Airline operators have issued an ultimatum to hike the airfares on their own by ten percent if the government does not do so by Thursday.

The warning follows steep hike in petrol products last month. A demand letter handed over to the Ministry of Culture Tourism and Civil Aviation has stated that the airlines have not been able to cover the cost of operations after the increase of oil prices.

The letter also asks the government to increase the airfares by 10 percent in average in different sectors. Meanwhile one more writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court challenging the government decision to hike the price of POL products by the government.

The writ has claimed that the increase in the prices of the POL products needs to be withdrawn, as it is not scientific. nepalnews.com am Apr 8