Custom palates aboard Jet Airways during Durga Puja

Mumbai: Tickling the palate at 37,000 ft seems to be on Jet Airways to do list. For the upcoming Durga Puja festival, Jet Airways, in addition to announcing attractive fares to Kolkata on some of its domestic routes, has also planned to offer delectable Bengali specialty meals onboard select flights to and from Kolkata.

Passengers can benefit from special fares to Kolkata between October 9 and 21, which will be applicable for a round trip. Ticket sales for this festive offer close on September 29.

Information on these special fares will be available on the airline''s web site or alternatively passengers can contact their travel agent.

The in-flight food festival comprises Bengali delicacies like aloo posto (aloo with poppy seeds), luchi (puris), chholar dal (chana dal cooked with dices of coconut), bhekti maccher kalia (fish in thick gravy), ghee bhaat (rice with clarified ghee), tomato khejurer chutney (tomato and date chutney).