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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 704032 times)

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2460 on: March 16, 2020, 11:15:58 PM »
Airline: VS
Class: Y
Route: MAN-JFK
Caterer: Food Story
Hechsher: KLBD
Flight date: 3/15/20
Meal in pics: Coming soon
Stogel-Hermolis Scale Score (1-10): 3

This is a new low.

Don't know if this has been a thing for a while now but I've never heard of it and I've been flying transatlantic for nearly 3 decades now.
When you're expecting Hermolis and you get this cr*p, let's just say it's a real bummer...

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2461 on: March 16, 2020, 11:22:12 PM »
Airline: VS
Class: Y
Route: MAN-JFK
Caterer: Food Story
Hechsher: KLBD
Flight date: 3/15/20
Meal in pics: Coming soon
Stogel-Hermolis Scale Score (1-10): 3

This is a new low.

Don't know if this has been a thing for a while now but I've never heard of it and I've been flying transatlantic for nearly 3 decades now.
When you're expecting Hermolis and you get this cr*p, let's just say it's a real bummer...
Write to them?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2462 on: March 16, 2020, 11:41:21 PM »
Airline: VS
Class: Y
Route: MAN-JFK
Caterer: Food Story
Hechsher: KLBD
Flight date: 3/15/20
Meal in pics: Coming soon
Stogel-Hermolis Scale Score (1-10): 3

This is a new low.

Don't know if this has been a thing for a while now but I've never heard of it and I've been flying transatlantic for nearly 3 decades now.
When you're expecting Hermolis and you get this cr*p, let's just say it's a real bummer...
+1
I flew VS LHR-MIA in December and was disappointed by food story, especially compared to hermolis. Dan wrote it’s supposedly better. Not sure where that information came from

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2463 on: March 16, 2020, 11:57:25 PM »
+1
I flew VS LHR-MIA in December and was disappointed by food story, especially compared to hermolis. Dan wrote it’s supposedly better. Not sure where that information came from
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2464 on: March 17, 2020, 12:12:43 AM »
+1
I flew VS LHR-MIA in December and was disappointed by food story, especially compared to hermolis. Dan wrote it’s supposedly better. Not sure where that information came from
I got great feedback about it initially. Seems like at the start they were exceptional but now...
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2465 on: March 22, 2020, 03:01:03 AM »
Write in to VS. Food Story was brought in to improve on Hermolis Quality.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2466 on: March 27, 2020, 12:06:19 AM »
Write in to VS. Food Story was brought in to improve on Hermolis Quality.
It's on my to do list

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2467 on: April 20, 2020, 10:19:08 PM »
KSML food by Borenstein brand as Regal-Glatt available :)
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2468 on: April 20, 2020, 10:22:57 PM »
For all of you who missed the airline kosher food you can now get it for free.
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Bruh, where were you when my suitcase weighed it 51.50 pounds?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2469 on: April 20, 2020, 10:23:45 PM »
For all of you who missed the airline kosher food you can now get it for free.
as with crude oil at this time you gonna have to pay me to take it

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2470 on: April 22, 2020, 07:56:41 PM »
KSML food by Borenstein brand as Regal-Glatt available :)

More locations added
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/food/free-meals

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2471 on: May 31, 2020, 04:25:51 PM »
https://onemileatatime.com/turkish-airlines-catering-downgrades/

Will TK KSML now be better than their non-kosher meal service in J?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2472 on: May 31, 2020, 04:29:33 PM »
https://onemileatatime.com/turkish-airlines-catering-downgrades/

Will TK KSML now be better than their non-kosher meal service in J?
I was wondering if they will even serve hot KSML meals.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2473 on: June 10, 2020, 09:57:24 AM »
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2474 on: June 10, 2020, 11:26:15 AM »
This is a week old, this guy claims united didn't serve kosher LHR-NYC due to covid.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ari-feferkorn-657b9a188_should-i-open-a-flyside-kosher-meal-service-activity-6673904015480242176-uK5O
Good reason to fly now, should be worth a nice chunk of miles!
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2475 on: June 17, 2020, 09:10:26 AM »
My travel agent website allowed me to select kosher meals, but on the United website it says no special meals are available.

What do I make of this?

Do I pack double or triple the amount of food I would normally eat?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2476 on: June 17, 2020, 09:16:10 AM »
You won't get KSML unless it's EWR-TLV or vv
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2477 on: June 17, 2020, 09:18:39 AM »
You won't get KSML unless it's EWR-TLV or vv

Oh well.
I will have to start packing...

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2478 on: June 17, 2020, 09:19:21 AM »
You won't get KSML unless it's EWR-TLV or vv

Why is this the case? Is it because of a lack of demand? Or are they simply not able to prepare them?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2479 on: June 17, 2020, 09:21:35 AM »
Because they can get away with it. Most (all?) airlines aren't offering special meals so they won't lose business over it.
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