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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
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2260 on: May 30, 2019, 12:01:20 PM »
Read the response right above your post.

not sure what a j meal is?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2261 on: May 30, 2019, 12:03:37 PM »


do they serve a kosher business class meal in the new united  premium plus cabin from tlv-newark?
not sure what a j meal is?
hope this flight is soon, so you won't need to ask every week until 2021.
does the premium plus on UA come with an upgraded kosher food from tlv-jfk? hows there hard product overall?
UA is TLV-EWR.  Yes, upgraded kosher food.  The seats are nice.  Nicer than economy.  Not as nice as business :)
yes my bad its of course newark, hence the $100 uber to get there.

ok great, thanks for the info.

yea not expecting business but itll be nice to get some of the business experience.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2262 on: May 30, 2019, 12:15:19 PM »
hope this flight is soon, so you won't need to ask every week until 2021.

thanks.

appreciate the recap.

this is a new product from UA and just wanted to get as much details as possible before booking a really expensive ticket. the travel agent and UA themselves were hard pressed to give me an answer.

for non kosher meals in these premium classes there is a difference in the "upgraded meal/service that you'll receive oppose to business class.



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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2263 on: May 30, 2019, 12:16:43 PM »
thanks.

appreciate the recap.

this is a new product from UA and just wanted to get as much details as possible before booking a really expensive ticket. the travel agent and UA themselves were hard pressed to give me an answer.

for non kosher meals in these premium classes there is a difference in the "upgraded meal/service that you'll receive oppose to business class.
KSML should not be effecting your decision at all.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2264 on: May 30, 2019, 12:19:53 PM »
KSML should not be effecting your decision at all.
I thought you love Borenstein :D

In my book it's slop versus more slop.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2265 on: May 30, 2019, 12:20:30 PM »
KSML should not be effecting your decision at all.

could be your right as even the better kosher meals are still OK at best.

saying that, to me the upgraded meal and service that goes with it does factor in. if not your paying $2000 more (in some cases) for just a little nicer seat. these cabins dont even have there own bathrooms. unless the FA lets you use the business class one.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2266 on: May 30, 2019, 12:22:18 PM »


I thought you love Borenstein :D

In my book it's slop versus more slop.

Hermolis effects your flight choices?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2267 on: May 30, 2019, 12:29:44 PM »

Hermolis effects your flight choices?
All else being equal, sure.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2268 on: May 30, 2019, 12:29:50 PM »
could be your right as even the better kosher meals are still OK at best.

saying that, to me the upgraded meal and service that goes with it does factor in. if not your paying $2000 more (in some cases) for just a little nicer seat. these cabins dont even have there own bathrooms. unless the FA lets you use the business class one.
Business class KSML should not make you spend a dollar more than economy class KSML. That's not what you are paying $2,000 more for.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2269 on: May 30, 2019, 12:30:06 PM »
Business class KSML should not make you spend a dollar more than economy class KSML. That's not what you are paying $2,000 more for.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2270 on: May 30, 2019, 12:31:40 PM »
All else being equal, sure.
Clearly we aren't talking about that.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2271 on: May 30, 2019, 01:17:01 PM »
Business class KSML should not make you spend a dollar more than economy class KSML. That's not what you are paying $2,000 more for.

i appreciate the input.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2272 on: May 30, 2019, 04:44:01 PM »
Not sure if this is worthy of a new thread but I'm flying next week Aeromexico in J class from JFK to GRU and I've called several times to order KSML and they keep on telling me it's not offered for ANY of the flights... Including MEX - GRU  :-\

Any suggestions of what I can do?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2273 on: May 30, 2019, 05:18:47 PM »
Not sure if this is worthy of a new thread but I'm flying next week Aeromexico in J class from JFK to GRU and I've called several times to order KSML and they keep on telling me it's not offered for ANY of the flights... Including MEX - GRU  :-\

Any suggestions of what I can do?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2274 on: May 31, 2019, 09:10:38 AM »
can a kosher meal be ordered on Alaska airlines first class trans con ?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2275 on: May 31, 2019, 11:25:44 AM »
can a kosher meal be ordered on Alaska airlines first class trans con ?
Why not call them and ask?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2276 on: May 31, 2019, 11:29:40 AM »
I'm flying next week Aeromexico in J class from JFK to GRU and I've called several times to order KSML and they keep on telling me it's not offered for ANY of the flights... Including MEX - GRU  :-\

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2277 on: May 31, 2019, 12:28:33 PM »
can a kosher meal be ordered on Alaska airlines first class trans con ?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2278 on: May 31, 2019, 03:30:05 PM »
ORD-EWR in United First, breakfast will be served. Can kosher meals be provided? Not sure if I'll last 2 hours without cat food.
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« Reply #2279 on: May 31, 2019, 03:38:44 PM »
ORD-EWR in United First, breakfast will be served. Can kosher meals be provided? Not sure if I'll last 2 hours without cat food.
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