Etihad Airways offers a range of special meals for religious, medical or dietary needs of your guests. All meals on board are Halal (suitable for Muslims guests) and do not contain pork or alcohol.
To ensure we can cater for all your guests needs and confirm their meal choice please make your request as soon as possible. To book a special meal enter any of the below special service request (SSR) codes into the reservation. Special meals should be requested ast least 24 hours before depature with the exception of Kosher meal (KSML) which requires 72 hours before departure. Meal requests between 24 and 8 hours cannot be guaranteed. All meals requested in advance are confirmed through the GDS system.
Unfortunately special meal requests are not permitted on standby or waitlisted tickets.
Code share flights: follow IATA standards while requesting meals on code share flights (where Etihad is a marketing carrier).
Meal codes and definitions
Meals for medical/dietary reasons:*
AVML - Asian Vegetarian Meal
BLML - Bland Meal
DBML - Diabetic Meal
FPML - Fruit Platter Meal
GFML - Gluten Free Meal
HFML - High Fibre Meal
LCML - Low Calorie Meal
LFML - Low Fat/Cholesterol Meal
LPML - Low Protein Meal
LSML - Low Sodium Meal
NLML - Non Lactose Meal
ORML - Oriental Meal
PRML - Low Purine Meal
RVML - Raw Vegetable Meal
SFML - Seafood Meal
VLML - Vegetarian Lacto - Ovo Meal
Meals for religious reasons:
VGML - Vegetarian Meal
HNML - Hindu Meal
KSML - Kosher Meal
MOML - Muslim Meal **
JNML - Jain Meal ***
Meals for children and infants:
CHML - Child Meal
BBML - Baby Meal
Special occasions/allergies:
SPML - cake /peanut free meal/nut free meal/jain meal ***
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If you are unsure which meal type to select for your guest, review the information below:
AVML Asian Vegetarian Meal - Contains all types of vegetable, fresh fruit and milk products and isGenerally prepared according to subcontinent taste. Ie mildly spicy to Spicy. Usually ordered by people from the subcontinent. Does not contain any type of meat, fish or eggs.
BLML Bland Meal - Contains mostly soft food that is easily digestible and without Spice. Foods recommended are mashed potatoes, spinach soft boiled eggs, boiled meats, toast, dairy products. Does not contain baked, fried or spicy foods, onion or garlic
DBML Diabetic Meal - Foods recommended are low fat milk, butter, plain yoghurt, lean meats, boiled or pureed potatoes, vegetables and fresh fruit. Ordered by people suffering from diabetes (low insulin levels) does not contain any kind of sugar. Only certain permitted sugar substitutes maybe used
FPML Fruit Platter Meal - Contains seasonal fresh fruits. Ordered by people for dietary reasons or while fasting
GFML Gluten Free Meal - Gluten free meals are available for those guests who need to limit their Intake of gluten (or gliadin, a protein fraction of gluten) a substance found in wheat, barley, rye and oats. Many packaged and convenience foods contain modified food starches that contain gluten and should be avoided. Therefore, there is no guarantee to provide an absolutely gluten free meals.
Items which usually allowed on a gluten free diet are: meat, poultry, fresh fish, rice, fresh fruits and vegetables, corn, salt and pepper, herbs and spices, potatoes, aged cheese, eggs, dairy products, sugars and preserves, margarine,tapioca,vegetable oils,yoghurt, dried beans and peas, chocolates.
LCML Low Calorie Meal - Contains food with plenty of roughage, with less fat and carbohydrates.ordered by people on a restricted or low calorie intake. Does not contain sugar, cream, sauces, mayonnaise or fatty meats
LFML Low Fat/Cholesterol Meal - Contains food such as margarine, cottage cheese, egg white, boiled rice, Potatoes, lean meats,fish, wholegrain bread, cereals, fresh fruit ordered by people who need to reduce their fat intake. Does not contain milk, cream, fat, cheese, egg yolk or fatty meats.
NLML Non Lactose Meal - Contains food such as salads, roughage, pasta, rice, fish or meat. Ordered by people who are allergic or intolerant to milk or milk products or those suffering from low lactose levels in their body. Does not contain milk and milk products, sauces, soft rolls, croissants or chocolates.
RVML Raw Vegetable Meal - Contains mainy raw vegetables and salads.
SFML Seafood Meal - Contains food which includes all types of fish or shellfish. Does not contain meat products. Sfml in pearl/coral zones is limited to either local fish/shrimp
VLML Vegetarian Lacto - Ovo Meal - Vlml will be served to people who do not eat meat, but do include dairy Products (lacto) and eggs (ovo) in their meals. Vlml do not contain any meat or meat products of any type. Vlml do not also contain fish, poultry or products with lard or gelatin.
VGML Vegetarian Meal - Contains all types of vegetables and fresh fruit. Usually (vegan) ordered by any person who is vegetarian. Does not contain any meat, fish or animal by-products. I.e dairy products, eggs, animal fat in biscuits etc.
HNML Hindu Meal - Contains meat (lamb or chicken),fish,eggs, dairy products and is prepared according to subcontinent taste.i.e mildly spicy to spicy. Does not contain any beef.
MOML Muslim Meal - Contains meats (only halal) seafood and vegetables. The meal is prepared according to the strictest islamic methods with no pork or alcohol. Ordered by the muslim community. All meals on Etihad Airways on board are suitable for muslim guests. However, pls reserve moml if there is an interline sector involved in the itinerary.
JNML Jain Meal - Contains non-root vegetables only. The meal is prepared asian style, usually ordered by who are strict vegetarians. Does not contain any root vegetables like onions, ginger, garlic, potato carrots or animal/animal by products.
CHML Child Meal (Non Veg) - Ordered for non vegetarian children between the ages of 2 and 12.
CHML Child Meal (Veg) - Ordered for vegetarian children between the ages of 2 and 12
BBML Baby Meal - Main brands of babies meal are available on board Etihad Airways. Parents are recommended to carry baby foods familiar and preferred by their children on board. Milk or baby meals will be heated on board.
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