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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Airside airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Bissau (GGOV / OXB)
OXB (IATA) · GGOV (ICAO)
The single wide-body reference code held at this station admits large-cabin aircraft, and every uplift here boards by hi-loader straight to the galley door rather than waiting at the foot of the aircraft. That access underwrites inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering for scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet flights out of Bissau, with one ops desk running the uplift airside around the clock.
3,200 m
Longest runway
Wide-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 — Bissau
Hi-loader aviation catering on the GGOV / OXB apron
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering lead times and loading window at OXB
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, GGOV / OXB
Ramp access at Bissau is what turns a catering uplift from a delivery into a boarding: the load moves from our sealed cart, across the apron, straight to the galley door at stand height. Nothing here is estimated after the fact — each stage of the run is logged as it happens, from the moment the cart leaves the kitchen to the moment the hi-loader clears the aircraft. That sequence holds whether the rotation is a scheduled turnaround or an unscheduled call into Bissau.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Bissau sit screening, an escorted convoy and apron traffic that a diversion or a delegation can thicken without warning, so the plan is built against the worst of that, not the average of it. The chain of custody that matters is the galley catering itself, not the transport around it: every cart is sealed at the kitchen, logged again at handover, and signed for once it clears the galley door. A catering uplift that has been sealed, escorted and signed off leaves nothing for the ramp to guess at, at GGOV or on any diversion into it.
One sealed cart, one signature, from our kitchen to the galley door.
Airline food supplier kitchen serving GGOV
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Bissau
The flight kitchen that provisions Bissau runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, feeding both scheduled turnarounds and the ad hoc calls that land unannounced on this apron. HACCP governs every stage of that production, from the cold larder through to the sealed cart that leaves for the stand, so airport catering in Guinea-Bissau and airport catering at Bissau both run to the same documented standard. Holding pastry, hot production and protocol work on one site is what lets a single kitchen answer a scheduled wide-body and a diplomatic movement on the same afternoon at OXB.
Government flight catering at Bissau is handled by the same named crew every rotation, not a rota drawn at random: security clearance on file, listed on the access list, and trained to the household and protocol standards a sealed uplift travels under. That continuity is what a protocol officer checks first, because the paperwork accompanying the load matters as much as the load itself. Catering at OXB for this tier of movement is planned, staffed and signed off by people who have done the run before, not assigned on the day.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Bissau airport
VVIP catering to a written specification at OXB
Menus at Bissau are written to the cabin and the mission first, and to the calendar second: a scheduled main-cabin rotation, a VVIP movement and a charter group each work from a different specification, not a shared one trimmed to fit. Where produce allows, the kitchen draws on the country's own dairy, fish and orchard fruit rather than importing a fixed list against every rotation. Every set is built to travel: sealed at the point of production, logged, and boarded without repacking at the stand. Inflight catering at Bissau closes on the paperwork, not the plate — allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin before the cart is sealed.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Bissau are plated to a written specification that stays on file between rotations, so a repeat movement is served to the same standard without being re-briefed from scratch. VIP flight catering here extends to à-la-carte and caviar service on request, filed against that same standing order rather than improvised on the day.
Business cabins
Business cabins at GGOV run on multi-choice hot service, built in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on the stand. Crew meals at GGOV and crew meals in Bissau are boxed separately from the passenger load, with cabin crew meals and pilot meals kept apart on the loading sheet.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Bissau are documented per passenger before the cart is sealed, covering halal, kosher and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering in Guinea-Bissau produces these sets on a separate line from the main run, so a household or medical requirement never depends on the standard tray.
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 Bissau airport
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 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Bissau's single wide-body-rated runway carries scheduled, charter and occasional government traffic through one field, which means a delegation arriving without notice is a documentation problem to solve fast, not a capacity problem to absorb slowly. Airline catering at Bissau is planned against that mix rather than against a fixed timetable, because the same stand can take a scheduled rotation in the morning and an unscheduled call by evening.
Every uplift here moves from our kitchen to the stand under airside delivery, with a hi-loader carrying the load to galley height rather than leaving it at the foot of the aircraft; ground handling on the apron works to the same clock the kitchen does. Inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering in Bissau all run off that one route, whichever segment the flight belongs to.
One coordinator owns the rotation from seal to signature, and airport catering in Bissau closes on a signed handover at the galley door, not before.
Government, royal and charter flight catering at Bissau
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Government and state flight catering at GGOV
A 3200 m runway is enough to bring a head of state aircraft onto this stand without restriction on type. Government flight catering at Bissau for state visits and official delegations runs on a protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff, and an uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at OXB
A private airliner — BBJ, ACJ or wide-body VIP fit — boards here because the same 3200 m runway that takes a scheduled widebody clears it without restriction. Royal flight catering at Bissau holds household standards across repeat rotations, from a written specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Bissau
Onto the single wide-body stand held at this field, the 3200 m runway brings ACMI, wet-lease and group charter movements without restricting the aircraft type. Charter flight catering at Bissau and charter flight catering in Guinea-Bissau both cover a full three-cabin uplift, counted against the loading sheet and staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at GGOV
The wide-body reference code held at this station means a single stand can take a scheduled widebody in the morning and an unscheduled call by evening, and our kitchen plans against both. Carriers running Bissau as an outstation get ad hoc airline catering and outstation catering off one duty roster, diversion catering and technical stop catering included, with crew meals at OXB and crew meals at Bissau boxed to the same roster across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at OXB
A single wide-body-rated stand means business aviation movements are sequenced around whichever larger rotation currently holds it, rather than given a stand of their own. Private jet catering in Guinea-Bissau reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, business aviation catering and business jet catering included, with FBO catering delivered on request.
Private jets →
Inflight catering trusted by operators at Bissau
Charter operators on flight catering at GGOV
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We needed head of state aircraft catering at Bissau (OXB/GGOV) for a protocol-sensitive flight. Communication was discreet, changes were handled calmly, and the delivery was coordinated exactly within the agreed window. We were very satisfied with the level of coordination. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Adrian — VIP Flight Operations Manager
“For a VIP rotation through Bissau (OXB/GGOV), we used the team for private airliner catering. Everything arrived neatly packed, easy to identify in the galley, and consistent with the presentation we requested. Exactly the level of detail we expect for VIP flying. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Charlotte — Flight Services Coordinator
“For a high-volume passenger flight at Bissau (OXB/GGOV), we needed reliable umrah flight catering. Packaging was practical for the cabin and the uplift arrived in good order for departure. We would use the service again for a similar charter. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Ana — Station Performance Manager
Bissau (GGOV / OXB): airport catering data
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,200 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | GGOV |
Business jet catering questions at Bissau airport
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Bissau airport
What operations gets asked every week about Bissau.
Ask operations directly →How is halal, kosher and special meal catering handled at GGOV?
GGOV production runs halal, kosher and the full set of IATA SPML codes on a separate line, documented per passenger before the cart is sealed.
Can you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs on the field in Bissau?
The single wide-body stand at this field is shared with scheduled and charter traffic, and private jet catering still reaches every FBO on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain as an airline uplift, with FBO catering delivered on request.
Do you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights at Bissau airport, and under what protocol?
Yes, under a documented protocol file: VIP flight catering and government flight catering both run on security-cleared staff, a sealed uplift, and a written specification kept on file between movements.
With one wide-body-rated runway, what does airline catering cost at OXB?
There is no published price list; airline catering cost here depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window, and the desk returns a quotation against those three.
What is the lead time for an order at GGOV, and how far in advance is it needed?
We ask for standing menus to be placed ahead of the rotation, but we still take last minute airline catering changes to a specification up to the loading window itself.
Bissau — is airline catering delivered airside, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?
A hi-loader carries every uplift from the sealed cart to the galley door, so airline catering here is boarded directly rather than left at the foot of the aircraft, with airside delivery held on our own badges.
Commercial aviation catering near Bissau
ZIG / GOGG
Ziguinchor
Senegal · 100 km from Bissau
Airline & VIP flight catering →
CSK / GOGS
Cap Skirring
Senegal · 131 km from Bissau
Airline & VIP flight catering →
BJL / GBYD
Banjul
Gambia · 194 km from Bissau
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Inflight catering quote for Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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Bissau (OXB / GGOV)
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Four steps
Flight
Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
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Uplift at Bissau (OXB)