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Main differences

  • Alcohol: مقيَّد on Garuda Indonesia; يُقدَّم on Oman Air.
  • Halal meals: حلال على بعض الخطوط on Oman Air; described in words by Garuda Indonesia.
  • Prayer space: بعض الصالات on Oman Air; not published by Garuda Indonesia.
  • Zamzam: يُنقل مجاناً on Oman Air; not published by Garuda Indonesia.
  • Family seating: عند الطلب on Oman Air; 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.

The main questions

Halal meals

Partlyحلال على بعض الخطوطAirline policy

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

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

Alcohol-free

NoيُقدَّمAirline policy

PartlyمقيَّدTraveller or press report

Reported as dry on flights to Saudi Arabia

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

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

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

Not publishedNot published

Crew hijab

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

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

Yesرحلات مخصصةTraveller or press report

Flies Indonesian Hajj pilgrim groups

Food and drink

Halal meals

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

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

Who certifies them

Not publishedNot published

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

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

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.

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

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

Amenity kit

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

Not publishedNot published

Prayer

Crew and prayer

Not publishedNot published

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

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 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 service

Hijab in crew uniform

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

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

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

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

Seating and families

Sitting together as a family

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

Not publishedNot published

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.

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