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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 #1140 on: April 14, 2017, 02:03:19 PM »
Been available since early March.

Will there be a Chometz issue? Besides, what can I expext?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1141 on: April 14, 2017, 02:07:51 PM »


Besides, what can I expext?

Not much.
If you're flight is before 9am, in economy, I got a cupcake and a fruit cup.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1142 on: April 14, 2017, 02:35:03 PM »
Will there be a Chometz issue?

For isru chag flight? You might end up with a pesach meal, but hopefully a regular one.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1143 on: April 14, 2017, 02:42:13 PM »
Flight is a bit after noon.

Would there be a problem with Chometz Sheovar Olov Hapesach?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1144 on: April 14, 2017, 04:04:36 PM »
Flight is a bit after noon.

Would there be a problem with Chometz Sheovar Olov Hapesach?

If it was owned by the airline over Pesach, what's the issue?
If it was owned by the caterer, surely they'd be doing mechiras chometz

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1145 on: April 14, 2017, 04:12:00 PM »
For isru chag flight? You might end up with a pesach meal, but hopefully a regular one.
Don't know about DL, but I was once served KFP Matzoh and Gefilta fish on AZ post Shavuos  :(

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1146 on: April 14, 2017, 05:30:24 PM »
Flight is a bit after noon.

Would there be a problem with Chometz Sheovar Olov Hapesach?
Never knew of this issue, is KSML even
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1147 on: April 14, 2017, 06:08:36 PM »
Never knew of this issue, is KSML even
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1148 on: April 19, 2017, 01:18:39 PM »
What does AF have JFK-CDG-TLV? Class N and L
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1149 on: April 19, 2017, 01:33:55 PM »
What does AF have JFK-CDG-TLV? Class N and L
JFK-CDG Is OU iirc. I don't think we got anything on the second leg.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1150 on: April 19, 2017, 02:07:33 PM »
DL 423.

Got served a Borenstein KFP "Cold Snack" which consisted of a slice of chocolate cake and some concoction of chicken and two olives which hadn't been pitted.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1151 on: April 19, 2017, 03:44:19 PM »
Flew CX888 from YVR- JFK on Chol Hamoed. was served a KFP meal from Omnitsky's in Vancouver. The mashed potato & chicken dish was actually pretty good. Served with matzah, cucumber salad and cake. This meal must have cost the airlines mucho $$$

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1152 on: April 19, 2017, 11:00:13 PM »
Flew CX888 from YVR- JFK on Chol Hamoed. was served a KFP meal from Omnitsky's in Vancouver. The mashed potato & chicken dish was actually pretty good. Served with matzah, cucumber salad and cake. This meal must have cost the airlines mucho $$$
In which class?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1153 on: April 20, 2017, 01:30:48 AM »
WHat do they have OS JFK-VIE-TLV in J?
WHat do they have LX TLV-ZRH-JFK in J?

ETA: From some searching it seems at least at some point OS JFK-VIE was Borenstein and LX was Schalom. Is that still the case? What about VIE-TLV?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1154 on: April 20, 2017, 07:22:29 AM »
WHat do they have OS JFK-VIE-TLV in J?
WHat do they have LX TLV-ZRH-JFK in J?

ETA: From some searching it seems at least at some point OS JFK-VIE was Borenstein and LX was Schalom. Is that still the case? What about VIE-TLV?
VIE-TLV local from VIE, very good

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1155 on: April 20, 2017, 07:57:38 AM »
VIE-TLV local from VIE, very good
Thanks. Do you know the hechsher?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1156 on: April 20, 2017, 08:02:16 AM »
Thanks. Do you know the hechsher?
Schwartz from VIE

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1157 on: April 20, 2017, 09:36:41 AM »
In which class?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1158 on: April 20, 2017, 06:31:47 PM »
LHR - TLV on BA in Y
Just got a KFP meal from Hermolis.
Lots of food, but not wonderful (as was frozen).

Chinese chicken/mashed potato (daughter got beef strogannof + mashed potato)
Smoked salmon started + various salads + lemon
packet of potato sticks (snack)
large piece of cake + parev cream + apple sauce
Oracle juice
bottle of water
chocolate
teabag
pack of coffee

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1159 on: April 20, 2017, 07:34:07 PM »
LHR - TLV on BA in Y
Just got a KFP meal from Hermolis.
Lots of food, but not wonderful (as was frozen).

Chinese chicken/mashed potato (daughter got beef strogannof + mashed potato)
Smoked salmon started + various salads + lemon
packet of potato sticks (snack)
large piece of cake + parev cream + apple sauce
Oracle juice
bottle of water
chocolate
teabag
pack of coffee
All in one meal?