Originally Posted by
skywardhunter
Based on your observation of one flight? OP mentioned intentionally downgrading meals from 3 courses to a single tray, you're saying your meal was given away. Did the original or alternative meal consist of 3 separate courses? I was a vegetarian most of my life and used to always order special meals, but because of that have also paid attention to vegetarian options available on regular menus and in J in EK there is often a vegetarian option available or a meal that can be easily made vegetarian
Not just one flight I do have examples of service hiccups in J from other flights over the last few months, but those were minor hiccups and I ignored them, unlike what happened here.
And as for the other vegetarian options, there weren't any on my flight. I'm guessing the DXB-ZAG-DXB route doesn't have too many (or any) veggie options, because the pasta they showed me had a label which said "crew meal" on it.
Originally Posted by
extramileage
Looks like "gave away" is simply code for someone messed up. It happens ... they were apologetic by your own description (and pasta was probably from F). As you say, this was "totally unlike Emirates", and - you are right - "annoying". So rare occurrence on high expectations. It happens...
Yes it happens, and like I said, am just lucky it was a relatively short flight to DXB.