IndiGo, India’s largest airlines, has said it will discontinue onboard meal services and run coaches at a maximum load of 50% capacity
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IndiGo, India’s largest airlines, has said it will discontinue onboard meal services and run coaches at a maximum load of 50% capacity when services resume after the lockdown put in place to contain the spread of COVID-19 is lifted.
The government had imposed a
21-day lockdown starting March 25 in one of the most drastic measures
to break the chain of coronavirus infection. The Centre is now planning to
lift the lockdown in a phased manner, which in turn will affect the routes open
to airlines and how they will operate.
The airline’s chief executive officer
Ronojoy Dutta in a letter to its employees talked about the company’s current
focus and ‘tentative plans for the immediate future’.
These will, Dutta said, include a focus on
cash flow and ‘examining all our fixed costs and looking for ways to minimize
them’.
“The new set of procedures has not been
finalized yet. But we will deep clean our aircraft more frequently, will
discontinue meal services for a brief period and run our coaches at a maximum
load of 50 percent. We will come out with the new set of protocols very soon,”
Dutta also said in the mail.
Directorate General of Civil Aviation
(DGCA) had also framed a set of protocols to ensure that social distancing
measures in aircraft and airports for passengers as well as companies.
The aviation regulator before the lockdown was clamped issued protocols mandating airlines to keep the middle seat and last three rows empty.
The aviation regulator before the lockdown was clamped issued protocols mandating airlines to keep the middle seat and last three rows empty.
From requesting flyers to keep a distance
of minimum, one meter at check-in counters, waiting areas and during security
checks, the regulatory body also asked authorities to provide sanitizers for
staff and passengers at the aircraft gates.
One of the guidelines was for cabin crew to
maintain adequate distance while serving the passengers.
“Our focus is to look after all our
stakeholders, our customers, our employees, our investors, and the community we
serve.
We are making sure that we are taking decisive actions with each set of stakeholders in mind,” Dutta said.
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We are making sure that we are taking decisive actions with each set of stakeholders in mind,” Dutta said.
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