Dairy substitutes on BA
Apr 19, 2023, 10:25 am
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Dairy substitutes on BA
Anyone else apart from me baffled as to why BA doesn’t provide any dairy milk alternative in any class on any flight even when I request a lactose free meal. 15 hrs in 1st class with no tea/coffee/cereal as nothing loaded even with my lactose free meals? Seems ridiculous and must be the only airline I see ignoring this request time and time again
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Apr 19, 2023, 11:07 am
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Well, leaving aside the fact that tea and coffee are totally consumable without milk or fake milk...
I've seen little pots of creamer on most airlines. Are they serving you dry cereal as part of your lactose free meal? That doesn't really make sense
I've seen little pots of creamer on most airlines. Are they serving you dry cereal as part of your lactose free meal? That doesn't really make sense
Apr 19, 2023, 2:09 pm
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In all fairness, there's no reason they can't switch one bottle of dairy milk in each cabin to a non dairy milk on longhaul. On shorthaul they can easily offer non dairy sticks. easyJet, Jet2, TUI and most other airlines now manage to offer an alternative and it wouldnt really come at a cost to BA considering the huge amount of dairy wastage they have daily.
Apr 19, 2023, 2:19 pm
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I wholeheartedly agree.
LNER offer oat milk in First Class on trains now. It’s long life until opened and even then it’s good for nearly a week when chilled. The wastage would be minimal, perhaps even less than dairy. Not offering readily available alternatives, especially to milk, is just laziness IMO.
Nowadays I carry an empty 100ml bottle and liberate a small amount oat milk from the lounge if I’m flying early and feel I’m going to want a tea or coffee on board.
LNER offer oat milk in First Class on trains now. It’s long life until opened and even then it’s good for nearly a week when chilled. The wastage would be minimal, perhaps even less than dairy. Not offering readily available alternatives, especially to milk, is just laziness IMO.
Nowadays I carry an empty 100ml bottle and liberate a small amount oat milk from the lounge if I’m flying early and feel I’m going to want a tea or coffee on board.
Apr 19, 2023, 2:28 pm
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In all fairness, there's no reason they can't switch one bottle of dairy milk in each cabin to a non dairy milk on longhaul. On shorthaul they can easily offer non dairy sticks. easyJet, Jet2, TUI and most other airlines now manage to offer an alternative and it wouldnt really come at a cost to BA considering the huge amount of dairy wastage they have daily.
Apr 19, 2023, 3:17 pm
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I take these on board, they are under the 100ml limit: https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-G...ucts/267309503
(Arla lactose free individual portions, sold in a net of 5 x 20ml individual portions.)
(Arla lactose free individual portions, sold in a net of 5 x 20ml individual portions.)
Apr 19, 2023, 3:53 pm
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If you order a SPML such as a VG or NL then a small soya milk jigger will be loaded on your tray in replacement of the dairy milk one. This is the only way to get a non dairy alternative aside from bringing on your own.
In fairness, carrying a bottle or two of oat/soya/almond/whatever milk would be minimal cost and an easy win, and it is one that’s been raised to the company. They just seem unwilling to provide this.
In fairness, carrying a bottle or two of oat/soya/almond/whatever milk would be minimal cost and an easy win, and it is one that’s been raised to the company. They just seem unwilling to provide this.
Apr 24, 2023, 9:36 am
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If you order a SPML such as a VG or NL then a small soya milk jigger will be loaded on your tray in replacement of the dairy milk one. This is the only way to get a non dairy alternative aside from bringing on your own.
In fairness, carrying a bottle or two of oat/soya/almond/whatever milk would be minimal cost and an easy win, and it is one that’s been raised to the company. They just seem unwilling to provide this.
In fairness, carrying a bottle or two of oat/soya/almond/whatever milk would be minimal cost and an easy win, and it is one that’s been raised to the company. They just seem unwilling to provide this.
Apr 24, 2023, 12:43 pm
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If you order a SPML such as a VG or NL then a small soya milk jigger will be loaded on your tray in replacement of the dairy milk one. This is the only way to get a non dairy alternative aside from bringing on your own.
In fairness, carrying a bottle or two of oat/soya/almond/whatever milk would be minimal cost and an easy win, and it is one that’s been raised to the company. They just seem unwilling to provide this.
In fairness, carrying a bottle or two of oat/soya/almond/whatever milk would be minimal cost and an easy win, and it is one that’s been raised to the company. They just seem unwilling to provide this.