First of all, let me say how amused I am that Northwest Airlines' website, rather than northwestairlines.com, is nwa.com. They got attitude, evidently. Also, I agree with Jason Kottke's view that there's no way this will save $2 million annually. If it does, they spend way too much on pretzels and should just go to Costco like everyone else.
Northwest Airlines passengers who said goodbye to free meals in February at least got free pretzels to console them. Now the airline is taking the pretzels away, too. Beginning June 9, coach passengers who want anything other than soda will have to pay for it. They can get a 3-ounce bag of trail mix for $1. Northwest spokesman Kurt Ebenhoch said the airline has no immediate plans to stop offering soda for free.
He said pulling the free pretzels should save $2 million a year.
