During the ceremony at Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan in Delhi, Union Minister of Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu unveiled the official logo for the Centenary Celebrations of the airport.
New Delhi: High rates of food and beverages at the airports have always been a major concern for the passengers. With an aim to handle this problem, the Modi government has decided to soon introduce the ‘Udaan Yatri Cafe’ for passengers. According to the reports, the initiative will be launched at Kolkata Airport to mark the 100th anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport and the 8th anniversary of the UDAAN scheme.
During the ceremony at Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan in Delhi, Union Minister of Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu unveiled the official logo for the Centenary Celebrations of the airport.
Speaking at the event, Naidu said, “Passengers were travelling through UDAAN to felicitate them more, we are trying to launch a new cafe ‘Udan Yatri Cafe’ at the Kolkata airport recently that is one of its kind and we feel that this is going to specially cater the passengers who are travelling through the UDAN scheme.”
It is important to note that the pilot project will introduce Udaan Yatri Cafe kiosks in the departure area of Kolkata Airport. The Udaan Yatri Cafe kiosks will offer essential refreshments such as tea, coffee, snacks, and water at reasonable prices.
Following its success in Kolkata, the initiative will be expanded to all airports managed by the Airport Authority of India (AAI). Naidu further highlighted that the Ministry is working on making air travel more affordable and inclusive, especially as India’s aviation sector continues to grow exponentially, creating more employment opportunities.
“We will do three month-long celebrations so that the whole city of Kolkata and the people of Bengal also celebrated along with the airport authority of India. We are celebrating on the 21st December, we want to commemorate by releasing a stamp and a coin also for the 100 years. And along with that, in the last 10 years that the airports that have been built, our Prime Minister has given a special a direction for the airport, saying that we have to show the rich cultural heritage that India carries through the a medium of architecture at the airport,” he added.
