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Animal rights group PETA is asking Singapore Airlines to serve only vegan food on its proposed flights to nowhere. The airline recently made a splash by pointing to the three-hour scenic flights later this year. PETA believes that high-profile flights are a good opportunity for Singapore Airlines to express its pro-environment speech.
“As your airline is committed to exploring opportunities for staff and customers to get involved in protecting the environment, serving exclusively vegan meals to travelers on ‘flights to nowhere’ is an opportunity to promote its proactive policies.” PETA said in a letter to Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong.
PETA tackles Singapore Airlines for animal products on its onboard menus
It is difficult to determine exactly what those proactive policies are. Simple Flying immersed itself in the Singapore Airlines supplier code of conduct. The code addresses key issues such as labor rights, ethics, waste and corruption. It does not address how and where food is obtained on board.
A Singapore Airlines spokesperson told Simple Flying today that the airline has a strong focus on sustainability and sourcing products from sustainable sources. In its 2019/20 Sustainability Report, Singapore Airlines says that “we intensify our efforts collaborating with some of our suppliers in initiatives to offer socially and environmentally friendly offers ”.
“For example, we source fish from a local farm that uses best aquaculture and animal husbandry practices throughout its value chain.”
But PETA wants Singapore Airlines to do more.
“Serving vegan food would elevate Singapore Airlines meals to new heights while eliminating some of its environmental baggage,” says PETA Asia Senior Vice President Jason Baker in a statement seen by Simple Flying.
Whether getting rid of animal products on Singapore Airlines would take your food to “new heights” is an interesting argument and a great question from PETA. One of the joys of flying Singapore Airlines is those delicious chicken satay kabobs. They are roasted and set on a plate with a bowl of peanut satay on the side. They are incredibly Moorish.
Singapore Airlines has a solid reputation for onboard food
Singapore Airlines has a solid reputation for the quality of its food. Airline Book the Cook service is not currently available. But you can go online and see what is commonly offered. In the airline’s premium cabins on its London-bound services, there are around 18 Book the Cook meals available. Only one is a vegetarian (or two if you count the multigrain toast with herb cottage cheese, roasted vegetables, and fresh berry low-fat yogurt available for breakfast). The rest of the offer covers the entire range of proteins, from eel to duck and veal. Frankly, they all sound delicious.
In the Singapore Airlines Premium Economy Cabin on flights to Houston, passengers typically have the option of choosing from seven Book the Cook meals. Only one, a vegetarian lasagna, does not contain meat products. But pasta has eggs and that rules it out for vegans.
The food supply of any airline will reflect customer demand. Premium airlines like Singapore Airlines also allow passengers to order meals according to many dietary preferences, including vegan.
PETA’s call for Singapore Airlines flights without animal products to nowhere probably won’t work. Singapore Airlines offers options and passengers can choose whether or not to consume meat products. As for flights to nowhere, the airline says it appreciates people’s enthusiasm, but nothing is set in stone yet.
“Currently, none of these plans have materialized”, a spokesperson told Simple Flying.
“We will make an announcement at the appropriate time if we go ahead.”
