Low-fat meals for AI crew; healthy or cost-effective?

All domestic and international cabin and cockpit crew members of Air India rostered from Mumbai and Delhi will be served special low-fat diet meals on board, starting 12am on Monday.

In an order dated September 11, officials from the national carrier stated that the decision was taken considering the health of its crew members, who end up taking three times meals on board flights.

The order, signed by a senior manager of inflight services department, stated: “Taking into account the health factor of the crew, an initiative has been taken by director operations to revise the in-flight food menu for the crew. In view of the above, a special low-fat diet meal for the crew has been worked out on a day-wise basis, to provide light and healthy meals with a home [Indian] touch.”