Originally Posted by
Kacee
Perfect UA logic - they allocate based on cost, not demand. Passenger experience is always a secondary (at best) consideration.
Originally Posted by
fumje
Yeah, that would be the right way to do pre-order. This is the cheap way. Thus, it's no surprise which one United picked.
Agree with the sentiment, but how is it cheaper than the previous system though? If the meals are loaded at the same ratios as before, it seems the only change is that they implemented some IT to shift the meal selection priority from GS/1K to mostly those that happen to make pre-order selections first.
Originally Posted by
MatthewLAX
At this point, it seems that meals are loaded in the same ratios as always and the pre-order process is just a chance to reserve, essentially, what is left.