KATHMANDU: Airfare has been slashed following a decrement in aviation fuel by the government.

As per the revised rate, the Nepal Oil Corporation has reduced Rs 20 for a liter of aviation fuel.

Following this, a flight between Kathmandu and Dhangadhi has been adjusted at minimum Rs 7,510 per person, a decrement of Rs 885.

Maximum aviation 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.

This is a slash of 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.