He Asked For A Vegetarian In-Flight Meal, Was Served This

Anyone who travels frequently knows in-flight meals aren't always the most filling or appetizing. But the "meal" a passenger was recently served while flying Colombia's Avianca Airlines is more than just a little ridiculous. Disappointed, Steve Hogarty tweeted a picture of the food he was served after asking for the vegetarian option for his in-flight meal and immediately earned much sympathy from the Internet.

Instead of a delicious vegetarian hot meal or even a veggie sandwich or salad, Mr Hogarty was offered two pieces of fruit - an apple and a pear. Even stranger, the fruit was served whole in plastic wrap... along with a knife and fork.
 

The vegetarian meal on this flight is an apple and a pear wrapped in clingfilm, served with a knife and fork. pic.twitter.com/CT7hypCylb

— Steve Hogarty (@misterbrilliant) November 17, 2017

The picture immediately provoked a flurry of reactions from Tweeple, many of whom had had similar experiences while flying:
 

I asked for a veggie meal on a flight once and this is what I got. At least yours was wrapped pic.twitter.com/1yU8GCceO4

— Dave O'Carroll (@DaveOCarroll) November 18, 2017

 

On a recent @British_Airways flight I asked for a vegetarian meal and they told me they had none left, but kindly offered me chicken or beef as an alternative. I eventually got given some cheese.

— Mike Gilyatt (@MikeGilyatt) November 18, 2017

 

this happened to me once on a long haul flight from the UK to Canada. I was given an orange and a kiwi fruit. I was starving.

— Ros Baker (@RosBaker1) November 19, 2017

 

This is what @ThaiAirways calls a vegetarian meal. Notice the poured out bag of mixed nuts pic.twitter.com/FAUopx6qDW

— Frances Deighton (@Franny_Dee) November 21, 2017

 

technically it's not vegetarian, this meal is fruitarian #fact

— Ashwin Abinashi (@AshwinAbinashi) November 18, 2017

 

I flew with @Avianca this month, preordered a gluten free meal and it was perfect... they even served me first. Maybe you didn't preorder? Maybe bad luck? 100% service is impossible

— Benjamin pavlotzky (@bpavlotzky) November 18, 2017

Even the airlines spotted his tweet:
 

Service is our priority, please let us know your flight date/number and also your contact information via DM. This is not our standard so we surely will investigate as soon as possible. AC

— Avianca (@Avianca) November 17, 2017

Avianca's tweet got a cheeky response from Mr Hogarty:
 

I will DM you some recipe ideas.

— Steve Hogarty (@misterbrilliant) November 18, 2017

Ever had a similar experience on a plane? Let us know in the comments section below.