Friday, October 07, 2016

Airlines take festive spirit to skies

Kolkata: The festive spirit is in the air, not just in the fluffy autumn clouds but in aircraft cabins 20,000 ft in the air. Two airlines -Air India that is the oldest and Vistara the latest -have lined up special initiatives during the festival.
AI has drummed up the festive fervour with promotionals of its mascot Maharajah clad in dhoti kurta in the airport terminal. Another promotional shows a plush new Boeing just landed with Devi Durga and her children Lakshmi, Saraswati, Kartick, Ganesha scampering along the red carpet rolled out from the stepladder ushered in by the Maharajah drumming up a welcome beat with the theme saying 'Feel The Festive Beats With The Maharajah'.
The festivity continues in the aircraft cabin as the crew serves Bengali food during the Puja days. The lip-smacking lunch and dinner menu to be served in tray decked with traditional banana leaf mats includes dhakai murgi, bhapa mach, bhetki maachher paturi, chicken dakbungalow, mutton kasha, potoler dolma, phulkopi karaishuti kosha, eachorer kofta, chhanar kalia, mochar ghonto, dhokar dalna, basanti pulao, ghee bhat, moong mohon dal, radhaballavi, hinger kochuri and jhinge posto. Desserts include mishti doi, rajbhog, langcha and rosogolla.
07/10/16 Times of India
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