Air India Goes Green, Stops Serving Meat To Domestic Economy Class 'To Cut Wastage'
The airline said the decision was made to reduce wastage reduce cost and improve catering service The airline also says having only veg in economy class will avoid mix-ups and that vegetarian meals are more in demand. Reports state that Air India has a mounting debt of over Rs 52000 crore and cost-cutting is the only way to deal with the burden.
Planning to fly Air India, throw you non-vegetarian meal craving out the window, because, the loss-laden Airlines has decided to completely scrap it out of the economy class menu.
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According to reports, the national carrier will still continue to give business class fliers choice between veg and non-veg.
Taken conscious decision not to have non-veg meals in economy class of domestic flights to reduce wastage&improve catering service-GP Rao,AI pic.twitter.com/vQc35tRy1K
¡ª ANI (@ANI_news) July 10, 2017
On Monday, the airline said the decision was made to reduce wastage, reduce cost and improve catering service. The airline also says having only veg in economy class will avoid mix-ups and that vegetarian meals are more in demand, reports TOI.
"We implemented this move about two weeks back. It is expected to save us Rs 7-8 crore annually," said a senior official.
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The announcement sparked a debate on Twitter:
#1
Only Veg food on Air India Flights? Will miss the lizards & cockroaches.
¡ª Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) July 10, 2017
#2
Air India is unable to sort veg and non-veg boxes accurately. But is to be trusted to fly people. https://t.co/L19wo7hBoQ
¡ª Veena Venugopal (@veenavenugopal) July 10, 2017
#3
Air India turns vegetarian for economy class in all domestic flights #RacistAirIndia ??
¡ª ... (@Sarcastic_Raj) July 10, 2017
#4
Doesn't matter if Air India removed non vegetarian food, it will remain a shitty airline.
¡ª Quantumly Entwined (@SpaceCrazy) July 10, 2017
A report in The Hindu states that the number of passengers opting for vegetarian meals has risen, because of which the non -veg are often wasted. ¡°Also, we run short of vegetarian meals, leading to complaints. So we decided to serve only vegetarian meals in certain sectors,¡± the official said.
In 2016 Air India stopped serving non-vegetarian food to its economy-class passengers on flights lasting up to 90 minutes states the Hindu Report.
Reports state that Air India has a mounting debt of over Rs. 52,000 crore and cost-cutting is the only way to deal with the burden, while the government has started the search for a potential buyer to sell off the airline.
