February 01, 2016
CHICAGO, Feb. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Free snacks are back on United Airlines beginning today, with thousands of customers enjoying the scent of cinnamon and caramel this morning as they indulge in complimentary stroopwafels – Dutch-made toasted waffle treats.
Later today, the airline will offer an Asian-style snack mix of rice crackers, sesame sticks and wasabi peas, or a zesty ranch mix of mini pretzel sticks, Cajun corn sticks and ranch soy nuts.
United is serving up the complimentary snacks to economy-cabin customers on flights within North America, to and from Central America and between Honolulu and Guam.
Stroopwafels, available on flights before 9:45 a.m., may be enjoyed straight out of the package or warmed on top of a cup of coffee or tea to soften the waffle and melt the caramel filling.
The packaged snack mixes will be available on flights departing at 9:45 a.m. or later.
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"With signature service elements and more personal touches, we are redefining what it means to fly United Airlines," said Jimmy Samartzis, United's vice president of food services and United Clubs. "For the customer heading home from a business trip and for the family embarking on a long-planned vacation, we are building a new inflight experience of comfort and familiarity, with complimentary snacks playing a small but important part."
United will continue to offer Choice Menu items for purchase or complimentary economy-cabin meals, depending on length of flight and location. The airline will introduce illycaffe's scuro dark roast this summer on flights worldwide.
United Airlines and United Express operate an average of nearly 5,000 flights a day to 342 airports across six continents. In 2015, United and United Express operated nearly two million flights carrying 140 million customers. United is proud to have the world's most comprehensive route network, including U.S. mainland hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. United operates more than 700 mainline aircraft, and this year, the airline anticipates taking delivery of 20 new Boeing aircraft, including 737 NGs, 787s and 777s. The airline is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 192 countries via 28 member airlines. Approximately 84,000 United employees reside in every U.S. state and in countries around the world. For more information, visit united.com, follow @United on Twitter or connect on Facebook. The common stock of United's parent, United Continental Holdings, Inc., is traded on the NYSE under the symbol UAL.
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