New York, NY – JetBlue is joining other carriers offering onboard food for sale. Five new snack boxes go for $6 each.
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The snack boxes will be available on flights longer than 3 hours and 45 minutes. They range from a “Wake Up” box that includes a croissant, jam, almond butter, crackers, fruit and milk to a “Cheer Up” box that features three cheeses, dried fruit and crackers.
There will still be some free snacks on every flight. JetBlue began selling the boxes June 16 and is expected to officially announce the move Tuesday on Twitter and its blog.
Several other domestic airlines offer snack packs or meals for sale on longer flights; including United, US Airways and Delta.
Separately Tuesday, Southwest Airlines Co. launched a 72-hour sale Tuesday to celebrate its 39th year in business, with fares starting at $39 each way.
For travel up to 450 miles, fares are $39 one-way. For travel between 451 and 1000 miles, fares are $79 each way. Fares are $119 each way for travel greater than that.
The fares are available through 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on Thursday for travel Sept. 8 through Nov. 17.
This is a shrewd marketing move to restore some amenities to commercial aviation on a discount airline. However, the article says nothing about who (if anyone) is providing the hashgacha for these snacks.
when will they start charging for bathroom visits?
spirit charges for a bag of chips or nuts why should jet blue be any different?
as long as they keep giving the free snacks they’ve been giving until now it’s fine with me.
if you have their amex card, be wary: they charge yearly membership fee.
If anyone would bother to search they would find what is offered……from the Jetblue site: The shape up box contains the following:
If you’re jetting to a swimsuit destination, we highly recommend the super-healthy and great-tasting Shape Up box. (Kosher)
* Wild Garden™ Sun-Dried Tomato Hummus OU
* New York Style® Pita Chips OU
* Sheffa Zesty Snack Mix OU
* Emerald® Natural Almonds OU
* Sun-Maid® Raisins OU
* Brothers All Natural Asian Pear Fruit Crisps OU
no matter which airline i fly i have always packed my own sandwich.
even if the airline offered kosher food , most times it was frozen or just not something my family and i wanted to eat.
packing a few sandwiches and snacks is nto a major amount of work to do.