Originally Posted by mikebg

1) Hermolis does NOT supply LY (EL AL). There was a period when they did supply LY First Class meals (and no other classes) from LHR, but that ended about 10 years ago.

2) In my experience, having flown mainly EL AL for more than 10 years in business and first, and BA for the past 2 years, the BA meals in business and first (KSML) are more generous than the EL AL ones. Our children report the same for economy.

Another major difference, which is a significant bonus for very frequent flyers, is that EL AL always serve the same menu, whereas the KSML on BA has a degree of rotation built in, at least for the main course, but also to a lesser extent, for the starter and dessert.