Aviation catering — Anqing, China
Airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Anqing (ZSAQ / AQG)
AQG (IATA) · ZSAQ (ICAO)
The wide-body reference code held on Anqing's single 2800 m runway sets what can be boarded here, and it clears three cabins on one stand. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering off that stand, with hi-loader boarding straight to galley height on every wide-body uplift.


On the apron — Anqing
Hi-loader aviation catering on the ZSAQ / AQG apron
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at Anqing, China
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at Anqing airport
Anqing's wide-body reference code sets the sequence our loading crews work to, from the sealed cart at the kitchen to the galley door on the stand. Ramp access is held on our own clearance, not negotiated flight by flight, so the catering uplift moves onto the apron the moment the aircraft is on chocks. Every cart that crosses that apron is logged against the same route, regardless of cabin count or mission type.

Between our kitchen and the stand at Anqing sit screening, escort and apron traffic, and the convoy is the part of the job we plan hardest against, not the galley catering itself. Chain of custody runs unbroken from the moment a cart is sealed at the kitchen to the moment it is signed for at the aircraft, with an escort assigned for the whole crossing rather than handed off partway. Temperature is logged at sealing and logged again at handover, and the catering uplift does not move without both entries recorded against the same load number.
One sealed cart, one signature, from our kitchen door to the galley at Anqing.
Airline food supplier kitchen serving ZSAQ / AQG

Crew meals and passenger sets from one kitchen at Anqing (AQG)
The flight kitchen behind Anqing's wide-body stand runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, all cleared to HACCP standards before a tray leaves the building. Airport catering at AQG is built around that one wide-body reference code, so the kitchen plans its output to the cabin mix a wide-body rotation actually carries rather than to a generic count. That same discipline is what lets airport catering at Anqing run a scheduled service and a diplomatic movement off the same production floor without either one waiting on the other.
The team that handles government flight catering at Anqing is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating roster pulled from the wider kitchen floor. Each member holds security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the airside route, and is trained to the household and departmental standards that travel with a sealed uplift. That continuity is what lets a repeat delegation move through Anqing without briefing a new team each time.
Halal airline meals and special meals at Anqing
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Anqing, China
Menus written to the cabin and the mission are how Anqing's wide-body departures are actually planned, rather than a fixed list handed to every flight regardless of what it is carrying. Local sourcing draws on the produce of the surrounding Anhui region, worked into seasonal menus for orchard fruit, freshwater fish and dairy rather than a fixed year-round list. Every dietary set is documented per passenger and per cabin before it is loaded, covering allergen declarations, halal and kosher requirements and medical diets alongside the standard tray run. Inflight catering at ZSAQ is planned this way from the first order, not adjusted after the fact.

First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins departing Anqing are plated to a written specification held on file between rotations, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed to a single set menu. VIP flight catering here is signed off against that specification before the cart is sealed, so the same standard repeats on every movement through AQG.

Business cabins
Business cabins at Anqing run multi-choice hot service to a written cabin specification, boxed into oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on each aircraft type. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the flight deck roster, in tray sets loaded alongside the passenger service at ZSAQ.

Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements departing Anqing are documented per passenger against the full set of IATA special meal codes, covering halal, kosher, vegan and gluten-free sets alongside religious and medical diets. Every one of those sets is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves the kitchen, so inflight catering in Anqing carries no cross-contact between a standard tray and a coded one.
The three books

01
Royal & Government Flights
Royal households · government · state operations
- Plated service · First to main cabin
- Protocol handling · security clearance

02
Charter & Commercial
Charter · ACMI · group · scheduled · ad hoc
- 400 passengers · one uplift
- HACCP cold chain, logged to the galley door

03
Private Jet
Business jet · VVIP charter · flight departments
- From 8 covers · plated forward
- Reheat sequence specified per dish
Compliance
Aircraft catering food safety at Anqing airport
Flight catering airside delivery at ZSAQ
Anqing runs its traffic through one wide-body reference code, which means every rotation through the airport shares the same stand, the same apron sequence and the same loading route regardless of whether it is a scheduled service, a charter or a government movement. That single-stand profile turns each booking into a scheduling problem first: a delegation brings a documentation load, a peak departure brings a capacity load, and both have to be sequenced through the same gate rather than spread across parallel stands.
The uplift reaches the aircraft here by sealed cart from our kitchen to the stand, loaded by hi-loader to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft, with our own crew on the ramp for the whole crossing. Airline catering in Anqing runs off that single route for every cabin class, and airport catering in China more broadly follows the same sealed-cart method wherever ground handling brings the aircraft onto the stand.
On this station we commit to one uplift coordinator per rotation, sealed carts logged from kitchen to stand, and a signed handover at the aircraft door, so in-flight catering at Anqing and inflight catering in China both close on the same paper trail, and aviation catering at Anqing never depends on which crew is on shift.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at Anqing (AQG)





Inflight catering trusted by operators at Anqing
Operators on commercial aviation catering at ZSAQ / AQG

Government flight department

Royal household

Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“Our team used the service at Anqing (AQG/ZSAQ) for delegation flight catering with strict timing and handling requirements. The team understood the need for confidentiality and kept the order organized despite late passenger and dietary changes. A professional service for movements where discretion matters. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Idris — Executive Charter Coordinator
“We ordered private airliner catering for our aircraft at Anqing (AQG/ZSAQ) and the result was very good. The order was organized by service and passenger request, which saved us time before departure. Good quality and very practical for onboard service. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Eric — Mission Support Manager
“For a high-volume passenger flight at Anqing (AQG/ZSAQ), we needed reliable hajj charter catering. Meal counts were accurate, halal requirements were clearly managed, and the delivery was organized for a quick uplift. The operation ran smoothly from order to uplift. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Dario — Flight Dispatch Coordinator
Airport catering reference for Anqing (ZSAQ / AQG)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 2,800 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | ZSAQ |
Inflight catering FAQ for ZSAQ
Pilot meals and loading questions at Anqing
What operations gets asked every week about Anqing.
Ask operations directly →Which halal, kosher and special meal codes does Anqing airport produce?
The loader that boards Anqing's stand carries halal, kosher and the full set of IATA special meal (SPML) codes, each documented per passenger before the cart is sealed.
What does AQG offer for private jet catering at the FBOs and GA terminal?
We deliver private jet catering to every FBO on the field and to the GA terminal, with FBO catering held to the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
When does ZSAQ need the catering order placed, and how late can the specification change?
Once a rotation is confirmed we ask for the order as early as the schedule allows, and the lead time on how far in advance a specification can still change depends on cabin count and mission type, with the desk confirming the cut-off per flight; last minute airline catering is handled case by case rather than refused outright.
Can you tell me how much airline catering costs at Anqing?
Airline catering cost turns on cabin count, specification and the loading window booked for the rotation, since no price list is published; the desk returns a quotation once those details are confirmed.
How does Anqing airport handle VIP, VVIP and government flight catering?
Anqing works VIP flight catering and government flight catering under one protocol line, with security clearance and a documented file for every passenger before the uplift is sealed.
Do you deliver airline catering airside at AQG?
Yes, by sealed cart from our kitchen straight to the stand, loaded by hi-loader to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft, which is how airside delivery runs on every rotation.
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