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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 #2520 on: August 10, 2020, 01:30:44 PM »
Long life (cat food) or fresh?
fresh, was actually good (turkey Gulash) and a Delicious piece of cake and some other sides.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2521 on: December 24, 2020, 02:11:55 PM »
Flying JFK-GRU on DL who's the caterer ?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2522 on: December 26, 2020, 08:57:07 PM »
Flying JFK-GRU on DL who's the caterer ?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2523 on: January 04, 2021, 08:23:27 AM »
Check out this KSML, ARN-DXB on EK:

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2524 on: January 15, 2021, 05:03:55 PM »
Can someone please explain this to me - I am sorry if this was discussed 4 pages back.

On SFO-EWR (UAL) Biz Class this is what I can order:

Hindu
Gluten Intolerant
Muslim
Vegan (Strict) Vegetarian
Asian Vegetarian
Child
Vegetarian lacto-ovo

OK, so this leaves me with questions :-)

1) Is this an issue with the kosher caterer?
2) Is this an issue with UAL trying to cut the corners where it "can get away" with it?
3) Is this outright anti -jew/kosher??

I know this must exist on DD somewhere - my bad!

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2525 on: January 16, 2021, 06:52:55 PM »
Can someone please explain this to me - I am sorry if this was discussed 4 pages back.

On SFO-EWR (UAL) Biz Class this is what I can order:

Hindu
Gluten Intolerant
Muslim
Vegan (Strict) Vegetarian
Asian Vegetarian
Child
Vegetarian lacto-ovo

OK, so this leaves me with questions :-)

1) Is this an issue with the kosher caterer?
2) Is this an issue with UAL trying to cut the corners where it "can get away" with it?
3) Is this outright anti -jew/kosher??

I know this must exist on DD somewhere - my bad!

I thought that all special meals were blocked. Have you tried calling to see if the other are actually available?
Write to UA to complain?
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2526 on: January 16, 2021, 07:25:29 PM »
Can someone please explain this to me - I am sorry if this was discussed 4 pages back.

On SFO-EWR (UAL) Biz Class this is what I can order:

Hindu
Gluten Intolerant
Muslim
Vegan (Strict) Vegetarian
Asian Vegetarian
Child
Vegetarian lacto-ovo

OK, so this leaves me with questions :-)

1) Is this an issue with the kosher caterer?
2) Is this an issue with UAL trying to cut the corners where it "can get away" with it?
3) Is this outright anti -jew/kosher??

I know this must exist on DD somewhere - my bad!
On the same topic, just booked a TLV-EWR flight for March and it doesn’t give me any KSML option.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2527 on: January 16, 2021, 07:35:01 PM »
On the same topic, just booked a TLV-EWR flight for March and it doesn’t give me any KSML option.
PUTPAC?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2528 on: January 16, 2021, 07:53:56 PM »
PUTPAC?
I definitely will closer to the flight if it doesn’t get fixed

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2529 on: January 16, 2021, 10:46:59 PM »
Reminds when I booked a flight on qatar,
When I booked there wasn't a kosher option available online, but called and was able to add

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2530 on: January 22, 2021, 12:38:15 PM »
On the same topic, just booked a TLV-EWR flight for March and it doesn’t give me any KSML option.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2531 on: January 22, 2021, 12:42:36 PM »
I did call and they said the list is irrelevant and that any special meal will be denied. Still strange that kosher is one of the only options missing, but thanks for the ideas.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2532 on: January 22, 2021, 12:56:17 PM »
Ex-TLV! That’s crazy!
It appears now when I log into my booking. Seems like it’s a glitch only in the booking process

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2533 on: January 23, 2021, 02:50:45 PM »
It appears now when I log into my booking. Seems like it’s a glitch only in the booking process

If the ticket is not ticketed it won't show.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2534 on: January 23, 2021, 09:34:40 PM »
Is JetBlue still serving KSML JFK-LAX?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2535 on: January 23, 2021, 09:43:55 PM »
Is JetBlue still serving KSML JFK-LAX?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2537 on: March 12, 2021, 12:44:43 AM »
What caterer/hechsher are the meals on LH out of FRA? Still Sohar like the DPs in this thread from 2019?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2538 on: March 14, 2021, 01:36:26 PM »
What caterer/hechsher are the meals on LH out of FRA? Still Sohar like the DPs in this thread from 2019?

Still Sohar, but with a different hechsher (was discussed as not reliable)

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2539 on: March 15, 2021, 09:36:23 AM »
What caterer/hechsher are the meals on LH out of FRA? Still Sohar like the DPs in this thread from 2019?
Today LH FRA-EZE my colleague was served https://langerhuize.nl/kosher-meals/kosher-meals-for-airlines/?lang=en