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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Plaine Magnien, Mauritius
VIP flight catering, airline catering and private jet catering at Plaine Magnien (FIMP / MRU)
MRU (IATA) · FIMP (ICAO)
The single wide-body reference code at Plaine Magnien sets the sequencing problem every rotation has to solve, because a full three-cabin uplift has to clear one hi-loader pass before the next movement is called. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and wide-body uplift here on that constraint, boarding galley height directly from the ramp rather than staging trays at the foot of the aircraft.
3,370 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
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Runways
1
FBO on station
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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 — Plaine Magnien
Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at Plaine Magnien
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at Plaine Magnien airport
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at MRU
The loading window at MRU is measured, not estimated: sealed carts leave our kitchen, cross the ramp under escort, and reach the galley door on a fixed sequence. Ramp access is held on our own clearance, so the convoy moves without waiting on a shared gate. Every catering uplift on this stand is timed against that same sequence, whichever cabin configuration is boarding.
Between our kitchen and the wide-body stand at FIMP sit security screening, an escorted crossing and the ordinary traffic of the apron, and the convoy is where a rotation is actually lost or held on schedule. We build the galley catering sequence against the worst of those three, not the best, so a delay on one leg does not cascade into a missed loading slot for the catering uplift.
Temperature is logged twice: once when the cart is sealed at the kitchen, and again at the galley door when the crew signs for it. That signature closes the chain of custody for the rotation, and it is the record we hold if a carrier's ground team asks what time the load actually crossed.
One sealed cart, one signature, from our kitchen to the galley door at MRU.
Crew meals from the kitchen serving Plaine Magnien (MRU)
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for FIMP
Our flight kitchen provisions Plaine Magnien from a single production line that runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell under one roof, built to the volume a wide-body reference code demands. Airport catering at MRU runs on an HACCP standard held across every shift, so a delegation load and a scheduled rotation leave the same cold chain on the same day. That single line is what lets airport catering in Plaine Magnien hold one specification whether the next departure is a full three-cabin widebody or a single ad hoc uplift.
The same named team handles government flight catering at this kitchen on every rotation, rather than whoever is on shift that day. Each member carries security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the ramp, and is trained to the household standards a protocol movement is checked against. That continuity is what a chain of custody actually depends on: the same hands sealing the cart, rotation after rotation, at Plaine Magnien.
Halal airline meals and special meals at Plaine Magnien, Mauritius
VVIP catering to a written specification at Plaine Magnien airport
If a diversion or a technical stop lands unannounced, the same menu range boards regardless: chef-designed sets written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a fixed script. Inflight catering at Plaine Magnien draws on Mauritius produce where the season allows it — dairy, reef fish, tropical fruit — used as a general sourcing note rather than a named dish. Menus move from passenger meal boxes for a full main-cabin load to a VVIP tray set for a single protocol movement, cycling week to week while the specification itself holds constant. Every allergen, halal, kosher and medical set is documented per passenger and per cabin before it reaches the galley.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at MRU receive VIP flight catering plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed to a set menu. VIP flight catering in Mauritius is filed against the same standing order between rotations, so presentation is repeatable and never improvised on the day.
Business cabins
Business cabins at Plaine Magnien take multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft type. Crew meals in Plaine Magnien and cabin crew meals travel in their own tray sets, with pilot meals boxed separately against the roster, and crew meals at Plaine Magnien follow the same cold chain as the passenger load.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger for every rotation through FIMP, with halal and kosher sets produced on a dedicated line and sealed before it leaves the kitchen. The full range of IATA special meal codes is available, and inflight catering in Plaine Magnien carries each one logged against the passenger list rather than a generic count.
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 control for flight catering at FIMP / MRU
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.
Aviation catering delivered to the stand at Plaine Magnien
Plaine Magnien carries scheduled, charter and government traffic across a single wide-body reference code, which means a state delegation and a peak-season charter compete for the same stand rather than separate infrastructure. That mix turns catering planning into a documentation and sequencing exercise as much as a production one: a delegation needs the protocol file closed before wheels-down, a charter wave needs capacity held against a tight turnaround.
Uplift travels from our kitchen to the ramp by sealed cart, boarded by hi-loader directly to galley height rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft, with our own escort covering the crossing. Airline catering at Plaine Magnien and aviation catering at Plaine Magnien run off the same ops desk, and in-flight catering at FIMP is planned stand by stand against the loading sheet rather than a generic schedule.
One coordinator holds the rotation from seal to signature, so inflight catering in Mauritius and airport catering in Mauritius both close on a single signed handover at the stand, whatever the mission.
Royal flight catering and scheduled uplifts at FIMP
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Government and state flight catering at FIMP
Our kitchen runs the same production line for a head of state movement as for any other rotation crossing the 3370 metre runway at MRU, which keeps a delegation load inside the ordinary sequence rather than a separate one. Government flight catering at Plaine Magnien carries the protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the access list, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at MRU
A 3370 metre runway is what lets a private airliner — BBJ, ACJ, wide-body VIP — route through Plaine Magnien on the same stand as a scheduled widebody, rather than needing separate infrastructure for the movement. Royal flight catering at this station is held to a written household specification kept on file between rotations, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request for every VVIP catering movement that crosses this ramp.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Plaine Magnien
A wide-body aircraft on an ACMI or wet-lease rotation boards here because the reference code at MRU is built for that class of movement, group charters and special missions included. Charter flight catering at Plaine Magnien covers a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, and charter flight catering in Plaine Magnien is staged in the order the galleys are laid out, multi-leg schedules included.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at FIMP
The 3370 metre runway at MRU takes the wide-body types that scheduled carriers already route through this station, which lets an outstation rotation, a technical stop or an unplanned diversion draw on the same ad hoc airline catering line without a separate setup. Outstation catering and diversion catering here run off one duty roster, technical stop catering included, so crew meals and passenger tray sets clear the galley door on the same multi-leg schedule whichever leg triggered the call.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at MRU
Alongside the wide-body reference code that governs the main ramp, the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field take a private jet catering rotation on the same day as an airline uplift. Business aviation catering and business jet catering run through our dedicated branch, delivered as FBO catering on the same cold chain and paperwork as private jet catering in Mauritius.
Private jets →
FBOs at Plaine Magnien
jet prime
Aviation catering reviews from operators at MRU
Protocol teams on VVIP catering at Plaine Magnien (MRU)
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We were looking for a dependable airline ops catering supplier in Plaine Magnien (MRU/FIMP) and the process was straightforward. One contact handled the order from confirmation through delivery, which saved our dispatch team a lot of follow-up. Very convenient for operational coverage. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Nathan — Charter Planning Manager
“We used the service for private jet catering in Plaine Magnien on a VIP rotation through MRU/FIMP. The menu selection was good and all special requests were clearly identified. A very easy service to use at this station. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Olivier — Flight Operations Supervisor
“For our flight from Plaine Magnien (MRU/FIMP), the cabin order included multiple special meals. The team confirmed the dietary details carefully and there was no confusion when the order arrived. A good experience with complex dietary requests. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Irene — Aviation Operations Executive
Airport catering reference for Plaine Magnien (FIMP / MRU)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 3,370 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | FIMP |
Business jet catering questions at Plaine Magnien, Mauritius
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Plaine Magnien, Mauritius
What operations gets asked every week about Plaine Magnien.
Ask operations directly →How far in advance does Plaine Magnien need a catering order, and how late can the specification change?
Plaine Magnien works on a lead time set against the loading window rather than a fixed number of days, and last-minute airline catering changes are taken up to the cutoff our ops desk confirms on booking. Cabin count and special meal changes are the two elements that need the most notice; tray-count adjustments can move later.
What protocol governs VIP, VVIP and government flight catering at Plaine Magnien Airport?
There is a standing protocol file for every VIP flight catering and government flight catering movement through this station, closed before wheels-down and covering security-cleared staff, sealed uplift and documented dietary requirements. The same file structure applies whether the movement is a single aircraft or a larger delegation.
MRU — how much does airline catering cost, since no price list is published?
The sealed cart and the hi-loader that board the aircraft carry a cost set by cabin count, specification and the loading window requested, not a flat rate. Our desk reviews those three inputs and returns a quotation rather than a published figure.
Do you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal at FIMP?
Yes, through the same sealed-cart and cold-chain process used for an airline uplift, delivered directly to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal. FBO catering here follows the same paperwork as a scheduled rotation, so the handover is documented identically.
How far does airline catering reach airside at Plaine Magnien, and how does the uplift board the aircraft?
The hi-loader clearance we hold on this ramp is what lets airside delivery go straight to galley height rather than to the foot of the aircraft. That clearance is fixed to our own badges, so the crossing does not depend on a shared handling slot.
Can halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes be produced at Plaine Magnien Airport?
The full set of SPML codes is produced on request, halal and kosher included, each one documented per passenger before the tray set is sealed. Special meals travel on the same manifest as the rest of the cabin load, so nothing arrives undocumented at the galley door.
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Return leg, if any
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Uplift at Plaine Magnien (MRU)