ATLANTA, Dec. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- After decades of
service, Delta Air Lines- (NYSE: DAL) branded peanuts and pretzels
are stepping down as the airline's Main Cabin snack offering. With
those snacks' retirement set for Dec.
14, Delta is unveiling its improved onboard lineup including
Snyder's of Hanover® pretzels, Squirrel Brand Honey Roasted peanuts
and NatureBox Apple Cinnamon Yogurt Bars. The airline's beloved
signature Biscoff cookies will remain in service.
The enhancement will feature larger portions and more variety
for customers while supporting Delta's mission of continuing to
invest in the overall on-board experience. The airline will also
refresh its Main Cabin snacks more frequently in the future based
on direct customer feedback. The upgraded snacks are a result of
positive customer and employee feedback as the tested branded
snacks and larger portions earlier this year.
"We know our customers love pretzels and nuts, but we also know
they crave more choices and larger portions which is why we're
upgrading their snacking options on board," said Allison Ausband, Delta's Senior Vice President -
In-Flight Service. "Nearly all of Delta's 180 million customers
enjoy our snack offerings each year, which is why, in the future,
we're also going to look at ways to let them help choose our next
lineup."
The complimentary snacks will be available in the Main Cabin on
flights over 250 miles. Customers on shorter flights within
North America - from 251 to 599
miles - will now receive a choice of Biscoff cookies or Snyder's of
Hanover® pretzels, whereas customers were only offered one choice
previously. Flights over 600 miles will now offer four choices,
instead of three, offering Snyder's of Hanover® pretzels, Squirrel
Brand Honey Roasted peanuts, a NatureBox Apple Cinnamon Yogurt Bar
or Biscoff cookies.
Additionally, customers on international flights will receive a
choice of Snyder's of Hanover® pretzels or Squirrel Brand Honey
Roasted peanuts.
To celebrate the new snacks, Delta has set up branded vending
machines in Los Angeles,
Seattle and New York to offer complimentary samples to
customers.
Since the 1940s, Delta has offered complimentary snacks on board
starting with peanuts, later adding pretzels and Biscoff cookies in
the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The new snacks complement other enhancements Delta has recently
announced in the Main Cabin including upgraded blankets, featuring
woven fabric in a sensory blue hue, complimentary beer, wine and
spirits on long-haul international flights, sleep kits on long-haul
international flights and more.
About Delta
Delta Air Lines serves nearly 180 million
customers each year. In 2016, Delta was named to Fortune's top 50
Most Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired
airline for the fifth time in six years. Additionally, Delta has
ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for
an unprecedented five consecutive years. With an industry-leading
global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer
service to 312 destinations in 54 countries on six continents.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta
employs more than 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a
mainline fleet of more than 800 aircraft. The airline is a founding
member of the SkyTeam global alliance and participates in the
industry's leading transatlantic joint venture with Air
France-KLM and Alitalia as well as a joint venture with Virgin
Atlantic. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers
customers more than 15,000 daily flights, with key hubs and markets
including Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles,
Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK and LaGuardia, London-Heathrow,
Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, Seattle and Tokyo-Narita.
Delta has invested billions of dollars in airport facilities,
global products and services, and technology to enhance the
customer experience in the air and on the ground. Additional
information is available on the Delta News Hub, as well as
delta.com, Twitter @DeltaNewsHub, Google.com/+Delta, and
Facebook.com/delta.
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