asian vegetarian now vegetarian hindu or jain?
Feb 8, 2010, 9:46 am
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asian vegetarian now vegetarian hindu or jain?
my cw lhr-nyc booking shows as asian vegetarian [taken from my ec prefs] but it doesnt look like that option exists anymore, so which meal will I get? and are these meal types new?
thanks
https://www.britishairways.com/trave...club/_gf/en_us
Special meals
Vegetarian Hindu
Does not contain fish, shellfish, meat, poultry or eggs. It is a meatless meal and spicy in content.
Hindu
Does not contain beef, beef derivatives, veal or pork, it is not a meatless meal.
Muslim
Does not contain pork, by-products of pork or foodstuffs containing alcohol. All meats come from ritually slaughtered animals.
NB. Muslim meals are not available on European flights when the aircraft has night-stopped away from the UK, except Frankfurt, Berlin and Tel Aviv.
Jain meal
Jain meals are strict vegetarian meals, the food is prepared to an Indian style, the meal does not contain onions, potatoes, garlic or root vegetables.
Kosher
These meals are prepared to comply with Jewish dietary laws.
NB. Kosher meals are available on all long haul routes apart from The Middle East, Nairobi, Mauritius, Muscat, Entebbe, Dar es Salaam, Dacca, Accra, Nassau and Malé.
Vegan vegetarian
Does not contain meat, fish, fowl, eggs, honey, dairy products or derivatives. If vegan is not specified, then a lacto ovo meal will be provided.
Lacto ovo vegetarian
Does not contain meat, fish or seafood. May contain dairy products such as milk, butter, cheese and eggs etc.
thanks
https://www.britishairways.com/trave...club/_gf/en_us
Special meals
Vegetarian Hindu
Does not contain fish, shellfish, meat, poultry or eggs. It is a meatless meal and spicy in content.
Hindu
Does not contain beef, beef derivatives, veal or pork, it is not a meatless meal.
Muslim
Does not contain pork, by-products of pork or foodstuffs containing alcohol. All meats come from ritually slaughtered animals.
NB. Muslim meals are not available on European flights when the aircraft has night-stopped away from the UK, except Frankfurt, Berlin and Tel Aviv.
Jain meal
Jain meals are strict vegetarian meals, the food is prepared to an Indian style, the meal does not contain onions, potatoes, garlic or root vegetables.
Kosher
These meals are prepared to comply with Jewish dietary laws.
NB. Kosher meals are available on all long haul routes apart from The Middle East, Nairobi, Mauritius, Muscat, Entebbe, Dar es Salaam, Dacca, Accra, Nassau and Malé.
Vegan vegetarian
Does not contain meat, fish, fowl, eggs, honey, dairy products or derivatives. If vegan is not specified, then a lacto ovo meal will be provided.
Lacto ovo vegetarian
Does not contain meat, fish or seafood. May contain dairy products such as milk, butter, cheese and eggs etc.
Feb 8, 2010, 10:37 am
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I would guess at the first option Vegetarian Hindu as that looks like the replacement. I wasn't aware that IATA had changed the codes so it may still show up on the booking as AVML even if the name that BA have given it has changed.
You could contact BA and ask, given that you might not get the meal you wanted.
You could contact BA and ask, given that you might not get the meal you wanted.
Feb 8, 2010, 10:45 am
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You will get a Vegetarian Hindu. The meal discriptions have been changed as in the past we were getting lots of passengers requesting Hindu meals as they thought they were vegetarian.
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Feb 8, 2010, 12:16 pm
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Interesting, I had an AVML booked for two fights (sombody booked it for me 
and because I forgot to change it, I was stuck with it on the return) and couldn't eat the main as it was too spicy. I swapped with someone else for their salad etc.
and because I forgot to change it, I was stuck with it on the return) and couldn't eat the main as it was too spicy. I swapped with someone else for their salad etc.