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The following website seems to allow you to preview the menu options ahead of time: http://cloud.o.delta.com/fltInfo
The Delta App lets you pre-select meals 7 days prior to departure. You may or may not receive an email around the same time (it's inconsistent whether you even receive an email). On the "MY TRIPS" tab, any eligible trip in the list will have a SELECT YOUR ENTREE button; this also appears if you tap on a trip and are viewing the individual trip details. The app is able to handle selections for multiple passengers traveling on the same record (i.e. you will be able to make selections on behalf of traveling companions)
Sample screenshot:
PRE-COVID: If you don't get the email, or only one of multiple passengers receives the email*, you can ask a phone or Twitter/FB agent for the choices, and they can make your selection up until T-24h (not all agents are sharp about this, so you may need to explain that you want to pre-order a regular meal, *not* one of the special vegetarian/Kosher meals etc. HUCA as needed) Nowadays it is unclear if agents can even still do this (or if just the average phone/chat agent does not know how to do so anymore)
*If this happens, double check that you have an email address (for each passenger) in the reservation. (But this can happen at random anyway even if you do have an email address listed.)
The Delta App lets you pre-select meals 7 days prior to departure. You may or may not receive an email around the same time (it's inconsistent whether you even receive an email). On the "MY TRIPS" tab, any eligible trip in the list will have a SELECT YOUR ENTREE button; this also appears if you tap on a trip and are viewing the individual trip details. The app is able to handle selections for multiple passengers traveling on the same record (i.e. you will be able to make selections on behalf of traveling companions)
Sample screenshot:
PRE-COVID: If you don't get the email, or only one of multiple passengers receives the email*, you can ask a phone or Twitter/FB agent for the choices, and they can make your selection up until T-24h (not all agents are sharp about this, so you may need to explain that you want to pre-order a regular meal, *not* one of the special vegetarian/Kosher meals etc. HUCA as needed) Nowadays it is unclear if agents can even still do this (or if just the average phone/chat agent does not know how to do so anymore)
*If this happens, double check that you have an email address (for each passenger) in the reservation. (But this can happen at random anyway even if you do have an email address listed.)
Pre-ordering Meals on Delta, the Definitive Thread
#16
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If I am getting a comp upgrade im happy to get it. Let the food fall where it may and if i have a dietary restriction its on me not on delta. With that being said why cant delta just stock equal amounts of entrees per seats left in first at the 24 hr mark. It aint rocket science.
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It was a nameless flight between nameless destinations lol.
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If I am getting a comp upgrade im happy to get it. Let the food fall where it may and if i have a dietary restriction its on me not on delta. With that being said why cant delta just stock equal amounts of entrees per seats left in first at the 24 hr mark. It aint rocket science.
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If I am getting a comp upgrade im happy to get it. Let the food fall where it may and if i have a dietary restriction its on me not on delta. With that being said why cant delta just stock equal amounts of entrees per seats left in first at the 24 hr mark. It aint rocket science.
I have been in 1st and just asked for stuff from the Economy food cart when the entree left doesn't work for me.
#21
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Ok then stock meals based on percentages at the 24 hour mark so everyone gets what they want....the odd even flights has always been bogus in my opinion anyway....it leaves the comp upgrade person out because they have last choice of seat which also likely will not let them get the meal choice they want anyway
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#23
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East/West or North/South. All eastbound flights go front to back for meal requests and all westbound flights go back to front (or vice versa, and similar for north/south.)
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Ok then stock meals based on percentages at the 24 hour mark so everyone gets what they want....the odd even flights has always been bogus in my opinion anyway....it leaves the comp upgrade person out because they have last choice of seat which also likely will not let them get the meal choice they want anyway
#25
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Think about that -- they would need twice the number of meals as needed and the unused ones will go to waste. They stock about an even number of the entree choices plus a few for crew and possible wastage. It makes economic sense.
I have been in 1st and just asked for stuff from the Economy food cart when the entree left doesn't work for me.
I have been in 1st and just asked for stuff from the Economy food cart when the entree left doesn't work for me.
#26
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I totally agree but for some people its the end of the world if they dont get their first choice. I could care less if i dont get my first choice but if i can choose ahead of time because i am not relying on a comp upgrade than more power to me. There is always the snack basket and woodford if the worst happens.☺👍
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An AA F/A showed me her official "rules" book (don't know what it is called). FEBO is out and it is E/W N/S -- but she admitted that many of the FA's forget and just do FEBO even though the flights are no longer Odd/Even on same routes.
It was interesting -- she was in a mood to dump on AA since the merger and I got an EARFUL. Lots of "inside baseball" stuff.
It was interesting -- she was in a mood to dump on AA since the merger and I got an EARFUL. Lots of "inside baseball" stuff.
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+1
Totally agree with Bubba on this one. If I am on say a paid J or paid F (irrelevant if it is OPM before anyone comments) - it would royally piss me off if someone on an Free UG/OpUp last minute or otherwise, got their meal choice and I did not - I would be royally pissed off.
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#29
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Delta soon to allow 1st class & D1 to preselect meal choice at booking
Per Delta rep Catherine Sirna
Source is my blog post here.
Per Delta rep Catherine Sirna
“Delta passengers in First Class or Delta One will be able to preselect the meal of their choice when booking, or up to 24 hours prior to departure, via Delta.com.”
Source is my blog post here.
I have D1 tickets that are several months out with the next run in 10 days.
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Up to 24 hours -- if I get the "100 hour" upgrade I can select. I understand the economics of taking what is available for gate upgrades.