Originally Posted by
nick04
...which I've never understood, since the very definition of a VLML meal is you can eat dairy products. I just have given up ordering vegetarian meals when I travel in CW anymore, on the basis that I'd rather take my chances that my choice will be available than have to suffer through another awful special meal again.
It started a few years ago, when they began to consolidate the various types of Veg meals into one "vegan" option just to save money/logistics.
As VGMLs cannot have butter, they force that restriction on VLMLs as well - so they don't have to differentiate between trays (and sometimes even the whole meal).
I wrote a long letter a few years back, and had a face-to-face meeting with BAEC personnel to complain that VLMLs were being given VGML or AVMLs instead of what they ordered, just to save money.
This was vehemently denied - until I produced two proofs:
Exhibit A: The fact that VLMLs no longer receive butter
Exhibit B: One of the stickers I saved from the bottom of my tray which read "VGML/VLML/AVML".
I was met with akward silence, and then told "we don't make the policy for catering, but we see what you're saying" and I was given an upgrade on my next flight...