Dubai International Airport 2nd on Top 10 Halal Friendly Airports
Crescentrating Announces the Top 10 Halal Friendly Airports in OIC and non-OIC Countries
The Singapore based world leader in Halal Friendly Travel, announced the top 10 Halal Friendly Airports among the OIC and non-OIC countries.
With the rapid growth of this segment of travelers, traveling not only for Hajj & Umrah, but also for leisure, business and healthcare, more and more Airports are beginning to cater to their basic needs.
The 2012 Ranking was compiled based on the surveys and feedback on Halal friendly facilities available to Muslim passengers such as Halal food availability, availability of prayer and ablution facilities in these airports.
OIC Countries
- Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia
- Dubai International Airport, UAE
- Istanbul International Airport Ataturk, Turkey
- King Abdulaziz International Airport, Saudi Arabia
- Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Indonesia
- King Khaled International Airport, Saudi Arabia
- Abu Dhabi International Airport, UAE
- Cairo International Airport, Egypt
- Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Pakistan
- Beirut-Rafic Hariri Airport, Lebanon
Non OIC Countries
- Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Bangkok
- Changi International Airport, Singapore
- Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg
- London Heathrow Airport, UK
- Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport, Sri Lanka
- Munich “Franz Josef Strauss” Airport, Germany
- John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York
- Melbourne Airport, Australia
- Hong Kong Chep lap Kok International Airport, China
- Manchester Airport, UK
The availability of prayer facilities and Halal food facilities are a lot more common in the OIC countries. Some of the additional facilities in the airports in OIC countries ranged from entire mosques and to an entire terminal dedicated to Hajj pilgrims.
Although Halal food and prayer rooms suitable for Muslims are not as common in non OIC countries, more and more Airports are making those services available now. Most Airports offer multi-faith prayer rooms. Halal Food availability is also increasing at the Airports now.
Crescentrating’s Halal Friendly Travel Ranking (CRaHFT Ranking) was first launched in 2011 with its Top 10 Halal Friendly Holiday Destinations for 2011. Now on its 2nd year, the 2012 Ranking is expanded to cover more categories.
For a more in-depth look at the Halal Friendly Airports for 2012, visit www.crescentrating.com.
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