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Main differences

  • Alcohol: يُقدَّم on Cathay Pacific; not published by Singapore Airlines.
  • Family seating: مقاعد مجانية مع طفل on Cathay Pacific; not published by Singapore Airlines.
  • Hajj and Umrah: described in words by Cathay Pacific; not published by Singapore Airlines.

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.

Singapore Airlines

SQ · Star Alliance

Cathay Pacific

CX · oneworld

The main questions

Halal meals

Partlyعند الطلبAirline policy

Muslim special meal bookable in advance across all cabins

Partlyعند الطلبAirline policy

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

Alcohol-free

Not publishedNot published

NoيُقدَّمAirline policy

Family seated together

Not publishedNot published

Partlyمقاعد مجانية مع طفلAirline policy

Free advance reservation of preferred and regular seats with a child under 12; extra legroom seats are chargeable

Hajj and Umrah routes

Not publishedNot published

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

None of these airlines publishes: Prayer space or lounge · Ramadan · Zamzam · Crew hijab

Food and drink

Halal meals

Airline policyتتوفر وجبات حلال بناءً على طلب مسبق. Muslim special meal bookable in advance across all cabins

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

Not publishedNot published

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

Alcohol on board

Not publishedNot published

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

None of these airlines publishes: On partner flights · Ramadan · Amenity kit

Prayer

None of these airlines publishes: Space to pray · Qibla and prayer times · Crew and prayer · Water for istinja · Prayer rooms in lounges

Crew and service

Crew training

Not publishedNot published

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: Hijab in crew uniform · Help from women staff · Eid and Ramadan on board

Seating and families

Sitting together as a family

Not publishedNot published

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

None of these airlines publishes: Changing seats

Hajj, Umrah and routes

Routes to Muslim-majority countries

Not publishedNot published

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

None of these airlines publishes: Zamzam water