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Old Apr 19, 2016, 6:38 am
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Kosher Meals MasterList.
  • Aegean

    Stogel Long Life.
  • Air Baltic

    Stogel
  • Alitalia

    Langerhuize Catering Amsterdam.
  • American

    Ex JFK, MIA, DFW - Borenstein
    Ex LAX - Inflight Delite - Koshair
    Ex MXP, LHR, HKG - Hermolis
    Ex NRT - Stogel Frozen (Not long life)
  • Ex VCE-ORD - Hermolis ( I was expecting it from Lugano
  • EX PRG-PHL Herrmolis (Shepherds Pie my favorite)
  • ANA
    Ex BRU: Stogel
  • Asiana

    Hermolis.
JFK-ICN (1st) Weiss but a Y meal

ICN-XIY Kantor from BKK worse then a long life Stogel
  • Austrian

    Ex-North America: Borenstein
    Ex-Europe:
  • British Airways

    Hermolis.

    Exceptions:
    KBP - LHR , kosher from Ukraine.
    TLV - LHR , Hamasbia.
    Comair, "Totally Kosher" South Africa.
    Ex-US
  • Brussels Airlines
    Ex. Bru: Stogel
  • Ex JFK: Regal
  • Cathay Pacific & Cathay Dragon

    Ex AMS: Langerhuize (as of Oct 2018)
    Ex CDG: Langerhuize (as of Feb 2019)
    Ex DUS: WAM
    Ex HKG: Hermolis (as of Feb 2023)
    Ex ICN: Hermolis (as of Nov 2019)
    Ex KIX: Hermolis (as of May 2019)
    Ex LHR: Hermolis
    Ex NRT: Hermolis (as of Feb 2023)
    Ex NYC: Borenstein
    Ex SIN: Hermolis (as of Oct 2022)
    Ex SYD: Lewis
    Ex TPE: for CX: Hermolis (as of Nov 2019)
    Ex TPE: for KA: Stogel Long Life, even in J class (as of Nov 2018)
    Ex ZRH: Schalom (as of Mar 2024)
  • China Airlines

    Ex TPE: Stogel
    Ex-BKK: Rabbi Kantor, Bangkok Catering
    Ex-Amsterdam: Langerhuize catering Amsterdam.
  • Delta

    Ex-JFK: Regal
    Ex-TLV: Hamasbia
  • Emirates

    Ex-UK: Hermolis
    Ex-DXB: KosherArabia
    ex-MEL: Unger
  • EVA

    Ex-JFK: Hermolis
    Ex-TPE: Hermolis
    Ex- MNL: Rabbi Kantor, Bangkok Catering
  • Finnair
    Ex HEL: Stogel long life (in Y, as of Apr 2019)
    Ex HKG: Hermolis (as of Apr 2019)
  • Japan Airlines

    Stogel
  • La Compagnie

    Langerhuize
* Lot Airlines

JFK-WAW (Biz) Zetko well nice dinner tray, breakfast was OK alittle weak
  • Malaysia Airlines

    Hermolis
  • Qatar Airways

    WAM
  • Royal Jordanian

    Tamam.
  • Singapore Airlines

    Hermolis.
    Ex ARN & DME Russian supplier
  • Swiss
    ex ZRH Schalom Catering, (Rabbi Schwartz Vienna)
    ex GVA French supplier WAM (not edible)


  • Thai Airways

    Rabbi Kantor, Bangkok Catering
  • Turkish Airlines
    Ex HKG: Hermolis (as of Jan 2024)
  • United Airlines

    ex-North America: Regal
    ex-Israel: Hamasbia
    ex-Switzerland: Schalom (Zurich)
    ex-ATH: Stogel (5/29)
    ex-HAM: Stogel
    ex LHR in J Stogel frozen version
Philippine Airlines
Ex JFK- Borenstien
  • Qatar Airways

    WAM




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Old Nov 6, 2014, 5:29 am
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Are you absolutely sure the regular EL AL meals from TLV are OU mehadrin? If they are, that must be pretty recent. Since when?
They're under OU Israel which is officially (according to the OU) mehadrin. But "mehadrin" is a halachically meaningless term, so your mehadrin, my mehadrin, and the OU's mehadrin may all be quite different standards.
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Originally Posted by joshwex90
They're under OU Israel which is officially (according to the OU) mehadrin.

I realise OU is 'mehadrin' (whatever that means,as you said) but I was not aware the EL AL regular meals from TLV were OU certified. That must be pretty recent.
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Old Nov 6, 2014, 10:38 am
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As far as I recall, that's what I've been getting. Not sure when it started though
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Old Nov 6, 2014, 2:31 pm
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Originally Posted by joshwex90
As far as I recall, that's what I've been getting. Not sure when it started though
That's good to know.I know a lot of people who don't necessarily insist of Badatz kashrus, but don't rely on regular rabbanut in Israel and are quite happy with OU.
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Old Nov 6, 2014, 2:36 pm
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That's good to know.I know a lot of people who don't necessarily insist of Badatz kashrus, but don't rely on regular rabbanut in Israel and are quite happy with OU.
I'd suggest they still order mehadrin the next time they fly but check the regular meal. I'll try and check next time I'm on LY, but as of now, I don't have any LY flights booked until January. But I'll make sure to check both ex-TLV and ex-EWR (which would be the same catering as ex-JFK).
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Old Nov 6, 2014, 3:11 pm
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Originally Posted by joshwex90
I'd suggest they still order mehadrin the next time they fly but check the regular meal. I'll try and check next time I'm on LY, but as of now, I don't have any LY flights booked until January. But I'll make sure to check both ex-TLV and ex-EWR (which would be the same catering as ex-JFK).
ex-JFK and ex-EWR are Borenstein. The regular and SKML meals are identical, made in the same kitchen, with the same OU kashrus. The only difference is the extra double wrapping. I was also told by the EL AL Rabbi that the milk products in First Class are all cholov yisroel (I don't know about business and economy as I only asked about the regular meals in First Class).
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Old Nov 6, 2014, 10:19 pm
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Out of Los Angeles, the kashrut certificate specifically stated the the milk products were not חלב ישראל.
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Old Nov 7, 2014, 1:43 am
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Originally Posted by TWA884
Out of Los Angeles, the kashrut certificate specifically stated the the milk products were not חלב ישראל.
Sorry if I was not clear: I was referring to ex-NYC flights.
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Old Nov 7, 2014, 2:32 am
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I perfectly understood what you wrote; I simply pointed out that El Al's kashrut standards differ by airport, even if located in the same country.
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Old Nov 8, 2014, 4:35 pm
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Originally Posted by joshwex90
That's ridiculous that they would say that - there's no specification of Kosher versus Glatt Kosher on their site AND who would think that an Italian airline would know the difference enough to give someone the option of requesting that.
Every KSML I've ever gotten, certainly ex-TLV has been Mehadrin except for the regular LY meal (though even that is OU mehadrin, just not other hashgachot)

I don't only eat mehadrin, but good to know in any case
I agree, hence the eyeroll, but I have the emails to prove it

Originally Posted by mikebg
ex-JFK and ex-EWR are Borenstein. The regular and SKML meals are identical, made in the same kitchen, with the same OU kashrus. The only difference is the extra double wrapping. I was also told by the EL AL Rabbi that the milk products in First Class are all cholov yisroel (I don't know about business and economy as I only asked about the regular meals in First Class).
Technically RGML as LY decided that Borensteins deserves their own meal code for some reason, which is a PITA when requesting meals for an entire reservation in a GDS that you have to specify by segment. SKML for the TLV-NYC segment, and RGML for the NYC-TLV segment
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Old Nov 18, 2014, 9:37 pm
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Originally Posted by mikebg
From MAD to Quito in Ecuador we were given dog food! If you think there is anything worse than Stogel, then that is what we were given! From somewhere in France. The crew were quite embarrassed to serve it, but although it was 2 years ago, I am sure it has not improved.
This one?

http://wam-group.com/en/kosher-mealb...usiness-class/
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Old Nov 19, 2014, 12:46 am
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Originally Posted by cober6711
Not that I recall. Certainly no wine in the box.
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Old Nov 19, 2014, 7:12 am
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Anyone know what KSML like in Aegean economy/business TLV-ATH , ATH-LHR? Hot? Cold? Etc. (hopefully i'll get a free upgrade due to the changes in their miles and bonus program)
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Old Nov 25, 2014, 7:01 pm
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Originally Posted by cober6711
I had that exact meal, with the wine bottle on Air Maroc flying to Africa in business class two years ago and it was inedible dog food.
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Old Nov 25, 2014, 7:06 pm
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Anyone know what I will get in business class on Brussels Airlines from TLV-BRU. 1am flight.
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