IP: Finally, some good news: Two airlines to stop serving bad meals: [wonder what they will do with the 5 billion, award the management better bonuses djf]

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Mike Cassidy manages a weak smile at the loss of the 
> <http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/opinion/dispatch/mc092101.htm>midair 
> microwaved meal in the airlines' cost-cutting moves.

Airlines are losing millions because of canceled flights and lighter 
passenger loads. Security is tighter by far. More than ever, air travel 
will be a way to get from point A to point B
safely.
In announcing the change, AMR, which owns American and TWA, said food 
service could increase delays in light of new security measures. And, the 
company said, given the hard times, its carriers can no longer afford the 
luxury of that midair microwaved treat.
Which raises the question: What's one of those plastic meals on a plastic 
plate worth? Thirty-nine cents?

Even at that, whatever made American think the meals were worth it in the 
first place? It always struck me as funny that flight attendants would give 
you a choice of meals when everything tasted the same. (I usually picked 
the food I figured would leave the least stubborn stains.)
But by Nov. 1, AMR says, the choice will be more like peanuts or pretzels.



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