Food Delivery Service Ele.me Solves the Problem of Bad Airline Food

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By Ding Yi / Nov 05, 2020 04:36 PM / Business & Tech

Passengers push their luggage through Beijing’s brand new Daxing International Airport on Sunday. Photo: VCG

Passengers sick of bad airline food will soon have a new option, at least if they’re flying from Beijing’s massive new Daixing International Airport.

Alibaba-owned food delivery firm Ele.me has extended its service to include restaurants inside the airport, allowing passengers to get take-out food delivered to their departure gates.

Currently, passengers can order food from 21 restaurants at the airport by using either the airport’s app or the Ele.me app, with the promise that it will be delivered within 30 minutes, Ele.me said in a WeChat post on Wednesday.

More restaurants will be added to the service which will allow passengers to place orders on their way to the airport and pick up their food at their departure gates.

As early as 2017, China’s railway operator offered a similar service allowing passengers to pre-order meals online before arriving at selected high-speed railway stations in an effort to give passengers more dining options.

Contact reporter Ding Yi (yiding@caixin.com)

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