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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 720628 times)

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3040 on: February 14, 2023, 03:33:12 PM »
Jfk to mxp f emrites? And any shot of getting a special wine?
Bump on the wine.
Any way to request?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3041 on: February 20, 2023, 05:58:40 AM »
Airline: TK
Class: Y
Route: VCE-IST
Caterer: La Casa
Flight date: Feb 19 2023
Stogel-Hermolis Scale Score (1-10):  6

Doesn't look a treat, but the fish was yummy and filling. Even my wife (who hates airplane food) said it was ok.
The roll and cake were fresh.
Salad was not great.




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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3042 on: February 20, 2023, 06:00:54 AM »
Airline: LY
Class: J
Route: TLV-MXP
Caterer: Tamam
Hechsher: Rabbanut
Flight date: Feb 15 2023
Stogel-Hermolis Scale Score (1-10):  9

A very good meal, one of three mains on the menu (forgot to take a picture, but the other two were salmon and an entrecote)


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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3043 on: February 22, 2023, 03:50:04 AM »
Airline: GF
Class: J
Route: BAH-MNL
Caterer: Masbia
Flight date: Feb 20 2023

Food was absolutely disgusting, completely unacceptable for Business Class. Apparently the airline only orders one standard meal and no difference between J and Y.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3044 on: February 22, 2023, 04:44:15 AM »
Airline: LY
Class: J
Route: TLV-MXP
Caterer: Tamam
Hechsher: Rabbanut
Flight date: Feb 15 2023
Stogel-Hermolis Scale Score (1-10):  9

A very good meal, one of three mains on the menu (forgot to take a picture, but the other two were salmon and an entrecote)

Wow! looks amazing. Do they have that with a good Hechsher?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3045 on: February 22, 2023, 05:58:48 AM »
Wow! looks amazing. Do they have that with a good Hechsher?
LY from/TLV on most short (including to LHR that is a "longer") routes is catered from TLV
The Mehadrin meals are Hamasbia, similar to what UA serves in J but slightly different menu
If you're just looking for the הכשר for the meat, you can get the regular meal and ask for Fish - I enjoyed it, it was a large portion
Also, they have 6 wines, 4 were mevushal on my last flight
The food in J and PE is the same, difference seemed to be wine/drinks in glass vs plastic

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3046 on: February 22, 2023, 09:04:00 AM »
United Airlines
HNL-EWR
Called a week in advance to confirm:)


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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3047 on: February 22, 2023, 11:37:15 AM »
United Airlines
HNL-EWR
Called a week in advance to confirm:)


PS. I wasn’t expecting much
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3048 on: February 22, 2023, 11:41:18 AM »
Airline: UA
Class: F, via CPU upgrade 36 hours before flight
Route: CLE-LAX
Caterer: Borenstein/Regal
Mealtime: Breakfast
Flight date: Feb 8 2023
Stogel-Hermolis Scale Score (1-10):  6








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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3049 on: February 22, 2023, 11:43:32 AM »
Airline: UA
Class: F, via CPU upgrade 36 hours before flight
Route: LAX-CLE
Caterer: Emuna
Mealtime: Dinner
Flight date: Feb 9 2023
Stogel-Hermolis Scale Score (1-10):  3








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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3050 on: February 22, 2023, 11:50:59 AM »
Airline: AA
Class: J
Route: DFW-OGG
Caterer: Borenstein/Regal
Mealtime: Lunch
Flight date: Dec 4 2022
Stogel-Hermolis Scale Score (1-10):  4

Notes:
Tray was frozen, but warmed up nicely in my HotLogic.
No KSML for pre-arrival meal.








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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3051 on: February 22, 2023, 11:57:56 AM »
Airline: AA
Class: J
Route: OGG-DFW
Caterer: Borenstein/Regal
Mealtime: Dinner
Flight date: Dec 8 2022
Stogel-Hermolis Scale Score (1-10):  6
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3052 on: February 22, 2023, 11:59:14 AM »
Airline: AA
Class: F
Route: DFW-CLE
Caterer: Borenstein/Regal
Mealtime: Breakfast
Flight date: Dec 9 2022
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3054 on: February 22, 2023, 05:31:16 PM »
meaning?
complain to United. Dan has said many times that he's heard that they'll only change if they hear enough negative feedback

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3055 on: February 24, 2023, 09:17:17 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
Any update @yfr bachur ? Flying that route soon

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Update: All food served on the flight was Kosher Badatz Amsterdam.


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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3056 on: February 24, 2023, 11:03:52 AM »
@Gvann
Update: All food served on the flight was Kosher Badatz Amsterdam.


They served all meals properly sealed? wow.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3057 on: February 24, 2023, 11:21:14 AM »
@Gvann
Update: All food served on the flight was Kosher Badatz Amsterdam.

All of it? Even for the goyim?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3058 on: February 24, 2023, 01:38:51 PM »
@Gvann
Update: All food served on the flight was Kosher Badatz Amsterdam.
same on my flight

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #3059 on: February 26, 2023, 03:48:06 AM »
All of it? Even for the goyim?
They served all meals properly sealed? wow.

All of it sealed to everybody.
It's mid range euro flights. Just a spinach omelet sandwich with pareve cheese and ketchup + snacks (brownies + some other cake) all badaatz amsterdam