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    FWIW my experience as a vegetarian has been totally different. I've asked for a vegetarian meal on every flight I've booked and I don't think I've ever (literally - this is not an exaggeration) been served one on a flight. When I complain, the air crew invariably decry all knowledge but - most of the time - find me a meal from somewhere, sometimes from first-class catering. It usually has yoghurt and/or eggs in it.
    – Bob Tway
    Commented Jun 12, 2017 at 9:00
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    @JanusBahsJacquet Yes, but 90% of the time they've taken it away and - after loud complaints - found me an alternative. I mention this purely as a counterpoint to suggest that the presumptions underpinning this question may be incorrect.
    – Bob Tway
    Commented Jun 12, 2017 at 9:39
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    As someone who's not that familiar with the lingo, if someone went out of their way to say they were a "lacto-ovo vegetarian" I would assume it meant that they don't eat milk or egg products since the implication is that it's somehow different from "regular" vegetarian. Maybe that's what's happening.
    – Daniel
    Commented Jun 12, 2017 at 16:40
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    Also, with respect to kosher, even just a plain vegan meal wouldn't suffice for kosher. There's really no way to just substitute a couple of things in the meal and have it be kosher. Usually the kosher meals are prepared in a completely different facility.
    – Daniel
    Commented Jun 12, 2017 at 16:42
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    "A lacto-ovo meal, for instance, would generally just have to switch one component (the meat in the main dish) for a veggie option" is not necessarily correct; many other components of meals can (and often do) have non-vegetarian ingredients such as gelatin, chicken/beef stock or fat, etc. Labeling a meal as "vegetarian" would require certifying these additional components not to contain animal products as well.
    – technophile
    Commented Jun 12, 2017 at 20:02