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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 718747 times)

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1640 on: July 04, 2018, 09:07:50 AM »
I dont remember the meal, but I do remember they served wine (choice of red/white)

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1641 on: July 04, 2018, 12:55:16 PM »
What’s Delta serving these days for “dinner” JFK-LAX economy?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1642 on: July 04, 2018, 09:58:17 PM »
Just flew LAX - SAL on Avianca where they had a somewhat decent breakfast (partially frozen) from a Emuna out of LA.

On the Copa portion of my trip (SAL-PTY), they served a stogel chichen snack at 7 AM. The food looked just like cat food, it was awful.

Airline: AV (Avianca)
Class: J
Route: LAX-SAL
Caterer: Emunah
Flight date: 06-24-2018
Meal in pics: Breakfast


















Airline: CM (Copa Airlines)
Class: J
Route: SAL-PTY
Caterer: Stogel
Flight date: 06-25-2018
Meal in pics: Breakfast "snack"







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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1643 on: July 04, 2018, 10:01:25 PM »
Stogel shouldn't bother making kosher for Pesach meals. Definitely not ra'uy l'achilas kelev.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1644 on: July 08, 2018, 04:53:43 PM »
Well, OP said he preferred a saran wrapped banana, so the apple in there would have just been a cherry on top! Either way, much better for your digestive system and jet-lag to eat that banana and apple than anything else they would have offered.

Dang now this is the cheapest of the cheapest of the cheapest excuses for a KSML. No bagel, cream cheese or Lox? Let alone no Hot Pastrami Sandwich or even a nice Cheese Blintzes .  How come other people got a nice hot meal and you ended up with  just two pieces of fruit? I mean one would think all meals would be hot just that the KSML would adhere to the Kosher dietary laws.

I would have called up the caterer and said Why did you approve only fruit for the KSML its not Delta who only ordered fruit it was a 5 hour flight and other people got a hot meal so why not me? Who in their right mind would consider this a meal? Maybe on a 2 hour flight fine along with a Cinnamon Roll or Banana Bread but just this. Gee whiz someone does not know the definition of a meal!

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1645 on: July 09, 2018, 01:55:07 AM »
Finnair four hour flight from Helsinki to tel Aviv.  In business class received Stogel meal.  Yellowish looking patty that I think was poultry.  Tuna something that looked like cat food and a pudding and fruit cocktail   containers.  Very disappointing.  Ate very little but did get to wash it down with 28 year old chivas.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1646 on: July 09, 2018, 08:34:28 AM »
Gross. Write to them.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1647 on: July 09, 2018, 09:38:30 AM »

Airline: CM (Copa Airlines)
Class: J
Route: SAL-PTY
Caterer: Stogel
Flight date: 06-25-2018
Meal in pics: Breakfast "snack"



Good thing they have Hearty Appetite written in bold letter all over, one really needs that in order to be able to consume the Stogel cat food.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1648 on: July 09, 2018, 10:00:14 AM »
Good thing they have Hearty Appetite written in bold letter all over, one really needs that in order to be able to consume the Stogel cat food.
How would you know that it is meant to be eaten?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1649 on: July 10, 2018, 07:52:06 AM »
Airline: CM (Copa Airlines)
Class: J
Route: SAL-PTY
Caterer: Stogel
Flight date: 06-25-2018
Meal in pics: Breakfast "snack"



After seeing the Stogel meals, I'll never complain about a Borenstein meal again. (Well, not until I next receive a Borenstein meal!)
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1650 on: July 15, 2018, 02:51:26 AM »
Is there such a think as a 9 days meal? Flying A on monday on DL requested a KSML curious what i'll get...

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KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1651 on: July 15, 2018, 08:25:22 AM »
Is there such a think as a 9 days meal? Flying A on monday on DL requested a KSML curious what i'll get...
Yes, but depends on airline and caterer. I got one flying SQ R on RC.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1652 on: July 15, 2018, 08:40:54 AM »
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Is there such a think as a 9 days meal? Flying A on monday on DL requested a KSML curious what i'll get...
I wouldn't count on it. You have to trust the airline to serve a fresh meal this week instead of one from the freezer. Also, maybe the caterer is Sefardi?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1653 on: July 15, 2018, 09:14:25 AM »
Is there such a think as a 9 days meal? Flying A on monday on DL requested a KSML curious what i'll get...

I flew American during the 9 days and got a meat meal. (Kosher 4 U out of JFK)
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1654 on: July 15, 2018, 10:59:42 AM »


. Also, maybe the caterer is Sefardi?
Are there any? If yes are they unaware of the nine days for others?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1655 on: July 15, 2018, 11:24:40 AM »
Are there any? If yes are they unaware of the nine days for others?

overwhelming majority of Sephardim dont eat meat during 9 days

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1656 on: July 15, 2018, 11:30:05 AM »
overwhelming majority of Sephardim dont eat meat during 9 days
I don't think that's true
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1657 on: July 15, 2018, 11:31:00 AM »
I don't think that's true

If not overwhelming, def the majority. I think only Yemenites for the most part still have meat

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1658 on: July 15, 2018, 11:33:28 AM »
If not overwhelming, def the majority. I think only Yemenites for the most part still have meat
I know plenty of sfardim, I don't know any who don't eat meat.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1659 on: July 15, 2018, 11:35:34 AM »
I know plenty of sfardim, I don't know any who don't eat meat.

Thats def news to me