Animal Rights Group Wants SIA to Serve Only Vegan Food to ‘Walk Their Pro-Environmental Talk’

You may think that in view of Singapore Airline’s massive retrenchment, people would get a hint of their financial situation and cut them some slack.

Nope.

Granted, the fight for animal and environmental rights can’t afford to take a breather either. So, scrutiny over decisions made by major corporations is equally unceasing.

Now, PETA has their guns trained on SIA’s beloved in-flight menu.

Flights to Nowhere

Earlier this month, rumours sparked of a Flights to Nowhere plan that will take passengers on a scenic detour around our little red dot.

While the reception was surprisingly enthusiastic – guess people really missed flying – the airline has clarified that the project remains in drafts.

“We will make an announcement at the appropriate time if we go ahead,” a spokesperson told Simple Flying.

Regardless, the rumours must have had a certain degree of truth now that SIA acknowledged them.

And there’s no better time to interject on a project’s implementation than when it is still in conception.

PETA Demands A Full Vegan Menu

Catching wind of the no-destination flights, PETA saw an avenue for SIA to up their pro-environmental game.

In a letter addressed to SIA CEO Goh Choon Phong, PETA asserted: “Since your airline is committed to exploring opportunities for staff and customers to get involved in environmental protection, serving exclusively vegan meals to flyers on ‘flights to nowhere’ is an opportunity to advance your proactive policies.”

By proactive policies, PETA is likely referring to statements in the airline’s Sustainability Report 2019/20.

In the report, SIA claimed to have “intensified our efforts by collaborating with some of our suppliers on initiatives to provide socially and environmentally-friendly offerings.”

“For instance, we source for fish from a local farm that employs best practices in aquaculture and animal husbandry across its value chain.”

Regardless, PETA senses room for SIA to do more.

“Serving vegan food would elevate Singapore Airlines’ meals to new heights while shedding some of its environmental baggage,” said PETA Asia Senior Vice President Jason Baker.

A Challenging Commitment

SIA takes in-flight meals seriously and has built a reputation around the quality of their food.

They offer a wide variety of delectable dishes, most of which feature some sort of animal protein, including beef, chicken, duck and even eel.

Vegetarian selections are arguably scarce; vegan options, which observe a much stricter dietary restriction, are close to none.

But of course, specific requirements can always be accommodated so long as they are reflected in passengers’ orders.

To completely omit animal products from the menu will no doubt deter many potential flyers.

So, despite a newfound sympathy for animals in agriculture after watching Bong Joon Ho’s Okja, I fail to see how SIA can follow through with PETA’s demand.

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