New Delhi :
Tatas-owned Air India has introduced a new in-flight menu on domestic routes amid the onset of the festive season. Air India has also revised inflight food and beverages menu for passengers travelling on international routes (ex-India).
Ever since Tata Sons took over the Air India this year, it has been making efforts to revamp services,
expand its fleet and increase its overall market share in the fast-growing domestic aviation space.
New Flight Menu
In the new in-flight menu, Tatas have introduced gourmet meals, trendy appetisers and decadent desserts that showcases India’s locally sourced culinary influence, it said in a release.
“The new menu choices have been curated to ensure that the flyers enjoy a gourmet meal with emphasis on health and well-being.
We are excited to roll out this new menu on domestic routes, and are hard at work preparing a revamp of the international menu as well,” Sandeep Verma, Head of Inflight Services at Air India, said.
Tata Group improves Flight Experience
In August, Air India unveiled ‘Vihaan.AI’, a comprehensive transformation plan with a detailed road map for the next five years.
Vihaan.AI is roadmap under which the airline aims to have a domestic market share of 30 per cent and significantly strengthen its international operations.
Meanwhile, Vistara has started offering live television channels on its Dreamliner aircraft.
Official Statement
Sandeep Verma, head of inflight services, Air India said,
“As part of our ongoing effort of transforming the Air India experience for guests, we have brought great thought and energy into our new menus. We want our guests to enjoy their food and beverage on board Air India flights much like they would at their favourite restaurants.”
“The refresh of the menus is based on guest feedback and is designed to offer travellers an assortment of gourmet meals, trendy appetizers,
decadent desserts and showcase India’s locally sourced culinary influence while keeping in line with the healthy eating trend,” an airline spokesperson said.
“Our underlying focus while designing the new menus has been on ensuring that they include nutritious options that are delicious, and on incorporating contemporary, sustainable practices”, Verma added.
The airline also introduced plant-based meal options for its first and business class vegan customers.
