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Roundup Of Routes Where Kosher Meals Are Served By North American Airlines - http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/89484

Here's a google docs where people could input their inflight kashrus experience :
http://kshr.us/KosherMeals 


AA KSML availability:

-Most domestic routes where meals are served (in J or F)
-Flights to Europe or Asia in all classes.
-Flights to Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Sao Paulo, Brazil in all classes.
-Flights to Asuncion, Paraguay in all classes.
-Flights to Buenos Aires, Argentina in all classes.
-Flights to Santiago, Chile in all classes.
-Flights to Montevideo, Uruguay in all classes.

UA KSML availability:

-EWR-SFO in J
-EWR-LAX in J
-BOS-SFO in J
-Flights between the US mainland or Guam and Hawaii in J or F.
-Flights to Europe or Asia in all classes.
-Flights to Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Peru in all classes.

Please Include:
Airline:
Class:
Route:
Caterer:
Hechsher:
Flight date:
Meal in pics:
Stogel-Hermolis Scale Score (1-10):

Stogel-Hermolis Scale:
1. Inedible, wouldn't feed to a dog. (Stogel [long-life])
2. Disgusting, would only eat if starving
3. Barely edible, would only eat if very hungry
4. Below average, but would eat if hungry (Stogel [fresh-frozen])
5. Average/typical KSML, would eat if hungry (Borenstein?)
6. Above average KSML (Borenstein?)
7. A good KSML, might even eat if not hungry.
8. A very good KSML
9. An excellent KSML, could pass for something served in a decent restaurant.
10. Top of the line KSML, would be happy eating this at a decent restaurant. (Hermolis)


AirlineRouteClassMeal
BALHR-JFKJDinner
BALHR-PRGJBreakfast
CM           TGU-PTY          J              Lunch
CM           PTY-JK          J              Dinner
CO           EWR-TLV          BF              Dinner
COEWR-TLVBFBreakfast
COHNL-EWRBFDinner
COHNL-EWRBFBreakfast
COIAH-HNLBFLunch
COIAH-HNLBFSnack
LHFRA-VCEJSnack
LXORD-ZRHFDinner
LXZRH-TLVYDinner
SNBRU-VCEJBreakfast
SNTLV-BRUJDinner
SNTLV-BRUJBreakfast
TPJFK-LISYDin/Break
TPLIS-JFKYDinner



United Airlines
USA-Australia routes (economy): Koshair, O-U, Hamotzi, CS.
USA-Sydney  (First): Regal - meat and chicken meals.
Australia-USA routes (economy): Lewis Continental, K-A, Hamotzi, CY.
LH EWR-FRA Y Regal Chicken
LH MUC-EWR Y Sohar Hot meat meal and cold sandwich
LH FRA-VIE C Sohar Cold Meal (fish)
OS VIE TLV C VIE Local Co (hechser Rabbi Schwartz) Hot
US TLV PHL C Hamasbia
UA(CO) EWR-TLV Y Regal Beef meal (2010)
SA JNB-CPT-JNB Y Hot Meal from Joburg Beth Din
MN(BA) JNB-VFA Meal from Joburg Beth Din
SQ JFK-FRA Suites very poor Borenstein meal, labeled business class, chicken, no real dishes, very little food.
EK SYD-AKL  F    Lewis, no hot meal.
NZ AKL-LAX  Y    Gray's deli, fish meal.
TK CPT-IST  J/Y    Norries Caterers - CPT Beth Din - Milk Snack (Sandwich & Muffin CPT-JNB leg) Meat Dinner, Milk breakfast
« Last edited by zow on May 22, 2019, 02:37:01 PM »

Author Topic: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread  (Read 703864 times)

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1120 on: March 21, 2017, 12:36:34 AM »
Traveling ewr-ory on british aka openskies. The online option to select special meals shows every type but not KSML. Any idea why?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1121 on: March 26, 2017, 12:40:11 PM »
What's the KSML like for IB J MAD-JFK?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1122 on: March 26, 2017, 01:58:47 PM »
Delta One Ex-HNL is what caterer?
ETA: Regal garbage and not O'hau Kosher which is what I was hoping for

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1123 on: March 26, 2017, 02:54:42 PM »
What does AZ have TLV-FCO-JFK?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1124 on: March 27, 2017, 09:30:12 AM »
What's the KSML like for IB J MAD-JFK?
i flew MAD-LAX in IB J and the food was from some swiss place and the tray of stuff was pretty good but the hot meal was regal style garbage

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1125 on: March 27, 2017, 12:43:30 PM »
i flew MAD-LAX in IB J and the food was from some swiss place and the tray of stuff was pretty good but the hot meal was regal style garbage

That would be from here, in Italian speaking Switzerland. Last time I flew on IB in business class meals were from here. Fairly decent IMO. You can see pictures online.

http://www.rustichellikosher.com/


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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1126 on: March 28, 2017, 03:13:13 PM »
Any info on the Hashgacha and quality on AB (Air Berlin) TLV-TXL-JFK?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1127 on: March 28, 2017, 06:25:59 PM »
i flew MAD-LAX in IB J and the food was from some swiss place and the tray of stuff was pretty good but the hot meal was regal style garbage
That would be from here, in Italian speaking Switzerland. Last time I flew on IB in business class meals were from here. Fairly decent IMO. You can see pictures online.

http://www.rustichellikosher.com/


+1 and same on the analysis, hope his hashgocha (Rebbe of Biala) is up to par
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1128 on: March 29, 2017, 12:37:15 PM »
+1 and same on the analysis, hope his hashgocha (Rebbe of Biala) is up to par

Just don't look too closely on the expiry date (year/decade..) of the hechsher on the website...

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1129 on: March 29, 2017, 12:57:21 PM »
Any info on the Hashgacha and quality on AB (Air Berlin) TLV-TXL-JFK?
Bump. Anybody know?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1130 on: April 05, 2017, 08:17:26 PM »
What's the story with ordering kosher on a flight on pesach, will it be KfP or from the freezer from 6 months ago

Also what's the story with BYOK on pesach, am I allowed to warm it up in their oven (I'm thinking it shouldn't be any different from all year)

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1131 on: April 05, 2017, 08:27:27 PM »
1. Should be KFP, YMMV.
2. No issue.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1132 on: April 05, 2017, 11:31:39 PM »
What does Norwegian serve ex JFK? Would it be KFP or do they serve Stogel-5-year-shelf-life style?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1133 on: April 05, 2017, 11:35:00 PM »
Since when does Norwegian have KSMLs?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1134 on: April 05, 2017, 11:55:44 PM »
AA Biz ex-NRT was "Fresh-Frozen" Stogel and the mains were edible

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1135 on: April 05, 2017, 11:58:25 PM »
That would be from here, in Italian speaking Switzerland. Last time I flew on IB in business class meals were from here. Fairly decent IMO. You can see pictures online.

http://www.rustichellikosher.com/
I flew this last week and the food was pretty good. Service was terrible, though.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1136 on: April 06, 2017, 12:11:41 AM »
Since when does Norwegian have KSMLs?
I believe they have a variety of meals, specialty and regular for advance purchase. Asking for a friend.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1137 on: April 09, 2017, 05:41:21 PM »
I believe they have a variety of meals, specialty and regular for advance purchase. Asking for a friend.
They have a wide variety of meals, none of them are kosher however (last I checked)

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1138 on: April 12, 2017, 09:45:28 PM »
Looked my my Isru Chag flight DL JFK-LAX and it let me order a KSML for economy.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1139 on: April 14, 2017, 12:25:40 AM »
Looked my my Isru Chag flight DL JFK-LAX and it let me order a KSML for economy.

Been available since early March.