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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 704077 times)

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2440 on: February 10, 2020, 11:08:02 AM »
Flying J from JFK to Madrid on AA any hope on a good meal?
Borenstein almost definitely.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2442 on: February 11, 2020, 01:34:51 AM »
VS requires 48 hour advance booking for KSML only. Every other meal requires 24 hours.
BA too. KSML and Halal iirc require 48 hours.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2443 on: February 12, 2020, 02:31:52 PM »
BA too. KSML and Halal iirc require 48 hours.
VS definitely did not require 48 hours for Halal. They did however have extra KSML on both legs, including Hermolis ex-LHR
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2444 on: February 14, 2020, 12:23:26 AM »
Just got my breakfast on UA in biz class. The rubbery omelette package says use by Feb 14. What are my chances that it's still fresh?
You can say what you think when you think what you say.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2445 on: February 14, 2020, 05:20:46 AM »
They only put a couple of days on the best before label for fresh stuff.  It's much better than if it said best before May 23.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2446 on: March 05, 2020, 01:37:48 PM »
What can i expect in buisness LAX-JFK on AA

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2447 on: March 05, 2020, 04:59:25 PM »
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2448 on: March 05, 2020, 08:42:23 PM »
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-1 Actually had a very good crew 3 weeks ago


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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2449 on: March 05, 2020, 09:03:09 PM »
-1 Actually had a very good crew 3 weeks ago

What did you get for a meal?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2450 on: March 05, 2020, 09:15:34 PM »
What did you get for a meal?
The usual garbage from Borenstein. Bring your own or stay hungry

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2451 on: March 11, 2020, 11:47:28 AM »
SK OSL EWR what can one expect from KSML?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2452 on: March 12, 2020, 06:59:35 PM »
On DL DFW-LAX got a omlette (Which was not that bad) Potato Latke on the side (Which was ok) and some fruit and a roll....

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2453 on: March 12, 2020, 07:39:26 PM »
Airline: ba
Class: j
Route: lhr-tlv
Caterer: hermolis
Hechsher: kedassia
Flight date: dec 31
Meal in pics: breakfast
Stogel-Hermolis Scale Score: 8

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2454 on: March 12, 2020, 07:43:05 PM »
Airline: ba
Class: j
Route: lhr-tlv
Caterer: hermolis
Hechsher: kedassia
Flight date: dec 31
Meal in pics: breakfast
Stogel-Hermolis Scale Score: 8
How can 10 be an 8 on a 1-10 scale?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2455 on: March 13, 2020, 04:43:34 AM »
How can 10 be an 8 on a 1-10 scale?
dont get the question, its not a rating of 1-10 for how good the ksml was?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2456 on: March 13, 2020, 07:21:03 AM »
dont get the question, its not a rating of 1-10 for how good the ksml was?
everyone rates hermolis a 10

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2457 on: March 13, 2020, 10:07:09 AM »
Not every hermolis is a 10
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2458 on: March 14, 2020, 05:02:44 PM »
Not every hermolis is a 10
+1
everyone rates hermolis a 10
so why ask for a rating?
i felt is was an 8 so i put 8. im not being paid by their competition

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2459 on: March 15, 2020, 12:47:26 AM »
Airline: Jet Blue
Class: Mint
Route: SAN-JFK
Date 3/12-3/13

Meal was pretty horrible (Surprised because I saw good reviews). Main Problem was that it was frozen... FA asked if  I wanted it unwrapped and I said no. And it came frozen package said to put in fridge for 24hrs before serving (Obviously was not done) meal was supposed to be cold just not frozen guess i should complain.....








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