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Here’s what the four major U.S. airlines offer for inflight meals and refreshments: American Airlines Free in Main Cabin and Main Cabin Extra on all flights traveling more than 250 miles:
United Airlines passengers on domestic flights of four hours or longer can buy meals from a revamped menu, The Chicago Business Journal reported.
Continental Airlines, the last large United States carrier to offer free meals on all domestic flights, [6] announced in March 2010 that it would begin a buy on board program in fall 2010 and end many of its free meal programs on domestic flights. [7] Jeff Green of Businessweek described the end of Continental's program as an "end of an era." [8]
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The airline service trolley system was introduced in the late 1960s at the same time as a new generation of large "widebody" aircraft were entering into service with the airlines. The significantly larger number of passengers on these aircraft meant that meals could no longer be efficiently delivered by hand, as they had been until that time.
In the late 1920s, Western Air Express was one of the first airlines to serve in-flight meals in the United States, [7] beginning with flights between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Food served included fried chicken, cake, fruits and sandwiches. [8] Mealtimes served as a distraction from the unpleasant flight experience and helped ease nerves.
In mid-August, United announced it would start forcing coach passengers on international flights to pay for their meals. Customers went ballistic. A chagrined United Airlines relents and won't ...
This is a list of airlines that have an air operator's certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States. Note: Destinations in bold indicate primary hubs, those in italic indicate secondary hubs, and those with regular font indicate focus cities. For legacy carriers American, Delta, and United, the most strategic ...