"Small spark can light up the darkest skies": Raghav Chadha on new 'Udaan Yatri Cafe' in Chennai

ANI
01 Mar 2025, 01:26 GMT+10

New Delhi [India], February 28 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha on Friday celebrated a major win for affordable food at airports and praised the Chennai and Kolkata airports' move to set up an affordable canteen.

This development comes after Chadha raised concerns over expensive food and beverages at airports during the winter session of Parliament.

'A small spark can light up the darkest skies... First Kolkata, now Chennai! Glad to see affordable food canteens being set up at Airports. Grateful to everyone who supported my demand for affordable food and drinks at airports. Congratulations to each one of you - every drop together makes the ocean rise. I shall continue to raise issues of public interest. Keep sending me your suggestions...,' the AAP MP posted on X.

Chadha had highlighted the issue of overpriced food items, citing examples like water bottles costing Rs 100 and tea priced at Rs 200-250. He had asked the government to introduce affordable canteens at airports.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has since launched the Udaan Yatri Cafe as a pilot project, offering affordable food options to travellers.

The union government took his demand seriously and introduced the 'Udaan Yatri Cafe', which was first inaugurated at Kolkata's Dum Dum Airport. (ANI)

Watch latest videos

News RELEASES

Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Travel Trade.

More Information

null in null

Business

Section

Personal Consumption Expenditures price index in January improves slightly

Consumption index confirms U.S. inflation under control

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Federal Reserve seemingly has inflation under control with the latest econbomic data confirming little push...

Arctic’s Svalbard Seed Vault to receive 14,000 new samples

Arctic doomsday seed vault gets more than 14,000 new samples

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: A remote Arctic facility designed to preserve the world's agricultural diversity is set to receive a major new...

BP shifts focus back to fossil fuels, scaling down renewable goals

BP to end renewables goals, return focus to fossil fuels

LONON, U.K.: British Petroleum is set to abandon its ambitious renewable energy expansion targets in favor of a stronger focus on fossil...

Volkswagen partners with CATL to boost China EV expansion

Volkswagen, CATL to cooperate in China on lithium battery development

WOLFSBURG, Germany: Volkswagen is strengthening its push into China's electric vehicle (EV) sector by partnering with CATL, the world's...

U.S. stock markets plummet as trade war heats up

Nasdaq Composite dives 531 points as U.S. stocks tumble

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks floundered on Thursday as new trade tariffs were imposed, and those paused were given the green light. ...

Unauthorized vapes surge: US sales hit $2.4 billion despite curbs

Illegal U.S. vape sales worth nearly $2.4 billion in 2024, data shows

LONDON, U.K.: Despite regulatory efforts, unauthorized disposable vapes continue to dominate a significant portion of the U.S. e-cigarette...

Airlines

Section

Airbus targets 820 jet deliveries in 2025, delays A350 freighter

Airbus sees 820 jet deliveries in 2025, unveils new charges

BLAGNAC, France: Airbus has set a target of delivering around 820 commercial jets in 2025, marking a seven percent increase from the...

"Small spark can light up the darkest skies": Raghav Chadha on new 'Udaan Yatri Cafe' in Chennai

New Delhi [India], February 28 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha on Friday celebrated a major win for affordable food at...

US: Trump greets Zelenskyy at White House, says "Oh look, he's all dressed up today!"

Washington DC [US], February 28 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the...

"Govt's endeavour is to harness the potential of youth to achieve goal of Viksit Bharat by 2047": Rajnath Singh

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 28 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday called upon the youth to inculcate...

Excel in frontier tech by making best use of internationally-competitive infrastructure being set-up in India: Defence Minister

New Delhi [India], Friday 28 (ANI): Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has called upon the youth to inculcate scientific temper and excel...

French defence major Safran expands its footprint in India with second office in New Delhi

New Delhi [India], February 28 (ANI): France's leading Defence and Aerospace conglomerate, Safran, on Friday celebrated the inauguration...