Special Meals
Emirates offers 13 special meals for religious, medical and lifestyle diets, and they’re free in every cabin. Book one in Manage Your Booking up to 24 hours before your flight. You don’t need to order a halal meal, because all Emirates food is halal certified, and child and baby meals are added automatically when children or infants are on your booking.
How To Order
Go to Manage Your Booking on emirates.com or in the Emirates app, retrieve your booking with your booking reference and last name, and choose a dietary meal for each passenger who needs one. Do this at least 24 hours before departure. If you’re inside 24 hours, contact Emirates directly and ask, although a meal can’t be guaranteed. Some special meals aren’t available in Economy on flights under two hours. A special meal replaces the standard menu for your whole flight.
Step By Step Guide
For screenshots of every step, see our step-by-step guide to ordering a special meal on Emirates.
Emirates Special Meal Codes
| Code | Meal | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| AVML | Indian Vegetarian | Spiced Indian-style vegetarian. Can include dairy, no eggs |
| HNML | Hindu Non-Vegetarian | Lamb, chicken, fish or eggs. No beef or veal |
| VJML | Vegetarian Jain | No animal products, dairy or root vegetables such as onion, garlic and potato |
| KSML | Kosher | Prepared to Jewish dietary rules. Passover meals not guaranteed |
| BLML | Bland | Low fat, not spicy, easy to digest |
| DBML | Diabetic | Low sugar, with wholegrain carbohydrates |
| GFML | Gluten Friendly | No gluten ingredients, but not made in certified gluten-free kitchens |
| LFML | Low Fat | No fried food, butter, cream or egg yolks |
| LSML | Low Salt | No added salt and no cured or smoked foods |
| NLML | Low Lactose | No cow’s milk products. Not suitable for a milk allergy |
| VGML | Vegan | No meat, fish, eggs, dairy or honey |
| CHML | Child | Ages 2 to 12. Given automatically, no booking needed |
| BBML | Baby | Under 2s. Baby food and milk formula on board. Bottled water available, but crew can’t sterilise bottles |
FAQs
Are Emirates special meals free?
Yes. Special meals cost nothing extra in any cabin.
How far in advance should I order a special meal on Emirates?
At least 24 hours before departure, through Manage Your Booking.
Do I need to order a halal meal on Emirates?
No. All Emirates meals are halal certified.
Does Emirates have vegan meals?
Yes. Order the VGML vegan meal, which has no meat, fish, eggs, dairy or honey.
Do I need to order a child meal on Emirates?
No. Emirates adds child and baby meals automatically. You only need to contact Emirates if your child needs a specific diet, such as a vegetarian child meal.
Can Emirates guarantee a nut-free meal?
No. Nuts are served on all flights and no meal can be guaranteed free of allergen traces.