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Dry Airlines - 10 carriers that don’t serve alcohol


Practicing Muslims do not consume alcohol, as it is impermissible in Islam.

Many Muslims also avoid gatherings or restaurants where alcohol is served or consumed. However, air travel becomes fairly tricky especially if you are a frequent traveller and wish to eschew the services of a carrier that offers alcoholic beverages. 

Here are 10 airlines in Muslim-majority countries that do not serve alcoholic drinks onboard its flights. 

Saudia 
Saudi Arabia’s national carrier does not serve alcohol, neither does it allow passengers onboard its flights to carry or drink alcoholic beverages. 

Air Arabia 
Sharjah-headquartered low-cost carrier, Air Arabia, does not permit alcohol onboard its flights. 

Kuwait Airways 
Alcohol is prohibited on Kuwait Airways flights. Passengers cannot carry it also, even if they have a layover, transit, or connecting flight.

Jazeera Airways 
Kuwaiti low-cost carrier does not serve alcohol on its flights.  

PIA (Pakistan International Airlines)
Karachi-headquartered national carrier PIA does not permit passengers to consume alcohol aboard an aircraft, whether purchased as duty free or obtained otherwise. 

Egyptair
Egyptair is the state-owned carrier of Egypt. The airline does not serve any alcoholic beverages on any of its flights. 

Airblue
Airblue is a private airline, headquartered in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad. The airline does not serve alcohol on its flights. 

Iraqi Airways
Baghdad-headquartered Iraqi Airways is Iraq’s national carrier. It is a dry-airline and does not serve alcohol, as stated on its website

Royal Brunei
Brunei’s national carrier does not serve alcohol on any of its flights. 

Biman Bangladesh Airlines
The carrier does not serve alcohol on any of its routes. 


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