal stated that the price hike would come into effective from tomorrow.
The NOC had decided to increase the price of petroleum products with effect from July 5 and raised the price of aviation fuel by five rupees per litre.
Airline operators have increased the fuel surcharges between Rs 45 and Rs 220, depending on the distance.
The fuel surcharge has been raised by Rs 220 for the longest Kathmandu-Dhangadi route.
The minimum hike of Rs 45 is applicable for flight destinations near Kathmandu, while fuel surcharge for mountain flights from Kathmandu has been hiked by Rs 170.
As per the revised airfare, Kathmandu-Dhangadi flight has the highest airfare (Rs 17,025) among the 13 domestic destinations, where the one-way fare has now reached Rs 17,025. The lowest airfare is on the Kathmandu-Simara sector, which has been set at Rs 4,240 for one-way ticket.
A version of this article appears in the print on July 7, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
