Air India may start charging for food on short flights
Posted on: 22/Apr/2014 12:09:59 PM
Air India plans to start charging for food served to passengers on short flights of up to 60-90 minutes duration, senior airline officials said on Sunday.
A tender has been floated and based on its evaluation, a decision will be taken on whether or not to introduce the new system on short duration flights. Water, however, will continue to be available free of charge.
The implementation of the decision, which could be in place by the latter half of the year, could mean that for short flights, say from Chennai to either Bangalore or Hyderabad, a passenger will have to pay for food.
The decision to consider implementing payment for food on board comes soon after Alliance Air, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Air India, introduced the concept in March this year, charging Rs 40 to Rs 100 for meals purchased on board. The rate which Air India plans to charge for food on board was yet to be firmed up.
