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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Dali, China
Airline catering, VIP and private jet catering at Dali (ZPDL / DLU)
DLU (IATA) · ZPDL (ICAO)
Dali's single wide-body reference code sets the loading plan here: three cabins boarded on one stand, sequenced rather than run in parallel. AERO GOURMET provides inflight catering, in-flight catering and airport uplift from a kitchen staged for hi-loader boarding straight to galley height, ramp side, at Dali.
2,500 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 — Dali
Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at Dali (DLU)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering lead times and loading window at Dali airport
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at DLU
Ramp access at Dali is single-stand, so the catering uplift is timed to one apron slot rather than several running side by side. Every cart clears the same checkpoint before it reaches the aircraft, and the sequence is fixed before the truck leaves the kitchen. That single path is what the timeline below actually measures, stage by stage.
Between the kitchen and the one wide-body stand at Dali sit screening, an escort and whatever else is moving on the apron that hour, and the chain of custody starts at the seal, not at the ramp. We plan the galley catering run against the busiest version of that apron, not the easiest, so a delay upstream does not become a delay at the aircraft door. Every cart is sealed at the kitchen, logged again at handover, and the catering uplift closes only once a name is on the sheet.
One seal, one route, one signature: the load is accountable from kitchen to galley door.
Pilot meals and crew meals prepared for ZPDL / DLU
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at ZPDL
The flight kitchen at DLU runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to HACCP procedure from intake to seal. Airport catering here is planned around the single wide-body stand, so output is staged to one loading order rather than several competing ones, and the cold chain is held continuously from the larder to the cart. That structure is what lets airport catering in Dali move a full three-cabin uplift through one dispatch window without a second kitchen run.
The team assigned to government flight catering at Dali is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rostered pool: security clearance on file, listed on the access control sheet, and trained to the household and protocol standards a royal or state movement requires. Chain of custody runs with them from the seal at the kitchen to the signature at the aircraft door. Catering at ZPDL for this segment is written to a standing specification, never improvised against the manifest on the day.
VIP flight catering menus for Dali, China departures
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Dali airport
Menus at DLU are designed to the cabin and the mission first, and adjusted for season second, rather than run as a single fixed cycle across every rotation. Where local sourcing applies, dairy, orchard produce and regional staples are drawn into the specification without naming a dish or a supplier. Inflight catering here covers First, Business and main cabin service on the same schedule, and every allergen, halal, kosher or medical requirement is documented per passenger and per cabin before the tray is sealed. Nothing reaches the aircraft without that record attached to it.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Dali are plated to a written specification rather than a standard tray, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so a repeat rotation is served the same way twice.
Business cabins
Business cabins at ZPDL are served multi-choice hot meals in oven-ready formats sized to the aircraft's own galley, boxed as tray sets ready to load. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel in the same run, boxed separately against the roster.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements at Dali are documented per passenger, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves the kitchen, inflight catering here keeps every dietary set traceable to the passenger it was written for.
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 DLU
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 Dali
Dali handles scheduled, charter and government movements through a single wide-body stand, which turns every delegation into a documentation exercise as much as a loading one: passenger counts, cabin split and protocol paperwork are confirmed before the cart is packed, not on the apron. Airline catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering at DLU run off one ops desk rather than several parallel ones, because one stand cannot absorb conflicting instructions arriving late.
The uplift travels from the flight kitchen to the stand by sealed cart, boarded 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 cycle. Airport catering at Dali is planned stand by stand, in the sequence the single apron slot allows, not against a generic turnaround time.
One coordinator carries the rotation from seal to signature, on sealed carts and a signed handover.
VVIP catering and commercial flights at ZPDL
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Government and state flight catering at DLU
Our kitchen works the single wide-body stand at Dali as a protocol exercise as much as a loading one, documenting the passenger list and the cabin split before the cart is packed. Government flight catering here covers state visits and head of state movements with 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 Dali
The 2,500-metre runway at Dali carries the private airliners this segment relies on, BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP among them, without limiting the household specification kept on file between movements. Royal flight catering at ZPDL is held to that same written standard on every repeat rotation, with halal and other household requirements produced on request and catering at ZPDL sealed before departure.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at ZPDL
Wide-body aircraft under ACMI and wet-lease contracts board here on the strength of the aerodrome's wide-body reference code, which sets the stand and the loading sequence for group movements and special missions alike. Charter flight catering at Dali and charter flight catering at ZPDL deliver a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at DLU
The 2,500-metre runway at Dali sets what can divert or route through here, which is why ad hoc airline catering has to be ready on short notice rather than scheduled weeks out. Carriers running this station as an outstation draw on outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation, with crew meals boxed to the same cycle at ZPDL.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Dali
On the same field that holds Dali's single wide-body stand, the GA terminal and the FBOs draw on the identical dispatch that serves scheduled traffic. Private jet catering in Dali reaches those FBOs and the GA terminal directly, with FBO catering run on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Inflight catering rated by operators at Dali, China
Protocol officers on government flight catering at Dali (DLU)
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“Our ops team used the service at Dali (DLU/ZPDL) as an airline catering partner. The response time was good and we did not have to manage several local suppliers ourselves. Very convenient for operational coverage. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Hugo — Cabin Service Coordinator
“We used the service for private jet catering in Dali on a VIP rotation through DLU/ZPDL. Everything arrived fresh, well presented, and easy for the cabin crew to organize before boarding. We had a smooth experience from order to delivery. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Felix — Charter Operations Manager
“Our passenger profile required halal airline meals at Dali (DLU/ZPDL), with several different dietary restrictions. The team confirmed the dietary details carefully and there was no confusion when the order arrived. Very reassuring for the cabin crew. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Karim — OCC Coordinator
Airport catering facts for Dali (ZPDL / DLU)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,500 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | ZPDL |
Business jet catering questions at Dali, China
Technical stop catering questions at Dali, China
What operations gets asked every week about Dali.
Ask operations directly →How does private jet catering reach the FBOs and the GA terminal at DLU?
DLU business aviation traffic is delivered directly to the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field, with FBO catering run on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Do you publish a fixed airline catering cost for ZPDL?
Yes, though only after the specification is set: airline catering cost at ZPDL depends on cabin count, tray specification and the loading window, and the desk returns a quotation rather than a price list.
Which lead time applies to an order placed for a Dali rotation?
The sealed cart is packed against a fixed dispatch window, so lead time and how far in advance an order must be confirmed depend on the loading slot; last minute airline catering is worked where the cart has not yet left the kitchen.
What dietary sets does Dali International Airport produce for a wide-body rotation?
We produce halal and kosher sets along with the full range of IATA special meals under SPML coding, each documented per passenger before the cart is sealed.
How is a royal or government uplift kept separate from a standard rotation at DLU?
How that separation is held is procedural: security-cleared staff, an access list and a sealed cart carry the load from kitchen to aircraft, with the chain of custody logged at both ends.
Aviation catering at airports near Dali
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Uplift at Dali (DLU)