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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 704384 times)

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #480 on: March 25, 2015, 07:27:10 AM »
Jusy did TLV to PHL slept 8 out of 13 hours like a baby.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #481 on: March 25, 2015, 07:47:19 AM »

We just did, in J. KSML was Borenstein on the way there and Masbia on the way back. I don't have enough experience up front to make too many comparisons. I thought the seat was perfectly adequate but nothing to write home about.

Was the meal good or is the the same as economy? Can I rely on it or should I bring my own food?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #482 on: March 25, 2015, 07:55:50 AM »
Seat was decent, bulkhead has larger footwells as usual, dinner was fine though breakfast was weak.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #483 on: March 25, 2015, 08:26:50 AM »
Does anyone know what AI serves in J from BOM to EWR?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #484 on: April 19, 2015, 03:15:13 AM »
Does anyone know what AI serves in J from BOM to EWR?

Does anyone know if they serve KSML at all on any route? I have a booking for MEL-DEL (biz) and I don't have any confirmation of the KSML request!?

On the ViewTrip/Galileo/Worldspan website, it shows the request put through but no HK (unlike the other airlines in the booking which it does show HK)
When I called AI, they said they can't guarantee till check-in, which by then it will be too late to do anything anyway.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #485 on: April 19, 2015, 07:15:20 AM »
FYI, OZ serves red & white kosher wine KSML F meals.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #486 on: April 27, 2015, 11:20:02 PM »
Who does EK F X MXP serve?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #487 on: April 28, 2015, 05:50:01 PM »
Who does JAL F serve X NRT?

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Re: Business and First Class Products Master Thread
« Reply #488 on: May 12, 2015, 10:39:49 PM »
Who provides KSMLs on KE F ex ICN and SQ F ex SIN & NRT?

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Re: Re: Business and First Class Products Master Thread
« Reply #489 on: May 12, 2015, 10:49:10 PM »
KE from ICN and SQ from SIN is Hermolis.
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Re: Re: Business and First Class Products Master Thread
« Reply #490 on: May 12, 2015, 11:01:06 PM »
KE from ICN and SQ from SIN is Hermolis.
Awesome! Thanks. Ex US I guess it depends on where you're leaving from or is it also Hermolis?

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Re: Re: Business and First Class Products Master Thread
« Reply #491 on: May 12, 2015, 11:14:30 PM »
I've never had Hermolis from the US
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Re: Re: Business and First Class Products Master Thread
« Reply #492 on: May 12, 2015, 11:16:21 PM »
Ex US you get borenstein on SQ
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Re: Re: Business and First Class Products Master Thread
« Reply #493 on: May 13, 2015, 01:57:48 AM »
After much observation this is my first post on DDF, I hope i'm not posting in the wrong place. Thanks to all the wonderful information here I was able to accumulate and burn several hundred thousand miles this year. I will be flying CX F LAX-HKG-BKK in a month, i was wondering how the KSML would be, also if i'd be able to request Kosher wine and or Champagne on these flights... I will also be flying AC J  HND-YYZ... And in December I'll be taking QF F LAX-SYD and SQ J MEL-SIN and NH F SIN-NRT-JFK... Thanks so much guys.   
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Re: Re: Business and First Class Products Master Thread
« Reply #494 on: May 13, 2015, 09:27:35 AM »
Ex US you get borenstein on SQ
Not from LAX IME.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #495 on: May 13, 2015, 09:41:15 AM »
How is the AC J KSML X YYZ?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #496 on: May 14, 2015, 11:05:47 AM »
How is the AC J KSML X YYZ?

Better question, why do you care?

I never understood these types of questions. 90% of KSML are garbage. The other 10% include Hermolis.

You ain't getting Hermolis is AC J.

Ergo, the KSML will be garbage.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #497 on: May 14, 2015, 11:14:13 AM »
Better question, why do you care?

I never understood these types of questions. 90% of KSML are garbage. The other 10% include Hermolis.

You ain't getting Hermolis is AC J.

Ergo, the KSML will be garbage.
Explain, did you take along your own food on the Island Hopper? If I backpack travel for a week, I'd want to partially rely on Airline food, a good warm Hermolis KSML will always be better than a week old Pita, Tuna cans and raw vegetables.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #498 on: May 14, 2015, 11:15:59 AM »
Explain, did you take along your own food on the Island Hopper? If I backpack travel for a week, I'd want to partially rely on Airline food, a good warm Hermolis KSML will always be better than a week old Pita, Tuna cans and raw vegetables.

Actually, yes, I did take along my own food on the hopper. POM meals.

And, explain, will you not take a flight because it doesn't serve Hermolis? Or won't visit a place because the KSML is sub par?

Well, then you better stay home or  limit yourself to only flying F on Asian Airlines.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #499 on: May 14, 2015, 11:25:44 AM »
Actually, yes, I did take along my own food on the hopper. POM meals.

And, explain, will you not take a flight because it doesn't serve Hermolis? Or won't visit a place because the KSML is sub par?

Well, then you better stay home or  limit yourself to only flying F on Asian Airlines.
No, That's not the point, I won't fly an  airline for its KSML, my complaint about KSML is in general.

If an airline serves a good KSML, I wouldn't feel the need on bringing along my own KSML from POM for example, which is a shlep, even though the POM meal is better, I'm not that spoiled.
 if i fly a longhaul flight with a terrible KSML, I definitely will have to come up with a plan

 and I'm the type of guy who'd rather rely on airline KSML than shlepping a truck load of KSML, unless I'm doing a honeymoon or something, as is the case for my BOB trip next month.

I'd easily trade flying light with only a backpack and not having to worry about packing, shlepping, freezing KSML from one country to another.
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