No great loss... The food sucked anyway.
I understand that they will probably be putting in vending machines.
Kim Chee?
The other passengers are going to just love you!
I usually just travel with cheese sticks and nuts.
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KC wrote:
> 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:
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> >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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