Every bar owner knows you put the pretzels out there because they make people thirsty. Give away the pretzels, sell the drinks. It's a simple concept that even an airline executive could understand. But noooooooooo... |
Posted on 05/27/2005 8:15:03 PM PDT by Arkie2
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- In the latest cost-cutting move by a struggling airline carrier, Northwest Airlines Corp. is nixing pretzels on its domestic flights, months after it stopped serving free meals. Beginning June 9, coach passengers who want anything other than soda will have to pay for it. They can get a 3-ounce bag of trail mix for $1. Northwest Airlines Corp. spokesman Kurt Ebenhoch said Friday the airline has no immediate plans to stop offering soda for free.
Ebenhoch said pulling the free pretzels should save $2 million a year. Northwest, the nation's fourth-largest airline, lost $458 million in the last quarter alone. Northwest operates more than 1,500 flights per day in North America and another 100 per day overseas.
Shares of Northwest rose 5 cents to $5.52 in afternoon trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market, where they have traded in a 52-week range of $4.20 to $11.83.
Delta Air Lines Inc. said in March that it was dropping its food-for-sale program, boosting prices on alcoholic beverages and eliminating pillows on many flights. As of April 3, the nation's third-largest airline replaced its food-for-sale program, which was launched on selected flights in July 2003, with a wider assortment of free snacks in coach class on most domestic and some Latin American and Caribbean flights of more than 90 minutes.
You have to pay a buck for the key to the bathroom.
There's a service charge for ringing the call bell.
The pilot passes around a hat for the fuel to get to the runway.
There will be a deposit on the plastic water bottles.
You'll receive an electric bill after the flight for the reading light.
You have to pay 5 bucks to raise your window shade and look at the scenery.
Remember that SNL skit where Will Ferrill was an airline pilot who took a bat to the passengers?
And as thing go right now, NW is actually one of the carriers that's better off.
Those little bags of pretzels probably cost 30 cents each. I've been angry ever since they stopped giving peanuts to appease the allergy nazis.
What about 10 cents per sheet of toilet paper?
That same 3-ounce bag of trail mix would cost $6 on Amtrak.
Yes I do, And there was a comment about going back to "Whore Island" If I remember.
Every bar owner knows you put the pretzels out there because they make people thirsty. Give away the pretzels, sell the drinks. It's a simple concept that even an airline executive could understand. But noooooooooo... |
What, are they afraid someone is going to sharpen a pretzel and hijack the plane?
Seats INSIDE the plane will be require an extra charge.
You may be right, there! It would be like the bank commercials where they charge for everything, you bring in a $50.00 check to deposit and you end up owing THEM money!
I fly Alaska Air from CA to WA, and they have had really wierd offerings for food The worst was humus and some kind of funky chips to dip. I'd never tasted humus before, didn't even know what it was, but it was pretthy awful tasting to me.
Flying home this last time, we actually had peanuts. I had thought the airlines discontinued the peanuts because so many people are allergic to them.
seat belt rental charge
Between Northwest Air and Northwest Airlink, they serve more large, medium and small markets. Aside from Frontier Airlines regional carrier Big Sky Airlines, Northwest is the only major carrier that serves this area where I live.
Yeah but the view's better outside!
And it would probably be $12 at a baseball game.
A parking space a mile from the stadium - $30
A bag of pretzels - $12
A seat in the last row - $50
Your team gets the crap kicked out of it - priceless.
Plus, you can smoke!
You have to pay a buck for the key to the bathroom.
Fine with me if they can make those stinkin' things a bit larger and have someone clean them routinely during flight.
LOL!
LOL! Lightin' up a stogie on the wing at 500 per. Now that's my idea of livin'!
What's flying coming to!
Since when was it ever the airlines responsibility to feed everyone anyway! Get yoru own food. Hell, it's not as if most people couldn't stand to gain, or lose, a little something by not eating for a few hours.
Taking away the in flight entertainment would be FAR more egregious.
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See, this is why these guys are going out of business. They are stupid.