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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 704250 times)

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #440 on: February 12, 2015, 12:40:51 AM »
US PHL-TLV U class how's the food?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #441 on: February 13, 2015, 09:40:31 AM »
Restaurant quality. Bring fine China for that extra oomph.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #442 on: February 13, 2015, 10:10:16 AM »
US PHL-TLV U class how's the food?

Bump - does U = Envoy?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #443 on: February 13, 2015, 04:33:49 PM »
Do you need to specifically request a regal meal on Dl jfk - Tlv or is that the standard kosher meal

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #444 on: February 13, 2015, 04:58:39 PM »
How are they supposed to know you're Jewish and observant?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #445 on: February 14, 2015, 07:05:27 PM »
My question is if the standard kosher meal is the regal meal.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #446 on: February 15, 2015, 09:41:12 PM »
Bump - does U = Envoy?
US PHL-TLV U class how's the food?

Is there any difference between Envoy kosher meal and economy?

Will they heat up double wrapped food for me in Envoy?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #447 on: February 15, 2015, 09:59:11 PM »
UA F IAD-FRA what is served?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #448 on: February 15, 2015, 10:19:04 PM »
I got Bornstein two years ago.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #449 on: February 20, 2015, 05:08:55 AM »
Anyone have experience with Swiss zrh-nyc in biz?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #450 on: February 24, 2015, 10:25:03 AM »

Anyone have experience with Swiss zrh-nyc in biz?
Flew them yesterday. Food was shalom's. Edible but nothing major IMO. bottle of barkan that came with dinner was nice touch. Some sort of meat and rice for dinner along with gefilte fish appetizer. For pre landing snack, cold cut sandwich.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #451 on: February 24, 2015, 05:26:06 PM »
Flew them yesterday. Food was shalom's. Edible but nothing major IMO. bottle of barkan that came with dinner was nice touch. Some sort of meat and rice for dinner along with gefilte fish appetizer. For pre landing snack, cold cut sandwich.
Thank you. which flight did you take?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #452 on: February 25, 2015, 07:48:44 AM »
There was some discussion on the topic further back, but nothing conclusive, so does anyone have any information on the kashrus of coke around the world? Specifically, coke from Turkey.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #453 on: February 25, 2015, 10:10:40 AM »
There was some discussion on the topic further back, but nothing conclusive, so does anyone have any information on the kashrus of coke around the world? Specifically, coke from Turkey.
I was told its ok from the ou

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #454 on: February 25, 2015, 11:10:22 AM »

Thank you. which flight did you take?
018 ZRH-EWR

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #455 on: March 08, 2015, 02:04:38 PM »
Who does EK F use ex DXB?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #456 on: March 16, 2015, 08:19:27 PM »
Air France from TLV, and delta from CDG, anyone know what hechsher the KSML is? 

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #457 on: March 17, 2015, 10:34:03 PM »
When do airlines decide to stop serving pesach meals after pesach? is it when they realize pesach is over? or when they run out of pesach meals?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #458 on: March 17, 2015, 10:37:52 PM »
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #459 on: March 19, 2015, 07:36:39 AM »
How does it work with the metal cutlery that come in a KSML? Why are you allowed to use them?