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Main differences

  • Alcohol: مقيَّد on Garuda Indonesia; يُقدَّم on Gulf Air.
  • Halal meals: كل الوجبات حلال on Gulf Air; described in words by Garuda Indonesia.
  • Prayer space: بعض الصالات on Gulf Air; not published by Garuda Indonesia.
  • Zamzam: يُنقل مجاناً on Gulf Air; not published by Garuda Indonesia.
  • Hajj and Umrah: رحلات مخصصة on Garuda Indonesia; described in words by Gulf Air.

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.

The main questions

Halal meals

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

Yesكل الوجبات حلالAirline policy

All meals on Gulf Air flights are halal-certified

Alcohol-free

PartlyمقيَّدTraveller or press report

Reported as dry on flights to Saudi Arabia

NoيُقدَّمAirline policy

Prayer space or lounge

Not publishedNot published

Partlyبعض الصالاتAirline policy

Falcon Gold lounges in Bahrain and Dubai

Ramadan

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

Answered in wordsTrade press reported iftar boxes on evening Middle East flights; no current Gulf Air page confirms it.Traveller or press report

Zamzam

Not publishedNot published

Yesيُنقل مجاناًAirline policy

One 5-litre package for eligible pilgrims departing Saudi airports

Family seated together

Not publishedNot published

Answered in wordsSeat selection costs extra on Basic, Light and Redemption fares, with no exemption for families.Airline policy

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 wordsSix Saudi destinations including Jeddah and Medina, plus Najaf, Baghdad, Cairo, Karachi and more.Airline policy

Food and drink

Halal meals

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

Airline policyGulf Air says all meals on its flights are halal-certified.

Who certifies them

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

Not publishedNot published

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 reportFew first-hand reports; one 2023 special meal arrived as three dry samosas.

On partner flights

Not publishedNot published

Airline policyOn partner-operated codeshares the other airline's conditions may apply; nothing is said about meals.

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 policyAlcohol is served on board and in the Bahrain lounge; no dry routes are published.

Ramadan

Traveller or press reportIn Ramadan 2019 Garuda offered copies of the Quran on board and added Quran audio.

Traveller or press reportTrade press reported iftar boxes on evening Middle East flights; no current Gulf Air page confirms it.

Amenity kit

Not publishedNot published

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

Traveller or press reportA first-hand report says the Islamic travel prayer is played to the cabin after boarding.

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

Prayer rooms in lounges

Not publishedNot published

Airline policyThe Falcon Gold lounges in Bahrain and Dubai list prayer rooms; London's does not.

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

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.

Traveller or press reportReviewers describe dates and coffee at boarding and crew who are polite, if not always warm.

Reported incidents

Not publishedNot published

Traveller or press reportAn Indian consumer commission ordered Gulf Air to compensate a man refused over a single-name passport.

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 policySeat selection costs extra on Basic, Light and Redemption fares, with no exemption for families.

Changing seats

Not publishedNot published

Airline policyNo seat is guaranteed, and the conditions have no provision for reseating on modesty grounds.

Hajj, Umrah and routes

Zamzam water

Not publishedNot published

Airline policyOne sealed 5-litre Zamzam package flies free from Saudi airports, on top of the normal allowance.

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 policySix Saudi destinations including Jeddah and Medina, plus Najaf, Baghdad, Cairo, Karachi and more.