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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 #920 on: June 01, 2016, 02:12:00 PM »
Is Bedatz of Amsterdam a reliable hasgacha?

will a random DDF answer be reliable

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #921 on: June 02, 2016, 02:52:42 PM »
will a random DDF answer be reliable
Could help. i.e. if it's reform then I know it's not good.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #922 on: June 07, 2016, 05:39:07 PM »
I think it would be helpful if we put together a google docs and people could get the info from there.  updated the wiki with the google docs

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #923 on: June 07, 2016, 11:07:45 PM »
Can one order a Kosher meal LAX-JFK on vx?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #924 on: June 08, 2016, 01:25:50 PM »
Can one order a Kosher meal LAX-JFK on vx?

Nope BYOK.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #925 on: June 08, 2016, 01:49:27 PM »

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #926 on: June 10, 2016, 03:05:27 PM »
What does Delta serves on JFK-TLV? Flying end of the month around Midnight (Cabin V). It shows that Dinner will be served.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #927 on: July 03, 2016, 11:10:55 PM »
What would be the difference in the KSML between the following two flights:

1) OS 72 | Boeing 767-300 YYZ-VIE
2) OS 90 | Boeing 767-300 EWR-VIE

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #928 on: July 06, 2016, 03:02:07 AM »
Referring to SFO-EWR. Not letting me select online, as it is only Snack service redeye.

Were you able to get KSML for snack service?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #929 on: July 06, 2016, 07:43:27 AM »
Were you able to get KSML for snack service?

YMMV, officially no, though on my flight they brought it on from manual phone request.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #930 on: July 06, 2016, 11:18:59 AM »
YMMV, officially no, though on my flight they brought it on from manual phone request.
Thanks!

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #931 on: July 08, 2016, 01:16:48 AM »
Anyone know if AC offers KSML on internationally configured 777-300ER in J, YYZ<>YVR?
2015: 116K bkd | 1.6M brnd | F: OZ,NH,AA,EK | J: UA,CA,TK,DL,TN,AF,VA | LIH,NRT,ROR,PEK,CNS,BOB,MEL,TLV & Pacific Hopper

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #932 on: July 08, 2016, 07:17:10 AM »
Anyone know if AC offers KSML on internationally configured 777-300ER in J, YYZ<>YVR?

Yup they do.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #933 on: July 08, 2016, 12:01:47 PM »
Thanks.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #934 on: July 10, 2016, 05:05:16 PM »
Flying Delta economy JFK-TLV during the nine days. Any possibility of getting Kosher dairy meal? (Not fish)

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #935 on: July 10, 2016, 08:22:41 PM »
Flying Delta economy JFK-TLV during the nine days. Any possibility of getting Kosher dairy meal? (Not fish)
Just bring your own food. Or coordinate a Siyum on board.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #936 on: July 10, 2016, 09:49:08 PM »
coordinate a Siyum on board.

 
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #937 on: July 15, 2016, 08:14:43 AM »
Anyone with experience on Turkish in J ex-IST?

Specifically, is it edible, and what is the Hashgacha.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #938 on: July 15, 2016, 10:17:08 AM »
I'm flying CX F from Zurich to hong kong. Catered by Shalom.
How is their catering?
Is it crazy to route through London for Hermolis?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #939 on: July 15, 2016, 10:36:49 AM »
I'm flying CX F from Zurich to hong kong. Catered by Shalom.
How is their catering?
Is it crazy to route through London for Hermolis?
Folks around here would think your crazy. No airline meals can compete with BYOK.