Originally Posted by
unfrequentflyer
There are a lot of detail that go into a kosher meal that we are not aware of. You can't just buy a steak from the supermarket, fried it up and call it kosher. It is just not cost effective for an airline to provide kosher meals. Most likely the water, drinks, fruit and salad can be considered kosher. If you have to have kosher food, don't even trust the bakery products. I have seen lard going into muffin and pastry.
Pretty much correct. I'm not going to delve into the exact laws but three things to point out:
1) fruit and veg is kosher HOWEVER must be prepared with a clean uncontaminated knife.
2) most drinks are kosher, at least the mainstream cokes and Pepsi's and everything those giants make.
3) lard. Lard from a pig is not kosher, however, kosher versions of lard from kosher animals eg a cow are available.
I wouldn't be able to say whether it's cost effective for airlines. On the one hand it definitely costs them more than regular meals. How much more? I don't think anyone can accurately price that as it depends on too many factors. However, if BA stopped offering kosher I would without a doubt switch to another airline.