Originally Posted by
FlyinHawaiian
UA eliminated special meals for most domestic flights a few months ago, but I am fairly certain they still exist for Transpac and Trans-Atlantic flights, even in Y.
They eliminated special meals in domestic and Canada flights many years ago, even in F! Flights to Europe and Asia still have them, and I'm not sure about South America.
The UA/CO websites never shows special meal requests, but the system nearly always works (at least in the past...) The only potential glitch I'm aware of is that you need to confirm the request with each operating carrier if you didn't specify it when you booked the ticket. I'd also double check it if you've got multiple people on the reservation and it gets split, e.g., due to an upgrade. But when something goes wrong, it's usually just because of a reroute or a flight attendant giving the meal to the wrong person...not much you can do about that.