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題名: Hungry at 30,000
Feet? Pay Up
記者: By MICHELLE HIGGINS
発行日: August 17,
2008
URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/travel/17pracfood.html
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US Airways announced in June that it was going to start charging coach
passengers on all its domestic flights $2 for soft drinks and bottled
water, as well as $1 for coffee or tea.
The other major carriers have
yet to follow US Airways's lead--though
it may just be a matter of time.
Meanwhile most domestic airlines have replaced free meals in coach on
flights in the United States with at least some food sales.
Buying
your own food or drinks at the airport is one alternative to
being held
economic hostage by the airlines, but who has time to wait
in line for water
when you're late for your connecting flight?
You can also pack a lunch
at home --but just make sure your salad
dressing is in a three-ounce
container, inside a one-quart, zip-top
plastic bag to get through
security.
So what exactly do you get these days?
What follows is
a sampling of the current food and drink policies for
American and
Continental Airlines on domestic flights within the United
States, and what
you can expect to shell out for a little sustenance.
The offerings are
slightly better on international flights, on which
most carriers continue to
offer free non-alcoholic drinks, meals and
snacks.
On its domestic
flights American Airlines has free soda, water, coffee
and tea; beer, wine
and cocktails are $6.
Snacks such as nuts, cookies or cheese and
crackers are $3 or $4.
Light meals --like a turkey bagel sandwich--are
available for $6 on
flights of three hours or longer.
Continental
Airlines also offers free soda, juice, water, coffee and
tea; for beer, wine
and cocktails, $5.
Peanut or pretzel snacks are free.
Meals are
free on flights of two hours or more.
When it comes to flying these
days, there increasingly is no such
thing as a free lunch.
今日のトピックは如何でしたか?
石油の高騰がいろんなところに影響を及ぼしていますね。
航空会社もだんだんせこくなってきて、今まで無料で提供してきた機内での
ドリンクやフードサービスにも課金するようになって来ています。
ちょっとセチガナイですね。
でも自動販売機で買うのと同様に、機内で有料のドリンクを注文すると
ほとんど誰も注文しない中、スチワーデスがわざわざ持ってきてくれ、
値段も通常の倍もしませんから、費用対効果は高いかもしてません。
今年も9月と11月に海外出張がある予定ですが、それまでに悪い流れが
おさまっていることを願っています。