Asiana Vegan Meal Options (Review + Photos)
I recently flew with Asiana in November 2024 from San Francisco to Seoul.
Though it wasn’t the greatest food, thankfully they had a reliable vegan option.
Here’s my review of Asiana vegan meal options 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
Asiana Vegan Meal Options
They technically provide four vegan meal options, but I always go with the indicated vegan option to be safe.
The second one on the list is vegetarian and includes dairy:
Asiana Vegan Meal Review
My flight was about 13 hours from San Francisco to Seoul.
They provided 2 meals plus a sandwich.
Here’s what I got:
First meal: rice with unseasoned vegetables, fruit, bread roll and vegan butter, salad with a slice of lemon.
I still ate everything, but sadly everything was quite bland and the rice was a bit hard.
I did try adding the vegan butter to the vegetables instead.
I think next time, I’ll bring a packet of seasoning or salt if I fly with them again.
Second meal: rice with unseasoned vegetables, fruit, apple sauce, bread roll and vegan butter.
I hate to complain about a reliable vegan option, but the main meal was also tasteless.
I still ate everything because it’s vegan, but my favorite thing here was the apple sauce. 😅
Sandwich: unseasoned slices of lettuce, tomato, and cucumber.
To be honest, I did make myself eat this to not waste food. 😭
It was very dry and plain. I think I should carry packets of ketchup with me on flights.
How to Request a Asiana Vegan Meal
Unfortunately, you can’t reserve a special meal when you book your flight.
On their website, it says to call them to reserve the meal.
They have different numbers to call depending on your country: flyasiana.com/C/GB/EN/contents/domestic-overseas-branches
Like the Millennial I am, I didn’t want to call and poked around their website.
Scroll down on the reservations page to the Additional Services section and click on the “Apply/Change” button under Special In-flight Meal Request:
You can also send a chat to their AI chatbot on the top right of the page, and request a special meal.
The chatbot will send you a link to make a request. It will look like this:
Confirm that the meal was processed by going back to the Additional Services under your reservation:
Asiana Vegan Meals Are Just Okay!
I fly to Asia often, and Asiana is usually one of the main choices going to South Korea, or for a transfer.
They’re a good airline choice with friendly staff, but if I had to choose again with similarly-priced flights to the same destination, I would go with a different airline based on the vegan food alone, sorry. 🥲
I flew with Air Premia for my flight back to San Francisco from Seoul and did enjoy their vegan meal option a bit more. Korean Air’s vegan meals are also good.
