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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 #640 on: July 02, 2015, 12:06:49 PM »
I know it's "in" to hate El Al, but I haven't had such a nice KSML for a while. They really try hard to serve everyone the same thing, although their fresh bread smells mouthwatering.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #641 on: July 02, 2015, 12:07:57 PM »
defending el al... the horror...

They do have other issues, such as weighing carryons.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #642 on: July 02, 2015, 04:13:37 PM »

They do have other issues, such as weighing carryons.
That's not at all limited to elal

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #643 on: July 02, 2015, 04:21:01 PM »
That's not at all limited to elal

I know, but why would they do that if no other carrier from North America does it?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #644 on: July 03, 2015, 08:03:47 AM »

I know, but why would they do that if no other carrier from North America does it?

Because they can

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #645 on: July 03, 2015, 08:56:09 AM »
I know, but why would they do that if no other carrier from North America does it?
No other North American carrier or carrier leaving North America? cause I've definitely had it leaving JFK.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #646 on: July 03, 2015, 12:04:36 PM »
No other North American carrier or carrier leaving North America? cause I've definitely had it leaving JFK.

North American carrier, Aka their direct competition.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #647 on: July 07, 2015, 05:42:48 PM »
what's about A3 from TLV & from ATH? which hechsher?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #648 on: July 08, 2015, 12:11:14 AM »
what's about A3 from TLV & from ATH? which hechsher?

Stogel or WAM. Stogel has good hechsher but inedible. WAM has bad hechser and inedible.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #649 on: July 08, 2015, 06:16:51 AM »
Stogel or WAM. Stogel has good hechsher but inedible. WAM has bad hechser and inedible.
i once asked on here about WAM. are you familiar with the hechsher?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #650 on: July 08, 2015, 07:26:21 AM »
from where is WAM? which hechsher?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #652 on: July 08, 2015, 03:42:46 PM »
Who serves Iberia flights NYC-MAD-TLV ?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #653 on: July 08, 2015, 06:35:23 PM »
Anyone know how many meals are served JFK-AUH-HKG and what type?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #654 on: July 08, 2015, 09:06:23 PM »


My friend got wam IB MAD > CCS he says the food was very good.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #655 on: July 09, 2015, 02:25:33 AM »
My friend got wam IB MAD > CCS he says the food was very good.
the question was regarding the kosher certification

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #656 on: July 12, 2015, 05:39:51 PM »
the question was regarding the kosher certification
according to the UA site, ATH-VCE, you are served a Hot meal, How do I know which meal it will be?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #657 on: July 16, 2015, 02:40:21 PM »
I just got from TLV & from ATH, stogel on both flights.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #658 on: July 19, 2015, 02:46:25 PM »
i flew PVG-FRA on Lufthansa today and had requested a kosher meal online.  My booking clearly reflected that the request had been made however the flight attendant said that he saw no record of that so didn't have a meal for me onboard.  I just checked my booking online again and see that my request has disappeared.  I now understand why people are double and triple confirming their special meal requests!

Let's see if they have my meal on my return flight tomorrow...

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #659 on: July 19, 2015, 03:37:37 PM »
i flew PVG-FRA on Lufthansa today and had requested a kosher meal online.  My booking clearly reflected that the request had been made however the flight attendant said that he saw no record of that so didn't have a meal for me onboard.  I just checked my booking online again and see that my request has disappeared.  I now understand why people are double and triple confirming their special meal requests!

Let's see if they have my meal on my return flight tomorrow...
Well, the KSML ex-FRA is by mistake not bad so don't get exited. Try Stogal once etc.
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