Qantas under fire for pork-free flights
Qantas has been copping flak on social media for its decision to remove food containing alcohol or pork on its new flights through Dubai.
Although it is not uncommon for airlines to ditch pork from their menus when flying to and from Islamic counties, the decision by Qantas to go pork-free – a decision made out of respect for Islamic beliefs – has attracted a lot of strong comment
In a report carried by The Age, some of the less offensive comments on social media included the airline being referred to as “Al-Qantas” and “the flying Mosque-a-roo”.
The Qantas and Emirates partnership came into effect on March 31.
Qantas said it would not change its decision, despite the barrage of negative responses.
The airline said alcohol was still being served on flights, but not used in food preparation.
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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