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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 »

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3340 on: May 08, 2024, 10:54:00 AM »
Also are the "Delft Blue miniature houses, filled with Dutch gin" kosher ?
It's Bols Genever gin.

It's on the KLBD kosher list:
https://isitkosher.uk/#Bols%20Genever%20

CRC on gin:
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3341 on: May 08, 2024, 11:08:01 AM »
B6 jfk-sea May 1














Flew round trip this summer and the JFK-SEA leg was what you had which was for the most part really good, the way back was a cold-style meal and was nasty, just a heads up

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3342 on: May 08, 2024, 02:04:23 PM »
What can I expect on KLM ex-AMS?
Also are the "Delft Blue miniature houses, filled with Dutch gin" kosher ?
If you save them, note they may be Chometz
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3343 on: May 08, 2024, 02:16:43 PM »
If you save them, note they may be Chometz
Sell them with the rest of your alcohol?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3344 on: May 08, 2024, 02:23:38 PM »
KLM flights from Europe serve KSMLs under Rabbi Ralbag (Who also runs the Triangle K).
Is this still the case?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3345 on: May 08, 2024, 02:39:59 PM »
OS served Zetgo exJFK and Vienna local food ex VIE.

Both were very decent.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3346 on: May 09, 2024, 03:51:05 AM »
Is this still the case?
I got בדץ amsterdam in October

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3347 on: May 09, 2024, 07:21:00 AM »
I got בדץ amsterdam in October
Which caterer?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3348 on: May 09, 2024, 08:34:46 AM »
I got בדץ amsterdam in October
been that way for years, I believe.
It's possible some confuse Badatz Amsterdam (Rav Wolff) with Rabbanut Holland/Netherlands (formerly R Ralbag)

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3349 on: May 09, 2024, 09:41:07 AM »
been that way for years, I believe.
It's possible some confuse Badatz Amsterdam (Rav Wolff) with Rabbanut Holland/Netherlands (formerly R Ralbag)
ralbag resigned around 7 years the website says its Wolff

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3350 on: May 09, 2024, 09:44:34 AM »
Which caterer?
From AMS and often from FRA/MUC it is this: https://kragtwijk.nl/

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3351 on: May 09, 2024, 09:48:13 AM »
From AMS and often from FRA/MUC it is this: https://kragtwijk.nl/
Also from CDG

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3352 on: May 09, 2024, 11:23:26 AM »
ralbag resigned around 7 years the website says its Wolff
Looks like
Does anyone know if this is an exclusively kosher catering or a non kosher one with a kosher kitchen?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3353 on: May 10, 2024, 05:48:38 AM »
Does anyone know how hard AF is on their 48 hour rule for KSML?
They don't allow me to "request" only to "put a note" with no guarantees )i guess given that today is friday I'll have less luck
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3354 on: May 10, 2024, 12:46:57 PM »
Does anyone know how hard AF is on their 48 hour rule for KSML?
They don't allow me to "request" only to "put a note" with no guarantees )i guess given that today is friday I'll have less luck
Austrian has the same 48 hour rule, and was able to confirm for flights next day, and request for flights same day by phone (I ended up getting on all).

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3355 on: May 10, 2024, 12:50:20 PM »
How do I request a Kosher meal on a LY flight purchased with a AF flight number?
When requesting KSML the response is that on LY all meals are Kosher, when requesting SKML the response is that the item doesn't exist, I tried calling LY, they told me they don't see the confirmation number in their system.
BTW what does AF serve out of NYC?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3356 on: May 10, 2024, 12:55:31 PM »
How do I request a Kosher meal on a LY flight purchased with a AF flight number?
When requesting KSML the response is that on LY all meals are Kosher, when requesting SKML the response is that the item doesn't exist, I tried calling LY, they told me they don't see the confirmation number in their system.
BTW what does AF serve out of NYC?
Ask AF for the LY confirmation number.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3357 on: May 10, 2024, 02:50:13 PM »
SQ J from SIN-FRA - Hermolis, which was actually really bad. Been a while since I got one of their meals. used to be much better.
SQ J from FRA- JFK - בדץ Amsterdam which was as well not good.

SQ was very good with refrigerating my food and heating it up.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3358 on: May 11, 2024, 02:59:07 PM »
BTW what does AF serve out of NYC?
Zetgo

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3359 on: May 12, 2024, 01:12:28 AM »