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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — El Jora, Egypt
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering — El Jora (HEGR / EGH)
EGH (IATA) · HEGR (ICAO)
The narrow-body reference code held at El Jora sets the loading plan: single-aisle rotations, worked stand by stand off the runway, with no wide-body wake or width to plan around. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering and in-flight catering here by hi-loader boarding to galley height, with uplift staged airside on the same badges as the ramp crew, ahead of every push.
2,400 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
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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 — El Jora
Aviation catering boarded by hi-loader at El Jora
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at El Jora
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, El Jora, Egypt
The catering uplift at El Jora runs on a measured sequence rather than a promised time, from the sealed cart at our kitchen to the galley door on the narrow-body stand. Ramp access is held on our own badges, so the cart crosses the apron without waiting on a shared escort slot. Every stage of that sequence is logged against the loading sheet, not estimated from memory once the aircraft has pushed.
Between our kitchen and the stand at HEGR sit screening, apron traffic and the single-runway sequencing that governs every movement here, and the convoy is the risk we plan against, not the galley catering itself. Chain of custody starts at the seal and does not break until a name is signed against the load at the aircraft. Temperatures are logged when the cart is sealed and logged again at handover, so the catering uplift arrives provable rather than merely on time.
One sealed cart, one logged handover, from our kitchen to the galley door.
Crew meals from the kitchen serving EGH
Airline food supplier crews cleared for HEGR / EGH
The flight kitchen behind El Jora runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to feed narrow-body rotations rather than a single bulk order. HACCP governs every stage of that production, from intake to the sealed cart that leaves for the stand. Airport catering at El Jora is planned around that one line, and airport catering in Egypt more broadly follows the same standard rather than a looser one for a smaller field.
The team that handles government flight catering at El Jora is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn in for the day. Each member carries security clearance on file and sits on the access list before a cart is ever loaded. Training runs to royal household standards as well as airline ones, so catering at HEGR moves between a scheduled sector and a state movement without changing hands.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at HEGR
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at El Jora
Menus for El Jora are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a single fixed list, drawing on Egypt's produce for the dairy, fish and orchard fruit that travel well on a narrow-body sector. A VIP flight menu differs from a charter flight menu in course count and service style, but both are built against the same specification sheet. From passenger meal boxes to household requirements, the inflight catering at EGH follows the cabin, the mission and the season rather than one standing card. Every set is labelled per passenger and per cabin against allergen, halal, kosher and medical codes before it is sealed.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins departing El Jora are plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed to a set course. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so a repeat rotation is served the same way every time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at HEGR take multi-choice hot service in galley-ready tray sets, sized to the fitted galley rather than a generic format. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so cabin crew meals and pilot meals never compete with the passenger load for space.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary sets for departures in El Jora are documented per passenger, covering halal, kosher and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves it, this inflight catering never shares a tray run with the standard cabin service.
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
HACCP and sealed transfer for aircraft catering at El Jora (EGH)
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.
Flight catering airside delivery at El Jora (EGH)
El Jora runs a narrow-body traffic profile off a single runway, which turns catering planning into a sequencing problem more than a volume one: every rotation is worked stand by stand rather than in a peak-hour wave. Ad hoc airline catering at El Jora is planned against that single-runway rhythm rather than against a bank of parallel movements.
The uplift reaches the aircraft by hi-loader from our kitchen, staged on the ramp under our own badges so the cart never waits on a shared handling slot. Aviation catering at El Jora and airport catering in Egypt both run off that same route: kitchen, apron, stand, galley door.
One coordinator carries the rotation from seal to signature, and the handover at the aircraft closes the loop the same way whether the sector is scheduled, ad hoc or government, in-flight catering in Egypt held to one chain of custody throughout.
Commercial aviation catering and VVIP missions at HEGR / EGH
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Government and state flight catering at El Jora
A 2400 metre runway carries the head of state aircraft that route through El Jora on official movements, and it sets no limit on the protocol work that follows. Government flight catering here documents the file per passenger, with security-cleared staff and an uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen for a delegation or a state visit.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at EGH
Private airliners on the BBJ and ACJ pattern route into El Jora on the same 2400 metre runway used by scheduled narrow-body traffic, which is what lets a household movement land here without a special dispensation. Royal flight catering at HEGR holds household standards across repeat rotations, from a written specification kept on file between movements, halal and household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at El Jora
Across the single runway at El Jora, a group movement or a special mission is worked exactly like a scheduled sector, on the same loading sheet and the same stand rotation. Charter flight catering here covers ACMI and wet-lease operators and group movements, and charter flight catering stages the full cabin uplift in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at El Jora
The narrow-body reference code held at HEGR governs every rotation we board, scheduled or otherwise, on one apron rather than across split terminals. Carriers running El Jora as an outstation draw on ad hoc airline catering and outstation catering; diversion catering and technical stop catering sit on the same duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation, with crew meals boxed separately at each stage.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at EGH
The narrow-body reference code held at El Jora sets the same stand and apron limits for a business jet as for a scheduled sector, which keeps a private aircraft on the identical loading sequence rather than a separate one. Private jet catering at El Jora reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at El Jora
Protocol teams on VVIP catering at EGH
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We needed government flight catering at El Jora (EGH/HEGR) for a protocol-sensitive flight. Communication was discreet, changes were handled calmly, and the delivery was coordinated exactly within the agreed window. Reliable, discreet, and easy to work with. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Jonas — Outstation Manager
“We ordered wide body VIP aircraft catering for our aircraft at El Jora (EGH/HEGR) and the result was very good. They followed our plating notes closely and made the final setup easy for the cabin crew. A very smooth experience for the cabin team. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Michael — Executive Charter Coordinator
“For a high-volume passenger flight at El Jora (EGH/HEGR), we needed reliable hajj flight catering. Despite the large order, communication stayed simple and final quantities were confirmed without confusion. The operation ran smoothly from order to uplift. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Elena — Crew Operations Coordinator
Station data for airport catering at El Jora (HEGR / EGH)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,400 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | HEGR |
Business jet catering questions at HEGR
Diversion catering and ramp questions at HEGR
What operations gets asked every week about El Jora.
Ask operations directly →What does airline catering cost at EGH?
We price against cabin count, specification and the loading window rather than a fixed list, so the airline catering cost at EGH is confirmed once those three are known. The desk returns a quotation within the working day.
Is there a lead time for changing an order at HEGR?
We hold a standing lead time for a new specification and a shorter one for a last minute airline catering change, worked by the same coordinator throughout. Ask how far in advance your rotation needs to book to lock the earlier window.
Which protocol governs VIP, VVIP and government flights through El Jora?
The sealed cart that leaves our kitchen carries the same chain of custody whether the movement is VIP flight catering, government flight catering or a scheduled sector, logged and signed at handover. Protocol staff on the access list handle every stage of a state or household movement.
When can private jet catering reach the FBOs at El Jora Airport?
Once a slot is confirmed on the field, private jet catering is delivered to the GA terminal and the FBOs on the same cold chain as an airline uplift. FBO catering here follows the identical paperwork trail as a scheduled sector.
Where are halal, kosher and SPML sets documented for EGH departures?
Every halal, kosher and special meal code set is recorded on a separate production line and logged against the passenger manifest before sealing. The SPML record travels with the cart to the aircraft.
How does airline catering reach the aircraft at HEGR?
HEGR's single runway feeds one ramp route from our kitchen to the stand, with hi-loader boarding lifting the cart to galley height rather than leaving it at the foot of the aircraft. Airside delivery runs on our own badges from seal to signature.
Inflight catering at other airports near El Jora
AAC / HEAR
El Arish
Egypt · 31 km from El Jora
Airline & VIP flight catering →
TCP / HETB
Taba
Egypt · 175 km from El Jora
Airline & VIP flight catering →
PSD / HEPS
Port Said
Egypt · 183 km from El Jora
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Inflight catering quote for El Jora, Egypt
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El Jora (EGH / HEGR)
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Uplift at El Jora (EGH)