AMERICAN EXPANDS IN-FLIGHT INTERNET SERVICE American Airlines said Tuesday, August 19 it's expanding its in-flight Internet service to the rest of its 767-200 fleet, or the 15 planes that fly primarily transcontinental flights. The service, called Gogo, costs $12.95 per flight and provides full Internet access for WiFi-enabled devices, such as laptops and PDAs. It doesn't allow phone calls made over the Internet, such as Skype. "Passengers will experience speeds similar to the mobile broadband experience on the ground," the company says in a statement. The service is being expanded today, August 20, specifically to New York flights bound for San Francisco, Los Angeles and Miami. If the service is deemed successful after three to six months, American Airlines plans to roll out the service to the rest of its domestic fleet. IN THE AIR, YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR What follows is a sampling of the current food and drink policies for 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 foreign carriers continue to offer free alcoholic drinks, meals and snacks. But most United States carriers do not give out alcoholic drinks on trans-Atlantic routes.) American Drinks: Free soda, juice, water, coffee and tea; beer, wine and cocktails are $6. Snacks: Nuts, cookies or cheese and crackers on flights of two hours or more are $3 or $4; chips are offered after 10 a.m. for $3. Meals: Light meals — like a turkey bagel sandwich, Italian wrap or turkey-and-cheese ciabatta sandwich — are available for $6 on flights of three hours or longer. Boar's Head sandwiches with chips are $10 on flights to and from Hawaii and on transcontinental flights. United Drinks: Free soda, juice, water, coffee and tea; $6 for beer, wine and cocktails. Snacks: $5 for snack boxes with bagel chips, vegetable cheese spread, granola, diced pears, cinnamon twist pastry, toffee and mints, or other assortments. Meals: $7 for salads and sandwiches like a smoked turkey chipotle wrap or a Santa Fe chicken salad. Delta Drinks: Free soda, juice, water, coffee and tea; $3 for Vitaminwater; $7 for alcoholic beverages Snacks: Free peanuts, cookies or peanut butter crackers. Chocolate bars, potato chips and other snacks are available for $2 or $3 on flights of an hour and a half to two hours. Meals: From $4 on flights of more than two hours, including a strawberry cream cheese crepe ($4), mushroom pea orzo ($8), and grilled shrimp Caesar salad ($10). Continental Drinks: Free soda, juice, water, coffee and tea; for beer, wine and cocktails, $5. Snacks: Free peanuts or pretzels, after 10 a.m., on one-to-two-hour flights. Meals: Free on flights of two hours or more, including a muffin for breakfast, turkey sandwich with carrot sticks or chips and candy for lunch, or a meatloaf sandwich, a salad and sweets for dinner. JetBlue Drinks: Free soda, juice, water and Dunkin' Donuts coffee and tea; $3 for Vitaminwater; $5 for beer, wine and cocktails. Snacks: Free Terra Blues chips, Frito-Lay Munchies, cookies, cashews, biscotti or animal crackers. Meals: None. Northwest Drinks: Free soda, juice, water, coffee and tea; $5 for alcoholic beverages. Snacks: Pringles, M & M's, Twizzlers or trail mix are $3; snack boxes with crackers, cheese, cookies, trail mix and either beef sausage, chicken salad or tuna are $5. Fruit and cheese or vegetables with ranch dip, $7. Meals: $10 for a breakfast sandwich and fruit salad with a breakfast cookie, or for a deli meat sandwich and salad with a chocolate bar. US Airways Drinks: Coffee and tea, $1; bottled water, juices, and soda, $2; beer, wine and cocktails, $7. Snacks: $5 for boxes of chicken salad, crackers, trail mix, a fruit bar and cookies on flights over two and a half hours. Meals: From $7 on select flights over three and a half hours, including a turkey croissant and yogurt, chef salad or chicken Caesar sandwich. US AIRWAYS RELAXED REBOOKING POLICY FOR TROPICAL STORM FAY Travel To/From Freeport, Bahamas (FPO); Nassau, Bahamas (NAS); Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (GCM); Montego Bay, Jamaica (MBJ); Daytona Beach, FL (DAB); Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL); Fort Myers, FL (RSW); Gainesville, FL (GNV); Jacksonville, FL (JAX); Miami, FL (MIA); Orlando, FL (MCO); Sarasota, FL (SRQ); Tampa, FL (TPA); West Palm Beach, FL (PBI)
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