Originally Posted by
federernadal
So, I am a strict vegetarian. Doing a long haul flight in a few weeks. Called AA, they had certain options, but none of them sounded that good to me. We start chatting about random things (tried to charm my way into a Main Cabin Extra for free, didnt work
).
Anyway, I ask her, do those planes have microwaves I can use for meals I buy on land? And she almost freaked out - saying like that would be a safety concern. I guess I didnt think of it that way.
Am I going to get flagged on the trip or anything like that? Also in your experience, do those flights have anything I can use to heat up a meal?
If the airline provides unsatisfactory meals, whether vegetarian or otherwise, the best policy is "BARF" - bring aboard real food. Dint xpect cabin crew will heat them for you, unless it's to give you hot water to mix in. Some airports may offer catered boxed meals that meet passengers' standards, so a bit of research may be rewarding.
Originally Posted by
PUCCI GALORE
Other airlines have them - and so did TWA in the past. What we would not do is put anyone else's food in the Microwave in case it exploded all over the oven.
A properly shielded
microwave oven, approved by the appropriate authorities, shouldn't be a problem. After all, aircraft radar also used magnetrons in those days. (The Magnetron was invented in the U.K., but was initially manufactured by the M.I.T. "Rad Lab" for use in aircraft detection and defense during WW II.)