Chennai Airport is now the second airport in India to have the low-cost affordable Udan Yatri Cafe
A new UDAN Yatri Cafe is inaugurated today at the Chennai Airport in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, to provide quality food and water at affordable prices to the airways travellers.
This is the second UDAN Yatri Cafe in India, after the first one at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, West Bengal.
As per today's report on 27 February 2025, by Ministry of Civil Aviation, Govt. of India, the Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Shri Ram Mohan Naidu, has inaugurated the UDAN Yatri Cafe at Chennai Airport, in Tamil Nadu. This is the second Udan Yatri Cafe in India.
At the Chennai Airport, this new UDAN Yatri Cafe is located in the pre-check area of T1 domestic terminal. As per the report, this Cafe will now offer food and drinks at the following prices (in Rupees INR):
- Water Bottle at ₹ 10
- Tea at ₹ 10
- Coffee at ₹ 20
- Samosa (1 piece) at ₹ 20
- Sweet of the day at ₹ 20
UDAN Yatri Cafe aims to provide air travellers at the airports in India with good quality hygienic refreshments such as food and drinks, at a low cost or affordable prices.
As per the report, the first UDAN Yatri Cafe which was launched at Kolkata Airport, is greatly successful since its launch and travellers have given a good feedback of having high satisfaction with the quality, taste and low cost of the food and drink items that are available at that cafe.
Due to a great demand and feedback by airways travellers, the Civil Aviation Minsitry has announced that the UDAN Yatri Cafe initiative is now being expanded to other airports across India.
After the successful launch at Kolkata Airport, Hon’ble Minister of Civil Aviation, Shri @RamMNK Ji, inaugurated the UDAN Yatri Cafe today at Chennai Airport. This transformative initiative aims to provide pocket-friendly, hygienic food options for travelers, enhancing their… pic.twitter.com/YICxnOwBDv
— MoCA_GoI (@MoCA_GoI) February 27, 2025
The first UDAN Yatri Cafe was launched a couple of months ago, on December 19, 2024, at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), on its 100th anniversary. This Cafe is an initiative by the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Airports Authority of India (AAI), which aims to bring affordable and quality food options to enhance the travel experience for everyone.
If you're a frequent air traveller, you'd already know how expensive food is at the airports, and this kind of an initiative is certainly appreciable when they provide quality essentials like food and water at affordable prices.
UDAN means "Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik", which essentially means "the common citizen of the country flies", which aims to make air travel affordable for the masses. The Civil Aviation Ministry had announced during the launch of the first UDAN Yatri Cafe that more such cafes would be opened at other airports across India too, based upon its success. The word Yatri means traveller, and the name essentially means Traveller Café or Traveller's Café.
Coming back to the inauguration of the second UDAN Yatri Cafe in India, the Civil Aviation minister Shri Ram Mohan Naidu, at Chennai Airport, told the media that “The UDAN Yatri Cafe is a testament to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji’s vision of inclusive flying, making air travel more convenient, accessible and affordable for all. Following its successful launch at Kolkata Airport, there has been strong demand from travellers to introduce this facility at other airports. After the eastern gateway of Kolkata, we are proud to bring the UDAN Yatri Cafe to the southern gateway, Chennai Airport which is one of the oldest and now the fifth busiest airport in the country, handling over 22 million passengers annually. We are committed to enhance passenger convenience here and with the Digi Yatra and Trusted Traveller Program E-gates, we are also providing a seamless, end-to-end digital travel experience.”.
He further shared that the 86,135 sq.m. expansion of Terminal 2 is underway to enhance international operations at the airport, along with the progressing refurbishments of Terminals 1 and 4. He also added that a comprehensive traffic flow management system is being implemented for easing city-side congestion.
As part of passenger convenience at the Chennai International Airport, free buggy services is available for senior citizens and pregnant women, childcare rooms, medical facilities and modern lounges are other facilities that it offers the air passengers for a comfortable travel experience.
The Minister also highlighted that the Chennai Airport operates entirely on green energy and it houses a 1.5 MW solar power plant as a part of its commitment to a better environment.
- Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu inaugurates Udan Yatri Cafe at Chennai Airport - Ministry of Civil Aviation, Govt. of India, on PIB - Press Information Bureau. Posted On: 27 FEB 2025 2:04PM by PIB Delhi