Originally Posted by sluggoaafa

Cabin crews voted for a (newer) smaller, thicker napkin last quarter of 2017. So yes, AA pays for those napkins, and with the change of a thicker, more sturdy one, the cost increased roughly $250,000/year. The older, bigger, flimsy napkins, crews wanted them to be thicker. There were three options, keep the (then) current napkin, remove the texture, or increase the thickness...the thickness would have cost approximately $530,000 more. Seems trivial, however, crews wanted a more sturdy/durable napkin (50% thicker) for pax,, so a compromise was a smaller size by .5"