Civil aviation ministry allows airlines to serve food, magazines in all domestic flights

The Union ministry of civil aviation on Tuesday announced that it has allowed airlines to serve meals on all domestic flights. The ban on serving foods in flights that fly for less than two hours was implemented in April this year, “The airlines, operating flights on domestic sectors may provide meal services on board, without restriction on duration of the flight,” news agency PTI reported citing the ministry’s order. The announcement came a few days after the Union ministry of health and family welfare on Saturday informed the civil aviation ministry that meals can be served in flights that have less than two hours of journey time, according to a PTI report. “The health ministry has now informed that serving food on flights of less than two hours can be resumed and that the crew members need not wear coveralls but should continue to wear gloves, masks and face shields,” PTI reported. “Airlines may serve pre-packed snacks/meals/pre-packed beverages on domestic flights depending on the duration of flight,” the ministry had said.