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Old Apr 22, 2013 | 10:51 pm
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Originally Posted by Seth
Unfortunately, this is not always the case. TUS-ATL is over 1500 miles; both daily flights run during designated meal times (breakfast and lunch). There is never a hot meal option for breakfast and often not a hot option for lunch. It is just another example of the consistent service DL provides

Heck, the last two dinner flights I took ATL-TUS didn't even have a hot option.
I would assume that TUS is not a catering station so the early morning flight is catered out of ATL, since we are not getting to the warm part of the year, evening using dry ice, that would melt sitting inside the plane over night. This could be one of the reason for no hot options, however, one could argue that if the meals are kept out, no ovens are needed either.
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