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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 #1320 on: September 15, 2017, 05:38:42 AM »
Bad news...Thai Airways HND to BKK in F was stogel longlife...
That actually might be an upgrade from the local Bangkok catering

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1321 on: September 15, 2017, 05:51:59 AM »
That actually might be an upgrade from the local Bangkok catering
I don't know, we got a packaged whole apple from BKK to CNX.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1322 on: September 18, 2017, 04:23:06 PM »
Does anyone happen to know what KSML would be served on British Airways LHR-LCA (Cyprus) in Club Europe (business)?  Would it be a quality Hermolis meal?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1323 on: September 18, 2017, 04:30:07 PM »
Anyone know what EY serves in F ex-AUH and if they'll order a KSML for the lounge?
They stock KSMLs in the lounge, but it didn't look good.
They were happy to BYOK for me in the lounge though after I told them I only ate kosher.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1324 on: September 18, 2017, 04:31:17 PM »
They stock KSMLs in the lounge, but it didn't look good.
They were happy to BYOK for me in the lounge though after I told them I only ate kosher.
Nice, thanks! Did it have a good hechsher at least?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1325 on: September 18, 2017, 04:35:19 PM »
Nice, thanks! Did it have a good hechsher at least?
Yes, but why not just BYOK?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1326 on: September 18, 2017, 04:37:32 PM »
Yes, but why not just BYOK?
Leaving early Sunday morning from TLV so I'll try but I'm not sure if I'll have a chance to pick up anything besides for a few sandwiches.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1327 on: September 18, 2017, 04:46:09 PM »
Leaving early Sunday morning from TLV so I'll try but I'm not sure if I'll have a chance to pick up anything besides for a few sandwiches.
That's what Polar Bear suitcases are for.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1328 on: September 18, 2017, 04:48:00 PM »
That's what Polar Bear suitcases are for.
What's the best "POM" option in Israel?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1329 on: September 18, 2017, 05:27:55 PM »
What's the best "POM" option in Israel?
bring pom from pom in the polar bear and take it out in Israel, freeze it, and re-insert it in your polar bear cooler ant take it with you!

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1330 on: September 23, 2017, 10:24:36 PM »
bring pom from pom in the polar bear and take it out in Israel, freeze it, and re-insert it in your polar bear cooler ant take it with you!
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1331 on: September 24, 2017, 03:22:56 AM »
Does anyone know what VS serves in premium economy JFK-LHR?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1332 on: September 25, 2017, 11:58:36 AM »
Since when does Norwegian have KSMLs?

NAX has been serving (pre-ordered) KSML for a while now, not sure about NAI. Pretty sure I posted about it elsewhere on DDF. Cr@ppy KSML ex-JFK, but ex-OSL was WAM (French?) decent KSML for Y, AYLOR regarding its kashrus. IINM they serve the same KSMLs in Norwegian Premium.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1333 on: September 25, 2017, 12:25:07 PM »
does UA serve Hermolis for LHR-EWR?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1334 on: September 27, 2017, 05:52:41 PM »
does UA serve Hermolis for LHR-EWR?
Ymmv, sometimes they have from a caterer in antwerp iirc.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1335 on: September 28, 2017, 02:23:05 PM »
Ymmv, sometimes they have from a caterer in antwerp iirc.
that sucks, stoegel is terrible.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1336 on: September 28, 2017, 02:27:26 PM »
stoegel is terrible.
Understatement of the century..

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1337 on: October 02, 2017, 04:26:56 PM »
Anybody know what hechsherim I'm likely to see flying RT between JFK and TLV over WAW on LOT Polish? (In case it makes a difference, the NY ends look like they'll be on Privilege Style birds.)

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1338 on: October 02, 2017, 04:41:27 PM »
Anybody know what hechsherim I'm likely to see flying RT between JFK and TLV over WAW on LOT Polish? (In case it makes a difference, the NY ends look like they'll be on Privilege Style birds.)

Thanks

I've only flown ex JFK, and it was Borenstein.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1339 on: October 15, 2017, 12:02:37 AM »
Airline: DL
Class: J
Route: LAX-JFK
Caterer: Borenstein
Flight date: 10/10/17
Meal in pics: Lunch