United Airlines to Keep Free Meals on International Flights

United Airlines has said that it will not end free meals in coach class on international flights, as announced earlier this summer.

The carrier had said it would trial a program on transatlantic flights from Washington Dulles International Airport, in which travelers in coach class would be charged for food, and meals in Business and First Classes would be free.

However, in an e-mail sent to customers United said: "The response from you and many of our corporate and Mileage Plus elite customers, even before we launched the test, told us what we would have undoubtedly learned had we proceeded - you value our hot-meal service in economy class for international flights."

If the program had gone through, United would have become the first airline to charge for in-flight meals.

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