"nobody" wrote in message
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> Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>> nice to have a snack. I'd rather bring my own for about $2 if it means
>> saving $20 on my ticket.
>
> Well, that is the point. A real hot meal of quality higher than what US
> airline have been serving costs between $8 and $12.
>
> The hot meal itself costs about $2 (check out your supermarket's frozen
> dinners section). The rest is desert, salad, handling, and the washing
> of
> utensils/dishes etc.
>
> The airline still needs the logistics of catering the plane with
> peanuts and
> soft drinks.
>
> At most, I reckon the airline may save $5.00 per ticket by not serving
> a meal.
> (Especially since AA wasn't serving real meals).
>
> What AA should really be doing is allowing coach pax to pre-purchase
> first
> class meals. Charge $15 for meal only (no free wine, no champagne, no
> hors
> d'oeuvres or any other first class perk, just the meal).
>
> On-board, they can sell chocolate bars, chips, yoghurt.
>
> I find it funny that they would try to sell surprise bags, probably to
> increase FA efficiency, yet they'll want the FAs to collect money.
>
> AA should equip its FAs with wireless credit card machines so they
> could
> efficienctly sell goods on board.
Wouldn't the wireless credit card machines emit radio waves which would
interfere with the aircrafts' navigational systems and cause them all to
crash?
JohnT
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