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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 #1080 on: January 26, 2017, 07:12:34 AM »
AC YYZ-TLV is Hamasbia (Montreal Kosher). Appetizer was some lox and garbanzo bean salad (two separate things). Main course was chicken and rice. Not bad. Breakfast was a pareve omelette. Fair at best.  Kosher wine.
Plus they have available sandwiches in middle of the flight

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1081 on: January 26, 2017, 07:25:12 AM »
Plus they have available sandwiches in middle of the flight
Nice. I didn't know that.  I will ask on the return.
My BOS-YYZ positioning flight served a nice looking blackened ahi plate to the other J passengers (see photo-- ⚠️ non-kosher). The FA showed me on his iPad he had other special meals indicated for other J pax but not me.  I asked the rep in the lounge about it but she was useless. Guess I should call and inquire? Anyone know if I can get KSML snack on that leg?


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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1082 on: January 26, 2017, 07:27:39 AM »
Nice. I didn't know that.  I will ask on the return.
My BOS-YYZ positioning flight served a nice looking blackened ahi plate to the other J passengers (see photo-- ⚠️ non-kosher). The FA showed me on his iPad he had other special meals indicated for other J pax but not me.  I asked the rep in the lounge about it but she was useless. Guess I should call and inquire? Anyone know if I can get KSML snack on that leg?


By me that had it set out with all the nightly snacks

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1083 on: January 26, 2017, 12:34:55 PM »
Yummy :)

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1084 on: January 26, 2017, 03:48:47 PM »
Nice. I didn't know that.  I will ask on the return.
My BOS-YYZ positioning flight served a nice looking blackened ahi plate to the other J passengers (see photo-- ⚠️ non-kosher). The FA showed me on his iPad he had other special meals indicated for other J pax but not me.  I asked the rep in the lounge about it but she was useless. Guess I should call and inquire? Anyone know if I can get KSML snack on that leg?


That looks amazing.... true shame they can't get a Kosher meal like that.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1085 on: January 26, 2017, 10:34:54 PM »
Ok i have a bet with someone that i could actually get a good KSML in ANY class on any airline! Anyone want to give me advice as to what is the best chance at getting something good?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1086 on: January 26, 2017, 10:36:05 PM »
Ok i have a bet with someone that i could actually get a good KSML in ANY class on any airline! Anyone want to give me advice as to what is the best chance at getting something good?
BA F ex-LHR, CX F ex-HKG, UA J ex-HNL, etc.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1087 on: January 26, 2017, 10:37:15 PM »
Really BA F wouldn't have thought of that one.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1088 on: January 26, 2017, 11:04:31 PM »
Really BA F wouldn't have thought of that one.
ex LHR is hermolis, the gold standard in airline food.

I'll post later pics if I remember.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1089 on: January 27, 2017, 01:22:59 AM »
ex LHR is hermolis, the gold standard in airline food.

I'll post later pics if I remember.
Years ago in F my father was served lamb chops thru hermolis
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1090 on: January 27, 2017, 01:28:23 AM »
BA F ex LHR

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1091 on: January 27, 2017, 02:30:40 AM »
Singapore did alright in Y ex SIN

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KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1092 on: January 29, 2017, 10:28:49 PM »
TK TLV-IST in J.
KSML comes from IST and is fresh (not frozen) as evidenced by fresh crispy cucumber included.





Cheese, fresh cherry tomatoes, cucumber sticks and some black olives.

Crackers (tasted like they might have cheese as part of the dough.)

Toast

Cake left a lot to be desired.

Hot meal sealed.

Hot meal: vegetable quiche (very good, though very greasy - probably from the cheese) and lasagna.

Jam and butter.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1093 on: January 30, 2017, 05:21:46 AM »
By me that had it set out with all the nightly snacks
I just saw chips, fruit and candy bars.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1094 on: February 05, 2017, 02:30:02 PM »
Anyone have info on the KSML JFK-ZRH on LX?

Also does IB TLV-MAD have a meal, if so is it any good? I'm on a 6:20a so I'd assume its breakfast.

Anyone have info on the KSML MAD-JFK on IB, a 12:45p flight which I'm assuming will be lunch.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1095 on: February 05, 2017, 02:41:44 PM »
What can I expect on AA JFK-SFO and LAX-JFK in J?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1096 on: February 05, 2017, 03:16:35 PM »
What can I expect on AA JFK-SFO and LAX-JFK in J?

Ex JFK will be Borenstein.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1097 on: February 05, 2017, 03:17:29 PM »
Anyone have info on the KSML JFK-ZRH on LX?

I recall it being a decent one.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1098 on: February 07, 2017, 03:42:22 PM »
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1099 on: February 16, 2017, 04:24:36 PM »

I hate generic answers.
you took the time to write it
so we took the time to give you a generic answer.
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