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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Illizi, Algeria
Airline catering, VIP and private jet catering at Illizi (DAAP / VVZ)
VVZ (IATA) · DAAP (ICAO)
Illizi carries a wide-body aerodrome reference code, so a rotation here is planned for a full three-cabin footprint rather than a single-aisle turn. That code governs how AERO GOURMET stages inflight catering: uplift sequenced to the galley layout, boarded by hi-loader rather than left at the foot of the aircraft, with in-flight catering held on cold chain from kitchen seal to cabin door.
3,000 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
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VIP at any volume
8 First covers or 400 passengers across three cabins, same execution
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24/7 order desk
Ad hoc, AOG and same-day uplift answered around the clock
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Multi-leg coordination
One loading sheet, every leg of your rotation
On the apron — Illizi
Inflight catering loaded to galley height at Illizi, Algeria
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at DAAP / VVZ
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Illizi (VVZ)
Every catering uplift at Illizi starts from a sealed cart, moved under ramp access rather than handed over at the aircraft steps. The route is worked to the apron sequence at DAAP, not to a generic estimate, so the crew loading at the stand knows what stage the cart is at before it arrives. That discipline is what turns a wide-body reference code into a workable galley schedule rather than a queue.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Illizi sit screening, an escort through the apron, and the ordinary traffic of a working ramp, and we plan the catering uplift against the worst of that rather than the best. Chain of custody runs on a single sheet: who sealed the cart, who escorted it, who signed for it at the galley. Temperature is logged at sealing and logged again at handover, so a galley catering delivery at DAAP carries its own record rather than a promise.
One seal, one escort, one signature: that is the whole chain of custody.
Pilot meals prepared for Illizi rotations
Airline food supplier crews cleared for Illizi, Algeria
Airport catering at Illizi runs from one production site built around hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under a single roof, so a wide-body rotation is never split across separate kitchens. That structure is what lets airport catering at DAAP hold a HACCP standard across every line rather than auditing one line differently from another. The same flight kitchen at VVZ carries scheduled, charter and government work without changing its process between them.
The team behind government flight catering at Illizi is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool assembled per flight. Security clearance is held on file, each member sits on a fixed access list, and household service standards are trained rather than briefed on the day. That continuity is what a repeat government or royal movement through DAAP actually depends on.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at VVZ
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at DAAP / VVZ
Menus for Illizi departures are set by cabin and by mission rather than by a single fixed offer, so a scheduled sector and a VVIP movement leave the same kitchen on different specifications. Regional produce from this part of Algeria informs the sourcing where the season allows it, without naming a single dish or supplier on the sheet. Every set carries documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical variants, labelled per passenger and per cabin before it is sealed. That structure is what inflight catering at DAAP is actually built to hold, rotation after rotation, without reworking the base each time.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Illizi are plated to a written specification rather than to a general standing menu, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against that specification so a repeat movement through VVZ receives the same presentation each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at DAAP take multi-choice hot service built to oven-ready formats sized to the aircraft's own galley, boxed in tray sets rather than plated individually. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately against the roster, so the cockpit set never shares a tray with the cabin.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements at Illizi are documented per passenger rather than assumed from the booking class, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering for these sets is produced on a separate line at DAAP and sealed before it leaves it, so a dietary tray never crosses the general production run.
The three books
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Royal & Government Flights
Royal households · government · state operations
- Plated service · First to main cabin
- Protocol handling · security clearance
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Charter & Commercial
Charter · ACMI · group · scheduled · ad hoc
- 400 passengers · one uplift
- HACCP cold chain, logged to the galley door
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Private Jet
Business jet · VVIP charter · flight departments
- From 8 covers · plated forward
- Reheat sequence specified per dish
Compliance
Airline catering services under HACCP at DAAP
HACCP
HACCP cold chain
Produced in our own certified kitchens, temperature logged end to end.
Clearance
Cleared personnel
Security-cleared staff, badged airside vehicles, escorted where the stand requires it.
Custody
Sealed chain of custody
Carts sealed at the kitchen, seals verified and handovers signed at the aircraft.
Allergens
Documented allergen sets
Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements documented per uplift and per passenger.
Airport catering delivered airside at Illizi airport
Illizi carries a wide-body aerodrome reference code on a single runway, which means every rotation through DAAP is planned to full three-cabin capacity rather than to a lighter single-aisle assumption. A delegation movement is worked as a documentation problem first, a peak wave as a capacity problem, and a repeat charter as a repetition problem, and the reference code decides which of those the day actually is.
Uplift leaves our kitchen in sealed carts and reaches the stand by hi-loader, boarded to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft, with our own crew on the ramp for the handover. Aviation catering at DAAP and airline catering across Algeria both run off that same route, and in-flight catering in Illizi never changes method between a scheduled sector and a charter.
One coordinator holds the rotation from seal to signature, so airport catering in Illizi is committed to a single handover record rather than a shared one.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at Illizi, Algeria
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Government and state flight catering at VVZ
Our kitchen runs the same production line for a head of state movement through Illizi as it does for a scheduled sector, only under a stricter file. Government flight catering here means the protocol documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the ramp, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen for DAAP's stand.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Illizi
A 3000 m runway supports the private airliners this segment flies on, from BBJ and ACJ platforms to wide-body VIP configurations, without restricting the aircraft type at VVZ. Royal flight catering here is held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household requirements produced on request rather than improvised per rotation.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at DAAP
Wide-body aircraft board here under the aerodrome's own reference code, which is what makes a full charter uplift routine rather than exceptional at Illizi. Charter flight catering at DAAP covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, staged in the order the galleys are laid out and counted against the loading sheet before departure, with charter flight catering held to that same discipline on every multi-leg rotation.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at VVZ
A 3000 m runway at Illizi, paired with a wide-body reference code, is what lets carriers run this station as a genuine outstation rather than a fuel-only stop. Outstation catering and diversion catering both draw on the same standing menu cycle here, technical stop catering is worked to the same tray standard, and ad hoc airline catering covers AOG cover across a multi-leg rotation without reworking the specification each time.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Illizi
On the same field as the wide-body stands, Illizi's aerodrome reference code also governs the business aviation traffic worked from its GA terminal and apron. Private jet catering at Illizi reaches the FBOs on the field on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering delivered by our dedicated branch rather than a separate process.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at DAAP / VVZ
Protocol officers on government flight catering at Illizi
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“For a team flight from Illizi (VVZ/DAAP), we booked sports team charter catering with several dietary requests. The order included different meal types and snacks, but the cabin crew could identify everything immediately. We would book them again for another team movement. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Emma — Cabin Services Manager
“For an urgent mission at Illizi (VVZ/DAAP), the team supported us with troop flight catering. The meals were practical, clearly packed, and easy for the crew to distribute during the flight. A good experience under difficult timing conditions. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Yulia — Charter Operations Executive
“We used the team at Illizi (VVZ/DAAP) for cargo airline catering on a night operation. Meals arrived on time and were packed practically for a working crew rather than over-presented. Good service for freighter crews and odd-hour schedules. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Fabio — Operations Control Officer
Aircraft catering station data for Illizi (DAAP / VVZ)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 3,000 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | DAAP |
Business jet catering questions at VVZ
Crew meals, lead times and access at VVZ
What operations gets asked every week about Illizi.
Ask operations directly →When can airline catering be delivered airside at VVZ, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?
Once a cart is sealed at our kitchen it moves under ramp access to the stand and boards by hi-loader to galley height, never left at the foot of the aircraft.
Whose sign-off covers halal, kosher and the special meal codes produced for DAAP?
On every order our kitchen documents halal, kosher and the full set of IATA SPML codes per passenger, produced on a separate line and sealed before dispatch.
Does private jet catering reach the FBOs and the GA terminal at Illizi?
Every FBO on the field receives FBO catering on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, coordinated through our dedicated private-jet branch.
Where does the cost of airline catering at Illizi Airport actually come from?
The loading sheet fixes it: cabin count, specification and loading window are priced together, and the desk returns a quotation rather than a published rate.
Commercial aviation catering near Illizi
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
Inflight catering quote for Illizi airport
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Illizi (VVZ / DAAP)
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Uplift at Illizi (VVZ)