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Main differences

  • Halal meals: كل الوجبات حلال on Kuwait Airways; حلال على بعض الخطوط on Oman Air.
  • Alcohol: لا يُقدَّم on Kuwait Airways; يُقدَّم on Oman Air.
  • Zamzam: يُنقل مجاناً on Oman Air; ضمن الوزن المسموح on Kuwait Airways.
  • Hajj and Umrah: رحلات مخصصة on Kuwait Airways; described in words by Oman Air.
  • Ramadan: described in words by Oman Air; not published by Kuwait 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.

The main questions

Halal meals

Yesكل الوجبات حلالAirline policy

Partlyحلال على بعض الخطوطAirline policy

Meals from Oman Air's Muscat kitchen; other stations not stated

Alcohol-free

Yesلا يُقدَّمAirline policy

NoيُقدَّمAirline policy

Prayer space or lounge

Partlyبعض الصالاتTraveller or press report

Reported in the Dasman Lounge, Kuwait

Partlyبعض الصالاتAirline policy

Business lounge, Muscat

Ramadan

Not publishedNot published

Answered in wordsTrade press reported iftar boxes in all cabins on select Ramadan flights; the airline's site has no Ramadan page.Traveller or press report

Zamzam

Partlyضمن الوزن المسموحAirline policy

One 5-litre piece from Saudi stations, within the free allowance

Yesيُنقل مجاناًAirline policy

From Jeddah, Madinah or Taif only

Family seated together

Partlyعند الطلبAirline policy

Seated together at check-in when seats allow

Partlyعند الطلبAirline policy

Families are normally seated together unless they check in late

Crew hijab

Not publishedNot published

Answered in wordsTrade press says the uniform's hat and veil come off once boarding is complete.Traveller or press report

Hajj and Umrah routes

Yesرحلات مخصصةAirline policy

Pilgrim flights each Hajj season, as reported by KUNA

Answered in wordsA Wikipedia list counts 43 destinations, including Jeddah, Medina, Riyadh and Dammam.Traveller or press report

Food and drink

Halal meals

Airline policyKuwait Airways says it serves only 100% halal food.

Airline policyOman Air's Muscat caterer says all the meals it provides are halal.

Does the meal turn up

Traveller or press reportA first-hand economy review describes a full hot meal service; no catering failures were found.

Traveller or press reportOne traveller's special meals arrived on both legs of a 2025 London trip; none are guaranteed.

On partner flights

Airline policyIts codeshare FAQ covers wheelchairs, medical cases and seats, but says nothing about meals.

Airline policyOn partner-operated flights the other airline's conditions apply; special meals are not guaranteed.

Alcohol on board

Airline policyNo alcohol is served on board or in its lounges.

Airline policyAlcohol is served in economy and at the Muscat lounge bar; no dry routes are published.

Ramadan

Not publishedNot published

Traveller or press reportTrade press reported iftar boxes in all cabins on select Ramadan flights; the airline's site has no Ramadan page.

Amenity kit

Traveller or press reportA first class reviewer got no amenity kit; the lavatory had dental kits, combs and PAYOT toiletries.

Traveller or press reportBusiness lavatories stock Amouage fragrances; one traveller found economy kits out of stock.

None of these airlines publishes: Who certifies them

Prayer

Water for istinja

Not publishedNot published

Traveller or press reportReviewers found bidets in 787-9 business class lavatories; Oman Air does not advertise them.

Prayer rooms in lounges

Traveller or press reportA 2016 review found a prayer room in the Dasman Lounge; Terminal 4 has five airport prayer rooms.

Airline policyThe business lounge in Muscat has male and female prayer rooms.

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

Crew and service

Hijab in crew uniform

Not publishedNot published

Traveller or press reportTrade press says the uniform's hat and veil come off once boarding is complete.

Crew training

Traveller or press reportReviewers describe the travel prayer played before take-off in economy and first class.

Traveller or press reportThe one first-hand economy account found crew "helpful, but not really friendly".

Reported incidents

Airline policyUS regulators found it discriminated against Israeli passport holders in ticketing.

Not publishedNot published

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

Seating and families

Sitting together as a family

Airline policyFamilies are seated together at check-in when seats allow; seats chosen in advance may cost extra.

Airline policySeat selection costs extra on the two cheapest economy fares; families are normally seated together.

Changing seats

Not publishedNot published

Airline policyNo seat is guaranteed; crew will try to reseat a split family if another passenger agrees.

Hajj, Umrah and routes

Zamzam water

Airline policyOne 5-litre Zamzam piece from Saudi stations, counted within the free baggage allowance.

Airline policyUp to 5 litres of Zamzam fly free from Jeddah, Madinah or Taif, but not from other Saudi cities.

Routes to Muslim-majority countries

Airline policyFlies to Jeddah, Madinah, Riyadh and Dammam, and runs pilgrim flights each Hajj season.

Traveller or press reportA Wikipedia list counts 43 destinations, including Jeddah, Medina, Riyadh and Dammam.