No in-flight meals on domestic flights under 2-hour duration, government orders airlines

印度政府指示航空公司，两小时以内的国内航班不得提供餐食

NEW DELHI: The government on Monday directed airlines to serve or sell in-flight meals from Thursday (April 15) only on those domestic flights that have a duration of over two hours, in wake of the sharp surge in Covid-19 cases in India.

新德里：由于新冠病例激增，周一印度政府指示航空公司从周四(4月15日)起，仅飞行时间超过2小时的国内航班上可提供或出售飞机餐。

However, there are no restrictions on inflight meals on international flights as of now.

然而，到目前为止，国际航班上的飞机餐并没有限制。

The decision comes amid fears that passengers taking off masks to eat may lead to spread of the virus. While inflight meals can’t be avoided on medium or long hauls, the restriction has been imposed on domestic flights of up to two-hour duration for now.

该决定是出于对乘客摘下口罩进食可能导致病毒传播的担忧。虽然飞机餐在中长途飞行中不可缺少，但目前限制的是针对飞行时间不到2小时的国内航班。

A senior aviation ministry official said: “We had (last year) issued guidelines for in-flight meals and they have worked well. However, as an abundant precaution, additional provisions are being made. For domestic flights, an order is issued to consider in-flight meal when flight duration is two hours or more.”

印度民航部一位高级官 员表示:“ 我们(去年)发布了机上膳食指南，效果很好。但是，作为一项充分的预防措施，我们正在补充规定。对于飞行时间在2小时以上的国内航班，可提供餐食。”

Meanwhile, the surge in cases has prompted Air India to opt for 100% pre-flight testing for crew operating nonstops to US, UK, Canada and Australia. The Maharaja has also started post-flight testing for crew on flights from UAE, UK and Europe.

与此同时，病例激增促使印度航空选择对直飞美国、英国、加拿大和澳大利亚的机组人员进行100%的飞行前检测，也开始在阿联酋、英国和欧洲的航班上对机组人员进行飞行后检测。

Since resumption of domestic flights from May last year, Air India was giving its pilots hotel stay with meals to ensure they don’t need to leave the hotel or their room.

自去年5月恢复国内航班以来，印度航空为飞行员提供酒店住宿和餐食，以确保他们不需要离开酒店

以下是印度时报读者的评论：译者：Jessica.Wu

Guest

lol!!!! this is what the govt is worried about? what about 55000 spectators watching a cricket game in Ahmedabad, most of whom were not wearing a mask? what about the tens of thousands allowed for Kumbh Mela? what about the lacs brought in for election rallies in the last month?

哈哈! ! 印度政府就担心这方面吗?

在艾哈迈达巴德观看板球比赛的55000名观众中，大多数人都没有戴口罩。

成千上万庆祝大壶节的人呢?

上个月参加选举集会的数十万人呢?

怎么都不管？

raja suri

Is politicians exempted. Main spreader of coronavirus

印度政客才是新冠病毒的主要传播者

Kishur Bhatia

3 hours for reaching airport .....and 2 hours inflight

到达机场要花3小时，飞行时间2小时

Iron Dome

Meals dont cause spread, ur still eating in restarunts and dancing under 50 minutes... stop fooling people and saving money for airline corps

吃饭不会导致病毒传播，在餐馆还不是一样吃饭…别再忽悠人们，别再为航空公司省钱了

Dilip

so we learn something new that if flights are longer than two hours Corona doesn't affect. wah kya BAAT hai

我们了解到，如果飞行时间超过两小时，新冠病毒不会传播。

Amit

LOL LOL LOL This is outstanding! Will they also shut all food shops at the airport also? coz people will lower the mask there also to eat?

哈哈，太绝了！他们也会下令关闭机场所有的食品店吗?人们吃东西总要摘口罩的。

Shailet Mendonca

Dont stop political rallies in West bengal.

怎么不叫停西孟加拉邦的政治集会。

Sham

Height of stupidity. Those idiot babus in govt departments in charge of corona pandemic have run out of ideas. Thousands have been attending political rallies during election in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam, etc; without masks. But no arrests and no police case. Govt thinks only passengers traveling in flight are more vulnerable to covid19 than those attending political rallies.

愚蠢至极。印度政府部门负责应对疫情的白痴先生们已经没有主意了。

在喀拉拉邦、泰米尔纳德邦、阿萨姆邦等地的选举期间，数千人不戴口罩参加了政治集会，但没人被捕，也没人立案。

政府认为飞机上的乘客比参加政治集会的乘客更容易感染新冠。

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eating is not the issue ,taliking withiout mask is the main issue r

吃饭不是问题，不戴口罩和别人说话才可能感染

Samantha Mendon

Pathetic! Rallies for election campaigns held without following social distancing norms. Has the khumb mela stopped?

可悲！选举集会上可以不遵循保持社交距离的规定。大壶节叫停了吗?

Xander Jasus

Its amazing how these geniuses think of extreme instances of spread while ignoring the very obvious instances like political and religious gathering.

令人惊讶的是，这些天才只想到传播的极端例子，而忽略了非常明显的例子，如政 治和宗 教集会。

bharath reddy

Then allow passengers to carry their own food

那就允许乘客自己携带食物

Mohit Kadlag

Then the cost should also be reduced respectively.

那机票价格也要相应下调

Common Man

Except election rallies everything spread Corona.

除了选举集会，任何东西都能传播新冠病毒。

Teeshra Kannu

Who would need meals on a 2 Hr. Flight anyways!!!

飞行时间不超过2小时，谁要吃饭？

Be Indian

good decision...n also shut toilets in planes on shorter routes

这个决定太好了……也要关闭短途飞机上的厕所

Giant Frog

Now low cost carriers could seek permission to raise fares due to loss of catering income.

现在，廉价航空公司可能会因为餐饮收入减少而寻求提价许可。

Pkm

Better to shut down all dhabas too, if food is the main culprit behind Coronavirus

如果食物是传播病毒的罪魁祸首，最好也关闭所有餐馆

Saurabh Patle

Finally..... we took a whole year to realise this...

我们花了整整一年才意识到这一点，才做了这决定……

Pkm

People don't travel by air for food, but for comfort. Hahaha

人们坐飞机出行不是为了吃饭，而是为了舒适，哈哈哈