Nifty, Sensex rebound sharply as India-US tariff relief lifts market sentiment

India-US trade deal to open $30 trillion market, fuel ‘Make in India'

US lifts 25% penalty tariff on India over Russian oil imports, warns it could be reimposed if...

Interim India-US trade deal framework ready! 'Non-trade barriers' to be addressed—Final pact likely by March

NSE board clears coal exchange proposal; these names are under consideration

Big IDBI Bank Update: Six-year wait ends as privatisation enters crucial phase with financial bids

Hotel boom in the making? How analysts view ICC T20 WC, AI Summit events in 2026

Nearly 50% of India’s aircraft found with recurring defects; Air India Group tops list: Govt tells Lok Sabha

NSE picks OFS route for IPO, board gives nod: 10 things to know

Kalyan Jewellers Q3 Results: PAT jumps 90%, beats expectations; top line surges 42%

Air India's Chairman and Managing Director Pradeep Singh Kharola said Wednesday the airline has started carrying food from India for use during the journey back to the country, in an attempt to rationalise catering costs on international flights. The loss-making airline has already started using food items stocked from India during its onward journey to Stockholm, Copenhagen, Birmingham and Madrid, and use them when returning. It has said food items purchased from these foreign cities are much more expensive when compared to Indian cities.
"The food is taken from here in India in chillers and then it is heated whenever it has to be used... Catering costs for us are around Rs 600 crore to Rs 800 crore a year. Catering in India is 3-4 times cheaper as compared to catering in the West," Kharola said.
Within the next a few months, Air India will start serving food from India on its flights returning from the Gulf region, he added.
As a cost-cutting measure, Air India decided in July 2017 to not serve non-vegetarian food to economy class passengers on its domestic flights.
Watch This Zee Business Twitter Video
<blockquote data-lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LIVE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LIVE</a> | बाजार के हर कन्फ्यूजन का सॉल्यूशन जानिए <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FinalTrade?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FinalTrade</a> में <a href="https://twitter.com/AnilSinghviZEE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AnilSinghviZEE</a> और बाजार के दिग्गजों के साथ। <a href="https://t.co/JiUSVZaXkZ">https://t.co/JiUSVZaXkZ</a>
— Zee Business (@ZeeBusiness) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZeeBusiness/status/1082917188573392897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 9, 2019</a></blockquote>
<script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>"There are some flights like the ones going to Gulf, Singapore and even some parts of Europe, where it is possible to upload the food here (in India) only. Some work is going on in that direction," he said.
"More important thing is the taste. Whatever you can do, the European caterer's taste can't match with the Indian caterer, especially when it comes to Indian food. That is the additional benefit we get. The main thing is that the costs come down drastically," he added.

Air India's Chairman and Managing Director Pradeep Singh Kharola said Wednesday the airline has started carrying food from India for use during the journey back to the country, in an attempt to rationalise catering costs on international flights. The loss-making airline has already started using food items stocked from India during its onward journey to Stockholm, Copenhagen, Birmingham and Madrid, and use them when returning. It has said food items purchased from these foreign cities are much more expensive when compared to Indian cities."The food is taken from here in India in chillers and then it is heated whenever it has to be used... Catering costs for us are around Rs 600 crore to Rs 800 crore a year. Catering in India is 3-4 times cheaper as compared to catering in the West," Kharola said.Within the next a few months, Air India will start serving food from India on its flights returning from the Gulf region, he added.As a cost-cutting measure, Air India decided in July 2017 to not serve non-vegetarian food to economy class passengers on its domestic flights.Watch This Zee Business Twitter Video#LIVE | बाजार के हर कन्फ्यूजन का सॉल्यूशन जानिए #FinalTrade में @AnilSinghviZEE और बाजार के दिग्गजों के साथ। https://t.co/JiUSVZaXkZ— Zee Business (@ZeeBusiness) January 9, 2019"There are some flights like the ones going to Gulf, Singapore and even some parts of Europe, where it is possible to upload the food here (in India) only. Some work is going on in that direction," he said."More important thing is the taste. Whatever you can do, the European caterer's taste can't match with the Indian caterer, especially when it comes to Indian food. That is the additional benefit we get. The main thing is that the costs come down drastically," he added.

"The food is taken from here in India in chillers and then it is heated whenever it has to be used... Catering costs for us are around Rs 600 crore to Rs 800 crore a year. Catering in India is 3-4 times cheaper as compared to catering in the West," Kharola said.

Aviation: Air India starts using food stocked from India on its return international flights

news-aviation-air-india-starts-using-food-stocked-from-india-on-its-return-international-flights-79327

Air Indias Chairman and Managing Director Pradeep Singh Kharola said Wednesday the airline has started carrying food from India for use during the journey back to the country, in an attempt to rationalise catering costs on international flights. The loss-making airline has already started using food items stocked from India during its onward journey to Stockholm, Copenhagen, Birmingham and Madrid, and use them when returning. It has said food items purchased from these foreign cities are much more expensive when compared to Indian cities. The food is taken from here in India in chillers and then it is heated whenever it has to be used... Catering costs for us are around Rs 600 crore to Rs 800 crore a year. Catering in India is 3-4 times cheaper as compared to catering in the West, Kharola said. Within the next a few months, Air India will start serving food from India on its flights returning from the Gulf region, he added. As a cost-cutting measure, Air India decided in July 2017 to not serve non-vegetarian food to economy class passengers on its domestic flights. Watch This Zee Business Twitter Video #LIVE | बाजार के हर कन्फ्यूजन का सॉल्यूशन जानिए #FinalTrade में @AnilSinghviZEE और बाजार के दिग्गजों के साथ। https://t.co/JiUSVZaXkZ — Zee Business (@ZeeBusiness) January 9, 2019 There are some flights like the ones going to Gulf, Singapore and even some parts of Europe, where it is possible to upload the food here (in India) only. Some work is going on in that direction, he said. More important thing is the taste. Whatever you can do, the European caterers taste cant match with the Indian caterer, especially when it comes to Indian food. That is the additional benefit we get. The main thing is that the costs come down drastically, he added.

The food is taken from here in India in chillers and then it is heated whenever it has to be used... Catering costs for us are around Rs 600 crore to Rs 800 crore a year. Catering in India is 3-4 times cheaper as compared to catering in the West, Kharola said.