British Airways Vegan meals
 

ok so I flew to London this month on British Airways and I requested a
vegan meal

the first meal I had on the plane seemed vegan (I'm just veggie now so it
doesn't make much difference to me), but then the second meal (breakfast)
wasn't vegan at all. I can't remember what it was but they gave me butter
and this milk substitute that wasn't vegan.

then coming back... they for some reason had my marked down as having a L-O
veggie meal, but the second meal was labeled vegan and it consisted of the
following:

egg and mayo sandwich
chocolate banana muffin
cheese and onion crackers
milk for tea

?!?!!?!? I figured someone just marked it wrong, but I dunno

does this happen to you guys frequently?

Heather

British Airways Vegan meals
 

"lostcherree" > wrote in message
...
> ok so I flew to London this month on British Airways and I requested a
> vegan meal
>
> the first meal I had on the plane seemed vegan (I'm just veggie now so it
> doesn't make much difference to me), but then the second meal (breakfast)
> wasn't vegan at all. I can't remember what it was but they gave me butter
> and this milk substitute that wasn't vegan.
>
> then coming back... they for some reason had my marked down as having a
L-O
> veggie meal, but the second meal was labeled vegan and it consisted of the
> following:
>
> egg and mayo sandwich
> chocolate banana muffin
> cheese and onion crackers
> milk for tea
>
> ?!?!!?!? I figured someone just marked it wrong, but I dunno
>
> does this happen to you guys frequently?
>
> Heather

The people on the airlines probably thought eggs and milk were vegan because
they probably don't understand the difference between vegan and vegetarian.
And a lot of people think that vegetarians don't mind if something contains
"just a little" meat, like say, cooking vegetables in bacon grease, or
adding chicken broth to vegetable soup, or serving yogurt with gelatin.

You can't change the world but the way to deal with it next time is probably
to pack your own meals and take them with you. That way, if they serve you
something palatable, fine. If it turns out not being something you can eat,
you have something ready to eat instead.

-Rubystars

British Airways Vegan meals
 

> The people on the airlines probably thought eggs and milk were vegan
> because they probably don't understand the difference between vegan
> and vegetarian. And a lot of people think that vegetarians don't mind
> if something contains "just a little" meat, like say, cooking
> vegetables in bacon grease, or adding chicken broth to vegetable soup,
> or serving yogurt with gelatin.
>
> You can't change the world but the way to deal with it next time is
> probably to pack your own meals and take them with you. That way, if
> they serve you something palatable, fine. If it turns out not being
> something you can eat, you have something ready to eat instead.
>
> -Rubystars
>
>
>

I don't want to change the world (insert billy bragg lyric here)

since I'm not vegan anymore, I ate it anyways, but it's just silly how you
can request a vegan meal and they will only give you one vegan meal out of
two. Then mess it up entirely on the returning flight. I just wanted to see
if that happened to other people as well. It's kind of a bigger inconvience
to have the option of a vegan meal, have an expectation, and then them not
coming through...

I will say the first meal I had, the cous cous, was mighty tasty though :D

heather

British Airways Vegan meals
 

"lostcherree" > wrote in message
<snip>
> I don't want to change the world (insert billy bragg lyric here)

lol

> since I'm not vegan anymore, I ate it anyways, but it's just silly how you
> can request a vegan meal and they will only give you one vegan meal out
>of
> two.

They don't know what "Vegan" is. I wouldn't be surprised if someone said
they were vegan, requested a vegan meal, and ended up with a kosher or halal
meat dish.

>Then mess it up entirely on the returning flight. I just wanted to see
> if that happened to other people as well. It's kind of a bigger
inconvience
> to have the option of a vegan meal, have an expectation, and then them not
> coming through...

There have been other people that posted here in the past about similar
things.

> I will say the first meal I had, the cous cous, was mighty tasty though :D

That's good at least. :)

-Rubystars

British Airways Vegan meals
 

lostcherree > wrote in message >...
> ok so I flew to London this month on British Airways and I requested a
> vegan meal
>
> the first meal I had on the plane seemed vegan (I'm just veggie now so it
> doesn't make much difference to me), but then the second meal (breakfast)
> wasn't vegan at all. I can't remember what it was but they gave me butter
> and this milk substitute that wasn't vegan.
>
> then coming back... they for some reason had my marked down as having a L-O
> veggie meal, but the second meal was labeled vegan and it consisted of the
> following:
>
> egg and mayo sandwich
> chocolate banana muffin
> cheese and onion crackers
> milk for tea
>
> ?!?!!?!? I figured someone just marked it wrong, but I dunno
>
> does this happen to you guys frequently?
>
> Heather

I've flown with BA many times and they've always given me a vegan meal
as requested. I always call and confirm the meal a day or so before
the flight and also confirm it when I check-in for my boarding pass.
BA offers several different types of vegetarian meals (kosher,
western, and a few others) so it's not suprising if they make a
mistake every now and then. I consider BA to be the most accomodating
airline for vegans.

British Airways Vegan meals
 

MrFalafel wrote:
> I've flown with BA many times and they've always given me a vegan meal
> as requested. I always call and confirm the meal a day or so before
> the flight and also confirm it when I check-in for my boarding pass.
> BA offers several different types of vegetarian meals (kosher,
> western, and a few others) so it's not suprising if they make a
> mistake every now and then. I consider BA to be the most accomodating
> airline for vegans.

The last time I flew anywhere was with BA, and I ended up
getting nothing to eat (not that airline meals are a big
improvement over nothing) despite pre-ordering a vegan
meal. I didn't have to remind them, they came to me and
said that they didn't get a vegan meal put onboard. I
wasn't too bothered though.

--adam

British Airways Vegan meals
 

On 20 Dec 2003 00:59:11 -0800, (MrFalafel) wrote:

>mistake every now and then. I consider BA to be the most accomodating
>airline for vegans.

I have found Air Lanka to be the best in that respect. They have
several different "classes" of vegetarian meals and absolutely
fantastic "pure vegetarian" (vegan) meals. I flew with them between
Australia and Europe 3 times and found their service in this respect
nothing short of impeccable.
....On the other hand the worst so far has been Air France... what part
of the sentence "I don't eat meat" don't they understand?? For the
French it seems that vegetarianism is pretty much akin to having 3
heads and being a dangerous subversive!

regards,

Paul.

British Airways Vegan meals
 

British Airways Vegan meals
 

In article >,
says...
> ok so I flew to London this month on British Airways and I requested a
> vegan meal ..............
> does this happen to you guys frequently?

I fly BA a lot. The main part of the meals that I've gotten are always
vegan, but they do always add in bits that aren't vegan (like the rolls
and butter, etc). Those annoy me, but I just put them to the side or
give them away.

When they hand out sandwiches the contents are vegan, but I question
whether the bread is.

The meals are generally good, but I find the "goodies" part of the meal
is very unimaginative. While others get sweets, vegans get
fruit....mostly melon of some type (why does that always happen on every
airline? You get 90% melon in the fruit cups).

As always, bring your own snacks and drinks on the plane just in case.
Expect the worst with airline special meals -- that way you'll be
surprised and happy when you get something edible =)

J.C.

British Airways Vegan meals
 

Jennifer Huebl wrote:

> ...bring your own snacks and drinks on the plane just in case.
> Expect the worst with airline special meals -- that way you'll be
> surprised and happy when you get something edible =)

Yes, sensible suggestion. Likewise, I reckon airlines make a decent
attempt most of the time and a couple times a stunning effort, way
beyond the call.

Then, I like melon.

Ian

British Airways Vegan meals
 

Jennifer Huebl > wrote in
k.net:

> In article >,
> says...
>> ok so I flew to London this month on British Airways and I requested a
>> vegan meal ..............
>> does this happen to you guys frequently?
>
> I fly BA a lot. The main part of the meals that I've gotten are always
> vegan, but they do always add in bits that aren't vegan (like the rolls
> and butter, etc). Those annoy me, but I just put them to the side or
> give them away.
>
> When they hand out sandwiches the contents are vegan, but I question
> whether the bread is.
>
> The meals are generally good, but I find the "goodies" part of the meal
> is very unimaginative. While others get sweets, vegans get
> fruit....mostly melon of some type (why does that always happen on every
> airline? You get 90% melon in the fruit cups).
>
> As always, bring your own snacks and drinks on the plane just in case.
> Expect the worst with airline special meals -- that way you'll be
> surprised and happy when you get something edible =)
>
> J.C.
>

hehe part of the reason I request a vegan meal is for the fruit and lack of
treats! I don't like to get too stuffed while flying, especially during
those 9 hour flights...

British Airways Vegan meals
 

In article >,
says...
> hehe part of the reason I request a vegan meal is for the fruit and lack of
> treats! I don't like to get too stuffed while flying, especially during
> those 9 hour flights...

I wouldn't mind all the fruit if it wasn't melon, melon and more melon
(yes, I HATE melon. I know it comes as a shock =)

British Airways Vegan meals
 

Jennifer Huebl > wrote in
k.net:

> In article >,
> says...
>> hehe part of the reason I request a vegan meal is for the fruit and
>> lack of treats! I don't like to get too stuffed while flying,
>> especially during those 9 hour flights...
>
> I wouldn't mind all the fruit if it wasn't melon, melon and more melon
> (yes, I HATE melon. I know it comes as a shock =)
>

they should give you a plate full of kiwi, that would rock