DALLAS (AP) - American Airlines says it will begin selling $3 snack
boxes in the main cabins of long U.S. flights beginning Feb. 1.
American, which cut back on in-flight food after the industry downturn
of 2001, said Friday it would offer food in the main cabin on all
domestic flights longer than three hours.
Food will be sold on more than 500 daily non-transcontinental flights
of three hours or more. That's about 300 more flights than currently
offer food, said Fort Worth-based American, the largest U.S. carrier.
The snack boxes will replace current main cabin food service on about
120 other transcontinental and 40 Hawaii flights, which the airline
said would help it save about $30 million a year.
The airline said it would continue to offer complimentary food for
first-class passengers.
American had tested food on-board flights for main-cabin passengers
since September.
American said Friday it would sell a "morning snack box" containing a
muffin bar, dried cranberries, bagel chips, cream cheese spread and a
mint from 6 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.
From 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., the snack boxes will include crackers,
sliced salami, cheddar cheese, fruit mix and Oreo cookies, the airline
said.
On some transcontinental and Hawaii flights, passengers will be able
to buy breakfast sandwiches or turkey wraps for $5.
Shares of AMR, the parent of American Airlines, fell 21 cents, to
$9.95, in afternoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange. |