The Union ministry of health and family welfare has informed the ministry of civil aviation (MoCA) that meal service can be resumed on flights with less than two hours of journey, reported news agency PTI. The report suggests that MoCA had sought inputs from the health ministry for amending the existing regulations that have barred airlines from providing food to passengers whose air journey is less than two hours.
The ban on serving food on flights of less than two hours duration came into effect on April 15 during the devastating second wave of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. The health ministry has said that the crew members no longer need to wear coveralls on the flight but they should continue wearing gloves, masks and face shields, reported PTI citing people familiar with the matter.
The scheduled domestic flights were resumed on May 25 last year following two months of nationwide lockdown and in-flight meals were also allowed under certain conditions.
