Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Special in flight meal request

I went on Qantas Airlines website  and tried to look if I can request for Halal/Kosher/Vegetarian meal.
First I went on this site and get the information below.
Question
How can I request a special meal?

Answer
If you’re on a Qantas flight, you can make a meal request at manage your booking. Special requests must be made at least 24 hours before scheduled departure with the exception of Kosher meals, which must be requested at least 36 hours before departure.

You can request a special meal if you have medical or dietary requirements, or are travelling with children. Some conditions and restrictions apply.

Special meals that can be requested at manage your booking include:
  • Diabetic: High in complex carbohydrate and dietary fibre; low in fat; no added sugar; low salt.
  • Child's meal: Foods that are easily identified, ie, pasta, rice, boneless fish or poultry. No highly seasoned foods or rich sauces.
  • Fruit Platter: Consists of fresh, tinned and dried fruits.
  • Gluten Intolerance: Do not contain wheat, rye, oats, barley or malt or any milk or milk products.
  • Hindu: Do not contain beef, beef derivatives, veal or pork. Meals may contain fish or lamb.
  • Infant (0-11 months): Consist of soft strained food which can be eaten with a spoon.
  • Infant (12-23 months): Toddler meal for children 12 to 23 months.
  • Kosher Meal: Prepared to comply with Jewish dietary laws.
  • Moslem (Halal): Do not contain pork, or pork by-products. All meats come from ritually slaughtered animals.
  • Vegetarian (Asian Indian Style): Contain egg and diary products and are suitable for Hindu vegetarians.
  • Vegetarian (Lacto Ovo): Do not contain meat, fish or seafood but may contain dairy products such as milk, butter, cheese and eggs or foods containing these.
  • Vegetarian (Oriental): Contain vegetables, fruit, rice noodles and can contain nuts.
  • Vegetarian (Strict Indian): Do not contain any eggs, dairy or bulbous vegetables and are suitable for Hindu vegetarians.
  • Vegan: Contain fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts and pulses and do not contain any animal products such as meat, poultry, seafood, eggs milk or honey.
To request other special meals, call our Contact Centre on 13 13 13 in Australia or your local Qantas Office.
Then clicked this to manage my bookings. Keyed in my reservation code and surname.
Then I requested for Halal food. InsyaAllah done!

Love and respect
Dijah

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