Originally Posted by
Andriyko
I don't think it has anything to do with the number of seats. Any airline will try to minimize the wastage. Lufthansa now serves business class meals (with some differences) in first class for departures from the USA, probably to minimize costs and to reduce wastage.
Lufthansa is far from perfect, but it generally works hard to gets things spot on in the first-class department. Sure, things will go wrong, but very rarely in the provision and quality of meals.
My understanding is that when the airline increased the range of meals in business-class, it did so by including a limited of selection shared with the first-class menu.
The first-class menu has not been reduced or dumbed down by this measure, rather the business-class menu has been broadened.
Perhaps better not to traduce the service provided by other carriers in an attempt to gloss over BA's peculiar approach to onboard catering.
Didn't mean to join the crowd beating you up about this - didn't read the other responses before wading in.
So while we're covering Lufthansa and catering, I'll widen the field by noting that on yesterday's short hop between Frankfurt and Manchester in economy, I enjoyed a perfectly nice sandwich and a beer.