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Main differences

  • Alcohol: described in words by Lufthansa; يُقدَّم on All Nippon Airways.
  • Family seating: عند الطلب on Lufthansa; described in words by All Nippon Airways.

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

Each answer starts with a marker: yes, partly, no, answered in words, or not published. A solid dot means the airline's own policy; a hollow dot means a traveller or press report.

All Nippon Airways

NH · Star Alliance

Lufthansa

LH · Star Alliance

The main questions

Halal meals

Partlyعند الطلبAirline policy

Muslim meal to order up to 24 hours before departure

Partlyعند الطلبAirline policy

Free Muslim meal on economy flights over 185 minutes and business over 60

Alcohol-free

NoيُقدَّمAirline policy

Answered in wordsAlcohol is a marketed part of the Frankfurt First Class Terminal; no dry routes are published.Airline policy

Family seated together

Answered in wordsFree seating near a parent for under-14s applies only to Canada flights; Basic fares get no advance seats.Airline policy

Partlyعند الطلبAirline policy

Best efforts at check-in; guaranteed seats together cost extra

Hajj and Umrah routes

Answered in wordsIstanbul is its only Middle East destination; it flies to no Saudi or Gulf airport.Airline policy

Answered in wordsFrankfurt to Riyadh resumed three times a week in September 2026; no Jeddah or Medina service was found.Airline policy

None of these airlines publishes: Prayer space or lounge · Ramadan · Zamzam · Crew hijab

Food and drink

Halal meals

Airline policyHalal is a Muslim meal to order in advance, up to 24 hours ahead on the ANA website.

Airline policyA free Muslim meal can be ordered up to 24 hours ahead, on economy flights over 185 minutes.

Who certifies them

Airline policyANA says its caterer, ANA Catering Service, is halal-certified; no certifying body is named.

Airline policyLufthansa says Muslim-meal meat is certified halal-slaughtered but names no certifying body.

Does the meal turn up

Airline policyA special meal may be cancelled if the booking changes, so confirm it again afterwards.

Not publishedNot published

On partner flights

Airline policyFor codeshare flights run by other airlines, a Muslim meal must be requested by contacting ANA.

Airline policySpecial meals are described only for flights Lufthansa operates; nothing is said about partner flights.

Alcohol on board

Airline policyWine and sake are part of its in-flight dining, and the Haneda lounge has a bar.

Airline policyAlcohol is a marketed part of the Frankfurt First Class Terminal; no dry routes are published.

None of these airlines publishes: Ramadan · Amenity kit

Prayer

Water for istinja

Airline policyANA's 787s have washlet toilets; other aircraft are not described.

Not publishedNot published

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

Crew and service

Crew training

Not publishedNot published

Airline policyGroup policy bans religious discrimination; staff training targets antisemitism, with no Muslim equivalent found.

Reported incidents

Not publishedNot published

Airline policyUS regulators fined Lufthansa $4 million for barring 128 Jewish passengers from a connecting flight.

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

Seating and families

Sitting together as a family

Airline policyFree seating near a parent for under-14s applies only to Canada flights; Basic fares get no advance seats.

Airline policyChildren aged 2 to 11 are seated by an adult at check-in on a best-efforts basis; guaranteed seats cost extra.

None of these airlines publishes: Changing seats

Hajj, Umrah and routes

Routes to Muslim-majority countries

Airline policyIstanbul is its only Middle East destination; it flies to no Saudi or Gulf airport.

Airline policyFrankfurt to Riyadh resumed three times a week in September 2026; no Jeddah or Medina service was found.

None of these airlines publishes: Zamzam water