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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.
The main questions
Yesكل الوجبات حلالAirline policy
Answered in wordsGaruda's catering company holds an Indonesian state halal certificate covering 2,252 products.Airline policy
PartlyمقيَّدTraveller or press report
PartlyمقيَّدTraveller or press report
Partlyبعض الصالاتAirline policy
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
Answered in wordsSeats are free for the whole booking when travelling with an infant; nothing similar for children aged 2 to 11.Airline policy
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
Yesرحلات مخصصةAirline policy
Yesرحلات مخصصةTraveller or press report
Food and drink
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.
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.
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.
Airline policyOn codeshare flights run by partners, the airline tells halal travellers to request a Muslim meal.
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.
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.
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.
Traveller or press reportA business class review found only lotion and fragrance in the lavatories; no bidet was described.
Airline policyThe Golden Lounges at Kuala Lumpur list a prayer room among their amenities.
Crew and service
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.
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.
Airline policyIts pilgrimage airline Amal was named No. 1 foreign carrier at the 2025 Hajj Convention in Jeddah.
Traveller or press reportNo case of mistreating Muslim passengers was found; one reported incident involved a passenger's threats.
Seating and families
Airline policySeats are free for the whole booking when travelling with an infant; nothing similar for children aged 2 to 11.
Hajj, Umrah and routes
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.
The main questions
Halal meals
Yesكل الوجبات حلالAirline policy
Answered in wordsGaruda's catering company holds an Indonesian state halal certificate covering 2,252 products.Airline policy
Alcohol-free
PartlyمقيَّدTraveller or press report
PartlyمقيَّدTraveller or press report
Prayer space or lounge
Partlyبعض الصالاتAirline policy
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
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
Yesرحلات مخصصةTraveller or press report
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Reported incidents
Traveller or press reportNo case of mistreating Muslim passengers was found; one reported incident involved a passenger's threats.
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.
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.
