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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Kolkata, India
Hi-loader airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Kolkata (VECC / CCU)
CCU (IATA) · VECC (ICAO)
Kolkata's wide-body reference code puts scheduled, charter and government aircraft on the same stands our hi-loaders reach at galley height, so a crew boards without a tray leaving the ramp. Our flight kitchen runs inflight catering and in-flight catering off one ops desk here, with aviation catering across India dispatched on the same cold chain as any uplift at Kolkata.
3,633 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
2
Runways
1
FBO on station
02
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 — Kolkata
Commercial aviation catering at wide-body scale, Kolkata
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airport catering order window at CCU
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at VECC / CCU
The loading window at Kolkata runs from the sealed cart at our kitchen to the signature at the galley door, and it is held rather than guessed at. Ramp access on our own clearance keeps that catering uplift moving through screening and apron traffic without waiting on a third party's slot. Every cart that crosses the apron at Kolkata is logged at both ends, so the window is a record, not a promise.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Kolkata sit screening, an escort across the apron, and the ordinary traffic of a wide-body ramp, and we plan the catering uplift against the worst of those rather than the best. One coordinator owns the convoy from seal to signature, because the risk in galley catering at VECC sits in the crossing, not in the kitchen.
Temperature is logged when the cart is sealed and logged again at handover, so the chain of custody is a paper trail an auditor can follow rather than a claim. The escort who walks the cart to the stand signs the same sheet the kitchen signed, closing the load with one name against it at each end.
One sealed cart, one signature, from our kitchen door to the aircraft's galley.
Pilot meals and cabin service produced for VECC / CCU
Crew meals and passenger sets from one kitchen at Kolkata
The flight kitchen that provisions Kolkata runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to HACCP standard and staffed for a wide-body rotation rather than a single galley. Airport catering at CCU draws on that one facility for every cabin boarded here, so a First-cabin tray and a crew meal box leave the same cold chain rather than two separate lines. Airport catering in India run to this pattern wherever our flight kitchen at CCU sits inside reach of the ramp.
Government flight catering at Kolkata is worked by the same named team on every rotation, not a rotating pool pulled in for the day. Each member carries security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the ramp, and is trained to the household standards a protocol officer expects before a delegation ever lands. That team also carries the paperwork a sealed uplift travels with, so the chain of custody from kitchen to aircraft has one signature behind it throughout.
Halal airline meals and special meals at Kolkata airport
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at CCU
Kolkata's wide-body reference code lets a full three-cabin service board together, and the inflight catering menu here is written to that cabin mix rather than adapted to it after the fact. First and Business travel on a plated specification while the main cabin runs a tray set built for volume, and both draw on the same regional larder: Bengal's dairy, river and coastal fish, and orchard fruit through the season rather than a fixed list. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, produced on a line kept separate from the main run. Special meal codes travel with the load rather than being matched to it at the gate at Kolkata.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Kolkata are plated to a written specification rather than composed on the day, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request against the standing order. VIP flight catering in India follows the same file from one rotation to the next, so the presentation a protocol officer signed off stays the presentation VECC boards.
Business cabins
Business cabins at VECC run multi-choice hot service in tray sets sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft, boarded oven-ready rather than finished on board. Crew meals in Kolkata and crew meals at VECC are boxed to the roster alongside cabin crew meals and pilot meals, kept on a separate manifest from the passenger load.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Kolkata are documented per passenger before the cart is ever packed, covering halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering at Kolkata produces these on a line kept apart from the main run, sealed before it leaves the kitchen so a household or medical requirement never depends on a note passed at the gate.
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 standards for aviation catering at CCU
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.
Inflight catering delivered to the stand at Kolkata, India
Kolkata's two runways and wide-body reference code put scheduled, charter and government traffic on the same set of stands, which turns a state delegation into a documentation problem as much as a loading one. A peak wave of departures becomes a capacity question for the kitchen rather than the ramp, and a repeat weekly rotation is a repetition problem: the same tray set, correctly, every time it flies.
Airline catering and inflight catering here move from our kitchen to the stand by hi-loader, boarded straight to galley height rather than set down at the foot of the aircraft, with our own crew on the apron throughout. In-flight catering in Kolkata and aviation catering at VECC run off the one ops desk that plans the ramp routing for every rotation.
Airport catering at VECC is planned stand by stand, with one coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover carrying the same commitment whatever the aircraft or the mission.
Airline, charter and VVIP catering at Kolkata (CCU)
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Government and state flight catering at CCU
A head of state aircraft boards at Kolkata on the same wide-body stands built for scheduled service, which is what lets government flight catering here move without a dedicated apron built specially for it. Protocol is documented per passenger, staff carry security clearance on file, and the uplift is sealed before it leaves our kitchen for any state visit or official delegation.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Kolkata
At 3,633 metres, Kolkata's longest runway takes the private airliners a royal household travels on, from a BBJ or ACJ to a wide-body VIP configuration, without a length restriction shaping the movement. Royal flight catering at CCU is held to a written household specification kept on file between rotations, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request rather than assembled on the day.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at VECC
A full three-cabin charter load has to be sequenced against the galley layout before it ever reaches the stand, and Kolkata's 3,633-metre runway is what lets that load arrive on a wide-body airframe in the first place. Charter flight catering at Kolkata for ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions runs as charter flight catering in Kolkata always does here: counted against the loading sheet, staged in galley order, multi-leg rotations included.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at CCU
Kolkata's wide-body reference code means the same stands that take a scheduled service also take an unplanned rotation, so ad hoc airline catering here is worked to the same tray standard as a carrier's own schedule rather than a reduced one. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering at VECC run off one duty roster, with ad hoc catering at CCU covering AOG across a multi-leg rotation and crew meals at VECC boxed alongside the passenger load.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Kolkata
At 3,633 metres, Kolkata's runway takes the same business aviation traffic that files into the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field, alongside the wide-body movements the airport is built for. Private jet catering in Kolkata reaches those FBOs on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with business aviation catering and business jet catering delivered under one FBO catering line.
Private jets →
FBOs at Kolkata
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Charter flight catering trusted by operators at Kolkata, India
Protocol officers on government flight catering at VECC
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“A short-notice movement brought us into Kolkata (CCU/VECC), so we needed reliable contingency catering. Even with the late change, the meals were packed correctly and delivered within the revised window. Good support when timing is the main pressure point. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Maja — Ground Services Manager
“For an operation away from our normal base, we arranged catering for airlines without flight kitchen at Kolkata (CCU/VECC). The team confirmed everything clearly, handled the local coordination, and delivered the order ready for loading. Very useful coverage for smaller or less familiar stations. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Damian — Cabin Services Manager
“The operations team needed an airline catering cost per meal for Kolkata (CCU/VECC) with very little time to decide. The inclusions were easy to understand, lead time was realistic, and there were no surprises when the final order was confirmed. We appreciated the transparency. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Kenji — Crew Operations Coordinator
Flight catering station reference for Kolkata (VECC / CCU)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 3,633 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | VECC |
Aircraft catering questions at Kolkata
Technical stop catering questions at Kolkata airport
What operations gets asked every week about Kolkata.
Ask operations directly →VECC — how much does airline catering cost at this station?
Cost depends on the sealed cart or hi-loader unit that carries the uplift, the cabin count, the specification and the loading window requested, so we do not publish a fixed price list. Send the rotation details to our desk and a quotation comes back against those figures.
Can Kolkata produce halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes?
Yes: halal and kosher sets and the full range of SPML codes are produced on a line kept separate from the main run. Each special meal is documented per passenger before the cart is sealed, so it travels with the load rather than being matched to it at the gate.
How far in advance does Kolkata airport need an order placed?
Kolkata airport works to a lead time set by the loading window rather than a single fixed cut-off, and a specification can still change closer to departure than a full rebuild would allow. Last minute airline catering is handled through the same ops desk that plans the rotation, so a late change is logged rather than refused.
How far does CCU's airside delivery reach the aircraft?
Hi-loader boarding is the standard here, so airline catering reaches galley height directly rather than being set down at the foot of the aircraft. Airside delivery at CCU runs on our own ramp clearance, which keeps the uplift moving on our schedule rather than a third party's.
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Charter flight catering quote for Kolkata, India
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Kolkata (CCU / VECC)
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Uplift at Kolkata (CCU)