TajSATS Air Catering, a joint venture (JV) of Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) and SATS, and Noida International Airport (NIA) have signed a concession agreement for the development of an in-flight kitchen facility. NIA is the upcoming greenfield airport at Jewar, which will enhance connectivity to and from Delhi NCR, Noida and Western Uttar Pradesh.
TajSATS, will develop the In-Flight Kitchen facility on a design, finance, build, operate and transfer (DBFOT) model for a period of 37 years. The mandate will include passenger and crew meal services, in-flight catering equipment handling, loading and unloading of meals.
Strategically located within the airport, the state-of-the-art kitchen will be spread over 40,000 sq. ft; equipped to serve over 15,000 meals a day in the initial phase. The kitchen will also be equipped to serve the lounge facilities and the food and beverage outlets inside the airport as well in its proximity. With the addition of this facility TajSATS will have nine production facilities in India.
Indian Hotels Company and its subsidiaries are collectively known as Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces and recognized as one of Asia's largest and finest hotel company. It operates in the luxury, premium, midmarket and value segments of the market.
