1. Is food served to Space-A passengers on the flight? Food and soft drinks are free
on AMC contract flights. Space-A passengers, like duty passengers, may purchase beer
and wine on AMC contract flights. There is a charge if Space-A passengers want to
eat on other (military) flights. You can purchase healthy heart menus from the in-flight
kitchen. The small meal, at $1.95, includes sandwich, salad or vegetables, fruit
and milk or soft drink. The breakfast menu, at $1.95, includes cereal or bagel, fruit,
danish and milk or juice. The large meal, at $3.55, includes sandwich, fruit, vegetable
or salad, snack or dessert, milk, juice or soft drink. These meals are served at
the appropriate time in the flight. Reservations for meals are made at the time of
seat assignment or other times in the flight processing. You may bring your own snacks
(food) aboard (no alcoholic beverages). New meal prices are established on 1 October
each year
2. Are specialized meals available to Space-A passengers? Specialized meals are made
available for duty passengers only for medical or religious reasons. If you need
special food, we suggest you bring your own to maintain flexibility. Check with the
Air Passenger Terminals regarding any restrictions on carrying food aboard as this
can differ from place to place. While you can make your requirements known to passenger
processing personnel at the time of flight processing, the chance of having additional
specialized meals available at the last minute for passengers might be slim.
3. How are alcoholic beverages handled? Alcoholic beverages are not served on military
aircraft. All open (seals broken) containers of alcoholic beverages will be confiscated
if on your person or in your carry-on baggage. In many cases, sealed alcoholic containers
may be checked. Check with the Air Passenger Terminal for more information. You may
not consume alcoholic beverages from your own supply on a military aircraft. The
AMC commercial contract flights, which frequently carry Space-A passengers, offer
alcoholic beverages to everyone of legal age. Beer and wine are $4.00 and mixed drinks
are $5.00 (prices can vary per airline).
4. How is food service handled on USN, USMC, USCG, USAF (USAFR, USAG) and other non-AMC
flights? Most departure terminals have food service for crews and passengers. If
the flight duration is more than approximately four hours, you will be notified in
time to obtain your own box of food and drinks. Most flights have coffee and tea
and all flights have drinking water on board.
