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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 #1480 on: February 25, 2018, 07:13:06 PM »
Compare...
But I hope all TAs add some money to it
You compared low fare with add-ons which is indeed more expensive then the GDS fares.

DY has a net as well ($1 cheaper...)

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1481 on: February 25, 2018, 07:15:10 PM »
You compared low fare with add-ons which is indeed more expensive than the GDS fares.

DY has a net as well ($1 cheaper...)

No, this is low fare+

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1482 on: February 25, 2018, 07:16:43 PM »
No, this is low fare+
The second bracket? (Don't know the online names). The lowest fares are cheaper, if you add on or take the second level the GDS is cheaper

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1483 on: February 25, 2018, 07:20:08 PM »
If I buy it on an OTA (which IME prices in between low fare and low fare +) would I get the bag + seat?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1484 on: February 25, 2018, 07:20:59 PM »
The second bracket? (Don't know the online names). The lowest fares are cheaper, if you add on or take the second level the GDS is cheaper
Correct. @shapsam asked how it compares to Lowfare+

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1485 on: February 25, 2018, 07:22:45 PM »
If I buy it on an OTA (which IME prices in between low fare and low fare +) would I get the bag + seat?
OTA are GDS...

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1486 on: February 25, 2018, 07:23:44 PM »
OTA are GDS...
Good to know. I seem to recall Orbitz showing me no checked bags.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1487 on: February 25, 2018, 07:24:53 PM »
Good to know. I seem to recall Orbitz showing me no checked bags.
Could be they do direct access but generally OTA are using GDSs

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1488 on: February 25, 2018, 07:30:24 PM »
Basically booked a ticket on studentuniverse.com as they were the only one offering two free checked bags on Norwegian airline from tlv to nyc. Paid 290$
 
  And now curious if I could change my free meal to a kosher meal?
  Sounds like I could will try to call later.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1489 on: February 25, 2018, 08:11:57 PM »
Basically booked a ticket on studentuniverse.com as they were the only one offering two free checked bags on Norwegian airline from tlv to nyc. Paid 290$
 
  And now curious if I could change my free meal to a kosher meal?
  Sounds like I could will try to call later.

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Student Universe is definitely using GDS fare

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1490 on: February 28, 2018, 01:44:51 AM »
Literally just got a banana, apple and orange in a plastic bag as my kosher dinner meal on Delta HNL>MSP. Almost worse than not getting a kosher meal at all. 😂 granola bars and Pringles for the pre-fast meal it will be then.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1491 on: February 28, 2018, 03:25:13 AM »
Literally just got a banana, apple and orange in a plastic bag as my kosher dinner meal on Delta HNL>MSP. Almost worse than not getting a kosher meal at all. 😂 granola bars and Pringles for the pre-fast meal it will be then.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1492 on: March 04, 2018, 10:06:20 AM »
which KSML is Aeroflot serving? from JFK & from SVO

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1493 on: March 04, 2018, 01:48:07 PM »
which KSML is Aeroflot serving? from JFK & from SVO

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1494 on: March 04, 2018, 03:56:24 PM »
which KSML is Aeroflot serving? from JFK & from SVO
From SVO something (shelf stable IINM) under the Hashgocha of R' Berel Lazar. They famously serve the same fleishig meal several times during the flight regardless if it's breakfast, supper or snack.

IINM they serve the same meals Ex-TLV. IDK what they serve Ex-JFK, when I flew with them I was on DL for the JFK-SVO leg.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1495 on: March 04, 2018, 04:00:42 PM »
From SVO something (shelf stable IINM) under the Hashgocha of R' Berel Lazar. They famously serve the same fleishig meal several times during the flight regardless if it's breakfast, supper or snack.

IINM they serve the same meals Ex-TLV. IDK what they serve Ex-JFK, when I flew with them I was on DL for the JFK-SVO leg.
Is it the same one each time if you don't eat it?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1496 on: March 04, 2018, 05:14:19 PM »

Is it the same one each time if you don't eat it?
Lol

Well. As I said I only flew SVO-TLV on SU. So IIRC there was only one meal service (which I did have, DW declined).

The 3x same fleishig meal reports I got from my sons.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1497 on: March 04, 2018, 05:25:30 PM »
If you have a low fare + (which is their name for a bundle including free checked bag, seat selection, and meal) you should be able to get a kosher meal for free.
If bought a ticket by a TA which was done in GDS you get a KSML (+seat + 2 bags)


 With a quick phone call they changed it no problem for me since there was already a meal on file they just changed it to the kosher meal who knows what I'll be getting but changed it anyways.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1498 on: March 04, 2018, 06:05:33 PM »

 With a quick phone call they changed it no problem for me since there was already a meal on file they just changed it to the kosher meal who knows what I'll be getting but changed it anyways.
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Please report back what you end up getting.

What route BTW?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1499 on: March 04, 2018, 06:09:40 PM »
Please report back what you end up getting.

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