Which airlines offer Bland meal types on their flights and how can you order them? Read this page to find out that information and more.
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A bland airline meal is a meal type that airlines offer to passengers who have trouble digesting herbs, spices and other well-seasoned sauces and flavourings. A bland meal is often plain or mildly seasoned, with meat, some form of carbohydrate and steamed vegetables. If an airline doesn't offer the bland meal type, a fruit platter is a good alternative.
The meal code that IATA has given to a Bland airline meal is BLML.
To order a Bland airline meal, you must contact the airline directly and put in a request. Alternatively, if you've bought your flights with Alternative Airlines, you can contact us and we'll put in the request for you.
If you'd like to order a Bland airline meal at the time of booking, you can put a request in with Alternative Airlines. We'll forward this request on to the airline but its approval will be subject to availability.
A bland airline meal will usually consist of a piece of meat such as chicken, beef or pork, rice or potatoes and steamed vegetables. All food in a bland meal is either mildly seasoned or completely unseasoned and excluding of all herbs and spices. The meal is usually served with water, a dessert and a salad.
Bland airline meals are designed to meet dietary requirements for people whose metabolism cannot handle spices, herbs and other flavourings. As a result, the meals are very plain. If you're looking for a flavoursome meal, it's not recommended to order a bland meal.
AIRLINE NAME | BLAND MEAL (BLML) |
MIN HOUR BEFORE FLIGHT FOR PREORDER |
---|---|---|
Adria airways | x | 48 |
Aegean airlines | - | - |
Aer Lingus | x | 48 |
Aeroflot | - | - |
Aerolíneas Argentinas | x | 72 |
Aeroméxico | - | - |
Air Astana | x | 24 |
Aire báltico | - | - |
Air Canada | x | 24 |
Air China | x | 48* |
Air France | x | 48 |
Air india | x | 72 |
Air New Zealand | x | 24 |
Aire serbia | x | 48 |
Air Tahiti Nui | - | - |
Transat de aire | - | - |
Aircalin | x | 48 |
Alitalia | x | 24 |
All Nippon Airways | x | 24 |
American Airlines | x | 24 |
Asiana Airlines | x | 24 |
Austrian Airlines | x | 48 |
Avianca | - | - |
Azul Airlines | - | - |
Bangkok Airways | x | 24 |
British Airways | x | 48 |
Brussels Airlines | - | - |
Caribbean Airlines | - | - |
Cathay dragon | x | 24 |
Cathay Pacific | x | 24 |
China Airlines | x | 24 |
China oriental | x | 24 |
China Southern | - | - |
Condor Airlines | - | - |
Copa Airlines | x | 24 |
Aerolíneas de croacia | x | 24 |
Delta Airlines | x | 24 |
Egyptair | - | - |
EL AL | - | - |
emiratos | x | 24 |
Etihad | x | 72 |
Eva Air | x | 72 |
finnair | - | - |
Garuda indonesia | x | 24* |
Gulf Air | x | 24 |
Hainan Airlines | x | 48 |
Hawaiian Airlines | - | - |
Hong Kong Airlines | x | 24 |
iberia | x | 24 |
Icelandair | - | - |
Índigo | - | - |
Jet airways | x | 24 |
Jetstar | - | - |
KLM | - | - |
Aire coreano | - | - |
La Compagnie | x | 51 |
lufthansa | - | - |
Malaysia Airlines | x | 24 |
Middle East Airlines (MEA) | - | - |
Oman Air | x | 24 |
Pakistan International Airlines | x | 24 |
Philippine Airlines | x | 48 |
Qantas | - | - |
Qatar Airways | x | 24 |
Real jordano | x | 24 |
Aerolíneas escandinavas sas | x | 24 |
Shenzhen Airlines | - | - |
Silk Air | x | 32 |
Aerolíneas de Singapur | x | 24 |
Vías aéreas sudafricanas | x | 48 |
Spicejet | - | - |
Sri Lankan Airlines | - | - |
Swiss International Airlines | x | 24 |
TAP Portugal | x | 24 |
Tarom Airlines | - | - |
Aerolínea tailandesa | - | - |
Turkish Airlines | x | 24 |
Aerolíneas Unidas | - | - |
Líneas aéreas de vietnam | x | 24 |
VIRGIN ATLANTIC | - | - |
Virgin Australia | x | 48 |
Vistara | x | 24 |
Xiamen Airlines | - | - |
XL Airways | - | - |