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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 #2640 on: March 27, 2022, 11:38:31 PM »
Airline: LO
Class: Charter
Route: RZE>JFK
Caterer: Lalechet
Hechsher: Machzikei Hadas Antwerp
Flight date: 3/24/22
Meal in pics: Dinner Snack


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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2641 on: March 29, 2022, 06:52:47 PM »
Traveling with my family on TK from IAD-IST-TLV next week. Anyone familiar with the most updated hechsher situation for the meals in all directions? Thanks.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2642 on: March 29, 2022, 11:54:12 PM »
Traveling with my family on TK from IAD-IST-TLV next week. Anyone familiar with the most updated hechsher situation for the meals in all directions? Thanks.
This week EWR-IST was Regal/Volover Rav, IST-TLV was La Casa/OK/Rabbi Chitrik.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2643 on: March 30, 2022, 08:16:13 PM »
Airline: LO
Class: PE
Route: JFK>BUD
Caterer: Zetko
Hechsher: Tartikov Beth Din
Flight date: 2/24/19
Meal in pics: Dinner

Seriously, the best KSML I have ever had






second that. Ewr to Osl ,sas. If only my united j flight on the way back will have this

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2644 on: April 04, 2022, 10:04:03 PM »
Anyone know what United is serving on EWR-SFO flights in J class recently?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2645 on: April 05, 2022, 12:45:43 AM »
Airline: VS
Class: Economy
Route: LHR-JFK
Caterer: Hermolis
Hechsher: Kedassia
Flight date: February 2022
Meal in pics: Lunch
Stogel-Hermolis Scale Score (1-10):8

Taste was okay. I've had better.
Meal size was disasterous.
Similar to the 6 Oz cups they were using for drink service. They can fit 3 Ice cubes and 3 oz of a drink.










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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2646 on: April 05, 2022, 12:47:08 AM »
Airline: VS
Class: Economy
Route: LHR-JFK
Caterer: Hermolis
Hechsher: Kedassia
Flight date: February 2022
Meal in pics: Snack
Stogel-Hermolis Scale Score (1-10):8

Taste was okay. I've had better.
Portion size was disasterous. As above.




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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2647 on: April 05, 2022, 12:58:03 AM »
If anyone is interested in some old info, I was very dispointed that I was flying a UK airline departing from the UK yet wasn't served Hermolis, the quality of food (and Kashrus according to some) doesn't come close.

Airline: VS
Class: Economy
Route: MAN-JFK
Caterer: Food Story
Hechsher: KLBD
Flight date: March 2020
Meal in pics: Main Meal
Stogel-Hermolis Scale Score (1-10):5






















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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2648 on: April 05, 2022, 12:59:30 AM »
Airline: VS
Class: Economy
Route: MAN-JFK
Caterer: Food Story
Hechsher: KLBD
Flight date: March 2020
Meal in pics: Afternoon Tea
Stogel-Hermolis Scale Score (1-10):5

















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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2649 on: April 16, 2022, 09:58:28 PM »
Airline: TK
Class: J
Route: LAX-IST
Caterer: Emuna
Hechsher: OU
Flight date: April 2022
Meal in pics: Dinner
Stogel-Hermolis Scale Score (1-10):7










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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2650 on: April 16, 2022, 10:04:02 PM »
Airline: TK
Class: J
Route: LAX-IST
Caterer: Emuna
Hechsher: OU
Flight date: April 2022
Meal in pics: Breakfast
Stogel-Hermolis Scale Score (1-10):6






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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2651 on: April 16, 2022, 10:10:42 PM »
Airline: TK
Class: J
Route: IST-TLV
Caterer: LaCasa
Hechsher: OK
Flight date: April 2022
Meal in pics: Dinner
Stogel-Hermolis Scale Score (1-10):6
(Sorry, I forgot to take pictures after I got the packaging open.)
The hot meal was fish.





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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2652 on: May 04, 2022, 04:55:28 PM »
Going to ask again because didn't get any response.. does anyone know what United is serving on EWR-SFO flights in J class recently (or have pics)?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2655 on: May 10, 2022, 02:14:49 PM »
What does AA use business class from London?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2656 on: May 11, 2022, 06:43:23 PM »
What does AA use business class from London?
For as long as I can remember, AA uses Hermolis for economy out of London. I assume that's still the case and that business is the same.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2657 on: May 18, 2022, 05:02:46 PM »
I remember Dan noting In a post that united is testing out kids kosher meal options EWR -TLV

Is that still in affect? If yes what are they different then the regular kosher meal option ?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2658 on: May 18, 2022, 05:06:30 PM »
I remember Dan noting In a post that united is testing out kids kosher meal options EWR -TLV

Is that still in affect? If yes what are they different then the regular kosher meal option ?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
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