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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 #80 on: April 07, 2013, 09:10:31 PM »
The Desert was pretty good, the cake had passionfruit syrup stuff wich was pretty good..
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #81 on: April 07, 2013, 09:37:55 PM »
hermolis - chabad of hong kong hechsher . glatt kosher - main food not very good, but a lot of food.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #82 on: April 07, 2013, 10:17:25 PM »

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #83 on: April 16, 2013, 02:51:59 PM »
i just flew UA ewr-tlv and was served kosher hot nuts, but was not double wrapped and plastic had hole. i cant imagine you would be allowed to eat that, right? i guess beware

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #84 on: April 16, 2013, 04:52:21 PM »
i just flew UA ewr-tlv and was served kosher hot nuts, but was not double wrapped and plastic had hole. i cant imagine you would be allowed to eat that, right? i guess beware
Had the same , didn't even think of checking for double wrap, ouch :-[
Mind you , that and the brownie were basically the only half edible things served

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #85 on: April 16, 2013, 05:09:19 PM »
Had on US the regular, asked for kosher, got one in silver paper but without any markings

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #86 on: April 16, 2013, 11:26:55 PM »
On flight from TLV to EWR b/f Pesach, the porcelain of my warm nuts cracked in half, and I decided it wasn't worth potentially killing myself.
And dinner (chose the salmon) was very dry, and had a date of 2 weeks prior.
Breakfast was good though.
Hopefully my flight tomorrow will be better.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #87 on: April 17, 2013, 01:38:20 AM »
On flight from TLV to EWR b/f Pesach, the porcelain of my warm nuts cracked in half, and I decided it wasn't worth potentially killing myself.
And dinner (chose the salmon) was very dry, and had a date of 2 weeks prior.
Breakfast was good though.
Hopefully my flight tomorrow will be better.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #88 on: June 25, 2013, 01:57:27 AM »
Does it make sense that a US Airways flight from Philly to LAX doesn't offer an option for kosher meals?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #89 on: June 25, 2013, 03:22:45 AM »
Does it make sense that a US Airways flight from Philly to LAX doesn't offer an option for kosher meals?
Yes.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #90 on: July 31, 2013, 10:41:07 AM »
Sorry if this is written elsewhere...how is the Kosher on Cathay first?  I am going to take the jfk-vancouver flight to get some international first class without having to go far.

Has anyone taken this flight?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #91 on: July 31, 2013, 11:08:13 AM »
Sorry if this is written elsewhere...how is the Kosher on Cathay first?  I am going to take the jfk-vancouver flight to get some international first class without having to go far.

Has anyone taken this flight?
it's ok at best. But the Johnnie walker blue is good
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #92 on: July 31, 2013, 11:31:33 AM »
Do You have to ask for kosher food and if yes when do you ask and the same question in the first class lounge when do you have to ask before or when you are there already?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #93 on: July 31, 2013, 02:49:43 PM »
Do You have to ask for kosher food and if yes when do you ask and the same question in the first class lounge when do you have to ask before or when you are there already?
have to call in advance. in the lounge I did not get any kosher food. Said only for ba pax
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #94 on: July 31, 2013, 02:51:02 PM »
have to call in advance. in the lounge I did not get any kosher food. Said only for ba pax
I think AJK got them to give him food in his famous Mehalech, maybe its a YMMV

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #95 on: July 31, 2013, 02:54:36 PM »
Only works if you're copying my mehalech totally :-)
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #96 on: July 31, 2013, 05:52:46 PM »
it's ok at best. But the Johnnie walker blue is good

When flying to HKG on CX (or any airline for that matter) is there a big difference between departing from NYC, LAX or SFO in regards to where they get their Kosher meals? 

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #97 on: July 31, 2013, 06:29:02 PM »
I think AJK got them to give him food in his famous Mehalech, maybe its a YMMV
sorry but what does YMMV mean

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #98 on: July 31, 2013, 06:30:05 PM »
have to call in advance. in the lounge I did not get any kosher food. Said only for ba pax
also what does ba pax mean?
and what is AJK mehalech?

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