Kathmandu, May 23
Short haul airlines in Nepal have been ranked the most expensive airlines on the basis of air fares in the world.
According to a recent survey, Buddha Air and Yeti Airlines were titled the most expensive airlines.
The report says that Yeti Airlines charged US $1.08 per kilometre whereas Buddha Air charged US $ 1.18 per kilometre.
A Melbourne-based global travel search company, Reme2rio, conducted the survey on the basis of airlines’ price comparison on economy class airfares in January and February this year.
The survey underlined the high cost of short haul flights with small aircraft and flying condition.
Meanwhile, Australia’s Tigerair has been ranked the world’s cheapest followed by Jetstar. The average fare charged by Tigerair is US $ 0.06 per kilometre while Jetstar was US $ 0.09 per kilometre. Virgin Australia and Qantas charged US $ 0.11 per kilometre.
Air Asia X, Indonesia AirAsia, Qatar Airways and Etihad have been ranked among the airlines with lowest air fares.
