Trivandrum: Air India (AI) Express, which has been facing the wrath of Malayalis over poor service, is trying to woo them by offering their favorite dishes, most of them free, in its flights.
The new dishes, which include puttu (steamed cylinders of ground rice) and idiyappam (string hoppers) along with kadala (chickpeas), thattu dosa with chutney, chicken biryani and rice with chicken curry, will be available to the passengers in the flights in the Kerala-Gulf sector from next month. AIE, which is the low cost arm of the national carrier, Air India, is now operating nearly 121 flights a week from three international airports in the state and nearby Mangalore airport to various Gulf destinations.
A decision to embellish the complimentary pre-set snack box the airline is currently offering to the passengers was taken at meeting of the airlines catering committee held at Cochin recently. The meeting was convened under the initiative of Federal Minister of State for Civil Aviation K C Venugopal.
14/11/12 Khaleej Times
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The new dishes, which include puttu (steamed cylinders of ground rice) and idiyappam (string hoppers) along with kadala (chickpeas), thattu dosa with chutney, chicken biryani and rice with chicken curry, will be available to the passengers in the flights in the Kerala-Gulf sector from next month. AIE, which is the low cost arm of the national carrier, Air India, is now operating nearly 121 flights a week from three international airports in the state and nearby Mangalore airport to various Gulf destinations.
A decision to embellish the complimentary pre-set snack box the airline is currently offering to the passengers was taken at meeting of the airlines catering committee held at Cochin recently. The meeting was convened under the initiative of Federal Minister of State for Civil Aviation K C Venugopal.
14/11/12 Khaleej Times
