Qantas has scrapped providing vegetarian meals on some home flights.
The airline confirmed at this time passengers would solely have one meal choice, equivalent to a rooster pie or a zucchini and onion frittata, on home flights underneath three-and-a-half hours in length.
The lowered meal choice on some home flights started in June 2020 in the course of the coronavirus pandemic.
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"Throughout Covid we made some modifications to onboard meals and repair choices to simplify the service supply for our crew," a spokesperson mentioned.
"We now supply a single meal/snack choice per flight on our shorter flights, equivalent to a rooster pie or a zucchini and onion frittata.
"If the choice on a selected flight just isn't appropriate for vegetarians, we attempt to supply another of a small candy or savoury snack which is vegetarian."
Qantas would additionally cease serving kosher and different particular meals on shorter home routes.
However prospects may nonetheless guide particular meals, together with vegan or gluten-free and dairy-free choices, on longer home and worldwide flights, the Qantas spokesperson mentioned.
Jetstar and Virgin proceed to supply vegetarian choices on all home flights.
Qantas has admitted the airline faces main challenges after the corporate recorded a drop in flight delays, cancellations and misplaced baggage over previous months.
In a press release launched yesterday, the nationwide service mentioned cancellations have lowered to 2 per cent from the 4 per cent and seven.5 per cent seen over August and June respectively.
Extra flights have additionally been arriving on time.
Qantas attributed "a number of components" behind its enchancment; one being a rise in workers numbers.
Nonetheless the corporate conceded coming weeks will show to be a difficult time amid excessive demand.
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