Air Premia Vegan Meal Options (Review + Photos)
I recently flew with Air Premia in November 2024 and thankfully they had a vegan meal option!
This was my first time flying with them, plus there’s not really any photos or reviews online, so I didn’t know what to expect.
Here’s my review of the Air Premia vegan meal option plus how to reserve it (as it’s not straight-forward).
If you’re traveling to South Korea as a vegan for the first time:
- Essential Vegan Food in Korea Travel Guide
- 17 of the Best Vegan Restaurants in Seoul
- 9 Vegan Restaurants in Busan
- 8 Vegan Restaurants in Jeju Island
Air Premia Vegan Vegetarian Meal Options
Technically, they provide two vegan meal options:
- Vegan meal: “A meal free of all meat, fish, poultry, animal fat, gelatin, eggs and dairy products.”
- Fruit Meal: “A meal consisting of fruit only.”
Air Premia Vegan Meal Review
My flight was 10 hours from Seoul to San Francisco.
They provided 2 meals plus a snack bar (which unfortunately wasn’t vegan and was handed to everyone).
Here’s what I got:
First meal (dinner time): vegetable curry with rice, marinated eggplants, side of vegetables, and rice pudding.
This curry was quite spicy and needed a tad more salt but the marinated eggplant side was nicely seasoned so it balanced it out.
The rice pudding was good though the rice was a bit hard (our flight was delayed from the snow so maybe that’s why).
The side of veggies were unseasoned bell peppers, tomatoes and a vegetable roll. I just dipped them in the curry.
2nd meal: vegetable curry with rice, marinated zucchinis, side of salad, and rice cake snack.
Interestingly, this curry was not as spicy as the first one.
The marinated vegetables were similarly seasoned so it balanced out the curry plus the unseasoned salad.
How to Request an Air Premia Vegan Meal
Unfortunately, you can’t reserve a special meal when you book your flight.
You have to contact them through phone or email.
Email: [email protected]
US number: +1) 213-626-2083
Korea number: +82) 1800-2626
Here’s what I emailed them. They did email me back requesting my Nationality, so make sure to include that.
They responded the next morning, but note that you can only request up until 48 hours prior to departure on business days.
To confirm that the meal was processed, you can check / download your PDF itinerary.
It will show “[VGML] Vegetarian Meal” under Special Service Requests.
*VGML is vegan, but they use vegetarian synonymously with vegan for their special meals.
They do add a yellow sticker on the vegan meals that says: “This meal is prepared according to strict vegan guidelines, no animal product or by products are used in the preparation of the meal.”
Thumbs Up for Air Premia Vegan Meal
For a budget airline, their vegan meals were decent. Not the best, but not my least favorites either.
Plus, the flight attendants are friendly and the seats are spacious.
The meal portions are slightly smaller than other airlines, but I think it was just the right amount for me.
They also confirm your vegan meal before the flight takes off. And as with other airlines, special meals will be served before other passengers.
I would fly with them again, just bring additional snacks.
