Indian airlines turn veg-only, for time being

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If only we could get veg-only flights in N. America...

With bird flu hitting the country's poultry, public sector carrier Indian and other major carriers have started serving only vegetarian dishes in flight as a precautionary measure.

While Indian stopped serving chicken and eggs on its flights since Saturday, Jet Airways on Monday announced it would serve only vegetarian meals and snacks with immediate effect.

The private carrier said it decided to 'temporarily discontinue' serving chicken and egg dishes on all flights. Efforts would be made to revert to the normal non-veg and vegetarian meals as soon as the situation became normal.

Care has also been taken to serve vegetarian delicacies which are palatable for both vegetarians and non-vegetarians, it said.