Bill Hough wrote: > Friday, May 27, 2005 (AP) > Northwest Nixes Pretzels on U.S. Flights > > > > (05-27) 11:34 PDT MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- > > In the latest cost-cutting move by a struggling airline carrier, Northwe= > st > 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. My father flew MSP-ANC on Thursday and there were no pretzels or peanuts. Only soda. If you know about this in advance, it's not such a bad thing. If you've just flown AMS-MSP, arrived two hours late and had no time to hit an ATM after customs -- and they don't take euros in exchange for food, it sucks. A lot. At least when you go Greyhound they stop at McDonalds every once in a while. Todd