What's with Qantas and their inability to provide a proper meal for vegetarians?
And Qantas - please understand
Vegetarian does not mean "small tummy"
It does not mean "ah yes, just a lettuce wrap and an apple for a snack"
it does not mean "just an apple, orange juice and wheat bix with milk for breakfast"
And I dont even want to go into lunch or dinner...
What makes this so hard for you...?
Vegetarians also need a serving of protein, some carbs and some veggies/ fruit
Exactly the same requirements as a meat eater.
And is it so hard to source this kind of a vegetarian combo..?
Aw Come on Qantas get your act together....
Why is it so hard for you to source a proper vegetarian meal in Australia (and rest of the world) for your vegetarian passengers;
when Singapore Airlines and Malaysian Airlines (from personal experience) and even your closest competitor/ rival Virgin manage to provide excellent vegetarian meals?
The breakfast for a vegetarian was appalling in the recent Qantas link flight - Carins (CNS) to Port Moresby(POM).
The vegetarians got
A tiny small apple, 2 small pieces of wheatbix with a 150 ml carton of milk, a quinoa muffin, and a 100 ml of orange juice. Well you would say it sounds ok.
But trust me it was not filling at all.
And what did the "non vegetarians" get ?
A roll with some meat and veggies, a small snack pack of apricots, a cheese and bikkie, a tub of yoghurt, juice, milk, i guess i also saw a chocolate bar and a few other things as well.
Now how hard is it to source a tub of yoghurt that does not contain gelatin?
How hard is it to source a proper roll with veggies in it?
How hard is it to source cheese made with non-animal rennet ?
(Even Coles and Woolies home brands make cheese with non-animal rennet - not hard at all !)
How hard is it to throw in a small pack of dried apricots and some biscuits
and some gelatin free-yoghurt as well for a vegetarian?
And hey vegetarians also love chocolates you know...!
The vegetarian snack box on the afternoon Qantas Link flight (POM to CNS) was 1/2 the size of the snack box provided to the "non vegetarians".
And yes, that box had many more things in it - while the vegetarians got the usual cucumber wrap with a quinoa muffin. ..Appallingly small in quantity and number of items.
What is wrong with you Qantas?
Two years ago my husband went hungry on a long haul flight from New York to LA - LA to Sydney , and Sydney to brisbane- 36 hours from door to door and he went starving on Qantas flights.
All he got was an
"oops there is no vegetarian meal ordered for you..., here bite on an apple and be silent..."
The tickets were booked 5 months in advance, meal requests were made and qantas was reminded three days before the flight and yet one starves....
And not even an apology.
Just a phone call from a lady who kept saying I understand and parrotted a disclaimer "...ah you know special meals cannot always be guaranteed..."
Well how come Singapore airlines and Jet Airways never goof up a vegetarian meal request?
Qantas here is a question for you...
What will you tell Paul McCartney or Stella McCartney if you screw up a meal request of theirs...?
You maybe the spirit of Australia - but you starve vegetarian passengers while the others are well looked after. And yes, we pay the same fare for the same seats ...!
Airlines need to learn from SINGAPORE AIRLINES and from JET AIRWAYS
on how and what to serve vegetarian passengers especially on long haul flights.
Both the airlines serve fantastic vegetarian food even on short flights of 4 hour duration..
And Qantas - your troubles started the day you starved my husband for over 36 hours....in 2009
Well, you have not changed in 2 years;
Get your act together and learn from other airlines.
Contact me - I will put together a few menu options for you that will please any vegetarian.
And dont give me this "ah its hard to source vegetarian food in Aus...and other parts of the world.."
If Singapore Airlines can do it - so can you...
If Jet Airways can do it - so can you....
Meanwhile Sir Paul and Stella McCartney - Please avoid flying Qantas
And a suggestion for you Sir Paul and Stella;
Fly Singapore Airlines from London to Aus and YOU WILL BE FINE.
Fly Jet Airways from Brussels to India or Brussels to NYC...
you will love the flight....just for the food.
And finally, Sir Paul and Stella; if you have no option but to fly Qantas to Aus :
Do please pack enough food for yourself and
Please do remember to ask around and share with other unlucky vegetarians....!!!
And Qantas - please understand
Vegetarian does not mean "small tummy"
It does not mean "ah yes, just a lettuce wrap and an apple for a snack"
it does not mean "just an apple, orange juice and wheat bix with milk for breakfast"
And I dont even want to go into lunch or dinner...
What makes this so hard for you...?
Vegetarians also need a serving of protein, some carbs and some veggies/ fruit
Exactly the same requirements as a meat eater.
And is it so hard to source this kind of a vegetarian combo..?
Aw Come on Qantas get your act together....
Why is it so hard for you to source a proper vegetarian meal in Australia (and rest of the world) for your vegetarian passengers;
when Singapore Airlines and Malaysian Airlines (from personal experience) and even your closest competitor/ rival Virgin manage to provide excellent vegetarian meals?
The breakfast for a vegetarian was appalling in the recent Qantas link flight - Carins (CNS) to Port Moresby(POM).
The vegetarians got
A tiny small apple, 2 small pieces of wheatbix with a 150 ml carton of milk, a quinoa muffin, and a 100 ml of orange juice. Well you would say it sounds ok.
But trust me it was not filling at all.
And what did the "non vegetarians" get ?
A roll with some meat and veggies, a small snack pack of apricots, a cheese and bikkie, a tub of yoghurt, juice, milk, i guess i also saw a chocolate bar and a few other things as well.
Now how hard is it to source a tub of yoghurt that does not contain gelatin?
How hard is it to source a proper roll with veggies in it?
How hard is it to source cheese made with non-animal rennet ?
(Even Coles and Woolies home brands make cheese with non-animal rennet - not hard at all !)
How hard is it to throw in a small pack of dried apricots and some biscuits
and some gelatin free-yoghurt as well for a vegetarian?
And hey vegetarians also love chocolates you know...!
The vegetarian snack box on the afternoon Qantas Link flight (POM to CNS) was 1/2 the size of the snack box provided to the "non vegetarians".
And yes, that box had many more things in it - while the vegetarians got the usual cucumber wrap with a quinoa muffin. ..Appallingly small in quantity and number of items.
What is wrong with you Qantas?
Two years ago my husband went hungry on a long haul flight from New York to LA - LA to Sydney , and Sydney to brisbane- 36 hours from door to door and he went starving on Qantas flights.
All he got was an
"oops there is no vegetarian meal ordered for you..., here bite on an apple and be silent..."
The tickets were booked 5 months in advance, meal requests were made and qantas was reminded three days before the flight and yet one starves....
And not even an apology.
Just a phone call from a lady who kept saying I understand and parrotted a disclaimer "...ah you know special meals cannot always be guaranteed..."
Well how come Singapore airlines and Jet Airways never goof up a vegetarian meal request?
Qantas here is a question for you...
What will you tell Paul McCartney or Stella McCartney if you screw up a meal request of theirs...?
You maybe the spirit of Australia - but you starve vegetarian passengers while the others are well looked after. And yes, we pay the same fare for the same seats ...!
Airlines need to learn from SINGAPORE AIRLINES and from JET AIRWAYS
on how and what to serve vegetarian passengers especially on long haul flights.
Both the airlines serve fantastic vegetarian food even on short flights of 4 hour duration..
And Qantas - your troubles started the day you starved my husband for over 36 hours....in 2009
Well, you have not changed in 2 years;
Get your act together and learn from other airlines.
Contact me - I will put together a few menu options for you that will please any vegetarian.
And dont give me this "ah its hard to source vegetarian food in Aus...and other parts of the world.."
If Singapore Airlines can do it - so can you...
If Jet Airways can do it - so can you....
Meanwhile Sir Paul and Stella McCartney - Please avoid flying Qantas
And a suggestion for you Sir Paul and Stella;
Fly Singapore Airlines from London to Aus and YOU WILL BE FINE.
Fly Jet Airways from Brussels to India or Brussels to NYC...
you will love the flight....just for the food.
And finally, Sir Paul and Stella; if you have no option but to fly Qantas to Aus :
Do please pack enough food for yourself and
Please do remember to ask around and share with other unlucky vegetarians....!!!
