Delta to test food sales at Cincinnati airport gates HEBRON, Ky. (AP) =97 Delta Air Lines plans to begin a test in mid-June to=20 sell food at a few boarding gates before flights at Cincinnati/Northern=20 Kentucky International Airport, a hub in its flight network. Cincinnati's=20 airport will be the lone test market for the food sales. Officials of the=20 Atlanta-based airline are still working out details, including what types=20 of sandwiches and other food will be offered. "This is about providing more= =20 options, although we would be thrilled if it turned out we could break even= =20 or get a little revenue off of it," Delta spokesman John Kennedy said=20 Thursday. The test will restore some food service that Delta cut for all=20 but its longest flights after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.=20 Earlier this year, Delta did a weeklong test to see whether coach=20 passengers were willing to pay extra for food during flights between New=20 York and Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Food sold included cookies, cinnamon rolls=20 and sandwiches, priced between $2 and $7. Song, Delta's discount carrier,=20 already sells turkey sandwiches, Greek salads, yogurt, cookies and other=20 items on its flights. Other airlines that have tested or studied onboard=20 food sales include America West, United, American and Northwest. Delta said= =20 the test will not affect its current food service. The airline serves meals= =20 on most international flights, in first class on domestic flights over 700= =20 miles, and in coach on domestic flights over 1,750 miles. *************************************************** The owner of Roger's Trinbago Site/TnTisland.com Roj (Roger James) escape email mailto:ejames@xxxxxxxxx Trinbago site: www.tntisland.com Carib Brass Ctn site www.tntisland.com/caribbeanbrassconnection/ Steel Expressions www.mts.net/~ejames/se/ Mas Site: www.tntisland.com/tntrecords/mas2003/ Site of the Week: http://www.natalielaughlin.com/ TnT Webdirectory: http://search.co.tt *********************************************************