Originally Posted by Dan1113

We don't usually fly in business too often but have recently started doing so more and more. Usually I book pretty close to the front but due to a last minute change, on yesterday's flight with AF, we were in the last row of business.

For the first meal service, when they got to us, they said somebody had pre-ordered a special meal but obviously didn't take it or something, because they were out of the only meal choice and they were wanting to give me this special meal instead. I wasn't overly happy with this but they did manage to find a nearly identical meal, from premium economy I think (since there were no salt/pepper shakers and the salad was literally only lettuce).

For the second meal service, where there were three options, both my partner's and my preferred choice were out, so we had to go for one of the other options.

Is this a curse of flying in the last row of business, that they run out of options? I never had this happen before since I am usually at the front. I get they maybe can't take 30 of everything, but given how much we paid in cash for these tickets - it wasn't paid by employers or miles - it left a bit of a bitter taste, you could say!