Nov 12, 2024 07:19 AM IST
Air India mentioned the most recent transfer is a part of measures to streamline meal service operations on account of its merger with Vistara.
Tata-owned Air India (AI) has determined to serve ‘Muslim meal’ (MOML) or ‘halal’ meals just for passengers on choose routes, such because the Haj pilgrimage and Saudi Arabia. The airline has additionally made it necessary for all passengers to pre-book their meals throughout all routes, reported The Instances of India.
Air India merged with one other Tata group-owned Vistara on Sunday. The merged airline is predicted to have larger share within the Indian aviation market, making it a severe competitor to low-cost service Indigo and different airways.(REUTERS)
The corporate’s resolution has been communicated to all stakeholders via an inner round earlier this month. The choice comes on the heels of the airline’s merger with Vistara, additionally owned by the Tata group.
“Pre-booked meal labelled with MOML sticker is to be treated s a special meal. Halal certificate will be provided only for uplifted MOML meal. All meals on Saudi sectors will be halal and halal certificate will be provided on Jeddah, Dammam, Riyadh, Medina sectors, including Haj flights,” reads the interior round.
A senior AI official advised TOI that the airline has at all times supplied its passengers with meal choices, and the most recent transfer is a part of measures to streamline meal service operations. The airline, as a lone entity, was not insistent on passengers pre-booking their meals.
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Air India additionally introduced a number of key adjustments in its administration final week forward of its merger.
“Over the past two years the four Tata airlines have worked hard to prepare for and execute one of the most complex mergers in aviation history, consolidating from four airlines to two in the context of dramatic growth and wholesale transformation. As we now approach the end of that process, we are delighted to formalise a Group leadership comprising colleagues from all four antecedent airlines to drive the next phase of our journey,” mentioned Campbell Wilson, CEO and MD, Air India.
The Tata Group deliberate the merger of Air India and Vistara to consolidate its civil aviation enterprise and create a bigger home entity. The merged airline is predicted to have a larger share of the Indian aviation market, making it a severe competitor to low-cost service Indigo and different airways.
(With company inputs)
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