Airline Operators Association of Nepal (AOAN) has requested the government to increase fare on different air routes. Issuing a press statement on Jan 31, the association of private carriers in the country drew the attention of the concerned government authority to review airfare at the earliest.
Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) reviews airfare every two years taking into consideration components like fuel cost and maintenance cost among others.
“Airline operators are facing financial burden as the airfare hasn´t been review for the last five years,” the statement added.
MoTCA had formed a taskforce to review airfare in the first week of November. It was asked to submit report within two months.
“The taskforce formed about 3 months ago has yet to submit its report to the government,” AOAN source said, adding, “Except for the fuel surcharge, there has been no increment in airfare in the last five years.” He further informed that fuel cost, cost of maintenance, insurance, landing and parking fees and lease tax have gone up remarkably during the period.
The government allows airlines to increase surcharge only if the price of aviation fuel increases by at least Rs 4 per liter.
Source: TAAN
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