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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Durgapur, India
Wide-body airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Durgapur (VEDG / RDP)
RDP (IATA) · VEDG (ICAO)
A 2800 m runway rated to a wide-body reference code lets Durgapur board a full three-cabin uplift on one movement, not a series of partial loads. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering here by hi-loader straight to galley height, so a wide-body rotation is uplifted airside rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft.
2,800 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 — Durgapur
Wide-body aviation catering at VEDG
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airport catering order window at RDP
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at VEDG / RDP
Ramp access is what the loading window at Durgapur is actually built around: the apron sequence from sealed cart to galley door, not a promised time slot. Every catering uplift here follows the same steps in the same order, whichever cabin or mission is on the stand. That sequence is what a hi-loader boarding depends on, and it is what the timeline below sets out.
Between our kitchen and the stand at VEDG sit screening, an escort, and apron traffic that a wide-body rotation has to cross before the cart reaches the aircraft. We plan every catering uplift against the worst case on that route, not the average one, so a delay upstream does not become a delay at the galley door. Each cart is temperature-logged when it is sealed and logged again at handover, and the galley catering closes only once a named signature confirms it against the load sheet. Chain of custody runs from the kitchen door to that signature, with nothing handed off in between.
One coordinator, one sealed cart, one signature — from our kitchen to the galley door.
Airline food supplier kitchen serving VEDG
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Durgapur
Airport catering at Durgapur runs from one flight kitchen holding hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under a single roof, rather than several sites feeding the same stand. That layout is what lets airport catering at VEDG move a full wide-body load, a diplomatic set and a dietary run out of the same building without one queuing behind another. Every batch leaving it is produced to HACCP standards and moves under a cold chain that is logged from the kitchen door to the galley.
The team behind government flight catering at Durgapur is the same named crew on every rotation: security clearance on file, listed on the access roster, and trained to the household standards a royal or state movement expects. That consistency matters more than headcount on protocol work, because the desk that signs off a delegation's uplift is the desk that packed it. Every sealed load carries the paperwork that keeps its chain of custody intact from kitchen to aircraft.
Halal airline meals and special meals at Durgapur airport
VVIP catering to a written specification at RDP
Menus at Durgapur are written to the cabin and the mission, not printed once and reused across them: a VIP flight menu, a charter flight menu and a scheduled tray set are three different specifications built from the same kitchen. Produce from the surrounding region of West Bengal, including dairy, fish and seasonal fruit, is worked into the sourcing wherever the season allows it, alongside standard airline stock. Inflight catering at RDP is planned around that seasonal availability rather than a fixed year-round list. Every allergen, halal, kosher and medical set is documented per passenger and per cabin before it is sealed for boarding.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Durgapur 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 for the mission, so a repeat rotation is served to the same brief every time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at VEDG run on multi-choice hot service in galley-ready tray sets sized to the aircraft fitted to the stand. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so cabin crew meals and pilot meals never share a tray set with the passenger load.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Durgapur are documented per passenger rather than left to a general note, covering household, religious and medical needs alongside halal and kosher sets. The full range of IATA special meal codes is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves that line, keeping inflight catering here traceable meal by meal.
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 food safety at VEDG / RDP
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 Durgapur, India
Durgapur sits on a single wide-body-rated runway of 2800 metres, which is what lets a scheduled, charter, VIP or government movement be planned against one reference code rather than a mix of aircraft limits. A delegation on that stand is a documentation problem before it is a food problem, and a peak wave of scheduled traffic is a capacity problem long before it is a menu one; the runway and the reference code decide which of those two we are solving on a given day.
Uplift reaches the aircraft here by the same route every time: sealed carts leave our flight kitchen, cross the apron under ground handling escort, and board by hi-loader to galley height rather than being set down at the foot of the aircraft. Airline catering, inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering at Durgapur all run off that one route and one ops desk, so a diversion or an ad hoc uplift does not need a separate process to be planned. Airport catering at VEDG is worked stand by stand rather than as a blanket schedule.
What we commit to on every stand here is one coordinator, one sealed cart per cabin, and a signed handover that closes the loading window. Airline catering in India carries that same commitment at every field we serve, and Durgapur is worked to it without exception.
Commercial aviation catering for every mission at Durgapur
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Government and state flight catering at Durgapur
Because the field carries a wide-body reference code rather than a lighter one, a delegation aircraft is worked here without adjusting the loading plan around the stand it needs. Government flight catering at Durgapur covers state visits and official movements on that basis: the protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the load, and the uplift sealed at the kitchen before it reaches VEDG, with any head of state movement worked to the same closed file.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at VEDG
The wide-body reference code held here means a private airliner is worked to the same stand allowance as a scheduled wide-body, so nothing about the household file has to be improvised on the ramp. Royal flight catering at Durgapur keeps a written specification on file between movements for BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP aircraft, with halal and other royal household dietary needs produced on request and VVIP protocol held to that same standing file every rotation.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at RDP
We work charter flight catering at RDP against the wide-body reference code held for the field, which is what lets a full three-cabin load clear one stand in a single sequence. Charter flight catering at VEDG for ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and multi-leg rotations is counted against the loading sheet and staged in the order the galleys are laid out, whatever the mission behind the tail number.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Durgapur
Across a 2800 m runway rated to a wide-body reference code, Durgapur takes scheduled turns and one-off movements on the same stand, which is what makes it workable as an outstation for a carrier that does not base here. Outstation catering and ad hoc airline catering in India cover the regular file; diversion catering and technical stop catering, AOG included, cover the one that was not on the roster, all run across a multi-leg rotation off the same duty file. Crew meals in Durgapur and crew meals across the wider network follow that same file, so an ad hoc catering call at RDP and a planned outstation one land on identical paperwork.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at VEDG
The 2800 m runway at Durgapur that clears a wide-body movement clears a business jet on the same tarmac, so private jet catering at Durgapur runs off the identical kitchen and cold chain as an airline uplift rather than a separate arrangement. Delivery goes to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, with business aviation catering, FBO catering and business jet catering handled on the same paperwork as any wide-body rotation.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at RDP
Operators on commercial aviation catering at VEDG
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“For a government operation through Durgapur (RDP/VEDG), we required discreet delegation flight catering. They followed the instructions carefully and kept communication limited to the operational contacts involved. We were very satisfied with the level of coordination. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Maja — Flight Services Manager
“For a VIP rotation through Durgapur (RDP/VEDG), we used the team for wide body VIP aircraft catering. The portions, packaging, and labeling worked well for the cabin, and the timing was spot on. I would happily use them again on a VIP rotation. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Ava — Network Control Coordinator
“We arranged pilgrim flight catering for a group movement through Durgapur (RDP/VEDG). Despite the large order, communication stayed simple and final quantities were confirmed without confusion. A dependable choice for group charter operations. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Damian — Private Aviation Manager
Outstation catering data for Durgapur (VEDG / RDP)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,800 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | VEDG |
Business jet catering questions at Durgapur airport
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Durgapur airport
What operations gets asked every week about Durgapur.
Ask operations directly →At what point should Durgapur catering orders be placed, and how late can the specification still change?
Lead time runs from the first cabin count we receive; how far in advance an airline catering order is placed determines how much of the specification can still move, and even a last minute airline catering request is worked against the same sealed-cart process rather than a shortened one.
Where does the airline catering cost at Durgapur come from, since no price list is published?
The signed specification on file is what a quotation is built from, covering cabin count, tray standard and the loading window booked for the rotation; airline catering cost at this station is confirmed only once that file is complete.
Are VIP flight catering and government flight catering handled at RDP, and under what protocol?
The same named coordinator who signs off a scheduled load also runs VIP flight catering and government flight catering at RDP, working to a documented protocol file and security-cleared staff on every rotation.
Who documents halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes at VEDG?
Across every cabin at this station, halal, kosher and the full range of SPML codes are produced on a separate line and logged per passenger before sealing.
When does airline catering reach the aircraft airside at Durgapur, rather than at the foot of the stand?
Once a sealed cart clears ramp screening, airline catering here goes straight to the galley by hi-loader, with airside delivery timed to the loading window rather than to a fixed hour.
Inflight catering at other airports near Durgapur
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