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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Indore, India
Airline catering, VIP and private jet catering at Indore (VAID / IDR)
IDR (IATA) · VAID (ICAO)
A single narrow-body reference code governs every stand at Indore, so one loading sequence covers scheduled, charter, VIP and government movements without a second standard held in reserve. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering off that one plan, boarding narrow-body cabins by hi-loader to galley height, sealed at the kitchen and handed over airside at VAID.
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
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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 — Indore
Hi-loader boarding for inflight catering at VAID
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at VAID
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at Indore
Sealed at our kitchen and carried under ramp access held for the whole sequence, the uplift for Indore moves on one schedule from cart to galley door. Narrow-body turnarounds set the pace here, so the catering uplift is timed against the same apron slot the aircraft itself is given. Nothing about the route across the apron is left to be worked out on the day.
Between our kitchen and the stand at VAID sit screening, an escort and apron traffic, and the chain of custody covers all three rather than stopping at the kitchen door. Every catering uplift is logged at sealing and again at the galley, so a delay on the apron shows on the record rather than on the tray. The galley catering handover closes with a signature at the aircraft, not with a note left at a gate desk. That signed step is what lets a second rotation follow the first without re-checking the whole convoy.
One coordinator carries the seal from our kitchen to the signature at the galley door.
Pilot meals prepared for Indore airport rotations
Airline food supplier crews cleared for IDR
Hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line sit under one roof at the flight kitchen that provisions Indore, so a delegation order and a scheduled tray run share the same sealed output rather than two separate lines. Airport catering at Indore is planned from that single kitchen, and airport catering for the wider Indore traffic draws on the same production without a second facility being stood up. Every batch leaving that kitchen runs to HACCP, logged the same way whichever gate it is destined for.
The team behind government flight catering at VAID works as the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn in for the day. Security clearance is held on file for each of them, they sit on one access list, and they are trained to royal household standards before a sealed uplift ever reaches their hands. That continuity is what keeps a repeat mission and a first-time delegation to the same standard at catering at VAID.
Kosher inflight catering and dietary sets at Indore (IDR)
VVIP catering to a written specification at VAID
Menus at Indore are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a single fixed list, moving from a plated first-class course to a boxed crew set on the same rotation. Inflight catering in Indore draws where the facts allow on the region's produce, kept general rather than named to a single farm or supplier. Every set travels with its documentation: allergen declarations, halal and kosher options, and medical requirements logged per passenger and per cabin before the cart is sealed. Season and mission decide the detail; the documentation behind it never varies.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Indore are plated to a written specification rather than to a fixed daily list, with à-la-carte service available on request for a standing order. VIP flight catering here is filed against that order, so a repeat mission and a first booking are served to the same record.
Business cabins
Business cabins at VAID run on multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals in India travel the same route, with cabin crew meals and pilot meals boxed separately and crew meals at VAID logged against the roster.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary sets at Indore are produced on a separate line and sealed before they leave it, covering household, religious and medical requirements documented per passenger. Halal and kosher trays sit alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes, and inflight catering in India is logged against each code rather than a general note.
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 VAID / IDR
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.
Airside airport catering at VAID / IDR
Indore takes scheduled, charter and government movements across a single narrow-body reference code, which keeps a delegation flight and a repeat scheduled rotation on the same documentation rather than two different files. That mix turns a peak wave into a capacity question and a delegation into a paperwork question, both worked from the one plan the reference code sets.
The uplift leaves our kitchen sealed and travels by escorted route to the apron, boarded by hi-loader at galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft. Airline catering at Indore and in-flight catering in India both run this same route; aviation catering at VAID is worked stand by stand rather than terminal by terminal, and airport catering at VAID draws on the one kitchen behind it.
One coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover carry through every stand worked here, whichever segment is flying that day.
Commercial aviation catering and VVIP missions at IDR
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Government and state flight catering at VAID
Our kitchen at Indore seals a delegation's uplift before it leaves the production line, which is what lets a state movement and a scheduled rotation share the same ramp without sharing a file. Government flight catering here covers state visits and official delegations, with protocol documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the access list, and provision for a head of state aircraft handled to the same sealed standard.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at IDR
A narrow-body reference code at Indore carries the household specification through every repeat rotation, kept on file between movements rather than rebuilt each time. Royal flight catering here extends to private airliners on the VVIP layer and to household dietary sets produced on request, with catering at IDR run to the same file whether the aircraft returns in a week or a year.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Indore
A narrow-body airframe on charter or ACMI work boards at Indore under the same reference code that governs scheduled traffic, which is what lets a group movement take the standard turnaround rather than a one. Charter flight catering at VAID and charter flight catering at IDR both cover wet-lease operators and special missions, a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet and staged to the galley order.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at VAID
A narrow-body reference code governs every stand at Indore, which keeps an ad hoc uplift on the same loading plan as a scheduled rotation rather than a one. Carriers running this station as an outstation draw on outstation catering and diversion catering from the one kitchen, technical stop catering and ad hoc airline catering in Indore covered on the same duty roster, with crew meals at IDR and crew meals at Indore boxed to the roster across a multi-leg routing.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at IDR
On the same apron that Indore's narrow-body stands work, business aviation is handled through our dedicated private jet catering branch rather than through the airline line. Private jet catering at Indore reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal directly, with FBO catering, business aviation catering and business jet catering carried on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as any wide-body uplift.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at VAID
Flight departments on jet catering at Indore airport
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We were looking for a dependable airline ops catering supplier in Indore (IDR/VAID) and the process was straightforward. They understood airline operations and kept communication short, clear, and useful. It made the station much easier to manage. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Florian — VIP Trip Manager
“We used the service for airline catering in Indore on a VIP rotation through IDR/VAID. The menu selection was good and all special requests were clearly identified. A very easy service to use at this station. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Aiden — Trip Operations Manager
“For our flight from Indore (IDR/VAID), the cabin order included multiple special meal codes. Each item was clearly identified, separated from the standard meals, and easy to check before boarding. 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.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Sophie — Outstation Manager
Outstation catering data for Indore (VAID / IDR)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | VAID |
Aircraft catering questions at Indore, India
Technical stop catering questions at Indore (IDR)
What operations gets asked every week about Indore.
Ask operations directly →Whose catering reaches the aircraft airside at Indore?
For every stand at Indore, airline catering is delivered airside and boarded by hi-loader rather than left at the foot of the aircraft.
Indore, do you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal?
The same hi-loader and sealed carts used for airline uplifts carry private jet catering and FBO catering to the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field.
What documentation travels with halal, kosher and IATA special meal codes at IDR?
There are halal and kosher sets produced on a separate line at IDR, with special meals logged against their SPML codes per passenger.
At which point in the process is airline catering cost at VAID confirmed?
The step that comes first is the specification: cabin count, menu and loading window set the quotation for airline catering cost, and our desk confirms it once those are fixed.
Do you take last minute orders at Indore, and how far in advance should we plan?
Yes, with lead time kept short where the change is confirmed early enough to reach the kitchen before the uplift is sealed, though how far in advance a full specification change is possible depends on the rotation.
How far does protocol extend for VIP and government flights at Indore?
The clearance held on file for our kitchen staff is what governs VIP flight catering and government flight catering here, with protocol documented per passenger on every VVIP and royal movement.
Inflight catering at other airports near Indore
BHO / VABP
Bhopal
India · 169 km from Indore
Airline & VIP flight catering →
AKD / VAAK
Akola
India · 260 km from Indore
Airline & VIP flight catering →
BDQ / VABO
Vadodara
India · 268 km from Indore
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Indore (IDR / VAID)
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Uplift at Indore (IDR)