What can I do if an airline cannot provide the meal I requested?
Context:
I was flying from Brussels to Toronto via Brussels Airlines. While buying the ticket, we specify the type of meal that we require as it was a long flight.
I am a vegetarian, and at least 80 people on that flight were from India, flying this popular route (also vegetarian).
When we are in the air and it comes time to have dinner, I was shocked to hear that there was no vegetarian meals on the airplane.
The only vegetarian food was bread, and crackers and such, which is what I had to have for dinner. Not only me, but countless other families around me were also shocked by this incident.
We know this is not our fault, this must be the fault of the airline. I remind you that this was dinner time, the people around us would have chicken or beef while we were stuck having the small loaf of bread.
I am wondering if I can seek compensation for this. Many of us were annoyed, it was a long flight, and we even got delayed by an hour, but mostly I want compensation for the lack of food service and vegetarian food.
I never had this problem before in my life, and this mistake I believe must be on the airline itself.
I tried to lookup compensation for missing meals, but could not find anything online useful.
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Context:
I was flying from Brussels to Toronto via Brussels Airlines. While buying the ticket, we specify the type of meal that we require as it was a long flight.
I am a vegetarian, and at least 80 people on that flight were from India, flying this popular route (also vegetarian).
When we are in the air and it comes time to have dinner, I was shocked to hear that there was no vegetarian meals on the airplane.
The only vegetarian food was bread, and crackers and such, which is what I had to have for dinner. Not only me, but countless other families around me were also shocked by this incident.
We know this is not our fault, this must be the fault of the airline. I remind you that this was dinner time, the people around us would have chicken or beef while we were stuck having the small loaf of bread.
I am wondering if I can seek compensation for this. Many of us were annoyed, it was a long flight, and we even got delayed by an hour, but mostly I want compensation for the lack of food service and vegetarian food.
I never had this problem before in my life, and this mistake I believe must be on the airline itself.
I tried to lookup compensation for missing meals, but could not find anything online useful.
air-travel food-and-drink
edited 6 hours ago
Glorfindel
2,33041935
asked 8 hours ago
K Split X
726157
1
Always take your own food on the plane unless you know you'll do fine without a meal onboard. I usually pack a few snack bars, just in case.
– JonathanReez♦
5 hours ago
In general it is not guaranteed that vegetarian meal would be available.I always book a vegetarian meal (AVML) while booking flight tickets.
– hojusaram
1 hour ago
add a comment |
Context:
I was flying from Brussels to Toronto via Brussels Airlines. While buying the ticket, we specify the type of meal that we require as it was a long flight.
I am a vegetarian, and at least 80 people on that flight were from India, flying this popular route (also vegetarian).
When we are in the air and it comes time to have dinner, I was shocked to hear that there was no vegetarian meals on the airplane.
The only vegetarian food was bread, and crackers and such, which is what I had to have for dinner. Not only me, but countless other families around me were also shocked by this incident.
We know this is not our fault, this must be the fault of the airline. I remind you that this was dinner time, the people around us would have chicken or beef while we were stuck having the small loaf of bread.
I am wondering if I can seek compensation for this. Many of us were annoyed, it was a long flight, and we even got delayed by an hour, but mostly I want compensation for the lack of food service and vegetarian food.
I never had this problem before in my life, and this mistake I believe must be on the airline itself.
I tried to lookup compensation for missing meals, but could not find anything online useful.
air-travel food-and-drink
edited 6 hours ago
Glorfindel
2,33041935
asked 8 hours ago
K Split X
726157
Context:
I was flying from Brussels to Toronto via Brussels Airlines. While buying the ticket, we specify the type of meal that we require as it was a long flight.
I am a vegetarian, and at least 80 people on that flight were from India, flying this popular route (also vegetarian).
When we are in the air and it comes time to have dinner, I was shocked to hear that there was no vegetarian meals on the airplane.
The only vegetarian food was bread, and crackers and such, which is what I had to have for dinner. Not only me, but countless other families around me were also shocked by this incident.
We know this is not our fault, this must be the fault of the airline. I remind you that this was dinner time, the people around us would have chicken or beef while we were stuck having the small loaf of bread.
I am wondering if I can seek compensation for this. Many of us were annoyed, it was a long flight, and we even got delayed by an hour, but mostly I want compensation for the lack of food service and vegetarian food.
I never had this problem before in my life, and this mistake I believe must be on the airline itself.
I tried to lookup compensation for missing meals, but could not find anything online useful.
air-travel food-and-drink
air-travel food-and-drink
edited 6 hours ago
Glorfindel
2,33041935
asked 8 hours ago
K Split X
726157
edited 6 hours ago
Glorfindel
2,33041935
asked 8 hours ago
K Split X
726157
edited 6 hours ago
Glorfindel
2,33041935
edited 6 hours ago
Glorfindel
2,33041935
edited 6 hours ago
Glorfindel
2,33041935
2,33041935
asked 8 hours ago
K Split X
726157
asked 8 hours ago
K Split X
726157
asked 8 hours ago
K Split X
726157
726157
1
Always take your own food on the plane unless you know you'll do fine without a meal onboard. I usually pack a few snack bars, just in case.
– JonathanReez♦
5 hours ago
In general it is not guaranteed that vegetarian meal would be available.I always book a vegetarian meal (AVML) while booking flight tickets.
– hojusaram
1 hour ago
add a comment |
1
Always take your own food on the plane unless you know you'll do fine without a meal onboard. I usually pack a few snack bars, just in case.
– JonathanReez♦
5 hours ago
In general it is not guaranteed that vegetarian meal would be available.I always book a vegetarian meal (AVML) while booking flight tickets.
– hojusaram
1 hour ago
1
1
Always take your own food on the plane unless you know you'll do fine without a meal onboard. I usually pack a few snack bars, just in case.
– JonathanReez♦
5 hours ago
Always take your own food on the plane unless you know you'll do fine without a meal onboard. I usually pack a few snack bars, just in case.
– JonathanReez♦
5 hours ago
In general it is not guaranteed that vegetarian meal would be available.I always book a vegetarian meal (AVML) while booking flight tickets.
– hojusaram
1 hour ago
In general it is not guaranteed that vegetarian meal would be available.I always book a vegetarian meal (AVML) while booking flight tickets.
– hojusaram
1 hour ago
add a comment |
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You have no recourse for compensation other than perhaps to call and ask for a few miles to be credited to your frequent flier account. Brussels Airline is a reputable airline, they will likely agree to do that. They do not like negative publicity.
Meals on most airlines are not part of the contract, they are a courtesy offered to you and have zero monetary value when not provided. You could not find out anything about compensation for meals because it does not exist.
It was an unfortunate situation however you are not going to get any traction on that. Even in the USA which is the hotbed of litigation where we sue for anything and everything including suing our parents for not paying tuition to the expensive colleges we prefer to attend (instead of the good affordable state institutions), you would not get anything out of the courts.
CONCLUSION
Call the frequent flyer number and complain enough and you will get some miles credited to your account otherwise fuhgeddaboudit.
answered 6 hours ago
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This seems a pretty good answer, though the third paragraph seems a little irrelevant, +1 anyway.
– Vality
5 hours ago
"fudge is about it"? What?
– JoL
4 hours ago
@JoL Click the link...
– Lightness Races in Orbit
3 hours ago
add a comment |
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You have no recourse for compensation other than perhaps to call and ask for a few miles to be credited to your frequent flier account. Brussels Airline is a reputable airline, they will likely agree to do that. They do not like negative publicity.
Meals on most airlines are not part of the contract, they are a courtesy offered to you and have zero monetary value when not provided. You could not find out anything about compensation for meals because it does not exist.
It was an unfortunate situation however you are not going to get any traction on that. Even in the USA which is the hotbed of litigation where we sue for anything and everything including suing our parents for not paying tuition to the expensive colleges we prefer to attend (instead of the good affordable state institutions), you would not get anything out of the courts.
CONCLUSION
Call the frequent flyer number and complain enough and you will get some miles credited to your account otherwise fuhgeddaboudit.
answered 6 hours ago
Honorary World Citizen
19k353104
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This seems a pretty good answer, though the third paragraph seems a little irrelevant, +1 anyway.
– Vality
5 hours ago
"fudge is about it"? What?
– JoL
4 hours ago
@JoL Click the link...
– Lightness Races in Orbit
3 hours ago
add a comment |
You have no recourse for compensation other than perhaps to call and ask for a few miles to be credited to your frequent flier account. Brussels Airline is a reputable airline, they will likely agree to do that. They do not like negative publicity.
Meals on most airlines are not part of the contract, they are a courtesy offered to you and have zero monetary value when not provided. You could not find out anything about compensation for meals because it does not exist.
It was an unfortunate situation however you are not going to get any traction on that. Even in the USA which is the hotbed of litigation where we sue for anything and everything including suing our parents for not paying tuition to the expensive colleges we prefer to attend (instead of the good affordable state institutions), you would not get anything out of the courts.
CONCLUSION
Call the frequent flyer number and complain enough and you will get some miles credited to your account otherwise fuhgeddaboudit.
answered 6 hours ago
Honorary World Citizen
19k353104
5
This seems a pretty good answer, though the third paragraph seems a little irrelevant, +1 anyway.
– Vality
5 hours ago
"fudge is about it"? What?
– JoL
4 hours ago
@JoL Click the link...
– Lightness Races in Orbit
3 hours ago
add a comment |
You have no recourse for compensation other than perhaps to call and ask for a few miles to be credited to your frequent flier account. Brussels Airline is a reputable airline, they will likely agree to do that. They do not like negative publicity.
Meals on most airlines are not part of the contract, they are a courtesy offered to you and have zero monetary value when not provided. You could not find out anything about compensation for meals because it does not exist.
It was an unfortunate situation however you are not going to get any traction on that. Even in the USA which is the hotbed of litigation where we sue for anything and everything including suing our parents for not paying tuition to the expensive colleges we prefer to attend (instead of the good affordable state institutions), you would not get anything out of the courts.
CONCLUSION
Call the frequent flyer number and complain enough and you will get some miles credited to your account otherwise fuhgeddaboudit.
answered 6 hours ago
Honorary World Citizen
19k353104
You have no recourse for compensation other than perhaps to call and ask for a few miles to be credited to your frequent flier account. Brussels Airline is a reputable airline, they will likely agree to do that. They do not like negative publicity.
Meals on most airlines are not part of the contract, they are a courtesy offered to you and have zero monetary value when not provided. You could not find out anything about compensation for meals because it does not exist.
It was an unfortunate situation however you are not going to get any traction on that. Even in the USA which is the hotbed of litigation where we sue for anything and everything including suing our parents for not paying tuition to the expensive colleges we prefer to attend (instead of the good affordable state institutions), you would not get anything out of the courts.
CONCLUSION
Call the frequent flyer number and complain enough and you will get some miles credited to your account otherwise fuhgeddaboudit.
answered 6 hours ago
Honorary World Citizen
19k353104
edited 5 hours ago
answered 6 hours ago
Honorary World Citizen
19k353104
answered 6 hours ago
Honorary World Citizen
19k353104
answered 6 hours ago
Honorary World Citizen
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19k353104
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This seems a pretty good answer, though the third paragraph seems a little irrelevant, +1 anyway.
– Vality
5 hours ago
"fudge is about it"? What?
– JoL
4 hours ago
@JoL Click the link...
– Lightness Races in Orbit
3 hours ago
add a comment |
5
This seems a pretty good answer, though the third paragraph seems a little irrelevant, +1 anyway.
– Vality
5 hours ago
"fudge is about it"? What?
– JoL
4 hours ago
@JoL Click the link...
– Lightness Races in Orbit
3 hours ago
5
5
This seems a pretty good answer, though the third paragraph seems a little irrelevant, +1 anyway.
– Vality
5 hours ago
This seems a pretty good answer, though the third paragraph seems a little irrelevant, +1 anyway.
– Vality
5 hours ago
"fudge is about it"? What?
– JoL
4 hours ago
"fudge is about it"? What?
– JoL
4 hours ago
@JoL Click the link...
– Lightness Races in Orbit
3 hours ago
@JoL Click the link...
– Lightness Races in Orbit
3 hours ago
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Always take your own food on the plane unless you know you'll do fine without a meal onboard. I usually pack a few snack bars, just in case.
– JonathanReez♦
5 hours ago
In general it is not guaranteed that vegetarian meal would be available.I always book a vegetarian meal (AVML) while booking flight tickets.
– hojusaram
1 hour ago