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Main differences

  • Halal meals: كل الوجبات حلال on Malaysia Airlines; described in words by Garuda Indonesia.
  • Prayer space: بعض الصالات on Malaysia Airlines; not published by Garuda Indonesia.
  • Family seating: described in words by Malaysia Airlines; not published by Garuda Indonesia.

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.

Malaysia Airlines

MH · oneworld

Garuda Indonesia

GA · SkyTeam

The main questions

Halal meals

Yesكل الوجبات حلالAirline policy

All meals on Malaysia Airlines-operated flights

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

Alcohol-free

PartlyمقيَّدTraveller or press report

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

PartlyمقيَّدTraveller or press report

Reported as dry on flights to Saudi Arabia

Prayer space or lounge

Partlyبعض الصالاتAirline policy

Golden Lounges at Kuala Lumpur

Not publishedNot published

Ramadan

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

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

Family seated together

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

Not publishedNot published

Crew hijab

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

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

Hajj and Umrah routes

Yesرحلات مخصصةAirline policy

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

Yesرحلات مخصصةTraveller or press report

Flies Indonesian Hajj pilgrim groups

None of these airlines publishes: Zamzam

Food and drink

Halal meals

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

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

Who certifies them

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

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

Does the meal turn up

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

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

On partner flights

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

Not publishedNot published

Alcohol on board

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

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

Ramadan

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

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

None of these airlines publishes: Amenity kit

Prayer

Crew and prayer

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

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

Water for istinja

Not publishedNot published

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

Prayer rooms in lounges

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

Not publishedNot published

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

Crew and service

Hijab in crew uniform

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

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

Crew training

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

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

Eid and Ramadan on board

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

Not publishedNot published

Reported incidents

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

Not publishedNot published

None of these airlines publishes: Help from women staff

Seating and families

Sitting together as a family

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

Not publishedNot published

None of these airlines publishes: Changing seats

Hajj, Umrah and routes

Routes to Muslim-majority countries

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

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

None of these airlines publishes: Zamzam water