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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 »

Author Topic: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread  (Read 704289 times)

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1540 on: May 02, 2018, 01:59:03 AM »
Flying Air France TLV-CDG-JFK during the nine days. Will they still be serving meat KSMLs?

Impossible to know. Hermolis from London and Hamasbia from TLV will always ensure no meat during the 9 days (at least, not in freshly prepared meals). However, I was served a meat meal from Borenstein in F on BA from NYC a couple of years ago. Very annoying, and 100% the fault of the idiots at Borenstein.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1541 on: May 02, 2018, 02:19:49 AM »
I recently heard about some airlines which have a code for vegetarian kosher meal but I'm not sure which ones. I heard South African Airways has and I heard that VS doesn't but I haven't been able to verify.
Anyone have more info on this?
I know Swiss and Singapore do. Swiss offer Kosher, Kosher Fish or Kosher Vegetarian.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1542 on: May 02, 2018, 08:23:30 AM »
I know Swiss and Singapore do. Swiss offer Kosher, Kosher Fish or Kosher Vegetarian.
How do you request it?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1543 on: May 02, 2018, 12:20:05 PM »
Impossible to know. Hermolis from London and Hamasbia from TLV will always ensure no meat during the 9 days (at least, not in freshly prepared meals). However, I was served a meat meal from Borenstein in F on BA from NYC a couple of years ago. Very annoying, and 100% the fault of the idiots at Borenstein.

Does AF serve those? Or might I end up with plain Rabbanut?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1544 on: May 02, 2018, 01:07:50 PM »
How do you request it?

For Swiss - you need to email (or call) them. I got a pretty quick response. Singapore - I think you can order online

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1545 on: May 24, 2018, 11:57:39 AM »
For Swiss - you need to email (or call) them. I got a pretty quick response. Singapore - I think you can order online
Any way to get written or online confirmation from LX (Swiss) of KSML? I called to order, but can't see it online (on LX or LH website).
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1546 on: May 24, 2018, 12:05:38 PM »
Any way to get written or online confirmation from LX (Swiss) of KSML? I called to order, but can't see it online (on LX or LH website).
They sent me a PDF of the itinerary and it says Kosher meal.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1547 on: May 24, 2018, 12:54:45 PM »
Any way to get written or online confirmation from LX (Swiss) of KSML? I called to order, but can't see it online (on LX or LH website).
Email them?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1548 on: May 24, 2018, 01:26:44 PM »
They sent me a PDF of the itinerary and it says Kosher meal.
Thanks.

Logged into my PNR on swiss.com and requested that eticket be emailed to me. It shows KSML.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1549 on: May 29, 2018, 10:52:17 PM »
Anyone know the quality of LH J/F KSML out of EWR-FRA and SQ J FRA-JFK? Do i definitely need to bring my own?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1550 on: May 29, 2018, 11:13:39 PM »
Anyone know the quality of LH J/F KSML out of EWR-FRA and SQ J FRA-JFK? Do i definitely need to bring my own?
Even if it's good quality there's still a chance that it won't make it onto the flight...

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1551 on: May 29, 2018, 11:23:40 PM »
Anyone know the quality of LH J/F KSML out of EWR-FRA and SQ J FRA-JFK? Do i definitely need to bring my own?
I was actually quite impressed of my recent LH J meal.  Everything was in real dishes


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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1552 on: May 30, 2018, 01:05:40 AM »
I was actually quite impressed of my recent LH J meal.  Everything was in real dishes

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1554 on: May 31, 2018, 12:27:28 AM »
EWR-FRA
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1555 on: May 31, 2018, 01:27:02 AM »
Nice, Im going that one in July. Any tips?
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« Reply #1556 on: May 31, 2018, 07:06:48 AM »
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« Reply #1557 on: May 31, 2018, 05:34:32 PM »
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« Reply #1558 on: June 01, 2018, 09:14:05 AM »
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1559 on: June 05, 2018, 12:08:34 AM »
I'm flying United J (Polaris) TLV-EWR, will I be getting the same KSML as coach or an upgraded meal?
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