Virgin Atlantic (270 pictures & videos)

10/10

Amy Guskin

United States (EWR) to United States (LOZ), 01 Jan 1970

Economy Class

Dinner - diabetic meal requested - Tossed salad with fat-free (NOT sugar free, as a diabetic would require!) lemon vinaigrette dressing; roll and butter; baked salmon with a light sauce; broccoli; roasted potatoes; dried fruit; grapes; small s (Menu Card)

Spring water, and coffee.

As always on Virgin Atlantic, the cuisine is astonishingly edible -- very tasty! However, this was the first time I'd flown since being diagnosed as a diabetic, and although I specifically asked for a diabetic meal far in advance of the flight, I clearly did not get one. The small chocolate bar aside, this meal was so loaded with carbohydrates that if I had eaten it all, I would have used up pretty much two days' worth of my carbohydrate allowance! Breakfast as we neared Heathrow was no better; it was some bread, some more bread, and lots of fruit -- again, all carbs! The airlines really ought to learn about how to cater to diabetics, since (in the US at least) one out of twelve adults are diabetic.

Date added: 2008-05-21   //   Flight: 8.5:00   //   Aircraft: 747,