Kid's meals
Aug 28, 2017, 9:39 am
#1
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Kid's meals
Why do they not load kid's meals automatically? Surely when you buy tickets for a 3 year old and a 5 year old it's not unreasonable to expect age appropriate meals to be loaded without having to go through a special order.....
Fair enough I didn't double check, so according to the CC its entirely my fault that my kids went hungry.
Both choices on last nights LHR-YYZ were spicy curries which seemed poor even forgetting the children. Not everyone like Indian food!
Fair enough I didn't double check, so according to the CC its entirely my fault that my kids went hungry.
Both choices on last nights LHR-YYZ were spicy curries which seemed poor even forgetting the children. Not everyone like Indian food!
Aug 28, 2017, 9:43 am
#2
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It is a common problem , but to be fair it is your duty to select a child meal as your children might have special dietary requirements....
A better alternative is a pro-active email reminding you or to select it during the booking process.
A better alternative is a pro-active email reminding you or to select it during the booking process.
Aug 28, 2017, 9:45 am
#3
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Not all children eat the children's meal offerings. What if they are vegetarian as well? Kids meals are often meat based.
Sorry but I tend to side with CC on this one. However, on 4 recent CC flights the child's meal was only given once. Not sure if the other meals were meant for both children and adults based on time of day.
Sorry but I tend to side with CC on this one. However, on 4 recent CC flights the child's meal was only given once. Not sure if the other meals were meant for both children and adults based on time of day.
Aug 28, 2017, 9:49 am
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Not all children eat the children's meal offerings. What if they are vegetarian as well? Kids meals are often meat based.
Sorry but I tend to side with CC on this one. However, on 4 recent CC flights the child's meal was only given once. Not sure if the other meals were meant for both children and adults based on time of day.
Sorry but I tend to side with CC on this one. However, on 4 recent CC flights the child's meal was only given once. Not sure if the other meals were meant for both children and adults based on time of day.
But not ever loading a kid's meal because of the off chance it might not meet a special dietary requirement seems like a cop out. Especially when the only other offerings are clearly not suitable for all ages.
Aug 28, 2017, 9:53 am
#5
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The problem is that not every child eats or needs a kids meal. Out of my two nephews, one would be quite happy with an adult meal and in fact would probably be unhappy with a kids meal, the other probably wouldn't eat anything, even a kids meal. I know when I was traveling as a child, I just ate what was offered on the plane, never expecting a "kids meal."
Aug 28, 2017, 9:59 am
#6
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It's 100% your responsibility, many parents bring there children up eating the same food as adults including curries, personally I think the children's meals are too much sugar based brown food.
Aug 28, 2017, 10:02 am
#8
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The problem is that not every child eats or needs a kids meal. Out of my two nephews, one would be quite happy with an adult meal and in fact would probably be unhappy with a kids meal, the other probably wouldn't eat anything, even a kids meal. I know when I was traveling as a child, I just ate what was offered on the plane, never expecting a "kids meal."
Aug 28, 2017, 10:25 am
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I am totally on BA's side on that one. I know many children, including pretty small ones, who prefer to eat off the regular menu rather than 'kids meals' which are all too predictable. In fact, most of my friends educate their kids to eat any and everything just like adults and would be absolutely livid if their kids were presented with BA's conception of a child's meal.
Aug 28, 2017, 10:28 am
#10
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My experience has been that they do, if that is the preference established in the passenger profile in the BAEC. The kids meal is okay but it tends to be a politically correct healthy meal (low salt, no seasoning etc) that anyone over 5 years may find a bit dull. The adult meals are much more diverse and that is what some kids (mine included) prefer. If your kids like unsalted diced carrots and chicken, feel free to order that.
Aug 28, 2017, 10:31 am
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and goes well with white dip (ranch dressing). Or at least that's how we convinced my picky eater nephew to eat it. He's the one that refuses to eat anything on a plane.
Aug 28, 2017, 10:34 am
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Aug 28, 2017, 10:36 am
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