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New Air India Menu Quietly Puts Plant-Based on Global Display

New Air India Menu Quietly Puts Plant-Based on Global Display visual media slide

Air India just pulled a move most airlines keep avoiding. by making plant-based the norm, not novel. Forget the token vegan meal baked in 1992, this is a full cabin rollout of vegan, gluten-free, allergen-friendly and low-oil dishes designed to feel like real food rather than “special meal” purgatory. Khichdi, stuffed paranthas, curated veg mains, it’s the first time an old-school flag carrier has presented plant-based eating as part of modern Indian aviation rather than a fringe request.


Consumers won’t say it out loud, but this matters. Long-haul flying is where diet habits break down, and if you hand travellers bowls of recognisable, flavour-led veg-forward food, that changes expectations for every airline. Air India’s shift isn’t about lifestyle branding, it’s about feeding a billion-strong diaspora who already see plant-forward eating as normal.


Whats interesting is this wasn’t done quietly for compliance. It’s tied to a massive fleet refresh, new crew training, and a chef with actual culinary credentials. The plant-based era isn’t coming to aviation, it's occurring at 30,000 feet.



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