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مقارنة شركات الطيران
الوجبات والصلاة والطاقم وجلوس العائلة والحج، شركة بشركة.
Main differences
- Halal meals: كل الوجبات حلال on Gulf Air; عند الطلب on All Nippon Airways.
- Prayer space: بعض الصالات on Gulf Air; not published by All Nippon Airways.
- Zamzam: يُنقل مجاناً on Gulf Air; not published by All Nippon Airways.
- Ramadan: described in words by Gulf Air; not published by All Nippon Airways.
The main questions
Yesكل الوجبات حلالAirline policy
Partlyعند الطلبAirline policy
NoيُقدَّمAirline policy
NoيُقدَّمAirline policy
Partlyبعض الصالاتAirline policy
Answered in wordsTrade press reported iftar boxes on evening Middle East flights; no current Gulf Air page confirms it.Traveller or press report
Yesيُنقل مجاناًAirline policy
Answered in wordsSeat selection costs extra on Basic, Light and Redemption fares, with no exemption for families.Airline policy
Answered in wordsFree seating near a parent for under-14s applies only to Canada flights; Basic fares get no advance seats.Airline policy
Answered in wordsSix Saudi destinations including Jeddah and Medina, plus Najaf, Baghdad, Cairo, Karachi and more.Airline policy
Answered in wordsIstanbul is its only Middle East destination; it flies to no Saudi or Gulf airport.Airline policy
Food and drink
Airline policyGulf Air says all meals on its flights are halal-certified.
Airline policyHalal is a Muslim meal to order in advance, up to 24 hours ahead on the ANA website.
Airline policyANA says its caterer, ANA Catering Service, is halal-certified; no certifying body is named.
Traveller or press reportFew first-hand reports; one 2023 special meal arrived as three dry samosas.
Airline policyA special meal may be cancelled if the booking changes, so confirm it again afterwards.
Airline policyOn partner-operated codeshares the other airline's conditions may apply; nothing is said about meals.
Airline policyFor codeshare flights run by other airlines, a Muslim meal must be requested by contacting ANA.
Airline policyAlcohol is served on board and in the Bahrain lounge; no dry routes are published.
Airline policyWine and sake are part of its in-flight dining, and the Haneda lounge has a bar.
Traveller or press reportTrade press reported iftar boxes on evening Middle East flights; no current Gulf Air page confirms it.
Traveller or press reportA Falcon Gold reviewer's amenity kit held an eye mask and socks only.
Prayer
Traveller or press reportA first-hand report says the Islamic travel prayer is played to the cabin after boarding.
Airline policyANA's 787s have washlet toilets; other aircraft are not described.
Airline policyThe Falcon Gold lounges in Bahrain and Dubai list prayer rooms; London's does not.
Crew and service
Traveller or press reportReviewers describe dates and coffee at boarding and crew who are polite, if not always warm.
Traveller or press reportAn Indian consumer commission ordered Gulf Air to compensate a man refused over a single-name passport.
Seating and families
Airline policySeat selection costs extra on Basic, Light and Redemption fares, with no exemption for families.
Airline policyFree seating near a parent for under-14s applies only to Canada flights; Basic fares get no advance seats.
Airline policyNo seat is guaranteed, and the conditions have no provision for reseating on modesty grounds.
Hajj, Umrah and routes
Airline policyOne sealed 5-litre Zamzam package flies free from Saudi airports, on top of the normal allowance.
Airline policySix Saudi destinations including Jeddah and Medina, plus Najaf, Baghdad, Cairo, Karachi and more.
Airline policyIstanbul is its only Middle East destination; it flies to no Saudi or Gulf airport.
The main questions
Halal meals
Yesكل الوجبات حلالAirline policy
Partlyعند الطلبAirline policy
Alcohol-free
NoيُقدَّمAirline policy
NoيُقدَّمAirline policy
Prayer space or lounge
Partlyبعض الصالاتAirline policy
Ramadan
Answered in wordsTrade press reported iftar boxes on evening Middle East flights; no current Gulf Air page confirms it.Traveller or press report
Zamzam
Yesيُنقل مجاناًAirline policy
Family seated together
Answered in wordsSeat selection costs extra on Basic, Light and Redemption fares, with no exemption for families.Airline policy
Answered in wordsFree seating near a parent for under-14s applies only to Canada flights; Basic fares get no advance seats.Airline policy
Hajj and Umrah routes
Answered in wordsSix Saudi destinations including Jeddah and Medina, plus Najaf, Baghdad, Cairo, Karachi and more.Airline policy
Answered in wordsIstanbul is its only Middle East destination; it flies to no Saudi or Gulf airport.Airline policy
Food and drink
Halal meals
Airline policyGulf Air says all meals on its flights are halal-certified.
Airline policyHalal is a Muslim meal to order in advance, up to 24 hours ahead on the ANA website.
Who certifies them
Airline policyANA says its caterer, ANA Catering Service, is halal-certified; no certifying body is named.
Does the meal turn up
Traveller or press reportFew first-hand reports; one 2023 special meal arrived as three dry samosas.
Airline policyA special meal may be cancelled if the booking changes, so confirm it again afterwards.
On partner flights
Airline policyOn partner-operated codeshares the other airline's conditions may apply; nothing is said about meals.
Airline policyFor codeshare flights run by other airlines, a Muslim meal must be requested by contacting ANA.
Alcohol on board
Airline policyAlcohol is served on board and in the Bahrain lounge; no dry routes are published.
Airline policyWine and sake are part of its in-flight dining, and the Haneda lounge has a bar.
Ramadan
Traveller or press reportTrade press reported iftar boxes on evening Middle East flights; no current Gulf Air page confirms it.
Amenity kit
Traveller or press reportA Falcon Gold reviewer's amenity kit held an eye mask and socks only.
Prayer
Crew and prayer
Traveller or press reportA first-hand report says the Islamic travel prayer is played to the cabin after boarding.
Water for istinja
Airline policyANA's 787s have washlet toilets; other aircraft are not described.
Prayer rooms in lounges
Airline policyThe Falcon Gold lounges in Bahrain and Dubai list prayer rooms; London's does not.
Crew and service
Crew training
Traveller or press reportReviewers describe dates and coffee at boarding and crew who are polite, if not always warm.
Reported incidents
Traveller or press reportAn Indian consumer commission ordered Gulf Air to compensate a man refused over a single-name passport.
Seating and families
Sitting together as a family
Airline policySeat selection costs extra on Basic, Light and Redemption fares, with no exemption for families.
Airline policyFree seating near a parent for under-14s applies only to Canada flights; Basic fares get no advance seats.
Changing seats
Airline policyNo seat is guaranteed, and the conditions have no provision for reseating on modesty grounds.
Hajj, Umrah and routes
Zamzam water
Airline policyOne sealed 5-litre Zamzam package flies free from Saudi airports, on top of the normal allowance.
Routes to Muslim-majority countries
Airline policySix Saudi destinations including Jeddah and Medina, plus Najaf, Baghdad, Cairo, Karachi and more.
Airline policyIstanbul is its only Middle East destination; it flies to no Saudi or Gulf airport.
