Cathay usually has overstock as there is always someone who doesn't eat or they have just loaded a bit too much. In J, I have had to take my second choice of what was left sometimes. In F, I once had NO leftovers as a flight of competing airline canceled and they offloaded their F into our 1/2 catered cabin...that was a mess. Usually in F they give you whatever they have left....Once on one of the JFK-HKG flights they ran out of the snack noodles! That was trouble Overall though Cathay is great with this.

Qantas runs out of food and snacks repeatedly in both F&J....AND then they look at you like why are you eating so much? I have been on flights when we are 6 hours in and they have no snacks but nuts....They are always "sorry".

American and United Airlines are the WORST with this. The flight attendants eat all the leftovers as soon as the main meal is served and then tell you their planes are catered exactly to the number of passengers. I once asked a flight attendant for some extra lobster claws and she said they didn't have any....on my trip to the lav, there were 4 of them eating the leftover tray!

Cathay is GREAT with this far better then the other partners.

Happy flying.