VEGETARIAN OPTIONS POST BEYBRIT

With more and more people adopting plant-based diets, I’m always surprised at how the airlines just don’t get it right. Air China (CA) managed to serve me the same identical hot dish four times in three flights (yes, twice on one flight). But as vegetarianism isn’t rampant in China, I didn’t expect CA to deliver anything transcendent.

The main problems I repeatedly have with VLML/lacto-ovo meals across airlines from all parts of the globe are: bread and butter – never the same bread as the non-veggies. Never butter, always margarine on the veggie meal (remember this is a lacto-ovo veggie meal – not vegan). Salad – rarely with dressing. Dessert – always fruit salad. Treats – never chocolate bars or biscuits. More likely to be boxes of raisins. Cheese – never served. Main course – never a choice. Mostly inappropriate to service time (often get dinner when everyone else gets breakfast – which is often a cheese omelette that I could eat).

Anyway, the point of all this is to know if anyone has had better experiences? I travel economy or premium eco, thanks to employer policies, so please don’t tell me that the business class options are better!

LUGANOPIRATE

Just did four legs with Austrian, and every meal was vegetarian, and even in the lounge there was no meat option. I’m a meat eater, dislike vegetables (having been force-fed them as a child) and wanted nothing more than a nice pair of wienerli (which they used to have in the lounge) with sweet mustard and a roll. No such luck!