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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — New Delhi, India
New Delhi (VIDP / DEL): airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering
DEL (IATA) · VIDP (ICAO)
Wide-body reference code and four runways at New Delhi (VIDP) let AERO GOURMET stage a full multi-class uplift for scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet flights, one ops desk running inflight catering and in-flight catering DEL across every rotation. Inflight catering India moves by hi-loader to galley height, boarded airside, never left at the foot of the aircraft.
4,430 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
4
Runways
3
FBOs on station
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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 — New Delhi
Wide-body inflight catering at New Delhi, India
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at New Delhi
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at New Delhi, India
The loading window at VIDP runs on ramp access rather than kerbside handoff, so the catering uplift moves straight from our sealed cart to the aircraft door. Each rotation at New Delhi is staged against the same sequence: kitchen release, apron transit, hi-loader lift to galley height. Nothing is estimated after the cart leaves the kitchen, because the route across the apron is fixed before departure, not worked out on the day.
Between our kitchen and the stand at DEL sit screening, escort clearance and apron traffic, and the sequence is planned against the busiest of the four runways rather than the quietest. Chain of custody runs on one signature: the same coordinator who releases the sealed cart at the kitchen is named on the handover that closes the galley catering uplift at the aircraft. Temperatures are logged when the cart is sealed and logged again at the door, so the record that travels with the flight starts and ends in the same hand.
One coordinator carries the seal from our kitchen to the signature at the galley door.
Cargo crew meals and passenger uplifts for DEL
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for VIDP / DEL
The flight kitchen behind New Delhi runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built for a wide-body-rated field where four runways keep the rotation dense. Airport catering DEL is HACCP-run production, not a single galley bench: airport catering India at this scale needs hot and cold lines working in parallel, tray sets and passenger meal boxes moving off the same floor without crossing paths. Flight kitchen DEL output is planned against the cold chain from the moment a tray is sealed, not from the moment it is loaded.
The team behind government flight catering at this station is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn in for one movement. Security clearance is on file for each of them, they sit on the access list that governs who reaches a sealed cart, and they are trained to royal household standards as well as to a standing airline specification. That dual training is what lets one kitchen run a scheduled tray set and a protocol movement on the same shift.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at VIDP
VVIP catering written per mission at New Delhi
Menus at New Delhi are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a single fixed card, so a scheduled rotation and a VIP flight menu draw on the same kitchen without sharing a specification. Inflight catering in New Delhi draws on regional produce in general terms — dairy, orchard fruit, fish from the wider region — worked into a seasonal rotation rather than a static list. Charter flight menu work and standing airline cycles move through the same production lines, each held to its own written brief. Every set closes on documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements, labelled per passenger and per cabin before it leaves the kitchen.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at VIDP are plated to a written specification, with caviar service and à-la-carte options available on request rather than fixed to a single card. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order for each account, so presentation repeats identically on every rotation.
Business cabins
Business cabins at New Delhi run multi-choice hot service in galley-ready tray sets, sized to the aircraft actually on stand. Crew meals India travel in the same production run, with cabin crew meals and pilot meals boxed separately and matched to the roster rather than bundled into the passenger count.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at New Delhi are documented per passenger, covering halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering New Delhi produces these on a separate line, sealed before it leaves that line, so a religious or medical set never shares a bench with the standard tray.
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
Food safety and cold chain for aviation catering at VIDP
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 New Delhi (DEL)
New Delhi carries scheduled, charter and government traffic across four runways, and that mix sets three different catering problems on the same day: a state delegation is a documentation task, a peak bank of departures is a capacity task, and a repeat outstation rotation is a repetition task that has to plate the same way every time. Airline catering at this volume is planned stand by stand rather than gate by gate, because a wide-body reference code puts several large aircraft on the apron inside the same window.
The uplift reaches the aircraft from our flight kitchen by sealed cart, moved airside under ramp access badges and lifted to galley height rather than left at the foot of the stand. In-flight catering in New Delhi and aviation catering in New Delhi both run off the one ops desk that plans this route, so a diversion or a late change is worked without a second call chain. Inflight catering DEL and airport catering are the same operation seen from two sides: one kitchen, one route, one desk.
What we commit to at this station is a single named coordinator, sealed carts from kitchen to stand, and a signed handover at the galley door on every rotation.
Commercial aviation catering and VVIP missions at VIDP / DEL
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Government and state flight catering at VIDP
A wide-body reference code and four runways mean a head of state aircraft can be worked on the same apron as scheduled traffic without a separate stand plan. DEL catering for state visits and official delegations runs on a protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the access list, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen for government flight catering handed over at the aircraft door.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at DEL
Four runways keep a private airliner movement clear of scheduled congestion at New Delhi, which is what lets a royal household file run to its own timing. VIDP catering for BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP aircraft is held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with royal flight catering repeating from that same file rather than being rebuilt each time, halal and other household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at New Delhi
Wide-body stands rated for four runways of traffic let New Delhi take a full three-cabin charter alongside its scheduled bank without displacing either. Charter flight catering in New Delhi for ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions is counted against the loading sheet and staged in galley order, with charter flight catering India repeating the same sequence across a multi-leg tour.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at VIDP
Four runways and a wide-body reference code let New Delhi carry scheduled rotations alongside ad hoc airline catering with the same kitchen behind both. Outstation catering in New Delhi, diversion catering DEL and technical stop catering run off one duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation, while crew meals VIDP and crew meals DEL move on the same tray run so DEL ad hoc catering never waits on a second production line.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at DEL
The FBOs on the field and the GA terminal at New Delhi sit on the same apron network that serves the wide-body stands, which keeps a business jet movement inside the same delivery chain as an airline uplift. Private jet catering India, business jet catering and business aviation catering here reach the ramp handler on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as FBO catering for a scheduled rotation.
Private jets →
FBOs at New Delhi
bird execujet airport services pvt ltd
indamer mjets airport services pvt ltd
shaurya aeronautics pvt ltd (sapl)
Charter flight catering trusted by operators at VIDP / DEL
Operators on commercial aviation catering at DEL
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“Our sports movement through New Delhi (DEL/VIDP) required group charter catering on a tight schedule. They handled the nutrition requests well and kept everything organized for fast distribution onboard. We would book them again for another team movement. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Joana — Private Jet Operations Manager
“We arranged military charter catering at New Delhi (DEL/VIDP) for a non-routine passenger movement. Communication with operations was efficient and the order was adapted quickly when our timings moved. We appreciated the flexibility. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Kareem — Special Air Mission Coordinator
“Our freighter crew needed cargo crew meals at New Delhi (DEL/VIDP) during a short turnaround. They respected the unusual timing and kept communication direct with our ops team. Simple, efficient, and on time. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Diana — Flight Services Coordinator
Airport catering facts for New Delhi (VIDP / DEL)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 4,430 m |
| Runways | 4 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | VIDP |
Business jet catering questions at VIDP
Diversion catering and ramp questions at VIDP
What operations gets asked every week about New Delhi.
Ask operations directly →Is there a set lead time for an order at New Delhi, and how late can the specification still change?
The coordinator who holds the file confirms lead time against the loading window rather than a fixed clock, and last minute airline catering changes are taken up to the point the cart is sealed at the kitchen.
Which protocol applies when we cater VIP, VVIP and government flights at DEL?
The loader and the cart follow the same route on every movement, so VIP flight catering and government flight catering both run under one protocol file documented per passenger before the uplift leaves the kitchen.
How is airline catering delivered airside, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft at VIDP?
VIDP traffic is worked from ramp access badges straight to the stand, with airside delivery to the aircraft door completed by hi-loader rather than handed off at the foot of the steps.
When can private jet catering reach the FBOs and the GA terminal at New Delhi?
Once an order is confirmed with the coordinator, FBO catering is delivered on the same schedule as an airline uplift, timed to the aircraft's slot on the field.
Where are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes documented for orders at New Delhi?
The record sits on the protocol file kept per passenger, listing halal, kosher and SPML codes against the cabin they are produced for, sealed on a separate line before departure.
What does airline catering cost at DEL?
We price each quotation against cabin count, specification and loading window rather than a published list, and the desk returns a figure once those three are confirmed.
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Uplift at New Delhi (DEL)