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Main differences

  • Halal meals: كل الوجبات حلال on Malaysia Airlines; عند الطلب on Cathay Pacific.
  • Alcohol: مقيَّد on Malaysia Airlines; يُقدَّم on Cathay Pacific.
  • Prayer space: بعض الصالات on Malaysia Airlines; not published by Cathay Pacific.
  • Family seating: مقاعد مجانية مع طفل on Cathay Pacific; described in words by Malaysia Airlines.
  • Hajj and Umrah: رحلات مخصصة on Malaysia Airlines; described in words by Cathay Pacific.

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.

Cathay Pacific

CX · oneworld

Malaysia Airlines

MH · oneworld

The main questions

Halal meals

Partlyعند الطلبAirline policy

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

Yesكل الوجبات حلالAirline policy

All meals on Malaysia Airlines-operated flights

Alcohol-free

NoيُقدَّمAirline policy

PartlyمقيَّدTraveller or press report

Reported as on request only, on international flights over three hours

Prayer space or lounge

Not publishedNot published

Partlyبعض الصالاتAirline policy

Golden Lounges at Kuala Lumpur

Ramadan

Not publishedNot published

Answered in wordsNo Ramadan service is published; one passenger reports crew timed his meal to the sunset.Traveller or press report

Family seated together

Partlyمقاعد مجانية مع طفلAirline policy

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

Answered in wordsSeats are free for the whole booking when travelling with an infant; nothing similar for children aged 2 to 11.Airline policy

Crew hijab

Not publishedNot published

Answered in wordsA former group chief says Muslim crew may wear hijab; a Muslim group has urged the airline to allow it.Traveller or press report

Hajj and Umrah routes

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

Yesرحلات مخصصةAirline policy

Hajj and Umrah flights by Amal, the group's pilgrimage airline

None of these airlines publishes: Zamzam

Food and drink

Halal meals

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

Airline policyAll meals served on Malaysia Airlines-operated flights are halal.

Who certifies them

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

Airline policyMalaysia Airlines says all its food is certified halal by JAKIM and its own Airlines Halal Unit.

Does the meal turn up

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

Traveller or press reportWhen a caterer contract ended in 2023, special and pre-booked meals stopped on affected routes.

On partner flights

Not publishedNot published

Airline policyOn codeshare flights run by partners, the airline tells halal travellers to request a Muslim meal.

Alcohol on board

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

Traveller or press reportPress reports say alcohol is served only on request, on international flights longer than three hours.

Ramadan

Not publishedNot published

Traveller or press reportNo Ramadan service is published; one passenger reports crew timed his meal to the sunset.

None of these airlines publishes: Amenity kit

Prayer

Crew and prayer

Not publishedNot published

Airline policyThe airline said in 2017 that screens show a prayer before take-off; entertainment has wudu and seated-prayer guides.

Prayer rooms in lounges

Not publishedNot published

Airline policyThe Golden Lounges at Kuala Lumpur list a prayer room among their amenities.

None of these airlines publishes: Space to pray · Qibla and prayer times · Water for istinja

Crew and service

Hijab in crew uniform

Not publishedNot published

Traveller or press reportA former group chief says Muslim crew may wear hijab; a Muslim group has urged the airline to allow it.

Crew training

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

Traveller or press reportA passenger reports crew noticed he was fasting and served his meal in time to break the fast.

Eid and Ramadan on board

Not publishedNot published

Airline policyIts pilgrimage airline Amal was named No. 1 foreign carrier at the 2025 Hajj Convention in Jeddah.

Reported incidents

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

Traveller or press reportNo case of mistreating Muslim passengers was found; one reported incident involved a passenger's threats.

None of these airlines publishes: Help from women staff

Seating and families

Sitting together as a family

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

Airline policySeats are free for the whole booking when travelling with an infant; nothing similar for children aged 2 to 11.

None of these airlines publishes: Changing seats

Hajj, Umrah and routes

Routes to Muslim-majority countries

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

Airline policyAmal flies Kuala Lumpur to Jeddah and Madinah, with 110 flights planned for the 2026 Hajj season.

None of these airlines publishes: Zamzam water