A view of the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) airport is seen decked up with Christmas decorations ahead of the celebrations of its 100 years of flight operations, in Kolkata, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024.(PTI)
The UDAN Yatri Cafe, located in the departure area of Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport, serves tea for instance, at a price of as little as ₹10 while from other places generally, it can cost many times more.
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Similarly, air travelers can buy a bottle of water for ₹10, while coffee, a sweetmeat, and a samosa cost ₹20 each, according to the report.
The cafe was set up by the ministry of civil aviation, in association with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) after a large number of passengers complained about airport food being overpriced, with some places charging as much as 200% more than restaurants, the report read.
It is however, operated by a private company.
This figure was from a survey by online social platform LocalCirles which dound out 60% of the 28,000 surveyed airline passengers in 309 districts found airline food costed 100-200% more.
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Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu, who inaugurated the cafe in the course of the airport’s centenary celebration on December 21 final yr, was impressed by the response the eatery received.
“Since the day I took oath as Civil Aviation Minister, my mission has been to make air travel more affordable and accessible for every Indian,” he wrote in a post on X (Formerly Twitter). “The UDAN Yatri Cafe at Kolkata Airport, India’s first affordable food outlet at an airport, is a significant step in that direction.”
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He added that because the eatery completes one month, he was “deeply moved by the optimistic response from vacationers.”
There may be additionally a risk that such forms of low-cost cafes could be arrange at different airports too, in accordance with the report.