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JetBlue
JetBlue does not serve full meals on flights, but does serve a variety of complimentary snacks and beverages. Energy drinks are available for $3 while beer, wine and cocktails cost $5.
Midwest
Midwest offers Best Care Cuisine, an in-flight meal purchasing program with food from a local Milwaukee restaurant. Breakfast, lunch and dinner options range from $6 - $11. This program is available on most Midwest Airlines flights.
Complimentary warm chocolate chip cookies are served on flights departing after 10 a.m. Non-alcoholic beverages are complimentary, with alcoholic drinks available for $5 and Red Bull energy drinks available for $4.
Northwest
Northwest offers individual snacks for $3 and snack boxes for $5 in coach class on most domestic flights. On most flights to the West Coast, Hawaii, Alaska, and most of the Caribbean and Mexico, "fresh products" (fruit and cheese, or vegetables with ranch dip) are available for $7. Sandwich and salad meals are available for $10 on select flights to Hawaii, Alaska, Mexico and the Caribbean. To guarantee yourself a meal, you can preorder online at the Northwest Web site at least 13 hours before your flight.
Complimentary meal service is offered in first class and on international flights.
Southwest
On flights less than 600 miles, Southwest serves peanuts or pretzels. On nonstop flights between 601 and 1,270 miles, the airline offers a packaged snack appropriate to the time of day. Southwest offers passengers a choice of three different snack options on flights longer than 1,270 miles. Southwest Airlines does not serve sandwiches or meals on any flight. Standard beverage service is offered on all flights, with beer, wine and cocktails available for $4 and energy drinks available for $3.
Spirit
Spirit doesn't serve meals, but snacks (muffins, candy, chips) are offered for $2 - $4. Spirit also charges for all drinks, including soft drinks and water ($3). Hot drinks like coffee and tea are $2. Alcoholic beverages are $6.
 United
United offers complimentary meals in coach on most international flights. In coach class on North American flights (including flights to the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico) of two hours or longer, a complimentary soft beverage is given and snacks are available for purchase. The airline also recently introduced "an enhanced snack offering of candy, chips, cookies and nut mix" for $3 on flights between two and three hours.
On flights over three hours, a variety of SnackBoxes are available for $6. On flights over five hours, you'll also have the option of purchasing a sandwich or salad from the Fresh Food Menu ($9).
On all flights, soft drinks are complimentary, and alcoholic beverages are available for purchase. Once free, cocktail snacks are no longer available on flights shorter than two hours.
US Airways
US Airways offers an In-Flight Cafe on most flights longer than 3.5 hours, taking off between 5 a.m. and 8 p.m. Meals are priced at $7, and a Snack Box is available for $5.
The airline offers free sodas, juices, tea, water and coffee. Alcoholic beverages cost $7.
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Last Updated: 05/15/09
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