Pre-order food

Regardless of whether you want to pre-order your favourite dish for your flight or if you’d like a special meal on a flight where a meal is included, we give you the opportunity to choose your meal.

Austrian Melangerie PreOrder: guaranteed enjoyment on your flight

It’s always worth taking a look at our menu before your flight. With Austrian Melangerie PreOrder you can pre-order fresh products.

This service not only ensures that you get the meal of your choice on board, but also contributes to reducing food waste.

  • Up to 31 hours before departure for flights departing from Vienna
  • Up to 36 hours before departure for flights arriving in Vienna

PreSelect for long-haul flights: main courses in Business Class

Our PreSelect service now lets you select your meal on long-haul flights in advance.

You can view the three different main courses in Business Class online, from 6 weeks right up to 24 hours before departure.

If you select your meal in advance, the main course of your choice will be served to you on board your flight.

Special meals: on flights where a meal is included

We also offer suitable meals for travellers who follow a certain diet for health or religious reasons.
You can order your chosen meal with the respective meal code directly when booking, online under My Bookings or through your travel agent.

Up to 24 hours before departure for flights with a meal included.

This is how to order your special meal

You can order the meal of your choice as follows, quoting the corresponding meal code:

  • Directly when booking your flight
    When booking your flight, select the meal of your choice from the “Menüauswahl” (Meal selection) list.
  • After booking your flight
    Until 24 hours before departure, online under “My Bookings”*
  • Through your travel agent
    On condition that you booked your flight there.

* As our special meals are freshly prepared, you cannot place an order any later than this.

Type of meal Description of meal Meal code

Gluten-free menu

Special meal without grains (wheat, rye, barley, oats) and starch.

GFML

Reduced-fat meal

A light meal with low-fat products and low cholesterol.

LFML

Reduced-salt Meal

A meal with only a little salt, low in sodium and mildly spiced.

LSML

Lactose intolerance

A special meal without dairy products.

NLML

Due to the requirements of Regulation (EC) No. 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods, the Lufthansa Group has no longer offered special meals for diabetics or particularly low-calorie meals since 4 December 2019. Thank you for your understanding.

Type of meal Description of meal Meal code

Vegetarian-Asian meal

A meal inspired by vegetarian Asian cuisine. This meal does not contain any fish, meat or poultry.

AVML

Strict vegetarian meal

Light vegetarian meal without any egg or dairy products

VGML

Western-style vegetarian meal for lacto-ovo vegetarians

Western-style meal without meat or fish, but with eggs and dairy products.

VLML

Oriental vegetarian meal Special meal for passengers who prefer an oriental-style meal. This does not contain any animal products, animal ingredients, eggs or dairy products, but it does contain fruit/vegetables, rice, noodles and grains. VOML Vegan meal Western-style meal without meat, fish, eggs or dairy products. VGML
Type of meal Description of meal Meal code

Meal suitable for a Hindu diet

May contain fish, shellfish, poultry, meat or eggs. The meal does not contain veal, beef or raw/smoked fish. If you would like a completely vegetarian Hindu meal, please select the “vegetarian Asian meal”.

HNML

Kosher meal

Prepared, packaged and sealed according to strict guidelines.

KSML

Meal suitable for an Islamic diet

A meal without pork and pork products. Needless to say, this meal does not contain any alcohol.

MOML

Meal suitable for a Jain diet

Vegan meal free from root vegetables, prepared according to the rules of Jainism.

VJML

Type of meal Description of meal Meal code Children’s meal (up to 12 years)

This meal consists of a popular and balanced meal for children with a sweet surprise. 

The children’s meal must always be pre-ordered. This applies to European flights in Business Class and intercontinental flights in all classes.

CHML
Baby meal (up to two years) On most European flights, this is made from an organic fruit purée. Puréed vegetables are also available on our long-haul flights. BBML

Please note

Austrian Airlines accepts no responsibility for allergic reactions to food served on board. We recommend that you discuss any allergies or food intolerances with your doctor before your flight.