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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Along, India
Airside airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Along (VEAN / IXV)
IXV (IATA) · VEAN (ICAO)
One runway of 1120 metres sets the aircraft this narrow-body reference field can turn, and inflight catering here is built around that ceiling rather than against it. In-flight catering moves by hi-loader to galley height, wide-body volume aside, with every uplift staged airside for the aircraft this station actually works.
1,120 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 — Along
Hi-loader boarding for inflight catering at Along (IXV)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at Along (IXV)
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at VEAN
Ramp access at Along governs how a catering uplift moves once it leaves our kitchen, not the other way round. Every cart crosses the apron on a route agreed with the ramp before the aircraft is on stand, so the sequence is fixed before the load ever moves. What the loading window measures is the time between that seal and the signature at the galley door.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Along sit screening, an escort and apron traffic, and we plan the galley catering run against the worst of the three rather than the best. Chain of custody starts at the seal, not at the door: the cart is logged, escorted and re-checked before the galley crew signs for it. That signature closes the loop on the catering uplift, and it is the only point at which responsibility for the load changes hands.
One seal at the kitchen, one signature at the aircraft, nothing loose in between.
Crew meals and pilot meals for Along, India departures
Airline food supplier crews cleared for Along airport
The flight kitchen that provisions Along runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to work against a narrow-body reference field rather than a wide-body one. Airport catering at VEAN is planned around that ceiling, with tray sets and passenger meal boxes built to the cabin size this runway actually admits. HACCP governs the kitchen floor end to end, and airport catering leaving it is logged before it ever reaches the apron.
The team behind government flight catering at Along is the same named crew on every rotation: security clearance on file, listed on the access list, and trained to the paperwork a sealed uplift carries with it. Household standards apply whether the movement is a single aircraft or a repeat rotation, and nothing on that file changes between one and the next. Catering at IXV for this kind of movement is handled by that crew alone, never by whoever is free that day.
VIP flight catering menus for VEAN / IXV departures
VVIP catering written per mission at Along (IXV)
Menus at this narrow-body field are written chef-side to the cabin and the mission rather than to a fixed cycle, adjusted for the season and for what the region supplies. Along sits in India, and the sourcing line draws on dairy, orchard fruit and river fish available locally rather than flown in for the sector. Inflight catering here documents allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets per passenger and per cabin, filed against the loading sheet before the cart is sealed. Nothing on that sheet is guessed: it is written, checked and boarded exactly as filed.
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First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Along are plated to a written specification held on file between rotations, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request rather than as a fixed default. VIP flight catering here follows that specification cover for cover, not a menu improvised on the day.
Business cabins
Business cabins at VEAN run multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on board. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel apart from the passenger load and are never confused with it.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Along are documented per passenger rather than assumed, covering household, religious and medical sets alongside the IATA special meal codes. Halal and kosher trays are produced on a separate line and sealed before they leave it, and inflight catering carries that documentation forward to the aircraft.
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
Aircraft catering compliance at IXV
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 IXV
A single narrow-body reference field like Along carries scheduled, charter and government movements through the same stand rather than spreading them across a terminal built for volume, so a delegation lands as a documentation task and a peak wave lands as a sequencing one, worked from the same desk. Airline catering in India rarely runs at wide-body scale here, and that narrower ceiling is what the planning is built against.
The uplift leaves our kitchen by sealed cart, crosses the apron on an agreed route, and is boarded by hi-loader to the galley door rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft. Inflight catering at IXV, in-flight catering at VEAN and aviation catering at Along run off that one route and one ops desk, with airport catering in India held to the same sequence regardless of which flight is on stand.
One coordinator carries the load from seal to signature, with the cart logged at both ends and the handover signed before the aircraft is released.
Commercial aviation catering for every mission at Along (IXV)
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Government and state flight catering at IXV
A 1120 m runway sets the class of aircraft that lands at Along, and government flight catering here is built around that ceiling rather than against it. Delegations and state visits move through a protocol file documented per passenger, with security-cleared staff and an uplift sealed at the kitchen before it ever reaches the head of state aircraft on stand.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Along
A private airliner sized to this narrow-body reference field boards from the same sealed route as any other movement, which is what lets royal flight catering hold to one written household specification kept on file between rotations. VVIP and royal household requirements, halal included, are worked to that specification rather than to a menu built fresh for each visit, whether the aircraft is a BBJ, an ACJ or another wide-body VIP type this field can take.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at VEAN
Against a 1120 m runway, charter flight catering at Along is planned to the aircraft this field actually admits rather than to a wider fleet. ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions board a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, and charter flight catering here is staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at IXV
A narrow-body reference field like Along still turns a full multi-leg rotation, and our kitchen works ad hoc airline catering into that same slot rather than a separate one. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering run off the one duty roster held here, AOG included, with crew meals boxed apart from the passenger load for operators who use Along in India as an outstation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Along
A narrow-body reference field limits the aircraft business aviation can bring in here, and any loading plan is built around that ceiling before the branch to the GA terminal is even discussed. Private jet catering at IXV is delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, through our dedicated private-jet branch.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at Along (IXV)
Flight departments on jet catering at Along, India
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We needed an airline catering partner at Along (IXV/VEAN) and the support was excellent. They understood airline operations and kept communication short, clear, and useful. We would use the service again without hesitation. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Government flight department
Pablo — Special Missions Coordinator
“We booked private jet catering in Along for a flight operating through IXV/VEAN. Everything arrived fresh, well presented, and easy for the cabin crew to organize before boarding. I would use them again for another flight from Along. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Noor — Operations Desk Manager
“We had several halal airline meals on our order at Along (IXV/VEAN) and everything was handled correctly. The order arrived complete and the special requests were handled with the same presentation as the regular meals. That attention to detail makes a big difference onboard. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Chris — Airline Cargo Coordinator
Outstation catering data for Along (VEAN / IXV)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,120 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | VEAN |
Aircraft catering questions at Along
Diversion catering and ramp questions at VEAN / IXV
What operations gets asked every week about Along.
Ask operations directly →IXV — do you deliver airline catering airside, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?
The hi-loader carries the sealed cart straight to the galley door at Along, so airside delivery never puts a cart at the foot of the aircraft.
How are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes handled at VEAN?
VEAN produces halal, kosher and the full set of SPML special meals on a separate line, documented per passenger before the cart is sealed.
Do you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights at Along, and under what protocol?
Yes, with VIP flight catering and government flight catering run to a protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff and a sealed uplift at every stage.
Can you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal at Along Airport?
A single narrow-body stand covers both airline and business-aviation traffic here, so private jet catering and FBO catering reach the GA terminal on the same cold chain as an airline uplift.
Inflight catering at other airports near Along
DIB / VEMN
Dibrugarh
India · 80 km from Along
Airline & VIP flight catering →
ZER / VEZO
Ziro
India · 116 km from Along
Airline & VIP flight catering →
IXI / VELR
Lilabari
India · 120 km from Along
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Flight catering quote for IXV
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Along (IXV / VEAN)
Give us the aircraft and what goes on board. A coordinator comes back with a quote for Along, not a brochure.
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Four steps
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Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
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Uplift at Along (IXV)