Meal voucher for a maintenance misconnect $12 - used to be $15?
Mar 25, 2024, 10:31 pm
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Meal voucher for a maintenance misconnect $12 - used to be $15?
Had a misconnect (maintenance). Got a meal voucher for $12. I have old photos of meal vouchers in the past, captured for sentimental purposes, basically, and in 2017 and 2021, the vouchers were $15 each.
During those two years (with $15), and this year (with $12), I was not an elite at all. What gives with the reduced amount? Not trying to sound ungrateful, more of mystified. Especially considering inflation.
During those two years (with $15), and this year (with $12), I was not an elite at all. What gives with the reduced amount? Not trying to sound ungrateful, more of mystified. Especially considering inflation.
Mar 26, 2024, 8:08 am
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Well, considering how lunch/dinner are grouped in the same category on board in F, it should be as such with the meal voucher…$15 for lunch/dinner
Mar 26, 2024, 10:57 am
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MSP.
Incidentally, the $15 2017 meal voucher was at MSP (after 8pm as well) and the $15 2021 voucher was from ATL, not sure what time.
Interestingly as well, the 2017/2021 $15 vouchers were paper vouchers, while the 2024 $12 one was a digital voucher.
EDIT: I did a bit of checking, and a 2023 DTW (after 8pm) voucher was $15, so perhaps this was a recent downgrade/reduction?
Incidentally, the $15 2017 meal voucher was at MSP (after 8pm as well) and the $15 2021 voucher was from ATL, not sure what time.
Interestingly as well, the 2017/2021 $15 vouchers were paper vouchers, while the 2024 $12 one was a digital voucher.
EDIT: I did a bit of checking, and a 2023 DTW (after 8pm) voucher was $15, so perhaps this was a recent downgrade/reduction?
Last edited by MrAndy1369; Mar 26, 2024 at 12:03 pm
Mar 27, 2024, 2:07 pm
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I saw a Reddit thread yesterday on r/Delta with someone else reporting receiving a digital meal voucher for $12. They specifically stated dinner. Not sure if OP was the same as the reddit poster, haha.
Mar 27, 2024, 3:14 pm
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https://www.reddit.com/r/delta/comme...ous_would_the/ (this is the Reddit thread in question)
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Mar 27, 2024, 5:27 pm
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Maybe this is also related to DL's massive pricing difference from basic econ vs normal main cabin on many leisure route flights out of MSP...
Mar 27, 2024, 11:02 pm
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The $12 voucher would basically cover your tip in one of the ATL restaurants. A few years ago I had a long layover (4+ hours) in ATL and I went to Carrabba's in the C concourse to eat lunch. A small garden salad, entree and one glass of wine, with the tip, was well over $50.