Flying Home After Tishrei? Know Your Airline Hashgacha
With thousands of Anash and Tishrei guests now making their way home after spending Tishrei in Beis Chayeinu, many will be relying on airline meals during their long flights. But what happens when the meal arrives with a hashgacha you have never seen before? • Read More
With thousands of Anash and Tishrei guests now making their way home after spending the Yemei Tishrei in Beis Chayeinu, many will be relying on airline meals during their long flights. But what happens when the meal arrives with a hashgacha you have never seen before?
The cRc – CHICAGO RABBINICAL COUNCIL – has released an Airline Kosher Meal Symbol Guide designed to help travelers identify which kosher certifications on airline meals are acceptable and which are not on the cRc’s recommended list. The pocket guide covers certifications from North and South America, Europe, Israel, and other parts of the world, providing travelers with a practical reference when they are thousands of feet in the air and have limited access to information or Rabbinic guidance
The guide includes certifications such as COR, Montreal Kosher, Agudas Achim Zurich, the London Beth Din (KLBD), Kedassia, the Rabbinate Amsterdam, Kosher SA, the Kashrut Authority of Australia and New Zealand, and others on the cRc’s acceptable list for airline meals.
At the same time, the cRc lists several symbols that are not on its recommended list.
Importantly, the cRc emphasizes that the guide applies specifically to airline meals. A certification being listed as acceptable in the guide does not necessarily constitute a general endorsement of that hashgacha or of every product carrying its symbol. Travelers should therefore not assume that a symbol approved for a particular airline meal can automatically be relied upon in other circumstances.
The guide was updated on September 20, 2026, and the cRc notes that travelers who encounter an unlisted symbol can send a photo to the cRc for clarification.
For the many Tishrei guests now boarding flights back home, the guide offers a simple way to know what is on the tray in front of them — even when they are far from home and thousands of feet in the air.
It is important to note that this guide does not include Lubavitcher Shechita or address the standards of Lubavitcher Kashrus. Travelers who are careful to eat specifically according to Lubavitch standards should consult their Rov before flying to determine which airline meals and hashgachos they can rely upon.
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