Those cheap bastards!
Oh well, doesn't affect me too much. I always travel with my Kim Chee.
I'll just bring some extra.
n ews wrote:
>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.
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