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Old Jan 22, 2026 | 4:58 pm
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Originally Posted by exerda
I was first thinking, "Awesome! I can now preorder the fresh items!"

Then I saw, "Oh, wait, I will ONLY be able to preorder them?! What happens in irrops, changes inside of 24 hours, etc.?" which is a big devaluation IMHO.
I got the e-mail and my interpretation is catering will only deliver the exact number of fresh items pre-ordered. And no extras. IRROPS or same-day flight change? Prepare to choose a snack box or buy something on the concourse. I guess one might get lucky if there are no-shows who pre-ordered, but then how do the FAs allocate those? And you certainly don't want to count on potential no-shows for a chance at a bistro item.

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