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Old Jul 26, 2010 | 4:20 pm
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ArizonaRoadWarrior
 
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Originally Posted by pennywern
We're about to make a long, long trip to the USA and there's a transatlantic leg on Delta. It's been many years since I've flown any US-based carrier but my experiences in the past have generally been miserable.

The new ingredient in the mix is that we have a 15-month old, and I don't think there's any practical way to keep enough of his usual eats (steamed veggies and meat, overcooked brown rice, yogurt) fresh for the entirety of the 30-hour door-to-door.

So we are going to have to rely on Delta's catering for those last 8 hours. We're a bit spoiled by the likes of EK, SQ, and MH, where there's a wide variety of children's offerings and the staff are quite creative and flexible about coming up with new options on the fly.

It looks like our options are "infant meal" and "child's meal". Has anyone ordered either of those on a Delta international flight recently, and if so, do you remember what was contained therein? Any insight would be greatly appreciated as we're taking off in a couple days and need to solidify our choice soon.
According to Delta's website, you need to call the airline at least 12 hours before your flight to order a special meal.

Special Meals
The following special meals are available in First Class and Economy Class on flights where complimentary meal service is offered.

Asian
Baby
Child
Bland
Diabetic
Gluten-free
Hindu
Kosher
Low-calorie
Low-cholesterol
Low-fat
Low-sodium
Muslim
Passover
Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Vegetarian (pure)

To request a special meal, you must contact Reservations at least 12 hours (24 hours for Kosher) before your scheduled flight departure. Once you check in, advise the gate agent and a flight attendant that you ordered a special meal.
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