Cabin Meals
Premium Class (es) (First Class and Business Class)

Experience peace and serenity while soaring above the clouds, where you can relax and enjoy exquisitely fine service.

Each cabin is specially designed to be equipped with an array of innovative features to provide a relaxing, enjoyable and pleasant experience, complemented by our exceptional hospitality.

Our “Premium Class Travel Assistant” will attend to your personal needs and provide you with a variety of services or items you may require such as writing paper, a pen or a comb. (Please contact the flight attendants for more information.)
Premium Class (es) Dining

As a Chinese saying goes, “Etiquette originates from table manners.” Hainan Airlines showcases traditional Chinese cuisine with Western cuisine, graciously served. Our “In-flight Gourmet Restaurant” offers an exquisite selection of Chinese and Western entrees and accompanying dishes. Passengers have two main course options to choose from. The menu is changed regularly to provide a variety of choices to frequent travelers. For international routes, the meal selection will be enhanced by the local culinary flavors of the countries from which the flight has departed.
Originality—delectable cuisine with exquisite cutlery

Traditional flavor—Chinese snacks

Appetizing and delicious —Main Course

Savoring Tea

“Savoring Tea”— introduced in 2006, this unique and innovative service, embedded with elements of traditional Chinese kung fu tea culture, has proven popular with Premium Class passengers. Aboard long-haul flights, passengers can sample a variety of Chinese teas including Puer, Longjing, Tieh-Kuan-Yin and Biluochun. There are even special tea products for ladies. As you sip and enjoy the tea, you can read more about Chinese traditional tea culture.

Exquisite Brochure on Tea Culture
Economy Class

Our economy class cabins, while not as spacious as premium class accommodations, have also been designed for your comfort. One of the things you should try is our relaxation exercise. It can help prevent stiffness and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and help you to relax your body and mind. So take the opportunity to stretch your arms and legs.
Economy Class Dining

If you are traveling on a long flight such as from Urumqi to Beijing, you will no doubt get hungry. You can look forward to a satisfying local dish of deliciously sautéed beef and mushrooms served with steamed rice, or you can opt for noodles if you prefer.
A First in China—Automatic identification of children traveling aboard and the offer of a specially prepared meal designed for the younger ones.

Hainan Airlines is a pioneer in China to offer young passenger delicious children’s meals without an advance request. It has been introduced on flights between Xi’an and Beijing, and Haikou and Beijing and will be offered on more air routes.
Special Meals

Hainan Airlines also provide special meals on request. If you have special dietary requirements, please order the special meal when purchasing air ticket online.

For passengers with special dietary requirements, we offer a wide selection of special meals to cater to your needs. The following meals may be ordered:

i. Special Meal Menu:
1. Religious Meals
● Muslim Meal: No alcohol, pork, ham or bacon
2. Vegetarian Meals
●Raw Vegetable Meal: Only raw fruits and vegetables
●Asian-Oriental Vegetarian Meal: No meat; contains dairy products; Chinese-style cooking
●Asian-Indian Vegetarian Meal: No meat; contains dairy products; Indian-style cooking
● Indian Vegetarian Meal: No meat (specially for Jain); no onion, garlic, ginger or any root vegetables; Indian-style cooking
● Western Vegetarian Meal: No eggs and milk; no meat; no dairy products; Western style cooking
● Western Vegetarian Meal: No meat; contains dairy products; Western style cooking

3. Medical Dietary Meals
●Low Protein Meal: Less meat and recommended protein content of less than 15 g; less eggs, dairy products and salt
●Low Calorie Meal: Less fat, sauce, gravy, fried food; less seasoning including sugar
●Low Fiber Meal: Limited fibrous foods (e.g. fruits, legumes, vegetables, wholegrain products)
●Low Sodium Meal: No naturally-salted or sodium-added processed foods (e.g. baking powder, soda, MSG); no salt added during food preparation
● Low Fat / Low Cholesterol Meal: No animal fats except for poly-unsaturated fatty acids; less fat, sauce, gravy, fried food; no butter, cream, cheese; only lean meat
●High Fiber Meal: Large amount of roughage (e.g. fruits, vegetables, wholegrain products, legumes, nuts); no white flour products or processed cereals
● Ulcer Dietary Meal: Contains easy-to-digest plain, poached, broiled foods (e.g. white meat, fish); no acidic food or fruits
● Diabetic Meal: No sugar, less salt
● Non-Lactose Meal: No lactose or dairy products (e.g. milk, milk solids, casein, cheese, butter, margarine)
● Fruit Platter: Fresh fruits only
4. Children’s Meals
● Children’s Meal: Suitable for children between 2-7 years old; small portions; easy to eat, food that appeals to children
5. Other Meals
● Seafood Meal: Only fish and seafood are used as the main raw ingredients
ii. Notes
1. Requests must be made at least 24 hours before the flight departure.
2. Special Meal Requests are a value-added service of Hainan Airlines. Hainan Airlines is not responsible in the event of a last minute flight change where it may not be possible to arrange for a special meal.
3. Special meal requests made within 24 hours of flight departure cannot be guaranteed. In special cases, the request must be made at the Hainan Airlines authorized ticket office or the airport counter, after the Catering Department confirms the availability of the desired special meal.