Special Meals On Board
If you have a specific diet, you can choose from our range of special meals instead of from our onboard menu
Special Meal Options
Air Astana has curated a selection of special meals to accommodate your specific dietary requirements, whether it's a vegan or vegetarian preference, or a special meal for religious or medical reasons.
Medical and Dietary Meals
Religious Meals
Vegetarian Meals
Children’s Meals
Travelling with young ones? Our baby and child meals are designed to appeal to our little passengers while ensuring they receive the essential nutrients for their growing bodies.
Baby Meal
Baby meals are available on board for infants under 2 years old. We offer a standard selection of jarred baby food, but recommend parents bring familiar options. No pre-order needed infants are automatically identified in bookings.
Child Meal
This meal is available for children between the ages of 2 and 12 years. It may include meat, pasta, rice, dairy, eggs, fruits, and snacks. It excludes spicy food, rich sauces, whole grapes, and hard candies.
How to Book a Special Meal
Simply book a special meal up to 24 hours ahead of your flight through Manage My Booking.Asian/Indian Vegetarian Meal (AVML)
- This meal is available for vegetarian passengers. It is usually aromatic and spicy, and incorporates flavours from the Indian sub-continent.
- It can contain all types of vegetables, fresh fruit, dried fruits, legumes, dairy products, tofu, cereal, grains and vegetarian gelatin.
- It does not contain any type of meat or by-products, fish, shellfish, eggs or animal gelatin.
Non-Vegetarian Hindu Meal (HNML)
- This meal is available for passengers who follow Hindu customs. Meals are non-vegetarian and prepared in Indian culinary style.
- It can contain lamb, chicken, fish, eggs, milk, dairy products and cereals.
- It does not contain veal, beef or by-products, or raw or smoked fish.
Vegetarian Jain Meal (VJML)
- This meal is available for members of the Jain community who are pure vegetarians. It is prepared with a selection of Indian condiments.
- It can contain fresh fruit, vegetables that grow above ground, tofu, pulses, cereals and rice.
- It does not contain animal products and by-products, seafood, eggs, dairy products, and root vegetables such as onions, mushrooms, ginger, garlic, potatoes, carrots, radishes and turmeric.
Kosher Meal (KSML)
- For passengers who follow Jewish customs. Kosher meals are prepared to comply with Jewish dietary requirements. Passover meals cannot be guaranteed.
Muslim Meal (MOML)
- No use of pork or game and no alcohol. All meat and poultry products used are certified as slaughtered according to halal guidelines.
- Meals served on Air Astana flights are prepared according to Islamic methods for flights originating from the following cities: Almaty, Antalya, Bodrum, Bangkok, Colombo, Delhi, Frankfurt, London, Phuket, Istanbul, Jeddah, and Malé. As the food providers in these cities are halal-certified caterers, there is no need to pre-order a special Muslim Meal for flights departing from these locations.
Food Allergies
Important Information
Please note that on the flight to/from Delhi, both vegetarian and non-vegetarian meal choices are available. Pre-ordering vegetarian meals is not required.
Please note that we cannot guarantee our meals are nut-free. We serve nuts on all our flights, either as a meal ingredient or as an accompaniment to drinks.
Other passengers may also bring food on board that contains nuts, and traces of nut residue could be present on other surfaces of the aircraft as well as through the air conditioning system.
If you have a nut allergy, we recommend discussing your travel plans with your doctor before you fly. You should also inform the cabin crew of your allergies prior to food service.
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