Kathmandu: Airfares on the Kathmandu-Delhi sector have been slashed by more than half as airlines struggle to fill seats after the Great Earthquake of April 25 scared away potential travellers, travel agencies said.
A one-way ticket now costs Rs7,300 compared to the usual Rs15,000 during the June-August period, the lean tourist season. Most carriers flying Nepal have launched discount offers to lure passengers as occupancy has plunged below 30 percent, a leading travel agency said.
Indian carriers Jet Airways and Air India have been selling tickets for less than Rs10,000. Airlines are flying with less than 20 percent of the seats occupied on flights between Kathmandu and Delhi and other Indian cities even though one and a half months have passed since the terrible tremor.
12/06/15 eKanitpur
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A one-way ticket now costs Rs7,300 compared to the usual Rs15,000 during the June-August period, the lean tourist season. Most carriers flying Nepal have launched discount offers to lure passengers as occupancy has plunged below 30 percent, a leading travel agency said.
Indian carriers Jet Airways and Air India have been selling tickets for less than Rs10,000. Airlines are flying with less than 20 percent of the seats occupied on flights between Kathmandu and Delhi and other Indian cities even though one and a half months have passed since the terrible tremor.
12/06/15 eKanitpur
