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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 #1160 on: April 21, 2017, 05:20:07 AM »

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1161 on: May 01, 2017, 01:04:26 PM »
what KSML do we get AMM to NYC? on RJ

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1162 on: May 01, 2017, 02:18:52 PM »
what KSML do we get AMM to NYC? on RJ
IIRC it was Tamam food on the AMM-JFK route. Was different on the JFK-AMM, I believe it was Weiss

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1163 on: May 03, 2017, 04:15:07 AM »
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1164 on: May 18, 2017, 04:03:42 AM »
What KSML does TK serve ex :
1. JFK
2. ORD
3. BOS 

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1165 on: May 18, 2017, 04:54:49 AM »
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 $$$
CX probably has a contract to pay a fixed price around the year
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1166 on: May 18, 2017, 05:57:11 AM »
Latam uses Kosher4U ex-JFK sources from Borenstein.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1167 on: May 23, 2017, 09:42:05 AM »
I know many consider Hermolis to be the gold standard for KSML. Haven't had that in many years (since the introduction of outrageous YQ on BA). I would definitely nominate La Casa (out of Istanbul, served on TK ex IST and ex TLV) as a runner-up, if not serious contender.

Fresh meals, excellent presentation and packing, high Kashrus standards (and what I consider a plus, as it could satisfy a broader audience from a Kashrus perspective - only dairy and pareve served), all ingredients listed  - no guesswork required.

Attached pictures from recent IST-JFK. Other than dessert, everything was excellent, including fish which didn't have a "fishy" taste.





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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1168 on: May 23, 2017, 10:36:56 AM »
Yes, they are very good usually. I never received food that was manufactured more than one day before the flight.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1169 on: May 23, 2017, 12:15:32 PM »
Yes, they are very good usually. I never received food that was manufactured more than one day before the flight.

What does TK serve from JFK?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1170 on: May 23, 2017, 12:29:36 PM »
What does TK serve from JFK?
Whatever it is, it's nothing to write home about. Business KSML looks like Economy with a sticker that says business slapped on it.

It's unfortunate that one cannot get a decent FRESH KSML out of NYC airports.

I guess since IST-TLV is such a short hop, they can even get the KSML for the TLV-IST leg sourced at IST as a fresh meal (better IMHO than Hamasbia ex-TLV that most airlines serve).
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1171 on: May 24, 2017, 01:40:29 PM »
Anyone knows what AF serves ex CDG for KSML?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1174 on: May 24, 2017, 09:04:00 PM »
AV served Stogel meals - packed in January 2017 - on CUZ-BOG and BOG-JFK.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1175 on: May 25, 2017, 09:08:29 AM »
What does AA serve ex CDG?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1176 on: May 26, 2017, 02:09:47 AM »
What does TK  serve ex ORD C C class?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1177 on: May 26, 2017, 12:28:48 PM »
Anyone knows what AF serves ex CDG for KSML?

No-one done it?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1178 on: May 26, 2017, 01:17:46 PM »
No-one done it?
You quoted the wrong post.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1179 on: May 27, 2017, 03:29:28 PM »
I'm flying
JNB-SEZ-AUH-JFK in cattle class
Any one know where I'll get KSML
and how is? TIA