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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 #980 on: August 12, 2016, 09:47:22 AM »

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #981 on: August 12, 2016, 09:47:55 AM »
What's fct? First class lounge? I don't know but I assume it would be from the same place. (sohar)

FCT stands for First Class Terminal and you get the same exact Sohar meal that you would get aboard the aircraft.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #983 on: August 12, 2016, 11:01:00 AM »

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #985 on: August 15, 2016, 02:57:37 PM »
Just double checking - my flight from SFO to EWR on PS does not support KSML - correct? Dan had said it would when they opened up, but I guess that has been stopped now? called and they said no.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #986 on: August 15, 2016, 07:49:11 PM »
Just double checking - my flight from SFO to EWR on PS does not support KSML - correct? Dan had said it would when they opened up, but I guess that has been stopped now? called and they said no.

In J there is KSML.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #987 on: August 15, 2016, 08:23:02 PM »
Ok, so maybe they said no to me because the flight is late in the evening, is that the issue??

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #988 on: August 15, 2016, 08:26:18 PM »
Ok, so maybe they said no to me because the flight is late in the evening, is that the issue??

Officially only offered when meal service is offered, even that you can get pushed through.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #989 on: August 16, 2016, 10:18:15 AM »
Which airlines serve premium cabin KSMLs on China?

AA out of MXP
BA out of MXP

I'd assume any aa or ba flights catered by Hermolis.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #991 on: August 16, 2016, 06:34:00 PM »
AA out of MXP
BA out of MXP

I'd assume any aa or ba flights catered by Hermolis.
If flight is not originating in LHR, Im not sure its safe to assume. CMIIW

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #992 on: August 28, 2016, 03:17:59 AM »
Who caters AF JFK-CDG?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #993 on: September 09, 2016, 06:51:57 AM »
I was travelling Premium Economy with BA earlier this week. The tray arrived as the sealed box on the plastic tray (catered by Open Kosher, this was ex EZE), and next to it the BA metal cutlery and the standard dessert that the other passengers were being served albeit with a yellow sticker with KSML ticked next to it.

Having realised that neither of those components was from the KSML (as might be with Hermolis), I asked the FA who also said he was surprised. Seems that they added these to 'bump up' the KSML to be for Premium Economy. Still not good for those who wouldn't have thought twice.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #994 on: September 11, 2016, 09:17:36 AM »
Anyone know what UA J from DEL or BOM gets?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #995 on: September 14, 2016, 11:49:22 AM »
Anyone know what UA J from DEL or BOM gets?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #996 on: September 14, 2016, 12:25:48 PM »
Who caters AF JFK-CDG?
Does anyone have any update on this?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #997 on: September 20, 2016, 11:30:40 AM »
Anyone know what hechsher on Air France
TLV-CDG?
CDG-JFK?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #998 on: September 20, 2016, 11:43:59 AM »

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #999 on: September 20, 2016, 11:55:46 AM »
TLV-CDG?
Not sure about the hechsher, maybe rabanut, but here's a pic..