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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 #3000 on: January 16, 2023, 02:18:49 PM »
Flying United IAD-TLV this week IYH. Any insight on what to expect? Fresko?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3001 on: January 16, 2023, 02:22:03 PM »
Flying United IAD-TLV this week IYH. Any insight on what to expect? Fresko?
Borenstein.
UA Fresko is ex-EWR only.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3002 on: January 16, 2023, 04:23:49 PM »
Borenstein.
UA Fresko is ex-EWR only.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3003 on: January 16, 2023, 07:25:30 PM »
Curious what people think… what to expect Iberia Jfk to Madrid business?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3004 on: January 18, 2023, 04:20:53 AM »
does united offer kosher fish menu?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3005 on: January 18, 2023, 10:19:09 AM »
does united offer kosher fish menu?
on the ewr tlv route

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3006 on: January 18, 2023, 10:21:25 AM »
on the ewr tlv route
How do you order it?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3007 on: January 18, 2023, 10:22:03 AM »
I was asking, added to my preivous question

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3008 on: January 18, 2023, 10:25:55 AM »
I'm not aware of anything besides for the standard KSML ordering option on UA, which may or may not have some options onboard.

You can always write to UA to provide feedback for your needs.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3009 on: January 18, 2023, 08:33:46 PM »
Hearing positive reports about Zetko catering.
Being served ex-EWR on Lufthansa business.
OU and Tartikov.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3010 on: January 18, 2023, 08:35:08 PM »
Hearing positive reports about Zetko catering.
Being served ex-EWR on Lufthansa business.
OU and Tartikov.
I had it on AA exPHL. Was very tasty, but AA didn't defrost the rest of the meal. I think I posted about it here.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3011 on: January 21, 2023, 07:57:55 PM »
Planning to fly LAX-JFK on AA J class. Any ideas what to expect for meals? Thanks!

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3012 on: January 22, 2023, 11:14:30 AM »
My thought on the Kosher Arabia KSML ex DXB on EK. The most unique and interesting food I've ever had on an airplane. Some absolutely delicious (Chilean Sea Bass) some downright odd (Chicken Musakhan). Also A+ for presentation (no plastic).

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3013 on: January 25, 2023, 03:09:53 AM »
Planning to fly LAX-JFK on AA J class. Any ideas what to expect for meals? Thanks!
Pack a sandwich

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3014 on: January 25, 2023, 11:28:58 AM »
Does anyone know who ethiad uses for ksml out of AUH?

1) Langerhuize out of Amsterdam (Badatz Amsterdam)- frozen meals available in AUH J & F Lounges as well.
2) "Etihad Kosher Services" under Levi Duchman- fresh delicious meal

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3015 on: January 25, 2023, 01:19:45 PM »
I was asking, added to my preivous question
There is a character known as the "question mark" that would have been appropriate

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3016 on: January 25, 2023, 05:06:53 PM »
does anybody know which hechsher air france uses for its flights from paris to ben gurion?
also does anyone know if its reliable?
thanks!

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3017 on: January 25, 2023, 06:17:58 PM »
does anybody know which hechsher air france uses for its flights from paris to ben gurion?
also does anyone know if its reliable?
thanks!
2 yrs ago I got Rav Wolff from Amsterdam.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3018 on: January 25, 2023, 06:26:21 PM »
Pack a sandwich

Understood, but any ideas but what it actually is going to be?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3019 on: January 26, 2023, 02:38:01 AM »
2 yrs ago I got Rav Wolff from Amsterdam.
thank you!
any details regarding if the jewish commmunity there relies on his hechsher?