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A furious passenger has hit out at Thomas Cook after being given a "vegan continental breakfast" which included milk.

Ed Sisto was horrified when the dairy product was served on an 11-hour, 5,200-mile flight from Los Angeles to Manchester.

He estimates that the 238 calories in the breakfast would likely be burned off in four hours just sitting.

Ed, from Necton, Norfolk, uploaded the picture to Thomas Cook's UK Facebook page on August 14.

Alongside the image he wrote: “I would like to bring your attention to the recent pre-booked vegan meal I received as a ‘continental breakfast’ on a long haul flight you operated.

(Image: Ed Sisto/Facebook)

“It consisted of a box of raisins and a large tub of apple sauce accompanied by a carton of ‘Alta Dena Half & Half’, which contains milk in the small print.

“This is extremely alarming, as what would have happened if I had a Dairy allergy?"

He added: "You woke passengers up to give them this, so if somebody is half asleep, they could easily not notice the small print and assume that a meal that is labeled Vegan would not include a carton of milk.

“I now have absolutely no faith that the meal you gave me earlier on in the flight was vegan earlier. Please can you confirm what the meal was and its ingredients? "

Ed also complained that he was unable to have a hot drink during the flight because of the lack of a milk alternative.

(Image: Ed Sisto/Facebook)

He asked the holiday firm: “Do you think this is acceptable? How is it possible to put together a Vegan meal with a carton of milk in it? I welcome your response.”

Thomas Cook, in their online response, appeared to completely misunderstand Ed's complaint.

After apologising they wrote: "The apple sauce will no longer be served to avoid this happening again in the future.”

Online food retailers Innit are among those to stock Alta Dena Half & Half, giving non-fat milk as one of the ingredients and confirming it contains lactose.

As well as serving dairy to a vegan, the breakfast appears to have been seriously underweight in terms of providing energy.

The average male burns around 2.500 calories a day and is recommended to have a breakfast containing around 400 calories.

It is estimated that the small box of raisins would have provided Ed with 129 calories with the SunCup orange juice providing 60 calories with the Musselman’s Applesauce providing Ed with another 49 calories.

(Image: Ed Sisto/Facebook)

Last October it was reported that a Thomas Cook customer was forced to eat just “crisps and nuts” during the seven-hour transatlantic flight after her pre-ordered meal failed to arrive.

Trilby Harrison, from Coventry received a confirmation email the tour operator Gotogate saying her vegan meals would be provided.

Ms Harrison was flying from Manchester to New York when she was told her vegan meal which she paid £5 extra for was not on-board. She claimed this happened on her outbound flight as well.