Comments on: American Airlines Restricts Its Vegetarian Meal Option

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 17:50:47 +0000

This happened to me on a flight from Japan to Chicago. I did everything right; I requested the meal and I verified its existence when I checked in for my flight. My first meal I was given a vegetarian meal. My second meal the flight attendant gave me a ham and cheese sandwich. I politely pointed out I requested veggie meals. She told me that certain vegetarian meals were eliminated from flights and started to walk away. I held up my sandwich and said, “But I can’t eat this.” She huffed away and came back some time later with the side dishes from the first meal– which were insufficient as a meal. (Her overall rudeness was really upsetting). I complained about this to American Airlines and was simply told that they’ve eliminated some meals. I haven’t flown American since.

By: Robert Fry

Robert Fry — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 07:25:25 +0000

@InspiroTravel

Eating meat once a week does not make you vegetarian.

By: InspiroTravel

InspiroTravel — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:33:17 +0000

My mom says young people like me are rare to find with regards on food intake. I’m vegetarian and only eat meat once in a week or sometimes not at all. That’s just too bad to note that this airline restricts veggies meal option. They could make several options though to serve their customers well.

By: Jenna

Jenna — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:10 +0000

I Flew AA in May from Philadelphia to La Paz, Bolivia and back, coach, and requested a vegetarian meal and was denied an option. I went hungry. It was especially arduous and horrible the way back when I had to be up at 3am in La Paz from my hotel so I had nothing to pack with me… only cookies..I bought yogurt at the airport then they confiscated it from me at security at the secondary search… meaning I had nothing to eat until I got to Philadelphia at midnight that night.

I am flying AA (not by MY choice) from Philadelphia to Seattle in two weeks FIRST CLASS. Again, I called ahead to ask for a vegetarian meal for 3 people and was told ONCE AGAIN there was no substitutions.

It makes no sense to me. Its CHEAPER to have a vegetarian option available. Hindus, Jews, Muslims, all tehse people can be safe with a vegetarian choice…

Please join my group Boycott AA until they make vegetarian options available… if we are paying for meals in our tickets… our reasonable needs should be accomodated

…. I have contacted PETA: I am FIGHTING:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=124637360915241&ref=ts

jennifer.sommerkorn@gmail.com

By: Kalynn

Kalynn — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:28:42 +0000

I love the veggie meal option and they will get you one if you ask in advance. We really don’t know what kind of quality meat/fowl/fish the airlines are willing to buy, and I’m sure it’s not great. With a vegetarian meal, how can you go wrong?

By: Smik

Smik — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:02:55 +0000

I just flew American Airlines in January and they served me a vegetarian meal. You have to call them in advance and let them know about it though.

By: Jeff Butts

Jeff Butts — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:56:42 +0000

This is horrible!!!! Who are they to discriminate like that? Did they look at the significant cost savings of serving everybody a vegetarian meal? This sucks because I’m a Peace Corps Volunteer in Latin America and the only airline they use is American. What about people who are religiously restricted in their diet – i.e. Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu. McDonald’s was sued a while ago by some Hindus after being told their fries where vegetarian and then weren’t. They, consequently, changed their fries to be vegetarian / vegan.