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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 #820 on: February 21, 2016, 09:49:47 AM »
Called Copa twice to request a KSML in j , was told I need to call 48 hours before flight, I have a feeling rep's are missing something?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #821 on: February 21, 2016, 10:01:44 AM »
Called Copa twice to request a KSML in j , was told I need to call 48 hours before flight, I have a feeling rep's are missing something?

I was ably to successfully request KSML via SQ's site weeks in advance.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #822 on: February 21, 2016, 10:54:10 AM »
I was ably to successfully request KSML via SQ's site weeks in advance.

Was it booked with SQ? I used AC and the request is not showing on copa.

Btw what was the meal? Am I wasting my time?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #823 on: February 21, 2016, 01:10:56 PM »
Was it booked with SQ? I used AC and the request is not showing on copa.

Btw what was the meal? Am I wasting my time?

Yes, booked with SQ.

The meal ex-USA was semi-decent (Borenstein IIRC). The meal EX-Panama was nightmare fuel.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #824 on: March 02, 2016, 04:52:39 PM »
which hechsher is on AI ex FRA & DEL?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #825 on: March 03, 2016, 06:43:16 AM »
which hechsher is on AI ex FRA & DEL?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #826 on: March 17, 2016, 04:29:05 AM »
Email this morning from ET Customer service:

Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 9:15 AM
Subject: RE: KSML

Thank you for your message.
 
Based on the information that I have from our Catering department, they advised me that they have changed the supplier of the Kosher Meal and hopefully the service will start by next week.
 
Hoping that your future travel with us will be a nice one.

Hopefully Hermolis will be back and no more Stogels "food"

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #827 on: March 17, 2016, 04:39:58 AM »


Email this morning from ET Customer service:


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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #829 on: March 17, 2016, 07:35:23 PM »
Anyone know how aa first class kosher meal are flying mia to Gru

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #830 on: March 17, 2016, 08:03:33 PM »
Can anyone rate the AA JFK-->LAX KSML in F?

Should I bother bringing my own breakfast 6:00am flight and would rather not worry about it...

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #831 on: March 17, 2016, 08:53:17 PM »
Can anyone rate the AA JFK-->LAX KSML in F?

Should I bother bringing my own breakfast 6:00am flight and would rather not worry about it...
Why wouldn't you? What's the worst thing that happens if you bring your own?

However if you don't, there's always a chance of things going wrong, even if you get the best reviews of the KSML for given route.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #832 on: March 17, 2016, 08:54:19 PM »
Why wouldn't you? What's the worst thing that happens if you bring your own?

However if you don't, there's always a chance of things going wrong, even if you get the best reviews of the KSML for given route.

I hear that. Thanks for the advice.

Still looking for a review though. Thansk.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #833 on: March 17, 2016, 10:02:52 PM »
Can anyone rate the AA JFK-->LAX KSML in F?

Should I bother bringing my own breakfast 6:00am flight and would rather not worry about it...
No matter how good the meal is, theres always a chance your meal simply wont be on the plane
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #834 on: March 18, 2016, 09:18:23 AM »
No matter how good the meal is, theres always a chance your meal simply wont be on the plane
BYOK

As with ExGingi I appreciate your suggestions. However, I am trying to find a review on the KSML on AA in F JFK-LAX.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #835 on: March 21, 2016, 07:43:51 AM »
As with ExGingi I appreciate your suggestions. However, I am trying to find a review on the KSML on AA in F JFK-LAX.
My meal was a few days old JFK-LAX.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #836 on: March 21, 2016, 08:07:41 AM »

That looks terrible! How did it taste?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #837 on: March 21, 2016, 10:18:07 AM »
As with ExGingi I appreciate your suggestions. However, I am trying to find a review on the KSML on AA in F JFK-LAX.
From last June. The food was OK.



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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #838 on: March 22, 2016, 08:25:01 AM »
Eze-Mia-Phl on AA in first. Does it make sense that there's no kosher meal on the second leg?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #839 on: March 22, 2016, 08:29:44 AM »
Yes.
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