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Airline & VIP flight catering — Réunion
Airline and VIP Flight Catering Across Réunion
Aviation catering in Réunion is built on ramp access and hi-loader boarding directly to the aircraft door. Sainte-Marie holds a 3,200 m runway rated for wide-body movements, giving airline catering companies a stand-ready base for scheduled and ad hoc uplift. Inflight catering here moves from kitchen to galley without a ground transfer step.
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Documented stations
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Cities covered
3,200 m
Longest runway
Airline Catering Stations Across Réunion
Two stations anchor airline catering on the island, each with its own runway profile and stand capacity. The pages below set out what each field handles, so an operator can match a routing to the right kitchen.
ZSE · FMEP
Saint-Pierre (ZSE)
2,134 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Saint-Pierre (ZSE)
RUN · FMEE
Sainte-Marie (RUN)
3,200 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Sainte-Marie (RUN)
On the apron — Réunion
Wide-Body Ramp Access and Hi-Loader Uplift Across Réunion
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
How Aviation Catering Operates in Réunion
Réunion's aviation catering runs across two published stations, each with a different profile. Sainte-Marie carries a 3,200 m runway across two runways, rated to wide-body reference code, and takes the bulk of scheduled and charter traffic touching the island. Saint-Pierre, a narrow-body field with a single 2,134 m runway, covers a different segment of the same territory.
An uplift request reaches the ops desk with flight number, ETA, aircraft type and pax count, and is built against the stand assigned by ground handling services. Airline catering companies operating here work to the cold chain and HACCP discipline required across French overseas territory, with cleared personnel handling any load that carries a protocol or customs sensitivity.
Because Sainte-Marie is rated for wide-body aircraft, loads for larger aircraft are built and boarded there by hi-loader rather than transferred at the foot of the aircraft. Saint-Pierre's narrow-body profile suits smaller charter and general aviation movements. Both stations draw on the same production standard, so a carrier routing between them gets one specification, not two.
Crew meals, tray sets and special meal codes are built to the same tray-set standard whichever field takes the aircraft, and the ops desk coordinates timing against the stand and the aircraft's turnaround.
Compliance
Compliance Standards Held Across Réunion
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.
One Airline Catering Operation, Five Segments
The same airline catering operation in Réunion covers five kinds of flying, from scheduled commercial rotations to VIP flight catering, government and royal movements, wide-body charter and private jet catering. Each segment is set out below.
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State Flight Catering for Réunion Aprons
Government and state flights touching Réunion move through cleared personnel and sealed loads, coordinated by one named contact from kitchen to galley door. Protocol requirements are held for the full movement, not handed off partway.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP Movements Through Réunion
Royal household and VVIP flights are catered to household dietary requirements carried leg to leg, with a kitchen brigade briefed against each movement. Service is built to the household standard rather than a standard tray set.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Wide-Body Charter Catering for Réunion Routings
Charter airlines, ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions routing through Réunion are catered as full three-cabin uplifts, staged in the order the galleys are laid out. Loads scale to the aircraft type and the season without changing the specification.
Wide-body charter →
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Ad Hoc Airline Catering on RUN and ZSE
Scheduled carriers and ad hoc operators running Sainte-Marie and Saint-Pierre as outstations draw on the same production line for diversions, technical stops and AOG recovery. Flight, cabin and cargo crew meal sets are built to the same specification as passenger tray sets.
Commercial airlines →
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Business Aviation Catering for Réunion FBOs
Business aviation movements in Réunion are handled by our dedicated private-jet branch, delivered on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift. Jet catering is built per leg and per cabin configuration.
Private jets →
Compare Airline Catering Stations in Réunion
This table sets out which field takes a wide-body aircraft, which boards by hi-loader, and which sits closest to a production kitchen, so an operator can match a routing to the right station.
| Where | Longest runway | VIP / gov terminal | Aerodrome code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pierre (ZSE)ZSE · FMEP | 2,134 m | No | narrow-body |
| Sainte-Marie (RUN)RUN · FMEE | 3,200 m | No | wide-body |
Ordering Airline Catering: Réunion
To place an airline catering order in Réunion, send the flight number, ETA, aircraft type and stand, plus pax and crew count broken down by cabin, to the ops desk together with any special meal codes required. This is the same information set whether the routing lands at Sainte-Marie or Saint-Pierre, and whether the request is a scheduled uplift, a diversion or a charter movement. The ops desk builds the load against the stand and aircraft type provided, and confirms build timing directly. Submit the request through the quote form to start a build for any station on the island.
Réunion Catering Questions Answered
Questions Réunion Operations Desks Ask Most
Ask operations directly →Which Réunion station takes wide-body aircraft?
Sainte-Marie (RUN) is rated to wide-body aerodrome reference code, with a 3,200 m longest runway across two runways. Saint-Pierre (ZSE) is rated narrow-body with a single 2,134 m runway.
Can Saint-Pierre handle a charter or general aviation movement?
Yes. Saint-Pierre's single 2,134 m runway suits narrow-body charter and general aviation traffic, and is catered on the same production standard as Sainte-Marie.
Is boarding done at the foot of the aircraft or on board?
Where hi-loader boarding applies, loads are built and boarded directly on board rather than delivered at the foot of the aircraft, keeping cold chain and protocol integrity intact through the transfer.
What information does the ops desk need to build a quote?
Flight number, ETA, aircraft type, stand, pax and crew count per cabin, and any special meal codes. This applies equally to scheduled, charter, government and private jet movements.
Are government and royal flights catered differently from scheduled airline flights?
The production line is the same; the load is handled with cleared personnel, sealed packaging and a single named coordinator for the movement, from kitchen to galley door.
Request Airline Catering in Réunion
Start a Wide-Body Uplift Quote Request
One ops desk covers the whole route in Réunion. Give us the aircraft and what you need loaded, and a coordinator comes back with a quote.
orders@aerogourmet.com · operations desk, 24/7
Airline & VIP flight catering, any airport