Airline Apologizes for Offering Only Pork on Israel Flight
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UK budget airline easyJet apologized Tuesday to Jewish customers after the only food choices served on a flight from Israel were ham melts and bacon baguettes.
Passengers who follow the faith's ban on eating pork were forced to go hungry for the four-and-a-half hour journey from Tel Aviv to London.
The airline introduced the route in November, proudly promising that in-flight menus would feature kosher food that met Jewish dietary laws.
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So Victor Kaufman, 25, was stunned when cabin crew announced the meal choices on his flight last weekend.
"It was a little insensitive. I think they need a lesson or two on cultural awareness if they expand their routes into the Middle East. It is not just Jewish passengers who do not eat pork but Muslim ones, too. I couldn't eat anything," the trainee accountant said.
An easyJet spokeswoman said company policy bans even taking pork products aboard planes on the route.
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She added, "It appears that a mistake was made on this flight and that incorrect food canisters were loaded. We would like to apologize to the passengers."