Anantkumar Hegde - Parliament

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1382

ANSWERED ON:30.11.2006

IN FLIGHT SERVICES IN IA

ANANT KUMAR HEGDE

(a) The details of the contracts given by the Indian Airlines (IA) for providing in-flight facilities to the air passengers during the last three years;

(b) The total expenditure incurred in this regard during the above period;

(c) whether the Government has received letter of Expression of Interest from some other contractors/ suppliers for providing in-flight services to the passengers;

(d) If so, the details thereof; and

(e) The action taken thereon?

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATIONbe pleased to state:-

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

(SHRI PRAFUL PATEL)

(a) and (b): During the last three years, Indian Airlines has awarded contracts to M/s. Ambassador Sky Chef(Delhi, Mumbai), M/s. Taj Air Caterers (Delhi, Chennai), M/s. Chefair Flight Kitchen (Delhi), M/s. Pradeep Hotel (Varanasi), M/s. Hotel Pradeep (Lucknow), M/s.Hotel Royal Castle (Amritsar), M/s. Airport Restaurant(Jammu,Patna,Nagpur), Muthoot Sky Chef (Thiruvananthapuram), Jenney`s Residency(Trichirapalli), Malabar caterers (Calicut), LSG Sky Chef (Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kualalumpur),Grand Ashok (Bangalore), Casino Hotel (Cochin), The Manohar (Hyderabad), M/s. Taj Sats (Kolkata, Mumbai), MBD Hotels (Kolkata), M/s. Hotel Prachi Resorts (Bhubaneshwar), M/s. Hotel Paradise Restaurant (Guwahati), M/s Airchef Pvt. Ltd. (Guwahati), M/s. Annapurna Cafeteria (Port Blair), M/s. Sky Gourmet (Mumbai), M/s. Airport Plaza (Goa), M/s.Deccan Park(Pune), M/s.Cama Park Plaza (Ahmedabad), M/s. P.K.Hospitality (Ahmedabad), M/s.Soaltee Crown Plaza (Kathmandu), Kuwait Aviation Service (Kuwait), Oman Aviation Service (Muscat), Bahrain Aviation Service (Bahrain), Albert Abella (Sharjah), Emirates Flight Catering Company (Dubai), SATS (Singapore), Thai Airways International Public Company (Bangkok) for providing in-flight facilities to the air passengers. The total expenditure incurred on in flight food services and other pax amenities during the last three years was approximately Rs.470 crores.

(d) and (e): Does not arise.