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Delta cutting free snacks, drinks on hundreds of flights

Delta Air Lines will soon end its free snack and beverage service for most passengers on flights less than 350 miles.

Change comes in the middle increasing cost pressures About the airline industry in the midst of war in Iran; This has led to an increase in airfares and increased fees for checked baggage and other services.

But a spokesperson for Delta told The Hill that the changes have nothing to do with rising jet fuel prices, adding that the airline is expanding service on more flights rather than reducing it.

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Starting May 19, about 9 percent of Delta’s up to 5,500 daily flights — flights between 250 miles and 350 miles — will no longer offer service in the economy cabin, a company spokesman said Tuesday.

Flights under 250 miles currently cannot receive service, and all flights under 350 miles last less than an hour in the air.

The leading U.S. air carrier will also switch flights between 350 miles and 500 miles to full service and offer all beverages and four snack options. These flights make up 14 percent of Delta’s daily routes.

The airline previously offered economy cabin passengers an “express service” that included water, coffee, tea and two snack options on flights between 250 and 500 miles.

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The airline aims to “create a more consistent experience across our network” by eliminating the “express service”.

“Customers traveling on flights of 350 miles or more on Delta Comfort and Delta Main will now receive full beverage and snack service, but shorter flights will no longer have food and beverage service – except for Delta First, which always receives full service,” the airline said in its statement.

The statement continued: “Even on the small number of flights without beverage service, our crew will continue to be visible, available and focused on taking care of our customers, as on every flight.”

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