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.
Check out our pages on other meal types for other dietary requirements.
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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 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 | MIN HOUR BEFORE FLIGHT FOR PREORDER |
|---|---|
| Adria Airways | 48 |
| Aer Lingus | 48 |
| Aerolineas Argentinas | 72 |
| Air Astana | 24 |
| Air Canada | 24 |
| Air China | 48* |
| Air France | 48 |
| Air India | 72 |
| Air New Zealand | 24 |
| Air Serbia | 48 |
| Aircalin | 48 |
| Alitalia | 24 |
| All Nippon Airways | 24 |
| American Airlines | 24 |
| Asiana Airlines | 24 |
| Austrian Airlines | 48 |
| Bangkok Airways | 24 |
| British Airways | 48 |
| Cathay Dragon | 24 |
| Cathay Pacific | 24 |
| China Airlines | 24 |
| China Eastern | 24 |
| Copa Airlines | 24 |
| Croatia Airlines | 24 |
| Delta Airlines | 24 |
| Emirates | 24 |
| Etihad | 72 |
| Eva Air | 72 |
| Garuda Indonesia | 24* |
| Gulf Air | 24 |
| Hainan Airlines | 48 |
| Hong Kong Airlines | 24 |
| Iberia | 24 |
| Jet Airways | 24 |
| La Compagnie | 51 |
| Malaysia Airlines | 24 |
| Oman Air | 24 |
| Pakistan International Airlines | 24 |
| Philippine Airlines | 48 |
| Qatar Airways | 24 |
| Royal Jordanian | 24 |
| SAS Scandinavian Airlines | 24 |
| Silk Air | 32 |
| Singapore Airlines | 24 |
| South African Airways | 48 |
| Swiss International Airlines | 24 |
| TAP Portugal | 24 |
| Turkish Airlines | 24 |
| Vietnam Airlines | 24 |
| Virgin Australia | 48 |
| Vistara | 24 |
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