How Do You Request A Special Airline Meal?
• Contact the airline at least 24 hours prior to your flight’s scheduled departure time. Doing so will ensure that they have plenty of advance notice of your needs, and that they can properly accommodate you and prepare your meal. Some airlines may be more stringent or lenient depending on flight times, schedules, and onboard meal policies, so make sure to check up on this by viewing the airline’s website or asking the reservationist. • Understand that on most shorter routes (typically domestic and charter flights), special meal requests may not be granted or even necessary. Smaller meals and snacks, including peanuts, chips, cookies, etc. and beverages are ordinarily all that is served on flights that are three hours or less. • Specify the special meal you would like to request. A few options for meals you may have, or are thinking of considering, include: • Kosher • Halal • Vegetarian • Low sodium • Low fat • Fat-free • Carbohydrate free • Gluten-free • Lactose free • Peanut-free • D
