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Main differences

Family seating: مضمون ومجاني on British Airways; مقاعد مجانية مع طفل on Cathay Pacific.
Zamzam: يُنقل مجاناً on British Airways; not published by Cathay Pacific.
Crew hijab: مسموح on British Airways; not published by Cathay Pacific.
Ramadan: described in words by British Airways; not published by Cathay Pacific.

From what each airline publishes and what travellers and the press report. Halal Gourmet doesn't score or rank airlines.

Only differencesHide what nobody publishes

The main questions

Halal meals

Partlyعند الطلبAirline policy

Order ahead; no special meals in Euro Traveller

Partlyعند الطلبAirline policy

Halal meals on request from Hong Kong; pork- and alcohol-free meals on some routes

Alcohol-free

NoيُقدَّمAirline policy

Ramadan

Answered in wordsIn Ramadan 2023 BA offered dates and laban on 14 Heathrow routes; we found no later programme.Traveller or press report

Not publishedNot published

Zamzam

Yesيُنقل مجاناًAirline policy

Jeddah departures only; BA's Jeddah route ended in April 2026

Not publishedNot published

Family seated together

Yesمضمون ومجانيAirline policy

Each child under 12 sits next to an adult from the booking; others may be split

Partlyمقاعد مجانية مع طفلAirline policy

Free advance reservation of preferred and regular seats with a child under 12; extra legroom seats are chargeable

Crew hijab

YesمسموحAirline policy

Tunic and hijab option in the uniform since 2023

Not publishedNot published

Hajj and Umrah routes

Answered in wordsFlies to Dubai, Doha, Riyadh, Cairo, Islamabad and more, but its Jeddah route ended in April 2026.Traveller or press report

Answered in wordsFlies daily to Riyadh and Dubai, and to Bangladesh, Indonesia and Malaysia; no Jeddah or Medina.Airline policy

None of these airlines publishes: Prayer space or lounge

Food and drink

Halal meals

Airline policyHalal is a special meal to order in advance; there are no special meals in short-haul economy.

Airline policyMeals are pork- and alcohol-free on Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia and Middle East flights; elsewhere order a Muslim meal.

Who certifies them

Not publishedNot published

Airline policyIts Hong Kong caterer is halal-certified by the Islamic Community Fund of Hong Kong.

Does the meal turn up

Traveller or press reportForum posters say the Muslim meal is a fixed set menu, so ordering it means no main-menu choice.

Traveller or press reportTwo forum posts with photos show the Muslim meal served as ordered, in 2018 and 2024.

Alcohol on board

Airline policyAlcohol is part of the service from World Traveller up; no dry routes are published.

Airline policyWine and a house beer are part of the service; no dry routes are published, even to Riyadh.

Ramadan

Traveller or press reportIn Ramadan 2023 BA offered dates and laban on 14 Heathrow routes; we found no later programme.

Not publishedNot published

None of these airlines publishes: On partner flights · Amenity kit

Prayer

None of these airlines publishes: Space to pray · Qibla and prayer times · Crew and prayer · Water for istinja · Prayer rooms in lounges

Crew and service

Hijab in crew uniform

Airline policyThe 2023 uniform includes a tunic and hijab option.

Not publishedNot published

Crew training

Traveller or press reportForum posters say crew often tell passengers all Middle East meals are halal, which BA does not publish.

Airline policyReligion is in Cathay's diversity pledge and staff have a prayer room; no faith-specific training is published.

Reported incidents

Airline policyNo passenger cases found; a tribunal dismissed a Muslim crew member's discrimination claim.

Traveller or press reportCathay fired three crew in 2023 for mocking a passenger's English; no Muslim passenger cases were found.

None of these airlines publishes: Help from women staff · Eid and Ramadan on board

Seating and families

Sitting together as a family

Airline policyEach child under 12 sits next to an adult free; keeping the whole family together may cost extra.

Airline policyPassengers with a child under 12 can reserve regular and preferred seats free in advance.

None of these airlines publishes: Changing seats

Hajj, Umrah and routes

Zamzam water

Airline policyFive litres of Zamzam fly free from Jeddah, but BA's Jeddah route ended in April 2026.

Not publishedNot published

Routes to Muslim-majority countries

Traveller or press reportFlies to Dubai, Doha, Riyadh, Cairo, Islamabad and more, but its Jeddah route ended in April 2026.

Airline policyFlies daily to Riyadh and Dubai, and to Bangladesh, Indonesia and Malaysia; no Jeddah or Medina.

The main questions

Halal meals

Partlyعند الطلبAirline policy

Order ahead; no special meals in Euro Traveller

Partlyعند الطلبAirline policy

Halal meals on request from Hong Kong; pork- and alcohol-free meals on some routes

Alcohol-free

NoيُقدَّمAirline policy

Ramadan

Answered in wordsIn Ramadan 2023 BA offered dates and laban on 14 Heathrow routes; we found no later programme.Traveller or press report

Not publishedNot published

Zamzam

Yesيُنقل مجاناًAirline policy

Jeddah departures only; BA's Jeddah route ended in April 2026

Not publishedNot published

Family seated together

Yesمضمون ومجانيAirline policy

Each child under 12 sits next to an adult from the booking; others may be split

Partlyمقاعد مجانية مع طفلAirline policy

Free advance reservation of preferred and regular seats with a child under 12; extra legroom seats are chargeable

Crew hijab

YesمسموحAirline policy

Tunic and hijab option in the uniform since 2023

Not publishedNot published

Hajj and Umrah routes

Answered in wordsFlies to Dubai, Doha, Riyadh, Cairo, Islamabad and more, but its Jeddah route ended in April 2026.Traveller or press report

Answered in wordsFlies daily to Riyadh and Dubai, and to Bangladesh, Indonesia and Malaysia; no Jeddah or Medina.Airline policy

None of these airlines publishes: Prayer space or lounge

Food and drink

Halal meals

Airline policyHalal is a special meal to order in advance; there are no special meals in short-haul economy.

Airline policyMeals are pork- and alcohol-free on Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia and Middle East flights; elsewhere order a Muslim meal.

Who certifies them

Not publishedNot published

Airline policyIts Hong Kong caterer is halal-certified by the Islamic Community Fund of Hong Kong.

Does the meal turn up

Traveller or press reportForum posters say the Muslim meal is a fixed set menu, so ordering it means no main-menu choice.

Traveller or press reportTwo forum posts with photos show the Muslim meal served as ordered, in 2018 and 2024.

Alcohol on board

Airline policyAlcohol is part of the service from World Traveller up; no dry routes are published.

Airline policyWine and a house beer are part of the service; no dry routes are published, even to Riyadh.

Ramadan

Traveller or press reportIn Ramadan 2023 BA offered dates and laban on 14 Heathrow routes; we found no later programme.

Not publishedNot published

None of these airlines publishes: On partner flights · Amenity kit

Prayer

None of these airlines publishes: Space to pray · Qibla and prayer times · Crew and prayer · Water for istinja · Prayer rooms in lounges

Crew and service

Hijab in crew uniform

Airline policyThe 2023 uniform includes a tunic and hijab option.

Not publishedNot published

Crew training

Traveller or press reportForum posters say crew often tell passengers all Middle East meals are halal, which BA does not publish.

Airline policyReligion is in Cathay's diversity pledge and staff have a prayer room; no faith-specific training is published.

Reported incidents

Airline policyNo passenger cases found; a tribunal dismissed a Muslim crew member's discrimination claim.

Traveller or press reportCathay fired three crew in 2023 for mocking a passenger's English; no Muslim passenger cases were found.

None of these airlines publishes: Help from women staff · Eid and Ramadan on board

Seating and families

Sitting together as a family

Airline policyEach child under 12 sits next to an adult free; keeping the whole family together may cost extra.

Airline policyPassengers with a child under 12 can reserve regular and preferred seats free in advance.

None of these airlines publishes: Changing seats

Hajj, Umrah and routes

Zamzam water

Airline policyFive litres of Zamzam fly free from Jeddah, but BA's Jeddah route ended in April 2026.

Not publishedNot published

Routes to Muslim-majority countries

Traveller or press reportFlies to Dubai, Doha, Riyadh, Cairo, Islamabad and more, but its Jeddah route ended in April 2026.

Airline policyFlies daily to Riyadh and Dubai, and to Bangladesh, Indonesia and Malaysia; no Jeddah or Medina.

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