As the weather grows colder, Delta’s onboard menu is heating up with fresh, seasonal selections and an expansion of the airline’s pre-select meal program, which allows customers traveling in Delta’s business class cabin, Delta One, to request their choice of regionally-inspired meals designed by local chefs.
Pre-select meal program expansion
Following its initial roll-out in select markets, Delta will expand its popular pre-select meal program from December 6, 2018 to include all outbound and inbound Delta One routes, enabling all customers travelling between Europe, Middle East and Africa and the United States to choose their meal in advance.
“Customer feedback plays a vital role in the development of our culinary offerings,” said Lisa Bauer, Delta’s Vice President – On-Board Services. “We know that customers value having control over their in-flight experience. Through the pre-select meal program, we’re giving customers the peace of mind that their first meal choice is available on board.”
Customers will receive an email from Delta three days prior to their flight, asking them to select their first choice meal. All that’s needed to participate is a valid email address, listed in the customer’s SkyMiles account or in their passenger booking record.
New winter menu and wine selections in Delta One
This winter, customers flying in Delta One enjoy comforting dishes including braised beef short rib, roasted chicken breast or soy-glazed cod. Select European destinations menus will feature culinary creations by Delta’s in-house and partner chefs including James Beard honoree Linton Hopkins out of Atlanta, Danny Meyer’s Union Square Events out of New York, and chef duo Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo out of L.A.
The refreshed Delta One menus will be complemented by a selection of wines curated by Delta Master Sommelier, Andrea Robinson including Oyster Bay Pinot Noir. Andrea’s wine selection is a year-round process that includes in-flight tastings to make sure the wines taste just as good at cruising altitude as they do on the ground. To enhance the on-board experience even further, Delta partnered with Andrea to develop its Sky Sommelier program, a series of online courses where flight attendants learn how to bring the wine experience to life for Delta’s customers.
This is part of the airline’s ongoing effort to elevate and redefine the onboard culinary experience through fresh, local and seasonally-rotating food and beverage options.
Flight Fuel menu refresh
- Delta also has new offerings for international customers connecting onto domestic flights:
- The airline will serve new offerings in its Flight Fuel menu in the Main Cabin on select flights over 900 miles within North America**. The refreshed menu features updated for-purchase dining selections, including a new breakfast box and chicken wraps.
- U.S.-domestic First Class and Delta Comfort+ snack baskets have also been refreshed with new options for customers to enjoy, including the world’s top selling cookie – the Oreo.
