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Great summary of flight perks (and non-perks) for sales professionals who find themselves flying to sales appointments.

Who's tops in perks?  Not one of the big boys...traveling to sell is hard enough, but now some are charging for medicore meals?  C'mon, guys...

Courtesy of Suzanne Richardson at EarlyToRise and budgettravelonline.com:

• Northwest Airlines: Pre-order sandwiches and wraps at $5 apiece on select flights. On domestic flights over 600 miles, you can order a $3 snack box (including granola bars, crackers, or dried fruit). And on all flights with the still-complimentary drinks, you can order a 3-ounce snack mix for $1.
• US Airways: You can get $7 sandwiches on many flights; $5 snack boxes on flights over 2 hours. On America West (US Airways' new partner), it's $5 for a sandwich or snack box; $2 for a muffin, can of Pringles, or chocolate chip cookie.
• Delta and United still offer free snacks on even the shortest domestic flights. And on United, you can purchase a $5 snack box on flights over 3.5 hours.
• Air Tran has complimentary snacks and beverages on all flights. You can also listen to over 100 channels of XM satellite radio while you snack - but be prepared to pay $3 for headphones if you don't bring your own.
• Southwest Airlines offers drinks and the ubiquitous peanuts/pretzels on short flights. You get a packaged snack on flights over 2 hours.
• On Alaska Airlines, you get nothing more than a beverage on flights under 2 hours. On flights 2.5 to 3 hours, you also get either a warm breakfast pastry or a warm cookie. And on flights longer than 3 hours, you get a hot sandwich for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
• On Continental flights longer than 2 hours, you get a cold breakfast snack or cold sandwich. On flights longer than 3.5 hours, it's a hot sandwich for lunch or dinner. And they even offer up to 26 complimentary magazines.
• No wonder JetBlue outranks every other American carrier in customer-satisfaction polls! They offer free snacks (including Terra Blues chips) and drinks on all flights. And who needs a hot meal when you have free access to 36 channels of satellite TV and 100 channels of XM radio?