Can anyone say canned response? Mark Panitz wrote: > I wrote to America west about have pax pay for their > meals this is their reply (my originally question to them follows) > > --------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Web.Master" <web.master@americawest.com> > To: <mpanitz@juno.com> > Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 15:09:16 -0700 (MST) > Dear > Mark > > For information regarding food service on your specific itinerary, > please call 1-800-235-9292. > Special meal requests are available for diabetic, kosher, and vegetarian > passengers or passengers requiring a low fat, low sodium or low > cholesterol meals. Childrens meals and fruit plates have been > discontinued until further notice. > America West offers beverage service on all of our flights and we do > encourage our passengers to bring along food items that they would like > to consume while onboard the plane. > The option to purchase meals on America West flights is on a trail basis > and will not be available on all flights. America West Airlines flights > between January 6-26 will offer the option to purchase a meal on some > flights. The guidlines are: > DATES FLT LENGTH TYPE OF FOOD COST > 1/6 - 1/12 2.5 - 3 HOURS SNACK BOX $3 - $5 PER ITEM > 1/13 - 1/19 3 - 4 HOURS A LA CARTE $3 - $5 PER ITEM > 1/20 - 1/26 4 OR MORE HOT/COLD $8 - $10 PER MEAL > > America West will only accept cash. There will be gate announcements to > let passengers know that this is available on their flight. > > Sincerely, > > Brenda Hurd IAD > Americawest.com Support > > Original Message Follows: > ------------------------ > First: Mark > Last: Panitz > Email: mpanitz@juno.com > FlightFund Number: > General Inquiry: > Question I have heard that America west is going to start charging > their > passengers for food, I was wondering what about those passengers on > special diets? (i.e Kosher, vegetarian etc) will you also charge those > passengers too? also how do you intend to have the passengers pay for > their food? what if they dont have any cash on them? what about people > with disabilities who cant handle change?