Domestic airlines agree to offer festival-season tickets below approved fares

KATHMANDU: Domestic airlines have agreed to sell air tickets at prices below the approved fare rates during the upcoming festival season following complaints about rising domestic airfares.

The agreement was reached during a discussion held on Thursday by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) with officials and representatives of domestic airlines at the initiative of Prime Minister Balendra Shah and Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Khadak Raj Paudel.