Inflight Catering Market
                     Inflight Catering Market Report, by Aircraft class (Economy class, Business class, and First 
class), by Food type (Meals, Bakery & Confectionary, Beverages, and Others)
Inflight or airline catering is a service provided by companies during air travel and at the airports. 
Catering becomes a very critical part of the business, especially for Network Carriers serving long 
distances. Meal design and meal planning are important processes of catering services. According to 
International Air Transport Association (IATA), catering planning and catering operations are important
areas of activities of inflight services. Various organizations and groups are formed in order to regulate
and organize inflight-catering activities. For instance, Inflight Catering Work Group was established in 
2004, to bring together airlines and caterers in order to discuss issues of mutual concern and of 
special interest of the catering community, identify potential areas of cooperation, as well as 
implement concrete solutions. Moreover, Inflight RFID Task Force, focuses on catering trolley tracking 
and its maintenance history. Both these groups work with IATA.
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Meals segment is expected to show a significant growth in the global inflight catering market in 2018.
This is attributed to increasing number of international passengers and long air travel. Key players are
opting various marketing strategies to attract customers’ attention such as mini-meal and healthy 
snacks provision. For instance, OTG, which operates over 300 restaurants and retail concepts in 10 
airports across North America, provides local foods for global passengers. It uses locally sourced 
ingredients from local farms straight to the airport.
Economy class segment held significant market share in global inflight catering market in 2018, owing
to affordable economy class air tickets. Governments of various countries are introducing customer
friendly policies to fuel growth of the aviation industry. For instance, UDAN-RCS, regional airport
development and ‘Regional Connectivity Scheme" (RCS) of Government of India, was launched in April
2017, with the objective: "Let the common citizen of the country fly". The scheme aimed at making
air travel affordable and widespread, to fuel inclusive national economic development, job growth, and
air transport infrastructure development of all regions and states of India.
Europe  held  significant  market  share  in  the  global  inflight  catering  market  in  2017,  owing  to
increasing  number of  people  travelling  to European countries  and travel  friendly  policies  of  the
European government. For instance, the Directive 96/97 by European Union applies to all types of
airside  and landside  ground handling  services,  such as  passenger  and  baggage  handling,  aircraft
services and aircraft maintenance, fuel and oil handling, and catering services at all EU airports is
open to commercial traffic with annual traffic over two million passenger movements or 50,000 tons of
cargo.
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The global inflight catering market was valued at US$ 16.8 billion in 2017, and is anticipated to
register a CAGR of 6.2% in terms of revenue, during the forecast period (2018– 2026), to reach US$
28.02 billion by 2026.
Figure 1. Global Inflight Catering Market Share, By Aircraft Class, 2017
 
Source: Coherent Market Insights, 2017-18
Figure 2. Global Inflight Catering Market Share, By Region, 2017
 
Source: Coherent Market Insights, 2017-18
Players operating in the global inflight catering market are adopting various growth strategies such as
technological advancements, buy on board food, ordering and paying via tablets and mobiles. For
instance, in May 2013, OTG installed around 7,000 of food-ordering iPads, at half-dozen of the U.S.
airports. OTG made a strategic partnership with renowned chefs and restaurants to showcase locally
sourced ingredients and seasonal menus.
Major players operating in the global inflight catering market include, SATS ltd., Gate Gourmet, LSG
Sky Chefs, DO & CO Aktiengesellschaft, NewrestInternational Group, Emirates Flight Catering, Flying
Food Group, Journey Group plc, and DubaiNational Air Transport Association.
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