Domestic airfare slashed with decrease in petro price

KATHMANDU: Domestic airfare has been slashed following the reduction in aviation turbine fuel. As per the revised rate, Nepal Oil Corporation has fixed the price of ATF at Rs 170 per litre after reducing Rs 20 per litre. With the lowering of airfare, a flight between Kathmandu and Dhangadhi has been adjusted at a minimum of Rs 7,510 per person, a drop of Rs 885. Maximum fare along the same route has been fixed at Rs 16,140 per person. Similarly, Rs 14,205 per person is charged for a mountain flight from Kathmandu after slashing Rs 685. Also, there has been a drop of Rs 180 per person between Kathmandu and Simara, Rs 600 on Kathmandu-Bhadrapur route, Rs 485 between Kathmandu and Biratnagar, Rs 260 along Kathmandu-Janakpur route, Rs 215 between Kathmandu and Bharatpur, and Rs 320 on Kathmandu-Pokhara route. READ ALSO:

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