Press Release
JAL to Serve Halal Certified Meals on Select International Flights
～Muslim meals with Halal Certification to be served on flights departing from Japan～
Tokyo May 30, 2016: Japan Airlines (JAL) will provide Halal certified Muslim meals on all outbound international flights from Japan, starting June 1, 2016.
JAL has been serving Muslim meal as a special meal for Muslim customers. Recently the airline has received Halal Certification (*1) from Japan Islamic Trust (JIT) (*2), for the whole processing of its Muslim meal menus (*3) aboard all international flights departing from Japan.
Additionally JAL has changed all dishware used for Muslim meals to disposable one with Halal Certification in order to deliver a sense of security to Muslim customers when they enjoy our in-flight meals.
JAL will be striving to serve customers with delicious meals which are only available aboard JAL flights and provide customers with a pleasant and comfortable travel experience.
Applicable class: All classes
Applicable route: All international flights departing from Japan
How to apply: By email or phone at least 24 hours before the schedule departure time
URL： www.jal.co.jp/en/inter/service/meal/special/menu/index.html
Halal certified Muslim meals:
Business Class
Economy Class
＜Halal meals on international flights to Japan＞
●All flights from Kuala Lumpur
Japanese and Western Menus for Muslim and normal meals have received Halal Certification from the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia.
●All flights from Jakarta
Western Menus for Muslim and normal meals have received Halal Certification from The Indonesian Council of Ulama Jakarta.
＜Flights with Halal-certified meal service (*4)＞ (○: available; ×: not available)
|
Flights |
Muslim meals |
Normal meals（Western menu） |
Normal meals（Japanese menu） |
|
From Japan |
○ |
× |
× |
|
From Kuala Lumpur |
○ |
○ |
○ |
|
From Jakarta |
○ |
○ |
× |
Note:
(*1) Halal Certification is recognition that the meals for Muslims are made and approved according to Islamic laws and rules.
(*2) JIT is a religious corporation registered in Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. JIT has begun issuing halal certificates since 1999. It was approved as a certifying entity in Japan by halal certifying entities in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Thailand. URL: www.islam.or.jp/en/
(*3) Halal Certification of the whole production process includes ingredients, production method, production factory and dishware etc.
(*4) Meals on flights other than the above are not halal certified.
20160530-JAL to Serve Halal Certified Meals on Select International Flights.pdf
