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You mean that CAKE is a lie?
– Ulrich Schwarz
Commented Jun 10, 2017 at 6:50
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So in short: Of the 1 984 345 different human diets the airline infrastructure made 36 different categories which can be ticked off. The airlines now do not offer 36 different meals each flight, but prepare limited choices which are compatible with all 36 categories. All gung-ho diet and susceptible people get the allergen-free, religious fully-compatible, non-meat, non-colored, non-preprocessed non-taste goo, all others get the normal non-taste goo. Correctly understood?
– Thorsten S.
Commented Jun 10, 2017 at 23:38
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@ThorstenS. I wouldn't even say that the limited choices are compatible with all the categories. If you request a KSML (Kosher Meal) on an airline that doesn't offer kosher food, or a VJML (Vegetarian Jain Meal) for a flight to Germany when the airline only offers them on Indian routes, you're not going to magically get a meal that satisfies your needs anyway. Some categories may simply be requests the airline doesn't fulfill on a particular route, and it's necessary to check with them in advance.
– Zach Lipton
Commented Jun 11, 2017 at 0:11
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Overall, I think this answer (along with this comment to John’s answer, now in chat) does the best job of explaining the behind-the-scenes nitty-gritty that I was wondering about—particularly the bit there is no way for an airline rep to see “oh, we don't have the contract catering facility in Beijing make VLML meals, so you can’t choose that for this flight” in their system. I had actually always assumed that they could see, at least to some degree, what options would be available on a particular flight. But then, as →
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Commented Jun 11, 2017 at 12:01
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@Johns-305 That's essentially what my answer was trying to say.
– Zach Lipton
Commented Jun 11, 2017 at 22:39

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