Totally OT I realize, but I find this a very strange debate. How can people's experiences differ so much? My personal experience has been 100% success rate, and just last night I flew SK and the person next to me asked for water adn it was no problem. In fact the crew had the large 2L bottles out with plastic cups for just this purpose.
I wonder if it's a route thing...
Could be a crew based thing, I nearly always have norwegian crews with the odd danish ones and never the swedish ones. My experience is 100% denied in the last 7 years so I did not even think some people could get it.
Back on topic: I do sometimes have to fly at meal hours with no time prior or after the flight to have something to eat. I welcome the fact that on BA I know for sure I will have a little something, even if it is not a meal it will help sustain me.
A change of policy will not go down with me.