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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 720611 times)

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3020 on: January 26, 2023, 04:42:30 AM »
SAA
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Economy Breakfast
Caterer: Goldies CPT
Hechsher Kosher SA





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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3021 on: January 26, 2023, 04:45:02 AM »
TLV-VIE
(Flight changed by SN at the last minute and I was glad they had something from the inbound flight)
3 X Fresh Egg salad sandwiches, actually very tasty (I didn't eat all 3)
Class Business (but KSML is catered from Vienna)
Hechsher: Rabbi Schwartz Vienna


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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3022 on: January 26, 2023, 04:51:40 AM »
And now, what we've all be waiting for:
What is Lufthansa serving?
(As  I wrote last year, they are still serving a mix from Amsterdam and sometimes WAM (Lyon))
This goes for Premium Economy, Economy and Business

Economy get a sandwich - very long shelf life - from Amsterdam (btw, non kosher is also just a sandwich)
Badatz Amsterdam



Premium Economy FRA-JNB
NOTHING FRESH, all "long life"
Was a mix of sandwiches(Badatz Amsterdam), WAM food (eg. I was offered chicken tagine for breakfast)
BH, I had BYOK and was happy to give it to another passenger who forgot to order.




LH FRA-JNB was Newrest Kosher SA
Nice portion of Chicken, not much in the box with a tiny roll and pastry
No fresh salad, vegetables, fruit etc.
Suggestion: BYOK for this flight too

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3023 on: January 26, 2023, 04:58:10 AM »
Suggestion: BYOK for this flight too
I once flew Virgin Atlantic from TLV to JFK with stop in Heathrow. On the Atlantic leg, I was asked in Ivrit to switch seats, and I did.
Then they brought kosher to the Chiloni (at least, I assume so) I had switched with. She had not ordered kosher for her seat...
After a quick cheshbon hanefesh, I went hungry, scared that speaking up would result in the Chiloni eating non-Kosher. (She ate the kosher meal she was served, probably because it was served a half hour before the non-kosher was.)
(I had snack, so it wasn't hungry hungry.)
I ran it by RYB when I returned to EY, and he said I was probably required to do that.
Moral of the story is it is always good to have food with you. Lots can go wrong, and it is relatively painless to plan for the worst-case of not getting airline food.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3024 on: January 26, 2023, 08:13:28 AM »
KLM claims that they don't have kosher service on the TLV to AMS flight.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3025 on: January 26, 2023, 11:26:34 AM »
KLM claims that they don't have kosher service on the TLV to AMS flight.
i remember getting a flight with el-al through british and when i asked them to put me on for a kosher meal they were unable so they simply told me "el-al doesn't have kosher meals"  ;D

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3026 on: January 26, 2023, 11:29:05 AM »
KLM claims that they don't have kosher service on the TLV to AMS flight.

Many European airlines are catering from their base ie. Bringing all the food including ksml on the inbound flight to TLV.

Lot (as of last month) wasn't bringing ksml for business class from waw, it was catered by hamasbia tlv

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3027 on: January 26, 2023, 01:21:29 PM »
Many European airlines are catering from their base ie. Bringing all the food including ksml on the inbound flight to TLV.

Lot (as of last month) wasn't bringing ksml for business class from waw, it was catered by hamasbia tlv

KLM is claiming no KSML at all on the TLV-AMS flight.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3028 on: January 26, 2023, 06:46:58 PM »
Anyone know what ksml is served on AF from TLV to CDG in business?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3029 on: February 02, 2023, 06:02:39 PM »
Anyone take SQ from NYC to Singapore direct (not through FRA)? What kosher meals is served, I'm thinking its Borenstein since they cater the JFK-FRA flight, but wanted to see if anyone had firsthand experience.

Also taking JAL from NRT to SFO and wanted to see if anyone has a JAL meal review ex-NRT.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3030 on: February 03, 2023, 01:16:23 PM »
KLM is claiming no KSML at all on the TLV-AMS flight.

Any update @yfr bachur ? Flying that route soon

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3031 on: February 04, 2023, 11:37:01 AM »
Any update @yfr bachur ? Flying that route soon

Haven't flown it yet. If you fly before Feb 23 let me know what happens.  :)

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3032 on: February 04, 2023, 08:02:29 PM »
Anyone know what Emirates is serving in business on the EWR-ATH flight? What about Aegean on ATH-TLV?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3033 on: February 04, 2023, 09:40:54 PM »
Last time I flew Agean ex ATH in June they served Stogel. Be warned.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3034 on: February 07, 2023, 11:11:38 PM »
Royal Air Maroc CMN-JFK. What KSML is served in J and Y?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3035 on: February 07, 2023, 11:23:40 PM »
What KSML to expect on UA LHR-EWR? Is it really Stogel, as per earlier in the thread? If yes, is it fresh or shelf stable?

Need to know how much extra food to bring along...

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3036 on: February 08, 2023, 11:57:39 PM »
What can I expect on BA LHR-EWR in J?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3037 on: February 09, 2023, 09:10:31 PM »
What can I expect on BA LHR-EWR in J?

Hermolis. Leave some for Dan. Overnight it when you land :-)

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3038 on: February 14, 2023, 05:25:03 AM »
Jfk to mxp f emrites? And any shot of getting a special wine?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3039 on: February 14, 2023, 05:27:55 AM »
Does Oman Air offer kosher food?
same question