<p>Fast food chain McDonald's on Thursday opened an outlet in the city's international airport that it claimed is the country's first airport drive-thru restaurant.</p>.<p>The outlet, opened by McDonald's India (West & South), is located just 100 meters from Terminal 2 of the city's international airport.</p>.<p>This will also be the first McDonald's outlet in the city operating 24x7, the company said in a statement.</p>.<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/after-mcdonalds-some-subway-outlets-in-india-drop-tomatoes-1240216.html">After McDonald's some Subway outlets in India drop tomatoes</a></strong></p>.<p>The airport outlet spans over 3,000 sqft, a McCafe, a dine-in area, and a takeaway counter.</p>.<p>There is also a dedicated drive-thru lane and a customer ordering display board for customers to seamlessly order and enjoy their meals on-the-go. It also has four self ordering kiosks to help customers save time.</p>.<p>With this addition, McDonald's now has three joints in T2.</p>.<p>Saurabh Kalra, the managing director of McDonald's India (W&S), said, the drive-thru outlet that combines convenience, speed, and quality, aims to make customers' journeys more enjoyable and stress-free.</p>.<p>He also said they are looking at expanding their presence in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, and also into more western and southern markets.</p>.<p>Kalra said going forward, McDonald's 35-40 per cent of new stores will be drive-thrus across major city suburbs and national highways over the next four-five years. Of the 361 restaurants across 58 cities it operates as of June 2023, as much as 69 are drive-thrus.</p>.<p>McDonald's India (West & South) is owned by Westlife Foodworld, formerly known as Westlife Development, and has been operated by its subsidiary Hardcastle Restaurants since its inception in 1996.</p>.<p>Its licence covers Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra, Telangana, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, and parts of Madhya Pradesh.</p>
<p>Fast food chain McDonald's on Thursday opened an outlet in the city's international airport that it claimed is the country's first airport drive-thru restaurant.</p>.<p>The outlet, opened by McDonald's India (West & South), is located just 100 meters from Terminal 2 of the city's international airport.</p>.<p>This will also be the first McDonald's outlet in the city operating 24x7, the company said in a statement.</p>.<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/after-mcdonalds-some-subway-outlets-in-india-drop-tomatoes-1240216.html">After McDonald's some Subway outlets in India drop tomatoes</a></strong></p>.<p>The airport outlet spans over 3,000 sqft, a McCafe, a dine-in area, and a takeaway counter.</p>.<p>There is also a dedicated drive-thru lane and a customer ordering display board for customers to seamlessly order and enjoy their meals on-the-go. It also has four self ordering kiosks to help customers save time.</p>.<p>With this addition, McDonald's now has three joints in T2.</p>.<p>Saurabh Kalra, the managing director of McDonald's India (W&S), said, the drive-thru outlet that combines convenience, speed, and quality, aims to make customers' journeys more enjoyable and stress-free.</p>.<p>He also said they are looking at expanding their presence in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, and also into more western and southern markets.</p>.<p>Kalra said going forward, McDonald's 35-40 per cent of new stores will be drive-thrus across major city suburbs and national highways over the next four-five years. Of the 361 restaurants across 58 cities it operates as of June 2023, as much as 69 are drive-thrus.</p>.<p>McDonald's India (West & South) is owned by Westlife Foodworld, formerly known as Westlife Development, and has been operated by its subsidiary Hardcastle Restaurants since its inception in 1996.</p>.<p>Its licence covers Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra, Telangana, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, and parts of Madhya Pradesh.</p>