No more free rides: Zomato Gold and Swiggy One users hit by new delivery charges

Food delivery giants Zomato and Swiggy have quietly withdrawn a key perk from their respective loyalty programmes, leaving subscribers to bear the full brunt of surge pricing during rainy weather.

Until recently, users enrolled in Zomato Gold and Swiggy One, the premium subscription services offered by the two platforms, were exempt from paying additional charges during weather-related surges. That benefit has now been scrapped, as confirmed by recent in-app notifications.