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April 23, 2026 ,
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CAA publishes Domestic airfare rates for Festival Season

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Kathmandu – With the surge in demand for airline tickets during the festival season and the possibility of overpricing, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has published the official domestic airfare rates.

CAAN has also warned airlines and related stakeholders not to charge passengers more than the government-approved fares, stating that strict action will be taken against violations.

According to the published fare list, the highest airfare is Kathmandu–Dhangadhi at NPR 17,579, while the lowest is Kathmandu–Simara at NPR 3,978.

Here is the official fare list:

Kathmandu–Biratnagar: NPR 9,785
Kathmandu–Bharatpur: NPR 4,643
Kathmandu–Bhadrapur: NPR 12,112
Kathmandu–Janakpur: NPR 5,470
Kathmandu–Pokhara: NPR 6,635
Kathmandu–Nepalgunj: NPR 13,103
Kathmandu–Dhangadhi: NPR 17,579
Kathmandu–Simara: NPR 3,978
Kathmandu–Bhairahawa: NPR 8,461
Kathmandu–Rajbiraj: NPR 8,210
Kathmandu–Surkhet: NPR 9,030
Kathmandu–Tumlingtar: NPR 7,630

Demand for the resignation of CAAN Director General Pradeep Adhikari

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Kathmandu: The resignation of the Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority Pradeep Adhikari has been demanded for seriously weakening air safety.

Earlier, A voice in the parliamentary committee was raised that he should resign due to frequent air accidents during his tenure. On the same issue, Nepali Congress MP Uday Shamsher Rana, while speaking at the House of Representatives meeting, demanded the resignation of the director general of the authority today.

Since the officer became the director general of the authority, there have been 7 air accidents in which more than 118 people lost their lives and moral questions have been raised, so he should resign immediately, and if he does not resign, the government should bring the director general under investigation, said rana. In the committee meeting, most of the MPs also raised questions about the ability and working style of the CAAN leadership.

“The reports of the commission made after the accident always blame the pilot, airplane and maintenance team just to clear the authority from the incident. Is the authority responsible for the air accident or not? , Why is the authority not to blame for an air accident? When should the authority take responsibility?” He said.

According to him, there have been 72 air accidents in Nepal since 1962 and 935 people lost their lives. Last Wednesday, 18 people lost their lives when a Saurya Airlines plane that was going from Kathmandu to Pokhara for maintenance crashed at Tribhuvan International Airport.