After adding a $1-$2 price tag to their non-alcoholic beverages last Summer, US Airways has decided to make them free again after competitors weren't willing to take the dive into the money pool with them. As you can imagine, if sitting in a recycled air tube for x amount of hours isn't enough, having to fish out a few bucks from your carry-on to pay for your customary Ginger Ale caused customers to speak up. And thankfully, it got US Airways' attention. CEO Doug Parker says the company retracted the drink fee because it was taking away from other airline improvements:
...this difference in our service has become a focal point that detracts from all of the outstanding improvements in on-time performance and baggage handling that all of us have worked so hard to achieve over the past year.
Have you ever paid for a non-alcoholic beverage on a flight before?
