Crescentrating Announces the Top 10 Halal Friendly Airports in OIC and Non-OIC Countries

Online, January 18, 2012 (Newswire.com) - 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.

Top 10 Halal Friendly Airports in OIC Countries:
1. Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia
2. Dubai International Airport, UAE
3. Istanbul International Airport Ataturk, Turkey
4. King Abdulaziz International Airport, Saudi Arabia
5. Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Indonesia
6. King Khaled International Airport, Saudi Arabia
7. Abu Dhabi International Airport, UAE
8. Cairo International Airport, Egypt
9. Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Pakistan
10. Beirut-Rafic Hariri Airport, Lebanon

Top 10 Halal Friendly Airports in Non-OIC Countries:
1. Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Bangkok
2. Changi International Airport, Singapore
3. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg
4. London Heathrow Airport, UK
5. Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport, Sri Lanka
6. Munich "Franz Josef Strauss" Airport, Germany
7. John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York
8. Melbourne Airport, Australia
9. Hong Kong Chep lap Kok International Airport, China
10. 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.

"With Airports being more than just a place to catch your next flight, we hope more Airports around the world will take into account the needs of the growing segment of Halal Conscious travelers passing through their Airports" said Azhar Preena, Business Development Manager at Crescentrating.

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.

About Crescentrating:
Crescentrating Pte Ltd. is a Singapore based company focused on the development of the Halal Friendly Travel market segment worldwide. Establishments are crescentrated on a scale of one to seven based on the services and facilities they provide to Muslim travelers. The Board of Directors and Board of Advisers of Crescentrating Pte Ltd. come from diverse backgrounds, bringing unique skills and knowledge from the Islamic Banking Industry, Halal Food Industry, Research and Consultancy, Islamic Scholarship and Corporate experience. All of them are well-established individuals with International and pioneering experience in their chosen fields.

For further information or discussion please contact:
Crescentrating
Shahnaz Zakkir, Marketing Manager
Tel.:+65 6304 8020, E-Mail: shahnaz@crescentrating.com
Web: www.crescentrating.com