AirlineFood

Now that airline fees are part of the furniture, we venture to the next new wrinkle in the sky. Airlines, knowing their bottom lines depend on surcharges, are learning to make those surcharges less painful by offering higher quality for them -- or, at least, pretending to. Take Midwest Airlines....

Consumerist points out US Airways' new coach-class snack menu, which resembles a poorly stocked room-service fridge. Among the highlights: Planters brand trail mix for $4, Pringles potato chips or Twizzlers for $3 and Maruchan ramen for $3. As any college student can tell you, a package of ramen in...