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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 #700 on: August 13, 2015, 10:03:37 AM »
How many pounds of bananas could you buy for $50 per person?

They later gave me a 50 voucher per person and I can only surmise that the low voucher amount was based upon the price paid for my ticket.   :)
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KSML on Aeroflot ?
« Reply #701 on: August 20, 2015, 01:05:34 PM »
What hechsher has the KSML from TLV to SVO?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #702 on: August 31, 2015, 02:29:44 AM »
Yet UA offered me $200 for a broken headphone jack. Go figure.

On Qf a broken headphone jack from JFK-LAX got me a upgrade to business class LAX-SYD - which diverted to BNE to refuel, and then off to SYD.

The diversion got me 8 QF lounge passes, and $200 QF credit - a decent few yrs ago... when compensation actually existed...
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #703 on: August 31, 2015, 08:40:58 AM »
On Qf a broken headphone jack from JFK-LAX got me a upgrade to business class LAX-SYD - which diverted to BNE to refuel, and then off to SYD.

The diversion got me 8 QF lounge passes, and $200 QF credit - a decent few yrs ago... when compensation actually existed...
Wow, that's awesome!

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #704 on: September 01, 2015, 06:48:59 PM »
United offers 'Dinner' on some US-Brazil flights, but the Ticketing for Award Travel says "NO SPECIAL MEALS OFFERED" even though International flights to/from Brazil specifically DO offer them (including KSML).

Does United provide KSML meals on US/Brazil (award) travel, (specifically UA 30/31)? 

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #705 on: September 02, 2015, 01:17:04 PM »
United offers 'Dinner' on some US-Brazil flights, but the Ticketing for Award Travel says "NO SPECIAL MEALS OFFERED" even though International flights to/from Brazil specifically DO offer them (including KSML).

Does United provide KSML meals on US/Brazil (award) travel, (specifically UA 30/31)?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #707 on: September 02, 2015, 05:14:57 PM »
Nope.
Huh? You sound to me just like the dumb airline rep I spoke to the other day who when I asked for KSML, she said "well its an award ticket, you have to understand on FREE tickets we don't offer KSML; sorry"

Well I knew all along that airline reps like to make stuff up based on what they think makes sense (unfortunately)

However, it seems like we have some of those in the guessing game here as well....
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #708 on: September 02, 2015, 07:20:08 PM »
Huh? You sound to me just like the dumb airline rep I spoke to the other day who when I asked for KSML, she said "well its an award ticket, you have to understand on FREE tickets we don't offer KSML; sorry"

Well I knew all along that airline reps like to make stuff up based on what they think makes sense (unfortunately)

However, it seems like we have some of those in the guessing game here as well....

Thank you for your kind words. My reasoning had nothing to do with it being an award ticket, rather, I assumed (incorrectly) that the United website was accurate regarding the meals, based on other posts and personal experiences.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #709 on: September 02, 2015, 09:08:01 PM »
Thank you for your kind words. My reasoning had nothing to do with it being an award ticket, rather, I assumed (incorrectly) that the United website was accurate regarding the meals, based on other posts and personal experiences.
It was not a personal offense. Rather that people should learn not to answer just whatever their mind brings up. Of course when you have 100% confirmed info you are welcome to just post away, but when not at least say that YOU think so but you're not sure
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #710 on: September 02, 2015, 10:48:23 PM »
I booked a flight from Jfk to TLV with Delta and ordered kosher meals under special request. Are those glatt kosher meals or do I need to do something else to get glatt?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #711 on: September 02, 2015, 10:51:58 PM »
I booked a flight from Jfk to TLV with Delta and ordered kosher meals under special request. Are those glatt kosher meals or do I need to do something else to get glatt?
JFK to TLV you'll get glatt

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #712 on: September 02, 2015, 10:52:54 PM »
JFK to TLV you'll get glatt

And TLV back to JFK too? I don't need to call and confirm glatt kosher?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #713 on: September 04, 2015, 12:53:20 AM »
True story: Someone I know just sent me a picture, of what he called a great KSML, one of the best he has had... It was Stogel! With an expiration date of June 05, 2017 :)

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #714 on: September 04, 2015, 02:55:21 AM »
True story: Someone I know just sent me a picture, of what he called a great KSML, one of the best he has had... It was Stogel! With an expiration date of June 05, 2017 :)

ive had some good stogels

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #715 on: September 04, 2015, 03:51:48 AM »
I had a story many years ago, midway of my JFK-TLV flight they announced that there is a strike in Israel and we will be diverted and landed in Hungary. To go straight to the point elal served non kosher food and the OU removed their certification for ELAL. ( not from the meals )

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #716 on: September 04, 2015, 04:25:57 AM »
how long ago? i wasnt aware ou ever certified elal

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #717 on: September 04, 2015, 04:41:44 AM »
how long ago? i wasnt aware ou ever certified elal
Neither was I, but a quick search pulled up this http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/71110

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #718 on: September 04, 2015, 05:14:05 AM »
Neither was I, but a quick search pulled up this http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/71110
Here you go

http://www.jta.org/2004/12/16/archive/after-kosher-practice-questioned-o-u-limits-certification-of-el-al-food

Quotes the incident.

"Also, on a flight grounded this fall in Budapest while Israel’s Histadrut labor union was on strike, “the entire plane was served nonkosher cheese sandwiches,” Steinberg said. “There was no announcement that it was not kosher.”

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #719 on: September 08, 2015, 07:01:35 PM »
Was reading today on the JetBlue mint product. They seem to have by far the best offer for KSML than the other airlines in the transcon market. You are offered chicken, beef and fish, along with kosher wine, 2 desserts and they have lots of kosher unlimited snacks.