What is Special meal?
In this glossary, Special meal refers to: A meal specially requested to meet specific dietary, religious, or medical requirements for individual passengers, to be loaded as per manifest.
How is Special meal used in aviation?
In aviation communication, this term appears in contexts such as: "Verify that all special meal requests are loaded and assigned to the correct seats before boarding."
Why does Special meal matter in aviation?
Special meal matters because it supports clear communication in Cabin contexts for Pilots, Air Traffic Controllers, and Cabin Crew. It also connects to aviation training and exam language such as ICAO Level 4, ICAO Level 5, ICAO Level 6, and EASA FCL.055.
Who uses Special meal?
Special meal is mainly used by Pilots, Air Traffic Controllers, and Cabin Crew.
What category does Special meal belong to?
In this glossary, Special meal is grouped under Cabin. Related pages in this category explain adjacent procedures, commands and operational concepts.
Where does this definition come from?
This definition is sourced from ICAO Doc 9432, FAA PCG and published by Protermify Aviation as a static aviation reference page.