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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Daman, India
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering — Daman (VADN / NMB)
NMB (IATA) · VADN (ICAO)
Two runways at Daman, with the longer at 1801 metres, set the reference code narrow-body carries into the ramp plan, and every rotation is worked to it rather than to an assumption. Uplift here moves by hi-loader to galley height, which is how AERO GOURMET keeps inflight catering, in-flight catering and wide-body sequencing on the same clock airside at VADN.
1,801 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
2
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 — Daman
Inflight catering loaded to galley height at Daman (NMB)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Catering uplift timing at Daman (NMB)
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, VADN
Ramp access is what actually sets the loading window at Daman: the sealed cart clears the apron before the hi-loader takes it to galley height. Two runways and a narrow-body reference code keep the rotation on a fixed sequence rather than a queue, so the uplift is timed to the same slot each time. What the timeline below shows is that sequence, held in minutes, not a promise of them.
Between our kitchen and the stand at VADN sit screening, an escort and apron traffic crossing two runways, and every catering uplift is planned against the busiest of those, not the easiest. Chain of custody runs from the seal at the kitchen door to the signature taken at the aircraft, with nothing handed off in between without a name against it. Temperature is logged twice, once when the galley catering is sealed and once at handover, so the record matches the load rather than the schedule it was meant to keep.
One seal, one signature, one route from our kitchen to the galley door.
Airline food supplier kitchen serving Daman, India
Crew meals and passenger sets from one kitchen at Daman airport
The flight kitchen that provisions Daman runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, held to HACCP throughout, with the cold chain unbroken from that line to the ramp. Airport catering at NMB is built on that single site rather than split across contractors, which is what lets a multi-leg rotation draw on the same standard twice in one day. Airport catering in Daman therefore starts and ends at one address, not several.
The team assigned to government flight catering at this kitchen is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool. Security clearance is on file for each of them, they sit on the access list for the ramp, and they are trained to the household and protocol standards a sealed uplift travels under. That continuity is what a protocol desk checks first, and it is fixed here rather than assembled per flight.
Halal airline meals and special meals at VADN / NMB
VVIP catering written per mission at Daman (NMB)
Menus at VADN are built to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to a fixed catalogue, and India's produce lines run through them in general terms: dairy, orchard fruit and fish sourced regionally rather than named as a dish. Inflight catering here therefore starts from the flight, not from a printed card. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets are documented per passenger and per cabin, labelled before they leave the kitchen. Every one of the three cabins is written to that same discipline, from the front of the aircraft to the last row.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Daman are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed menu, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request against the standing order. This is where VIP flight catering is judged first, and the specification travels with the rotation, not just the flight.
Business cabins
Business cabins at NMB run multi-choice hot service to a cabin specification, in oven-ready formats sized to the galley the airframe carries, boxed as tray sets ready for the cart. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately against the roster, so cockpit and cabin crew each draw their own set.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at VADN are documented per passenger, covering household, religious and medical sets: halal, kosher, vegan and gluten-free among them, produced on a separate line and sealed before departure. The full range of IATA special meal codes is worked from that same line, which is how inflight catering in India keeps a delegation's meal record apart from the rest of the cabin.
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
Cold chain and HACCP for aircraft catering at Daman
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 NMB
Daman's traffic mix runs scheduled, charter and government movements across two runways rated to the narrow-body reference code, which turns each delegation into a documentation task and each peak wave into a capacity one rather than the reverse. That mix decides how far ahead a specification has to be locked before the aircraft is on the ground.
Uplift reaches the aircraft here by a fixed route from our kitchen to the stand, sealed and escorted across the apron before the hi-loader takes it to galley height. Aviation catering at VADN and airport catering in India both run off that one route rather than a choice of them, with our own crew on the ramp for the handover. Airline catering in India is planned stand by stand along the same line, in-flight catering in Daman included.
On every rotation here we commit one coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover, the same three whatever the traffic mix does that day.
Aviation catering for five mission types at Daman (NMB)
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Government and state flight catering at Daman
A 1801 metre runway carries the weight a state movement needs onto this field, and government flight catering follows straight from that clearance: protocol documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the access list, the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen. A head of state aircraft is handled on the same route as any other rotation here, never a separate one improvised for the day.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at VADN
A private airliner sized to Daman's narrow-body reference code — BBJ, ACJ or a comparable wide-body VIP configuration — boards here under royal flight catering held to a written household specification kept on file between movements. VVIP and royal household requirements, halal included, are worked to that same file on request, repeat rotation after repeat rotation.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at NMB
Across two runways rated for narrow-body operations, Daman's reference code sets the loading sheet that ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions are staged against. Charter flight catering here delivers a full three-cabin uplift counted against that sheet, with charter flight catering staged in the order the galleys are laid out on board.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Daman
Two runways and a narrow-body reference code keep Daman's ramp on a fixed sequence, and our kitchen works to that sequence for every carrier that treats NMB as an outstation. Ad hoc airline catering covers outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, AOG included, with crew meals boxed separately across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at VADN
A narrow-body reference code sets the ground equipment this field can turn around, which is the constraint business aviation is sequenced against before an aircraft is slotted in. Private jet catering at Daman is delivered by our dedicated branch to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering and business aviation catering held to that one standard and business jet catering following it without a separate file.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Daman, India
Charter operators on flight catering at Daman, India
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“A short-notice movement brought us into Daman (NMB/VADN), so we needed reliable urgent airline catering. Even with the late change, the meals were packed correctly and delivered within the revised window. A dependable option for irregular operations. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Marina — FBO Services Manager
“We used the service at Daman (NMB/VADN) for catering for airlines without flight kitchen on a station where we do not have our usual suppliers. It felt like working with a regular station supplier even though this was not one of our usual airports. Reliable and easy to manage from the ops desk.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Sophie — Station Services Coordinator
“We requested an airline catering cost for Daman (NMB/VADN) and appreciated how clear the pricing was. Pricing, delivery timing, and packaging were all explained upfront, which helped us approve the uplift quickly. Straightforward and professional from quote to delivery. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Kareem — Executive Aviation Coordinator
Inflight catering station profile for Daman (VADN / NMB)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,801 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | VADN |
Business jet catering questions at VADN / NMB
Diversion catering and ramp questions at VADN / NMB
What operations gets asked every week about Daman.
Ask operations directly →Given the loading window at VADN, how far in advance must an order be placed, and how late can the specification still change?
There is a standing lead time for a first order, and last minute airline catering is worked against the loading window rather than a fixed cut-off, so a specification can usually still move close to departure if the change reaches our desk before the seal is applied.
At what point in a rotation through Daman do you take on VIP, VVIP and government flights, and under what protocol?
The protocol starts at booking, before the aircraft is on the ground, with security clearance confirmed for every member of the crew who will touch the uplift; VIP flight catering and government flight catering then run on a sealed, escorted route to the stand.
Whose budget line does an airline catering quotation actually sit on at Daman Airport?
For every quotation the figure depends on the cabin count, the specification and the loading window rather than a fixed price list, and the airline catering cost is confirmed once those three are set, not before.
NMB produces which special meal sets, and how are they documented?
The cart carrying a delegation or a cabin's special meals is sealed and labelled by SPML code before it leaves the kitchen, covering halal, kosher and the full range of special meals a passenger can request.
How far does private jet catering at VADN reach beyond the main apron?
The same cold chain and the same paperwork used on an airline uplift carry FBO catering to every FBO on the field and to the GA terminal, so a business aviation movement is never worked to a lighter standard than a scheduled one.
Commercial aviation catering near Daman
STV / VASU
Surat
India · 76 km from Daman
Airline & VIP flight catering →
ISK / VAOZ
Nashik
India · 117 km from Daman
Airline & VIP flight catering →
BOM / VABB
Mumbai
India · 150 km from Daman
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Uplift at Daman (NMB)