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Food Service Policies and Information from Major Airlines
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Baggage Policy |
| Airtran Airways |
FOR ECONOMY CLASS
Snacks: Snacks are offered on all flights.
Meal Service: No meal service is offered.
Drinks: AirTran Airways offers a variety of refreshing hot and cold beverages on all of our flights, including a wide selection of Coca-Cola products.
- Coca-Cola Classic
- Diet Coke
- Coca-Cola Zero
- Coca-Cola Cherry
- Coca-Cola Cherry Zero
- Sprite
- Sprite Zero
- Dasani Water
- glaceau vitaminwater revive (fruit punch)
- glaceau vitaminwater essential (orange-orange)
- Minute Maid Apple Juice
- Minute Maid Orange Juice
- Minute Maid Cranberry Apple Cocktail
- Seagram’s Ginger Ale
- Seagram’s Tonic, Club Soda
- Mr. & Mrs. T Premium Blend Bloody Mary Mix
- V8
- RoyalCup Coffee
Premium Drinks: Alcoholic Beverages may be purchased for $6. For payment, Airtran accepts Visa, American Express, MasterCard, and Discover only.
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| American Airlines |
FOR ECONOMY CLASS
Snacks: Individually-packaged snacks are available throughout the day on more than 1,400 American Airlines U.S., Caribbean and Mexico flights. Snacks are available for $3 and include:
- Great Nut Supply, Co. Nut Blend (4 oz.)
- Mega Bite® Cookie (4 oz.)
- Lay's Stax® Potato Crisps (5.75 oz.)
Meal Service: If you're flying on a U.S., Caribbean or Mexico flight of three hours or longer in the morning, in addition to buying a snack, you can also purchase a fresh light meal for $6. For details and options, visit American Airlines' Menu.
Drinks: Nonalcoholic beverages are complimentary in all classes of service and include Coca-Cola soft drinks among others.
Premium Drinks: Alcoholic drinks are available for purchase for $6. American accepts credit and debit cards.
FOR FIRST CLASS
Snacks: Generally, a snack service will be provided on flights greater than two and a half hours that fall outside of a traditional meal time.
Meal Service: Complimentary food service is offered in First Class on all flights system-wide that have flying times over two hours and that operate within traditional breakfast, lunch and dinner times.
Drinks: Complimentary drinks are provided on all flights, including Coca-Cola products.
Premium Drinks: Complimentary alcoholic drinks are available on all flights.
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| Continental Airlines |
FOR ECONOMY CLASS
Snacks: Peanuts or Pretzels for flights from 1 to 3 hours long.
Meal Service: In general, snacks and meals are served on Economy Class on flights over two hours that fall within standard mealtimes. For flights over 3 hours long during lunch/dinner time, a meal will be served.
Drinks: All non-alcoholic beverages are complimentary on Continental flights.
Premium Drinks: There is a charge of $5 or one Continental Currency coupon for each alcoholic beverage in Economy on all flights.
FOR FIRST CLASS
Snacks: Peanuts or Pretzels for flights from 1 to 3 hours long.
Meal Service: In general, snacks and meals are served on BusinessFirst Class on flights over 1 and a half hours that fall within standard mealtimes. For flights over 3 hours long during lunch/dinner time, a meal will be served.
Drinks: Soft drinks, bottled water and juices are complimentary on flights of all lengths.
Premium Drinks: Beer, wine and cocktails are complimentary on flights of all lengths.
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| Delta Airlines |
FOR ECONOMY CLASS
Snacks:
Meal Service:
Drinks: Complimentary nonalcoholic drinks are offered on all flights in all classes.
Premium Drinks: Alcoholic drinks are available for purchase for $5-$6.
FOR FIRST CLASS
Snacks:
Meal Service: - For flights from 1025-1549 miles, a Complimentary meal served with glassware and metal cutlery and a selection from the Delta Snack Basket.
- For flights from 1550 miles and up, a choice of two entrees, created by Delta Chef Michelle Bernstein, served with glassware and metal cutlery and a selection from the Delta Snack Basket.
Drinks: Complimentary nonalcoholic beverages are offered in all classes of service on all flights.
Premium Drinks: A selection of complimentary beers, wines, spirits, and cocktails are offered in premium cabins. Complimentary beer and wine is offered on all Delta Shuttle flights.
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| JetBlue Airways |
FOR ECONOMY CLASS
Snacks: All snacks are complimentary. You may request as much as you like.
- Terra Blues® Chips
- Doritos® Munchies Mix
- Chocobillys chocolate chunk cookies
- All Nuts Jumbo Cashew Halves
- Mamma Says Pistachio Biscotti
- Mrs. GoodCookie Jungle Crackers
- Lorna Doones (long haul flights only)
Meal Service: No meal service is offered.
Drinks: Complimentary soda, hot drinks, tea and bottled water is available.
Premium Drinks: Cocktails are available for $5 a piece. Only credit cards are accepted.
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| Northwest Airlines |
FOR ECONOMY CLASS
Snacks: The a la carte buy-on-board food has replaced complimentary meals for domestic Coach Class customers. Snacks for purchase include: Pringles, Snack Mix, M&Ms and Twizzlers.
Meal Service: Northwest Airlines offers snack items and snack boxes for your enjoyment on board many of our flights. Flights to/from the West Coast feature fruit and cheese or vegetables with Ranch dressing. The fruit and cheese platter or vegetable platter is available on select flights to/from Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico and the Caribbean as well as sandwich and salad meals.
f your itinerary includes a flight with sandwich and salad meal, you may pre-order your sandwich and salad meal online at least 13 hours before your flight is scheduled to depart, although it is not required. Simply select the View/Change Reservations option from the Reservations Center on nwa.com to select your preference. A Flight Attendant will deliver your sandwich and salad meal in-flight and collect cash payment at that time.
Drinks: Complimentary soft drinks, bottled water and hot drinks are served on all flights.
Premium Drinks: Alcoholic drinks are available for purchase for $5.
FOR FIRST CLASS
Snacks: Northwest will continue to provide complimentary snacks in First Class and on international flights.
Meal Service: Northwest will continue to provide complimentary meals in First Class and on international flights.
Drinks: Complimentary soft drinks, bottled water and hot drinks are available on every flight.
Premium Drinks: Northwest will continue to provide complimentary premium drinks in First Class.
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| Southwest Airlines |
FOR ECONOMY CLASS
Snacks: If your flight segment is less than 600 miles in length, you will be served peanuts/pretzels. On nonstop flight segments that are 601 to 1270 miles long, you will be served a packaged snack appropriate to the time of day for your travel. On flights longer than 1271 miles, you will be served your choice of snacks from our Select-A-Snack box which features three different snack options.
Meal Service: Southwest Airlines does not serve sandwiches or meals; however, you may bring something to eat onboard.
Drinks: Southwest Airlines serves complimentary coffee, juices, and cold drinks on all flights. For a list of complimentary drinks, please visit Southwest Airlines Inflight Services.
Premium Drinks: Energy Drinks are $3. Beer, Wine and Cocktails are $4. Southwest Airlines' frequent flyers are encouraged to use their drink coupons.
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| Spirit Airlines |
FOR ECONOMY CLASS
Snacks: Snacks are available for purchase from $2 - $4 a piece. Details of the snacks offered can be found at the Spirit Airlines Snacks Page.
Meal Service: No meal service is offered.
Drinks: Soft drinks, bottled water and juices are available for purchase for $3 and energy drinks are available for $2.
Premium Drinks: Beer, wine and cocktails are available for purchase for $5.
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| United Airlines |
FOR ECONOMY CLASS
Snacks: For flights 2 - 3 hours, a complimentary cocktail snack is provided. For flights over 3 hours, snacks from the United Snack Box are available for purchase for $5.
Meal Service: For flights over 5 hours, options from the United Fresh Food Menu are available for purchase for $7.
Drinks: Complimentary soft drinks are provided on flights on all lengths, including:
- soft drink
- tonic water
- seltzer water
- bottled purified water
- milk
- ea
- assorted fruit juices
- blends of both regular and decaffeinated coffees
Premium Drinks: Alcoholic drinks are available for purchase for $6 each. Cash only.
FOR FIRST CLASS
Snacks: On flights greater than 759 miles (approximately 2 hours in length), United First customers on explusSM morning flights will enjoy the Smartpack SnackBox. On afternoon/evening flights, they will be treated to the Minimeal SnackBox. Contents of United SnackBoxes can be found at the United Snackbox collection page.
Meal Service: On longer flights during traditional meal times, our premium cabin customers will be treated to chilled salads; perhaps topped with warmed spicy shrimp or thin slices of the chef’s steakhouse seasoned tenderloin of beef. A choice of entrees follows and you’ll want to save room for dessert – a slice of Eli’s famous cheesecake?
Drinks: Complimentary non-alcoholic drinks are provided on flights of all lengths.
Premium Drinks: Alcoholic beverages are complimentary in United First® and United Business® Class.
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| US Airways |
FOR ECONOMY CLASS
Snacks: Served all day on flights over 2.5 hours, departing between 5 AM and 8 PM, the In Flight Cafe Snack box for $5. This includes: Bumble Bee chicken salad, Partners toasted sesame crackers, Tree Top Flat Fruit Cherry, Glacier Ridge Farms white cheddar cheese, Anzac oatmeal cookies, and SunGold SunButter.
Meal Service: The In Flight Cafe offers meal options for flights over 3.5 hours, departing between 5 AM and 8 PM. Breakfast, lunch and dinner meals are available for $7 and include a Fruit and cheese plate, Turkey ham luau sandwich, a Classic chicken caesar salad and Rosemary ciabatta turkey club.
Drinks: Non-alcoholic drinks are complimentary, this includes Coca-Cola products, Minute Maid, water and teas. Starting August 18, US Air will start charging $2 a drink.
Premium Drinks: Wine, beer and cocktails are available for purchase for $7.
FOR FIRST CLASS
Snacks: First Class customers enjoy complimentary snacks on domestic and Caribbean flights longer than 2.5 hours in length, departing between 5 AM and 8 PM.
Meal Service: First Class customers enjoy complimentary meals on domestic and Caribbean flights longer than 3.5 hours in length, departing between 5 AM and 8 PM.
Drinks: Coca-Cola products, Minute Maid, bottled water and teas are complimentary.
Premium Drinks: Wine, beer and cocktails are complimentary.
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