Maybe the linens were not catered on this flight.

don't know about the 'lace napkins' as opposed to the plate. It's not lack of cutbacks cause everywhere else has them.

probably just a catering issue.

however, from what AMR keeps telling it's employee's when we write reports about things cut due to cutbacks....."Remind the customer that the plates and the linen is not what's important, but the LOW FARES is what is more important to the customer"