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Main differences

  • Halal meals: حلال على بعض الخطوط on Oman Air; عند الطلب on Cathay Pacific.
  • Family seating: عند الطلب on Oman Air; مقاعد مجانية مع طفل on Cathay Pacific.
  • Prayer space: بعض الصالات on Oman Air; not published by Cathay Pacific.
  • Zamzam: يُنقل مجاناً on Oman Air; not published by Cathay Pacific.
  • Ramadan: described in words by Oman Air; 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.

Cathay Pacific

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The main questions

Halal meals

Partlyحلال على بعض الخطوطAirline policy

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

Partlyعند الطلبAirline policy

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

Alcohol-free

NoيُقدَّمAirline policy

NoيُقدَّمAirline policy

Prayer space or lounge

Partlyبعض الصالاتAirline policy

Business lounge, Muscat

Not publishedNot published

Ramadan

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

Not publishedNot published

Zamzam

Yesيُنقل مجاناًAirline policy

From Jeddah, Madinah or Taif only

Not publishedNot published

Family seated together

Partlyعند الطلبAirline policy

Families are normally seated together unless they check in late

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

Not publishedNot published

Hajj and Umrah routes

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

Answered in wordsFlies daily to Riyadh and Dubai, and to Bangladesh, Indonesia and Malaysia; no Jeddah or Medina.Airline policy

Food and drink

Halal meals

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

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

Who certifies them

Not publishedNot published

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

Does the meal turn up

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

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

On partner flights

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

Not publishedNot published

Alcohol on board

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

Airline policyWine and a house beer are part of the service; no dry routes are published, even to Riyadh.

Ramadan

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

Not publishedNot published

Amenity kit

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

Not publishedNot published

Prayer

Water for istinja

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

Not publishedNot published

Prayer rooms in lounges

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

Not publishedNot published

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

Crew and service

Hijab in crew uniform

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

Not publishedNot published

Crew training

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

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

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

Airline policyPassengers with a child under 12 can reserve regular and preferred seats free in advance.

Changing seats

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

Not publishedNot published

Hajj, Umrah and routes

Zamzam water

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

Not publishedNot published

Routes to Muslim-majority countries

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

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