KATHMANDU: Airlines Operators Association of Nepal has slashed the airfare after the price of aviation fuel went down.

Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) on Sunday wrote a letter to the Association to implement the decision regarding the adjustment of airfare.

With the new adjustment, the airfare for the Kathmandu mountain flight has been fixed at Rs 2,230, Kathmandu-Bhadrapur 1,950, and Kathmandu-Biratnagar Rs 1,550.

Similarly, the airfare for Pokhara has been fixed at Rs 6,95, Kathmandu-Dhangadhi Rs 2,870, Kathmandu-Nepalgunj Rs 2,115 and Kathmandu-Simara Rs 558.

The government on June 9 had decided to automatically adjust the airfare in line with the price of the aviation fuel.

The airfare has been slashed as per the decision of the government, said Yogaraj Kandel Sharma, General Secretary of the Association.

The Nepal government has imposed a nationwide lockdown since March 24. International and domestic flights have been banned since March 22 and March respectively.

The Airlines companies are preparing to resume flights from July 1.