Northwest Airlines pulls pretzels from flights; trail mix to cost $1

Associated Press

May 27, 2005 PRETZEL0528

Northwest Airlines passengers who said goodbye to free meals in February at least got free pretzels to console them. Now Northwest is taking the pretzels away, too.

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 the airline has no immediate plans to stop offering soda for free.

He said pulling the free pretzels should save $2 million a year. Northwest, the nation`s fourth-largest airline, lost $458 million in the last quarter alone.

I guess I`d bring my own pretzels from home in a Ziploc and spend the extra $9-11 on a DigEplayer.

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