Dietary Required Meals
A dietary required meal is a meal that can be requested for a customer’s dietary requirements, medical needs or religious beliefs.
You can use this guide to assist you in booking and servicing your customer's dietary required meal requests.
Effective 16 December 2020 temporary changes to inflight services for Australian domestic and International flights- read more.
Important!
Qantas requires dietary required meals to be requested a minimum of 24 hours prior to scheduled departure. Kosher meals should be requested a minimum of 36 hours prior to scheduled departure.
General Information
Medical
| Code | Dietary required meal | Alternative name | Can contain | Does not contain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DBML | Diabetic meal | Low sugar Low salt Low fat |
Balanced complex carbohydrates, dietary fibre; low in fat; low in salt | Fried foods, added sugar, peanuts, tree nuts or nut products |
| GFML | Gluten and dairy friendly meal | Gluten Restricted Gluten Intolerance Coeliac Disease Wheat Free Low lactose |
Gluten free breads, grains, soy milk | Wheat, rye, oats, barley or malt, any milk or milk products, peanuts, tree nuts or nut products |
| BLML | Bland Meal | Low Seasoning No garlic or onion |
Low fat dairy products, vegetables, white rice/pasta, white bread, eggs and egg products | Fried foods, highly seasoned foods, garlic, onion, alcohol, peanuts, tree nuts or nut products |
Religious / Cultural
| Code | Dietary required meal | Alternative name | Can contain | Does not contain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HNML | Hindu Meal | No beef, veal or beef products | Lamb, goat, fish, poultry, eggs, dairy products, rice, fruits and/or vegetables | Beef, beef derivatives, veal, pork, raw fish, smoked fish, peanuts, tree nuts or nut products |
| KSML | Kosher Meal | Food according to Jewish Laws | Cattle, game, poultry that have been processed according to Jewish Law, dairy from Kosher animals | Foods that have not been prepared according to Jewish religious specifications, does not combine meal and milk, peanuts, tree nuts or nut products |
| MOML | Moslem Meal | No pork or pork products No alcohol Halal |
Halal produced meat (beef, lamb) and poultry (chicken, turkey), fish with scales from approved sources, dairy products, eggs and egg products | Pork, or pork by-products, alcohol, peanuts, tree nuts or nut products |
Vegetarian
| Code | Dietary required meal | Alternative name | Can contain | Does not contain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVML | Asian / Hindu Vegetarian Meal | Indian Style No animal products or animal by-products No eggs, limited use of dairy products |
Dairy products, rice, egg free pasta, vegetables, whole grain products | Animal products and by-products, eggs and egg products, honey, peanuts, tree nuts or nut products |
| VGML | Vegan Vegetarian Meal |
Strict Western Vegetarian No animal products or animal by-products No egg and dairy products Pure vegetarian Vegan Contains nuts |
Rice, fruits, vegetables, grains, soy, pulses, tree nuts or nut products | Any animal products such as meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, milk or honey, dairy products or peanuts |
| VJML | Jain Vegetarian Meal | Indian style No root or bulbous vegetables No animal products or animal by-products, no egg and dairy products |
Fruit, non-root vegetables, rice, tofu or pulses | Any eggs or egg products, dairy products, bulbous vegetables, peanuts, tree nuts or nut products |
| VLML | Lacto Ovo Vegetarian Meal | No meat, fish or poultry products Can contain egg and dairy products |
Rice, pasta, noodles, fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy products, pulses, honey, tree nuts or nut products | Animal products (meat, fish, seafood, poultry), animal by-products or peanuts |
| VOML | Oriental Vegetarian Meal | Chinese style No animal products or animal by-products, no egg and dairy products. |
Rice, egg and dairy free pasta, fruits, vegetables, grains or soy | Any animal products such as meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, milk or honey, dairy products, peanuts, tree nuts or nut products |
Children
| Code | Dietary required meal | Alternative name | Can contain | Does not contain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBML | Baby Meal | 0-11 months Standard on board stores used i.e.: Baby foods / strained. Baby formula. |
Mashed, strained or pureed meals that can be easily eaten with a spoon | Gluten, wheat, rye, fish, seafood, eggs, solid foods, peanuts, tree nuts or nut products |
| SPML | Toddlers Meal |
12-23 months Prepared individually by caterer. |
Lean meat, fish, poultry, dairy products, egg products, pastry, fruit juices | Fish, poultry or meat with bones, seeds, rich sauces, high seasoned foods, peanuts, tree nuts or nut products |
| CHML | Child Meal | 2-11 years Food suitable to be eaten with a fork and spoon. |
Lean meat, fish, poultry, dairy products, egg products, potato, pasta or rice | Fish, poultry or meat with bones, seeds, rich sauces, high seasoned foods, peanuts, tree nuts or nut products |
Miscellaneous
| Code | Dietary required meal | Alternative name | Can contain | Does not contain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPML | Fruit Platter Meal | Fruit Diet Fresh Fruit Non-Lactose No Preservative |
Fresh, dried or packaged fruits | Fruits with additives or preservatives, canned fruits, peanuts, tree nuts or nut products |
Qantas no longer guarantees ‘allergy’ free meals. Customers with allergies should select a suitable alternative from the standard dietary required meal list.
Our dietary required meals do not contain peanuts. With the exception of VGML and VLML, our dietary required meals also do not contain tree nuts and nut derivatives. However, we cannot guarantee that the environment in which the meals are prepared in is completely nut free.
Read more about our Peanut and Allergy Policies.
Please use the following formats when requesting dietary required meals in your GDS:
| Passenger Type | Amadeus |
Galileo (Travelport) |
Sabre |
| Infant | SRBBML/P1 |
SI.P1/BBML |
3BBML1-1.1 |
| Child | SRCHML-08YRS/P2 |
SI.P2/CHML*08YRS |
3CHMLA/08YRS-3.1 |
| Adult | SRGFML/P1 |
SI.P1/GFML |
3GFMLA-1.1 |
Important!
- Baby and toddler meals should be customer related to the accompanying adult for infants not occupying a seat.
- For further information with GDS formats, please contact your GDS provider.
Dietary required meals are available on Australian domestic services as follows:
Domestic Dietary Required Meals
- Business class – Dietary required meals are available on all services
- Economy class – Dietary required meals are only available on flights offering a main meal (this includes Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Perth to East Coast Supper services)
QantasLink Dietary Required Meals
- Dash 8 – Turboprop – On flights operated by QantasLink Dash 8 aircraft, light refreshments are offered all day; therefore, dietary required meals are not provided.
- B717/F100/A320 – On flights operated by QantasLink Jet aircraft dietary required meals are only available on flights offering a main meal (this includes Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Your Customer's Dietary Required Meal
For Qantas Operated Flights Dietary Required Meal Requests
- Can be requested through Manage Booking or your GDS
- Must be requested at least 24 hours prior to departure or 36 hours prior to departure for Kosher meals.
For Codeshare Flights Dietary Required Meal Requests
- Can be requested using the standard IATA meal codes through your GDS. Please refer to the operating airline for further information.
As dietary required meal requests are associated to each flight sector, they will be cancelled if the flight is changed. You will need to request the dietary required meal again within the above time frame.
If your customer's Frequent Flyer Classic Upgrade Reward is confirmed, the dietary required meal may not be available in the upgraded class of travel.