Home Delivery of in-Flight Meals by Ural Airlines

Russia's Ural Airlines is delivering in-flight meals to customers' homes to make up for cancelled flights.

Airline seat occupancy rates in the country slumped by 92% in the last month owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The country has recorded 114,431 positive coronavirus cases and 1,169 deaths so far. Russia has closed down its borders with other countries to curb the spread.

People are now allowed to go out of their homes only to buy essentials such as food and medicine. Food delivery services are also available.

Ural Airlines is therefore offering the staples of airline meals - chicken, meat and fish - as well as orange, apple and tomato juice. In Moscow, a business class meal of chicken costs 1,250 rubles ($16.65), while an economy class meal costs 550 rubles ($7.33).

The meal is served on a traditional airline tray. The services are available to customers in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg.