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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 #3360 on: May 12, 2024, 04:25:13 AM »
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 #3361 on: May 12, 2024, 11:50:13 AM »
No luck  :(
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3362 on: May 12, 2024, 12:00:39 PM »
No luck  :(
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3363 on: May 12, 2024, 12:14:08 PM »
I just had with KLM they told me via chat can't order a kosher meal within 48 hours but I tried calling and helpful rep made a note and said they might not honor it but we can try...

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3364 on: May 12, 2024, 12:24:20 PM »
I just had with KLM they told me via chat can't order a kosher meal within 48 hours but I tried calling and helpful rep made a note and said they might not honor it but we can try...
Exactly same situation, didn't end up getting
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3365 on: May 12, 2024, 10:29:38 PM »
Does anyone have any experience with Kosher meals on Finnair (HEL-JFK)? Which hechsher is it and is it any good? Thanks!

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3366 on: May 13, 2024, 03:50:36 PM »
Just flew United IAD-ATH and was surprised to be served Fresko for the first meal. It was delicious. However for the second meal they served Regal and it was stale and bad.
I made sure to give United honest feedback (with the intention for them to serve more Fresko ex-IAD) and they awarded me a $100 ETC for all travelers "for the inconvenience we experienced" of being served Regal meals...

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3367 on: May 13, 2024, 03:52:56 PM »
they awarded me a $100 ETC for all travelers "for the inconvenience we experienced" of being served Regal meals...
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3368 on: Yesterday at 04:21:06 PM »
Just flew United IAD-ATH and was surprised to be served Fresko for the first meal. It was delicious. However for the second meal they served Regal and it was stale and bad.
I made sure to give United honest feedback (with the intention for them to serve more Fresko ex-IAD) and they awarded me a $100 ETC for all travelers "for the inconvenience we experienced" of being served Regal meals...
Good luck on the outbound from ATH
It's almost always Stogels long life. You may get "upgraded" with a WAM meal
I've spoken to UA (use ATH fairly often) and they claim the local ground handler provides KSML and "you are the only complaint this year"

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3369 on: Yesterday at 05:48:04 PM »
JFK-AMS B6 Mint was given Regel tasteless stuff.
Nothing to write home about... wish they switched to Fresko.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3370 on: Yesterday at 05:48:58 PM »
JFK-AMS B6 Mint was given Regel tasteless stuff.
Nothing to wrote home about... wish they switched to Fresko.


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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3373 on: Today at 05:02:31 PM »
Good luck on the outbound from ATH
It's almost always Stogels long life. You may get "upgraded" with a WAM meal
I've spoken to UA (use ATH fairly often) and they claim the local ground handler provides KSML and "you are the only complaint this year"
I just complained to united about the kosher catering on my flight out of ATH, let's hope we'll get them to switch