Meals and How to Request (codes)
Cathay Pacific offers superb Asian and international cuisine,
including special meal options including:
Vegetarian
Non-Vegetarian Religious Meal
Medical Meals
Children's Meals
Special Meals and Beverage
- A small population of passengers may suffer from an adverse, and at times, fatal allergic reaction to peanuts. However, CX cannot guarantee an absolutely peanut-free meal. This point should be conveyed very clearly to passengers.
- Requests for Special Meals (SPML) should be made at least 24 hours prior to flight departure with the exception of Kosher Meals (KSML) which require 48 hours of advance notice.
- For special beverage requests, passengers must give 3 working days of advance notice.
- Passengers who have made a SPML request on an originally booked flight must make the request again if they change their itinerary. If the new flight departs within 24 hours, SPML availability cannot be confirmed immediately and passengers then have to re-confirm at check-in.
- Requests for hot meals should not be guaranteed, as all meals must conform to the standard meal service guidelines. No exceptions are allowed.
- Special requests by FCL passengers, e.g. lobster, are not accepted. VIP passengers' requests may be considered depending on their status and the notice period given.
- Carbonated mineral water such as Perrier is available to all FCL and JCL passengers.
- Requests for non-standard meals will not be entertained unless they are required medically. In such cases, copies of the doctors'/dieticians' certificates should be provided for confirmation.
SPECIAL MEALS - REQUESTS FOR SPECIAL MEALS ENTERED AS AN OSI WILL NOT BE ACTIONED
THE STANDARD ENTRY FORMAT IS .................. 3 MEAL CODE
Example: VEGETARIAN VEGAN MEAL - VGML ...................... 3VGML
|
The following few tables list the different types of vegetarian, religious, medical and children's meals available to CX passengers.
Vegetarian Meals
| Meal Types |
Code |
Remarks |
| Vegetarian Raw Meal |
RVML |
A combination of raw fruit and vegetables. |
| Vegetarian Lacto-Ovo Meal |
VLML |
Also known as Ovo-Lacto Vegetarian. No meat or meat products
of any type; no fish, fowl or products with lard or gelatin. Contains eggs
and dairy products. Cheese should be made without rennet wherever possible. |
| Vegetarian Vegan Meal |
VGML |
Also known as Vegan
No meat or meat products of any type; no fish, fowl or products with lard or gelatin.
Dairy products, eggs and honey are not permitted. |
| Vegetarian Oriental |
VOML |
A vegetarian meal prepared and cooked Chinese Style
No animal products as meat, fish or game, eggs, dairy products and honey
No root vegetables including ginger, garlic, spring onion etc,
or anything that is grown in the ground.
Please note, AA will not accept this code.
1G/1V/1P will be enhanced to support these codes on 19May09. Agents will
need to request as SPML before implementation. |
| Vegetarian Hindu Meal |
AVML |
A vegetarian meal prepared and cooked in Indian-style.
Indian Vegetarian meals are spicy/curry vegetarian combinations
which may include a limited use of diary products. |
| Vegetarian Jain Meal/Strict Indian Vegetarian |
VJML |
An Indian-style vegetarian meal.
No animal product as meat, seafood, egg, game, dairy products and honey.
No root vegetables such as ginger, onion, garlic, spring onion and potato.
Please note, AA will not accept this code.
1G/1V/1P will be enhanced to support these codes on 19May09. Agents will
need to request as SPML before implementation. |
Religious Meals
| Meal Types |
Code |
Remarks |
| Kosher Meal |
KSML |
Requests should be made at least 24 hours prior to flight departure
Prepared according to Jewish Law and purchased from reputable manufacturers
Two types of Kosher meals are available, one for FC/BC and the other one for YC.
EX HKG, Kedassia meals are provided for all classes if 24 hours notice is given.
From outports, CX has to rely on caterers' stock to supply KSMLs
For the following ports: BAH, BOM, CEB, DEL, DPS, DXB, FUK, KHI, KIX, KUL, MNL, NGO, PEN, RUH, SGN and SUB that cannot supply KSMLs, Kedassia KSMLs can be requested from HKG for all classes but 48 hours notice must be given.
For other ports that cannot supply Kedassia KSMLs, these can be requested from HKG for F and J class passengers only but 48 hours notice must be given.
|
| Muslim Meal |
MOML |
Also known as Halal Meal or No Pork Meal
All poultry and meat will have been slaughtered and cooked according to Halal rules)
No pork, bacon, ham or alcohol
Omit gelatine and use agar as a replacement
On all CX flights to and from major Islamic countries (or Islamic routed countries ex HKG vv i.e. Malaysia, Indonesia, and Middle East), all menus are already prepared in the Halal manner
|
| Hindu Meal |
HNML |
No beef, veal or pork can be used. Lamb, domestic fowl, other meats or fish and milk products are allowed.
Indian style cooking is used, usually spicy foods/curry with authentic ingredients
A very small minority of Hindus, who can eat meat or fish, orders this type of meal. Most Hindus require the Indian vegetarian meal (AVML) and the passenger's specific needs should be carefully identified and accurately coded.
|
| Non Beef Meal |
SPML-NON BEEF MEAL |
Contains no beef, veal or related product.
Different from Hindu non-vegetarian meal where the Non Beef Meal is cooked in any style or method, as long as there is no beef/veal contained
Beef/veal is not served as normal menu for YCL on certain routes such as HKG-BKK/TPE vv
|
Medical Meals
All medical meals are specially planned by a nutritionist and qualified
dietician. Suitable for passengers who require special medical attention.
| Meal Types |
Code |
Remarks |
| Low Fat Meal/ Low Cholesterol |
LFML |
Increased complex carbohydrates/ high fibre; low fat; low dietary cholesterol; Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats are used instead of saturated.
|
| Diabetic Meal |
DBML |
Increased complex carbohydrates; high fibre; low fat; calories approximately 2000-2400 in 24 hours period.
|
| Bland Meal |
BLML |
Low fat food items low in dietary fibre/residue.
Omission of foods or beverages causing gastric discomfort.
Omit highly seasoned foods.
|
| Low Lactose Meal |
NLML |
Foods which contain lactose or are of dairy origin are eliminated.
Foods with ingredients containing lactose or are of dairy origin will also be excluded.
|
| Gluten Intolerant Meal |
GFML |
No foods prepared with wheat, buckwheat, rye, barley and oats.
|
| Low Salt Meal |
LSML |
No salt is used in food preparation; highly salted foods are omitted; minimum sodium content.
Avoid use of garlic/onion/celery salt
Garlic/onion/celery powders are however allowed.
|
| Low Calorie Diet |
LCML |
Increased complex carbohydrates/high fibre; low fat; calories - approximately 1200 in 24 hour period.
|
| Fruit Platter Meal |
FPML |
Consists purely of fruit components such as fresh fruits, fruit compote, fruit desserts etc. depending on availability and seasonality.
|
Children's Meals
| Meal Types |
Code |
Remarks |
| Baby Meal |
BBML |
Consists of two junior-strained meat and vegetable dishes, one junior dessert and one baby juice.
|
| Child Meal |
CHML |
These meals are food items generally enjoyed by children, e.g. burgers, sausages and fish fingers served with additional sweets or chocolate bars and juice, depending on the meal type
|
|
