Airplane passengers toasting with drinks.Photo: Delta Airlines
Delta Airlines is bringing back its complimentary snack-and-beverage selection for its customers after previously suspending service due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.
The company announced Wednesday in a release on their website that as of April 14, passengers on board its aircrafts will once again have access to select bites and sips on both “domestic and select short-haul international flights.”
Complimentary selections will include Coca-Cola products like the classic soda along with Diet Coke, Sprite and Seagram’s Ginger Ale, served in 7.5-oz. mini cans. Snack offerings will consist of “wellness-focused treats” like Clif Bars, Biscoff cookies, Goldfish crackers and almonds.
“In early June, customers flying in Delta One or First Class on select domestic coast-to-coast flights will see hot food options return, and First Class customers on other key U.S. routes will enjoy fresh boxed meals beginning in early July,“the press release added.
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Aside from Coca-Cola products, Delta also revealed that they would be serving Tip Top Proper Cocktails as of April 14, as well as juices, mixers and Starbucks coffee and tea.
SVP of in-flight service for Delta, Allison Ausband,said in the releasethat “these single-serve options are the first step in bringing back food and beverages even better as more customers return to Delta.”
“We’ve worked with our trusted partners at Mayo Clinic to ensure we safely serve these items as we continue to deliver on our promise of safer travel,” she added.
The offerings come ahead of the company’s plans to expand their menu this summer, with Delta promising that in early June “customers flying in Delta One or First Class on select domestic coast-to-coast flights will see hot food options return,and First Class customerson other key U.S. routes will enjoy fresh boxed meals beginning in early July.”
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The 400 pilots scheduled to return to work are not new hires, theAssociated Pressadded, but are instead employees who avoided furloughs last year. Delta’s pilots avoided temporary leaves of absence in 2020 after their union agreed for less-senior pilots to receive reduced pay and be removed from active flying.
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