IMHO I dont think its a canned response (I sort know this as I asked a similar question on another email address I used and I got a different reply... On Sat, 04 Jan 2003 00:40:42 -0800 Mark Greenwood <mgreenwood@telus.net> writes: > 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? > > > >