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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Ishurdi, Bangladesh
Wide-body airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Ishurdi (VGIS / IRD)
IRD (IATA) · VGIS (ICAO)
A single narrow-body-rated runway of 1,433 metres puts a defined class of aircraft on stand at Ishurdi, and every one of them is boarded through the galley door rather than met at the foot of the aircraft. That ramp-first method carries scheduled, charter, VIP and government movements alike, and it is what our inflight catering and in-flight catering both run on here, hi-loader uplift included.
1,433 m
Longest runway
Narrow-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 — Ishurdi
Inflight catering loaded to galley height at VGIS / IRD
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering lead times and loading window at VGIS / IRD
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Ishurdi (IRD)
Ramp access is what decides the loading window at Ishurdi, not the drive from the kitchen: once the cart clears the apron checkpoint, boarding runs to the sequence set for the single narrow-body-rated stand. The catering uplift moves under escort from seal to signature, timed against that one stand rather than against a fleet of gates. Every leg of the run between the kitchen door and the aircraft galley is accounted for before the load leaves our premises.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Ishurdi sit a security checkpoint, an escorted convoy and the ordinary traffic of a single-runway apron, and none of it is allowed to reach the food. We plan the galley catering run against the slowest of those three, not the fastest, so the published window already carries the delay rather than being undone by it.
Each cart is sealed at the kitchen with a logged temperature, escorted the length of the airside route, and re-checked at the galley door before the seal is broken in front of the crew. The catering uplift closes with a signature that names who handed it over and who received it, so the chain of custody has no gap between our kitchen and this aircraft's galley.
The convoy is the risk we plan against, never the food it carries.
Crew meals from the flight kitchen serving IRD
Airline food supplier crews cleared for Ishurdi, Bangladesh
The flight kitchen that provisions VGIS runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, sized to the single narrow-body-rated stand this field operates. Airport catering at Ishurdi is planned around that one-stand reality rather than around a wide gate spread, which keeps the cold chain short between the last HACCP checkpoint and the cart leaving the door. That same kitchen is what airport catering in Bangladesh looks like when it is built for a single-runway station rather than a hub.
The team that handles government flight catering at Ishurdi is the same named crew every rotation: security clearance on file, listed on the access badge roll, and trained to the household standards a royal or diplomatic movement carries. That continuity matters more on a single-stand field than on a hub, because the same coordinator who seals a scheduled load also seals a state one. Catering at VGIS therefore never introduces an unfamiliar face to a sealed uplift.
Halal airline meals and special meals at IRD
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at VGIS / IRD
Boarding a cabin at Ishurdi starts with a menu written to that cabin and to the mission flying it, not a fixed sheet applied everywhere. Local sourcing draws on the produce of the surrounding region in general terms, dairy, orchard fruit and river fish among them, worked into cycles that shift with the season rather than staying static. From passenger meal boxes to VVIP menus, the inflight catering at IRD follows the cabin, the mission and the season. Every allergen, halal, kosher and medical set is documented per passenger and per cabin before it is loaded, not adjusted after the fact.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Ishurdi: VIP flight catering plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte service and caviar available on request. The presentation is filed against the standing order rather than improvised for each departure.
Business cabins
Business cabins at Ishurdi: multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, boxed in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals and pilot meals travel as separate crew meal boxes, with cabin crew meals kept apart from the passenger tray sets.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at VGIS are documented per passenger, covering household, religious and medical needs before the cart is packed. Halal and kosher sets, alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes, are produced on a separate line and sealed there, so inflight catering for a mixed cabin never crosses lines.
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-compliant aircraft catering at Ishurdi 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.
Airside airport catering at Ishurdi airport
A single narrow-body-rated runway and one stand mean Ishurdi works scheduled, charter and government movements through the same sequence rather than through parallel gates, which turns a delegation into a documentation exercise more than a capacity one. Airline catering in Ishurdi and airport catering at Ishurdi both run off that same stand-side plan, so a peak day is managed by tightening the schedule rather than adding infrastructure that does not exist here.
The uplift reaches the aircraft by hi-loader from our kitchen to the galley door, with our own escorted crew walking the cart the length of the airside route to the stand. In-flight catering in Ishurdi and aviation catering at Ishurdi are coordinated from that same route, so the loading sequence is fixed before the aircraft blocks in rather than improvised on the ramp.
One coordinator owns the rotation from kitchen to signature, and inflight catering at VGIS closes on a handover that names who sealed the load and who received it.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at VGIS / IRD
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Government and state flight catering at VGIS
A single narrow-body-rated stand means every state movement through Ishurdi shares the same loading sequence as scheduled traffic, so government flight catering here is built around sealing the protocol file before the aircraft ever blocks in. Security-cleared staff document the load per passenger, and a head of state movement is worked to that same sealed standard rather than a separate one.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at IRD
Narrow-body is the aerodrome reference code held at Ishurdi, and that single classification governs royal flight catering exactly as it governs every other movement here: one stand, one sequence, one specification. Private airliners flying VVIP and royal work, BBJ and ACJ types among them, are held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and household requirements available on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Ishurdi
Our kitchen loads every charter movement through Ishurdi against the same loading sheet used for scheduled traffic, because the single stand here leaves no room for a separate process. Charter flight catering at Ishurdi covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering at VGIS staged in the order the galleys are laid out for a full three-cabin uplift.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at VGIS
At a station holding one narrow-body-rated stand, a diverted aircraft cannot simply be parked and forgotten: ad hoc airline catering at IRD is built to answer that constraint on short notice. Outstation catering at Ishurdi, diversion catering and technical stop catering all run off the same duty roster, with AOG covered on the same multi-leg rotation and crew meals at VGIS boxed alongside the passenger load.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at IRD
A 1,433 metre runway sets the class of business aircraft that can operate through Ishurdi, and our dedicated private-jet branch works within that limit rather than around it. Private jet catering in Bangladesh reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal here on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, business aviation catering and FBO catering both included.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Ishurdi
Charter operators on flight catering at Ishurdi
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We were looking for a dependable airline ops catering supplier in Ishurdi (IRD/VGIS) and the process was straightforward. The response time was good and we did not have to manage several local suppliers ourselves. It made the station much easier to manage. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Khalid — Charter Operations Manager
“Our team needed airline catering in Ishurdi for a short-notice flight at IRD/VGIS. The menu selection was good and all special requests were clearly identified. We had a smooth experience from order to delivery. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Carlos — Airport Services Manager
“For our flight from Ishurdi (IRD/VGIS), the cabin order included multiple special meals. Each item was clearly identified, separated from the standard meals, and easy to check before boarding. A good experience with complex dietary requests. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Nathan — Client Services Manager
Station data for aviation catering at Ishurdi (VGIS / IRD)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,433 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | VGIS |
Business jet catering questions at IRD
Diversion catering and ramp questions at IRD
What operations gets asked every week about Ishurdi.
Ask operations directly →At what point must an order be placed for a flight through VGIS, and how late can the specification still change?
The lead time for a standard order runs from initial confirmation to the sealing of the cart, and a specification change is worked in up until the cart is sealed at the kitchen; ask how far in advance your rotation needs to be confirmed and we will hold the latest possible cut-off rather than the earliest. Last-minute airline catering is handled through the same duty roster as a scheduled order.
When is airline catering delivered airside at Ishurdi rather than met at a gate?
Once ground handling clears the cart for the ramp, the load moves under escort to the stand and is boarded by hi-loader straight to galley height, never left at the foot of the aircraft. Airside delivery is the default here, not an exception requested separately.
Does the airport at Ishurdi take private jet catering delivered to the FBOs and the GA terminal?
Every FBO on the field and the GA terminal receive the same sealed uplift as an airline rotation, on the same cold chain and paperwork. FBO catering at this station is coordinated by our private-jet branch rather than handled as an afterthought to airline work.
Where can an operator see what airline catering costs at IRD?
The signed specification sheet is what a quotation is built from, since cabin count, menu complexity and the loading window all move the figure; we publish no price list and instead return a quote once those three are known. Airline catering cost is confirmed in writing before the order is placed.
Who documents halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes for a flight through VGIS?
Across every cabin boarded here, halal, kosher and the full range of SPML codes are produced on a separate line and logged per passenger before loading. Special meals never share a tray run with the standard cabin service.
Is VIP, VVIP and government flight catering handled at Ishurdi, and under what protocol?
The same named coordinator who seals a scheduled load also seals a VIP flight catering or government flight catering order, working from the access list and the household specification on file. Protocol documentation travels with the cart, not separately from it.
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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