TEMPE, Ariz., Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –US Airways (NYSE:LCC) introduces two new choices to DineFresh, its premium meal option for customers flying in Economy to?Europe, the?Middle East?and?South America, and now offers customers the choice of four premium meal selections. Since the program’s inception in?August 2012, US Airways remains the only U.S.-based carrier to deliver a premium meal option for customers traveling internationally from?the United States?in Economy.
[quote]”The DineFresh program has elevated the inflight experience for our customers traveling internationally in the main cabin and we are happy to now offer four fresh premium meal options,” said Hector Adler, vice president, InFlight Services. “DineFresh enhances our current complimentary meal offerings and gives customers the opportunity to treat themselves to an upgraded meal paired with complimentary wine.”[/quote]
US Airways’ two new DineFresh options allow customers to select from either a meal of chilled sliced Asian beef with noodles accompanied by summer rolls with ginger sesame dressing, cucumber and shrimp salad, lavosh crackers and creme brulee cheesecake for dessert or a charcuterie meal that includes an assortment of cured meats and cheeses, lavosh crackers, Mediterranean salad, and turtle cheesecake for dessert.
A refreshed DineFresh vegetarian option now includes orzo pasta with Portobello mushrooms and tomatoes, served with assorted cheeses, lavosh crackers, tomato and jicama salad, and a raspberry swirl cheesecake dessert. Similar to the new Asian beef option, a refreshed chicken selection consists of chilled sliced Asian chicken with noodles paired with summer rolls and ginger sesame dressing, cucumber and shrimp salad, lavosh crackers and creme brulee cheesecake for dessert.
DineFresh premium entrees, which are priced at?$19.99, must be purchased at least 24 hours prior to the flight. Customers traveling on flights where DineFresh meals are offered will be notified in advance via email as to their availability and can visit the following page to order:?dinefresh.usairways.com.
[box]About US Airways
US Airways, along with US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express, operates more than 3,000 flights per day and serves 198 communities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Central and South America. The airline employs more than 32,000 aviation professionals worldwide, operates the world’s largest fleet of Airbus aircraft and is a member of the Star Alliance network, which offers its customers more than 21,900 daily flights to 1,329 airports in 194 countries. Together with its US Airways Express partners, the airline serves approximately 80 million passengers each year and operates hubs in Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia and Phoenix, and a focus city in Washington, D.C. at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Aviation Week and Overhaul & Maintenance magazine presented US Airways with the 2012 Aviation Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) of the Year Award for demonstrating outstanding achievement and innovation in the area of technical operations. Military Times Edge magazine named US Airways as a Best of Vets employer in 2011 and 2012. US Airways was, for the third year in a row, the only airline included as one of the 50 best companies to work for in the U.S. by LATINA Style magazine’s 50 Report. The airline also earned a 100 percent rating on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality index for six consecutive years. The Corporate Equality index is a leading indicator of companies’ attitudes and policies toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees and customers.[/box]