Govt orders airlines to restrict in-flight meals amid Covid-19 spike
As novel coronavirus cases surge in the country to breach record highs in single-day tallies for the past few days, the Aviation Ministry on Monday banned in-flight meals on flights having duration of less than 2 hours.
The amended norms to come into effect from April 15, the fresh order stated. For flights longer than 2 hours, the servicing of meals will be staggered among adjacent seats, it added.
The development comes after India reported close to 1.70 lakh Covid-19 cases on Monday, it’s highest single-day tally since the outbreak of the pandemic.With this, India has surpassed Brazil to record the second-highest number of virus cases.
