Kathmandu, December 24
The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) has directed the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) to study cartel in domestic flights.
The Ministry asked the CAAN to conduct the study after Buddha, Yeti, Shree and Saurya Airlines fixed airfare in cahoots with each other.
Joint Secretary at the MoCTCA, Buddhi Sagar Lamichhane, said the ministry had asked the CAAN to study the issue of cartel. The ministry will initiate action if the cartel is proved.
Lamichhane informed that such activities would be controlled as fare could not be determined in collusion in the open market and liberal economy. The National Planning Commission (NPC) is also studying the issue of cartel in the domestic airlines companies.
A committee has been formed under the NPC Member Ram Kumar Phunyal to carry out the study.
It is alleged that the airlines companies have engaged in syndicate based on the minimum and maximum fares determined by the government.
A version of this article appears in the print on December 25, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
