page_title: Kosher airline meal
section_title: Cost
hierarchical_section_title: Kosher airline meal / Issues / Cost
caption_attribution_description: English: A serving of kosher airline meal onboard Cathay Pacific Flight 391 from Beijing to Hong Kong (on a Boeing 747). According to the tag, grilled salmon with egg fried rice, accompanied by carrots and green beans, is contained.
context_page_description: A kosher airline meal is an airline meal that conforms to the standards of kashrut. Many airlines offer the option of kosher meals to passengers if ordered in advance. These not only contain food that is kosher, but also other features to aid observant Jews, such as copies of Tefilat HaDerech and prayers that are recited before and after eating and bread on which the mezonot blessing is recited, thereby enabling observant Jews to consume the bread without washing hands.
  "Kosher" is one of several options for special meals offered to air travelers. Similarly styled meals that are packaged in double wrapping with verifiable kashrut certification are offered in a variety of other settings, such as cruise ships, hospitals, or catered events. The double wrapping allows for the meals to be heated in a non-kosher oven.
  On airlines, kosher meals are the most commonly requested special meal. Kosher meals have become popular even among non-Jewish passengers who perceive kosher foods to be cleaner and healthier. As they cost approximately twice as much as standard meals, airlines may charge more for them.
context_section_description: Kosher meals cost the airline nearly twice as much as standard meals, even as they are offered at no additional cost to the traveler. Smithsonian Magazine has reported that kosher airline meals are the most expensive type of airline meal served.
caption: A kosher airline meal offered on a Cathay Pacific flight
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