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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 #1820 on: August 16, 2018, 12:56:08 PM »

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1821 on: August 16, 2018, 02:21:03 PM »
Click “reply” and you can attach a picture directly to this post, from your phone / computer.

Guessing you got something similar to this.

I think i ate the other half of that chicken last night

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1822 on: August 16, 2018, 03:54:04 PM »
Click “reply” and you can attach a picture directly to this post, from your phone / computer.

Guessing you got something similar to this.

Wow! 3 snow peas and 4 small pieces of chicken! Please, don't over do it, Borenstein!
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1823 on: August 16, 2018, 04:55:46 PM »
Wow! 3 snow peas and 4 small pieces of chicken! Please, don't over do it, Borenstein!
Would you take a small good tasting meal or a large container of Stogel cat food?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1824 on: August 16, 2018, 05:09:21 PM »
Would you take a small good tasting meal or a large container of Stogel cat food?
Eh, don't push it. The stogel meals(?) are never large. They rarely take up more than just the bottom of a trash can.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1825 on: August 16, 2018, 05:13:09 PM »
Eh, don't push it. The stogel meals(?) are never large. They rarely take up more than just the bottom of a trash can.
Lol, true, that wasn't my point though.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1826 on: August 22, 2018, 06:02:12 PM »
Posting from First Class EWR-MIA requested the fruit plate (You can choose it online Ham and cheese or a fruit plate) It came a few slices of cut fruit (Cantelope Honeydew Pineapple plus 2 sliced strawberries) A chobini yogurt (has a hechsher) and granola without packaging..... Not a offical kosher meal but pretty good depending on your level of kashrus
Just flew JFK-MIA AA first. Got a hot Kosher Borenstein meal. Was surprised when the agent booked it and was even more surprised when it was served on board. Didn't used to be available. Checked with AA, it's available between MIA and all NYC airports.

Hot chicken in tomato sauce with couscous and vegetables. Cold sliced chicken breast with Israeli couscous, bread roll, matbucha salad and dessert. Not haute cuisine but very welcome.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1827 on: August 29, 2018, 07:01:55 AM »
What caterer does does use for international flights to Europe ?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1828 on: August 29, 2018, 09:25:40 AM »
What caterer does does use for international flights to Europe ?
Who?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1829 on: August 29, 2018, 11:16:35 AM »

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1830 on: August 29, 2018, 11:17:12 AM »

What caterer does does Delta use for international flights to Europe ?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1831 on: August 29, 2018, 11:27:56 AM »
What caterer does does Delta use for international flights to Europe ?

Borenstein (If flying out of JFK)
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1832 on: August 29, 2018, 11:35:05 AM »
whats  about Aeroflot from JFK / SVO / TLV?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1833 on: August 29, 2018, 12:23:55 PM »
whats  about Aeroflot from JFK / SVO / TLV?
SVO-TLV, TLV-SVO and SVO-JFK was a Russian caterer with Rabbi Lazar's Hashgacha.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1834 on: August 29, 2018, 01:20:04 PM »
thanks & from JFK?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1835 on: September 16, 2018, 11:48:02 AM »
I just wrapped up a wonderful flight on Qatar in Qsuites from DOH-JFK and was served an amazing Hermolis breakfast. (The main meal and snack were also very good, but the breakfast was something else!)

The whole meal was incredibly delicious and the service on QR was top-notch

Menu:
Smoked salmon, cream cheese, assorted hard cheeses, pickle and olive
Eggs, baked beans, fired tomato & mushrooms and potato rosti
Corn flakes
Yogurt and granola
Fruit
Jam, honey, cream cheese, butter and margarine
Orange juice and fruit yogurt smoothie
Bagel croissant, cinnamon danish and Melba toast









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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1836 on: September 20, 2018, 02:19:27 PM »
Airline: QR (Qatar Airways)
Class: J
Route: DOH-JFK
Caterer: Hermolis
Flight date: 09-14-2018
Meal in pics: Breakfast, Snack and Lunch.

Each of these three came with a hot pan that was warmed up - not pictured here.

Breakfast came with an omelette and veggies (pictured in post above). Snack came with a pan of breads and pastries. Lunch came with chicken and root veggies.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1837 on: September 20, 2018, 02:30:25 PM »
I got the same breakfast as both of you in CX F HKG-JFK, it was excellent. Snack was pretty measly though, some sliced turkey with coleslaw IIRC.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1838 on: September 20, 2018, 02:40:11 PM »
I got the same breakfast as both of you in CX F HKG-JFK, it was excellent. Snack was pretty measly though, some sliced turkey with coleslaw IIRC.


The bread/pastry part of the snack was great, as it got warmed up.

The roast beef sandwiches weren’t any good at all. Was served defrosted with the bread being soggy water-soaked.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1839 on: September 20, 2018, 02:45:48 PM »
The bread/pastry part of the snack was great, as it got warmed up.

The roast beef sandwiches weren’t any good at all. Was served defrosted with the bread being soggy water-soaked.
Ah, that's unfortunate, I was surprised that there was a snack at all so I was happy to have something to eat. I also had the heated up bread with breakfast and supper which was great.
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