They provide eight special meals in this category, and indicate dietary restrictions under each description. While none of these meals contain meat or seafood, some do contain animal products such as egg and dairy:
Korean Vegan Meal The meal is prepared in a traditional Korean style, and it does not contain meat, poultry, fish of any kind, products with lard and gelatin, dairy products, and eggs.
Vegetarian Vegan Meal: “Strictly excludes all types of meat, fish, poultry, animal fat, and gelatin, as well as eggs and dairy products.”
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Vegetarian Jain Meal: “Strictly excludes all types of meat, fish, poultry, eggs, dairy products, all animal products, and roots, such as onions, garlic, and ginger.”
Vegetarian Oriental Meal: “Vegetarian East Asian meals are made with onions, garlic, and ginger among other root vegetables, and contain no meat, fish, poultry, eggs, or dairy products.”
There is a “Raw Vegetarian Meal” that may be a raw vegan meal, but it doesn’t indicate if any side dressings would contain dairy or honey. I have seen some photos where the meal looks like it’s just raw fruit and vegetables:
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You can also select the “Other Special Meals” category and see that there’s a fruit-only platter. I’ve never had this option on Korean Air, but I have had it on another airline. While it’s good to eat light while in the air, be prepared in case the fruit platter isn’t enough calories for you.
Korean Air generally already provides great service on flights. From my experience, they have the best attentiveness when it comes to vegan meals.
When I last flew with them and was served my vegan meal, I was even told by the flight attendant that the (soy) milk that came with it is vegan.
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First meal: Most flights I’ve been to give non-vegan creamer, even with a vegan meal. I think this is the first time I was given a vegan creamer. Most flights do serve vegan butter now!
Second meal: While seemingly plain, the meal was filling and pretty good. There was even a whole tin of maple syrup. I loved visiting Jeju Island and was excited to see the Jeju pure water.
I didn’t take a photo, but one time I had fallen asleep and others were being served non-vegan treats. I woke up to vegan snacks next to me, and a flight attendant told me that the treats they passed out to others weren’t vegan, but the ones they gave me were.
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I don’t know how many people were served special meals on that flight, but that consideration was really appreciated! As a vegan on flights, it’s always like hmm, can I trust that this is actually vegan?
If you go to the vegan travel page on Facebook you’ll see some horror (but a lot of good) airplane vegan meal stories.
A Korean Air vegan meal was offered on the longer flight, but not from the four hour flight with their partner airline Jin Air from the Philippines to South Korea. To be fair, it was a 2am flight, and I definitely did not want to eat then!
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You can request a special in-flight meal with Korean Air either through their Service Center where they provide phone numbers for the country you’re currently in, or you can request it on their website.
Click on the last box, “In-Flight Meals.” Select the following drop downs: “Special In-Flight meals” -> “Vegetarian meal” -> “Vegetarian Vegan Meal” or preferred vegan option.
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They do not send you a confirmation email, so make sure to go back to your flight details to double check that the Korean Air vegan meal request was made 1) right after you bought your ticket and 2) a week before your flight.
You can request your Korean Air vegan meal up to 24 hours before your flight. So if it’s 3pm now and your flight is 10pm tomorrow, you have until 10pm tonight to book it.
If you missed the deadline, you can try asking at the check-in counter at the airport during check-in, but in case they say no, it’s best to bring some vegan snacks or food with you.
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At the airport, look for restaurants with vegan-friendly meals, or at an airport convenience store for vegan snacks like nuts or protein bars. Depending on where you are, look for any cereals or oatmeal cups and vegan milk.
So I always breathe a sigh of relief when a flight attendant either comes up to me at the beginning of the flight confirming my seat and vegan meal, or when they come up to my row with my vegan meal early. Phew!
That being said, don’t change your seat since the special meal is assigned to your seat number. If there are lots of seats and you want to move, make sure to tell them first that you’re moving and if it’s possible to serve your vegan meal at your new seat.
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If you’re a frequent traveler like me, it’s never a sure thing that an airline will get your vegan meal in correctly.
I sometimes even get nervous when they start to prepare meals. It can feel like a game you have to win to be honest! I try to fly with Korean Air when I have the option to, whether it’s flying to South Korea or to the Philippines.
Their service is always good and I don’t have to worry about my vegan meals. Phew! Thumbs up for Korean Air vegan meals!
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Roseanne Ducut is a solo female traveler and Filipina from the Bay Area, California. She writes practical and culture-rich travel guides and encourages solo female travelers to take #yolo trips. A veghead for over 15 years, Roseanne also writes vegan guides to help others plan their trips.
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