Jul 8, 2021, 6:40 am
Last edit by: xliioper
Current 2021 First Class meal service status -- Current FC meal service consists of cold meal boxes with the exception of JFK-SEA and BOS-SEA/SFO FC marketed flights which receive hot meal service. This includes both domestic and international DL FC marketed flights. Otherwise, only D1 marketed flights receive hot meals. All flights over 900 miles which depart before 9PM receive meal service in FC. In addition, flights over 2300 miles will receive meal service in FC for departures after 9PM.
There have been no official announcements from DL concerning when hot meals will return to FC, however, it is rumored it will return Q1 2022.
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There have been no official announcements from DL concerning when hot meals will return to FC, however, it is rumored it will return Q1 2022.
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2020/Early 2021 - COVID Inflight Version of this Thread
Delta In-Flight Meal/Food Service: The Definitive Thread — 2021 Edition
Aug 1, 2021, 10:06 pm
#346
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D1 Menu AMS-SEA - Latest offering
This is what is being offered on my flight this Friday from AMS-SEA. Any thoughts on what is good and what to stay away from? How good can the fish actually be on a plane?
Aug 1, 2021, 11:03 pm
#347
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Aug 2, 2021, 5:31 am
#348
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Any recent experience with the international D1 red wine? Still the same mediocre quality or did this also suffer the COVID cost cutting excuse?
Aug 2, 2021, 6:30 am
#349
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There's a post of a wine cart from early July here (can't make out any of the labels) -- https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/33395605-post15.html
Aug 2, 2021, 7:30 am
#350
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I think the US 3 definitely had the opportunity to use the pandemic as an excuse to implement permanent downgrades (and pretty significant ones) in domestic F catering- AA pretty much said as much last year and we can read DL’s intentions from their actions. But then UA came along and announced a restoration of hot meals (though I think it’s debatable whether the meals themselves are the same as pre-covid or a slight downgrade). At the same time, AA has apparently been getting a lot of pushback from their pilots (who eat the same thing as F passengers), and is now frantically trying to restore hot meal service in F. At least for now, unless DL wants to go it alone, it seems like the drastic downgrades AA and DL probably would have liked to implement are not going to happen.
Aug 2, 2021, 7:38 am
#351
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I think the US 3 definitely had the opportunity to use the pandemic as an excuse to implement permanent downgrades (and pretty significant ones) in domestic F catering- AA pretty much said as much last year and we can read DL’s intentions from their actions. But then UA came along and announced a restoration of hot meals (though I think it’s debatable whether the meals themselves are the same as pre-covid or a slight downgrade). At the same time, AA has apparently been getting a lot of pushback from their pilots (who eat the same thing as F passengers), and is now frantically trying to restore hot meal service in F. At least for now, unless DL wants to go it alone, it seems like the drastic downgrades AA and DL probably would have liked to implement are not going to happen.
Delta is now essentially serving in D1 what UA is serving on their hub-hub flights and otherwise the sad boxes are just that, sad. I don't really see any reason to buy a domestic F ticket on DL over AA or UA these days. There is absolutely nothing about the product that stands out to be as being better in any way.
Aug 2, 2021, 8:42 am
#352
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There are a few posts upthread about getting this wine on flights -- https://www.wine.com/product/duckhor...n-2016/517513#
There's a post of a wine cart from early July here (can't make out any of the labels) -- https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/33395605-post15.html
There's a post of a wine cart from early July here (can't make out any of the labels) -- https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/33395605-post15.html
Your first link takes you to wine.com and a 2016 Duckhorn Cab. Wouldn’t it be great to have that offered in D1?
Aug 2, 2021, 8:55 am
#353
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https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/33426753-post160.html
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Aug 2, 2021, 1:03 pm
#354
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Can confirm it was available on JFK-LAX a couple weeks ago. I was gobsmacked. A shame they can only be served in plastic cups.
Aug 2, 2021, 1:23 pm
#355
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Should I also bring my own fresh cut twists? How about ice, can I expect that in my cup?
Aug 2, 2021, 2:15 pm
#356
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While Ed continues on his mission to take DL from "best in class" to "worst in class", UA is now offering Y customers the option to pre order food and drinks (albeit for $). Hot food. Remember that? This is now beyond ridiculous.
Aug 2, 2021, 2:20 pm
#357
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D1 jfk - anc
I'm flying JFK ANC at the end of the month on a 767-300 in D1, both ways. Any idea what the the food offerings are? If crap, I'll buy something in T4 to go.
Aug 2, 2021, 2:29 pm
#358
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Unless something changes, you'll get snack boxes.
Aug 2, 2021, 2:53 pm
#359
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My return today from RNO to ATL went from “breakfast” to snack and even that was a fail. They short-catered the inbound flight and only had the bistro box to pass out. Delta is certainly “rising”.
Aug 2, 2021, 2:58 pm
#360
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If you have the Delta AMEX reserve card and some time before your flight, make sure you check out the AMEX Centurion Club which is between the A and B concourses in the shopping mall part of T4. Plenty of good food and drink in there. Best airport lounge I've been to in the USA.