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Main differences

  • Alcohol: مقيَّد on Garuda Indonesia; يُقدَّم on Cathay Pacific.
  • Halal meals: عند الطلب on Cathay Pacific; described in words by Garuda Indonesia.
  • Family seating: مقاعد مجانية مع طفل on Cathay Pacific; not published by Garuda Indonesia.
  • Hajj and Umrah: رحلات مخصصة on Garuda Indonesia; described in words by Cathay Pacific.
  • Ramadan: described in words by Garuda Indonesia; 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.

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.

Garuda Indonesia

GA · SkyTeam

Cathay Pacific

CX · oneworld

The main questions

Halal meals

Answered in wordsGaruda's catering company holds an Indonesian state halal certificate covering 2,252 products.Airline policy

Partlyعند الطلبAirline policy

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

Alcohol-free

PartlyمقيَّدTraveller or press report

Reported as dry on flights to Saudi Arabia

NoيُقدَّمAirline policy

Ramadan

Answered in wordsIn Ramadan 2019 Garuda offered copies of the Quran on board and added Quran audio.Traveller or press report

Not publishedNot published

Family seated together

Not publishedNot published

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

Answered in wordsThe chief executive said hijab-wearing crew are not banned but are kept off flights that serve alcohol.Traveller or press report

Not publishedNot published

Hajj and Umrah routes

Yesرحلات مخصصةTraveller or press report

Flies Indonesian Hajj pilgrim groups

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 · Zamzam

Food and drink

Halal meals

Airline policyGaruda's catering company holds an Indonesian state halal certificate covering 2,252 products.

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

Who certifies them

Airline policyThe caterer's halal certificate is issued by BPJPH, Indonesia's state halal agency.

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

Does the meal turn up

Traveller or press reportThe religion ministry reported many delayed Garuda Hajj flights; one was 7 hours late.

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

Alcohol on board

Traveller or press reportPress reviews say flights to Saudi Arabia are dry, while other international flights serve wine, beer and spirits.

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 2019 Garuda offered copies of the Quran on board and added Quran audio.

Not publishedNot published

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

Prayer

Crew and prayer

Traveller or press reportA reviewer on a Jeddah flight heard prayers played before take-off, during the flight and before landing.

Not publishedNot published

Water for istinja

Traveller or press reportA business class review found only lotion and fragrance in the lavatories; no bidet was described.

Not publishedNot published

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

Crew and service

Hijab in crew uniform

Traveller or press reportThe chief executive said hijab-wearing crew are not banned but are kept off flights that serve alcohol.

Not publishedNot published

Crew training

Traveller or press reportA reviewer describes attentive crew; Garuda's crew have won Skytrax's best cabin crew award several times.

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

Reported incidents

Not publishedNot published

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

Not publishedNot published

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

Routes to Muslim-majority countries

Traveller or press reportGaruda flies Indonesian Hajj pilgrims; the religion ministry counted 152 Garuda pilgrim groups in one season.

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

None of these airlines publishes: Zamzam water