Food Choices on Indian Airlines
Whenever I fly on non-Indian carriers to India or there are Indians (South Asians) on non-Indian carriers flying elsewhere, I often encounter individuals who complain that they cannot eat the special meals that they ordered.
Steward(ess): But, sir, you ordered a vegetarian meal, didn't you?
Passenger: Yes, but I cannot eat this kind of vegetarian meal.
Steward(ess): I can assure you, sir / ma'am, that our vegetarian meals have no meat or meat products in them.
Passenger: But what you have given me has X, Y, Z in it. I cannot eat it. Please get me something else.
Steward(ess): I am sorry, we do not have any other kinds of vegetarian meals.
Whereupon the passenger pulls out some biscuits from his / her carry-on bag and survives on them and whatever else he / she can scrounge up for the duration of the flight.
Stefan Krasowski recently booked a flight on India's Jet Airways. Here are the choices he was offered for meals:
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