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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Ziro, India
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Ziro (VEZO / ZER)
ZER (IATA) · VEZO (ICAO)
A single narrow-body reference code and one runway of 1222 metres set the terms of inflight catering at Ziro: every load is planned for the aircraft this stand can actually take, not for a fleet mix the field was never built to hold. AERO GOURMET runs in-flight catering here on that constraint, boarding hi-loader to galley height and holding wide-body discipline on uplift, cabin count and airside sequencing even at narrow-body scale.
1,222 m
Longest runway
Narrow-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 — Ziro
Wide-body aviation catering at Ziro
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering lead times and loading window at VEZO
Aircraft catering sealed from kitchen to galley at Ziro
Ramp access at Ziro runs through the single stand this field operates, so the catering uplift is sequenced against that one slot rather than a bank of gates. Every cart is loaded, sealed and driven to the apron in a fixed order, timed to clear the galley door before the narrow-body turnaround closes. That order is written down before the aircraft is on the ground, not worked out once it arrives.
Between our kitchen and the single stand at Ziro sit a security screen, an escort along the apron and the ordinary traffic of one runway shared by every movement. We plan the galley catering run against the worst of that, not the average of it, because a delay on the only stand this field has cannot be absorbed by moving to another. The chain of custody is unbroken from seal to signature: temperature logged when the cart leaves the kitchen, logged again at the galley door, and the catering uplift closed out only once both figures and both signatures are on the sheet.
One stand, one sealed route, one signature — that is the whole chain of custody.
Crew meals from the kitchen serving Ziro airport
Airline food supplier crews cleared for ZER
The kitchen behind Ziro runs hot production, pastry and a cold larder under one roof, built to hold airport catering to a fixed standard regardless of how few stands the field has to work with. HACCP governs every stage from intake to sealed cart, and that discipline is what lets a single-runway station take on airport catering at the same specification as a hub. Cold chain custody starts at the pass and does not break until the tray is on the aircraft.
The team behind government flight catering at Ziro is the same named crew on every rotation: security clearance on file, listed on the access roster, and trained to the household paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift. That continuity matters more than headcount on a field with one stand and one runway, because the same people who sealed the cart are the ones who can answer for it at the aircraft. Nothing about the specification changes between a scheduled sector and a state movement.
Halal airline meals and special meals at Ziro (ZER)
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at VEZO
Menus at Ziro are built to the cabin the narrow-body reference code actually carries, not to a wide-body plan scaled down after the fact. Chefs draw on the produce of Arunachal Pradesh where the season allows it, working orchard fruit, dairy and river fish into a specification that still reads as inflight catering rather than a restaurant plate. Every set is written to the mission first — scheduled, charter, VIP or government — and to the season second. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin before the cart is packed.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at ZER are plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte and caviar service built in where the mission calls for it. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, not improvised at the stand, so the same presentation repeats on every rotation.
Business cabins
Business cabins at Ziro run on multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley actually fitted here. 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 Ziro are documented per passenger: halal and kosher sets, the full range of IATA special meal codes, and household or medical requirements produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves the kitchen. Inflight catering here treats every code as a standing specification, not a special request.
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 and sealed transfer for aircraft catering at Ziro (ZER)
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 VEZO / ZER
Ziro operates one runway of 1222 metres against a narrow-body reference code, which means the traffic here is scheduled and charter work sized to that airframe rather than a wide-body mix. That single constraint decides the whole catering plan: capacity is measured against one stand, not a bank of gates, so a peak departure is a sequencing problem before it is ever a volume problem.
The uplift travels from our kitchen to the one stand this field works, boarded by hi-loader to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft. Ground handling on the apron and airside delivery to the stand are held on the same clearance we use for every rotation, so airline catering at VEZO and aviation catering at VEZO run off the identical route regardless of the flight type behind it.
We commit to one coordinator per rotation, sealed carts from kitchen to stand, and a signed handover at the galley door, so inflight catering in Ziro and in-flight catering in Ziro and airport catering in Ziro all close out on the same paperwork.
Airline, charter and VVIP catering at Ziro
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Government and state flight catering at VEZO
A narrow-body aircraft using the one stand at Ziro can still carry a head of state delegation, and the reference code that governs the stand is what fixes the protocol plan around it rather than the mission itself. Government flight catering at VEZO is documented per passenger, boarded by security-cleared staff, and sealed at the kitchen before the convoy ever reaches the ramp.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at ZER
At Ziro, the single narrow-body stand is where royal flight catering is held to the same written specification kept on file between movements, regardless of how the airframe compares to a wide-body private airliner elsewhere on the network. VVIP catering for a BBJ, ACJ or comparable private airliner passing through follows the household dietary requirements on record, halal included, with nothing left to be worked out on the day.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Ziro
Loading has to be sequenced around a single stand before it is sequenced around anything else at Ziro, because that one narrow-body position is what every charter flight catering movement shares regardless of operator. ACMI and wet-lease work, group charters and special missions all board a full multi-class uplift counted against the same loading sheet, staged in the order the galleys are laid out rather than the order the aircraft arrives.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at VEZO
A narrow-body reference code governs the single stand at Ziro, and it is that code, not the carrier, that fixes what an ad hoc airline catering order can actually load here. Outstation catering and diversion catering both run off the same tray standard as a scheduled sector, technical stop catering and AOG are worked on the same duty roster, and crew meals at Ziro travel boxed separately across a multi-leg rotation without ever changing the cycle underneath.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at ZER
1222 metres of runway, and a narrow-body reference code to go with it, decide which business jets can work this ramp before any FBO catering order is placed. Private jet catering at VEZO reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same sealed paperwork as an airline uplift, with business aviation catering and business jet catering held to the identical specification.
Private jets →
Inflight catering trusted by operators at ZER
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Ziro airport
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We requested airline meal boxes at Ziro (ZER/VEZO) and the packaging worked very well onboard. The order came ready for service with no unnecessary packaging or loose items to sort through. Very cabin-friendly catering. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Ali — Airline Dispatch Manager
“Our operation through Ziro (ZER/VEZO) included a tech stop request at short notice. The uplift was organized around our revised departure and reached the aircraft without delaying the turn. We appreciated how easy the coordination was. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Joana — Executive Charter Coordinator
“I needed reliable private jet catering at Ziro (ZER/VEZO) for a same-day departure. The team was responsive to a late change and the final order still arrived looking polished. A very good experience from a flight attendant perspective. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★☆Government flight department
Abdullah — Mission Planning Officer
Ziro (VEZO / ZER): airport catering data
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,222 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | VEZO |
Business jet catering questions at Ziro (ZER)
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Ziro (ZER)
What operations gets asked every week about Ziro.
Ask operations directly →Do you publish a fixed airline catering cost for ZER?
Yes, we quote against cabin count, specification and the loading window rather than a fixed airline catering cost, and the desk comes back with a figure once those three are set.
How is private jet catering delivered to the FBOs and the GA terminal at VEZO?
VEZO business aviation is reached on the same sealed route as an airline uplift; FBO catering and private jet catering go to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on one cold chain and one paperwork trail.
Can Ziro handle VIP flight catering and government flight catering under protocol?
Yes, VIP flight catering and government flight catering at Ziro run under the same protocol file, documented per passenger and boarded by cleared staff regardless of mission.
Which lead time applies at Ziro, and how far in advance must a specification be locked?
The sealed cart route from our kitchen to the stand sets the lead time; a specification can move up to that point, and last minute airline catering is handled against whatever window remains once the cart is packed.
What halal, kosher and special meal codes does the ZER kitchen produce?
We produce halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA SPML codes, each documented per passenger and built on a separate production line before sealing.
Does the narrow-body reference code at VEZO change how airline catering reaches the aircraft airside?
There is one stand at VEZO, and airline catering is delivered to it by hi-loader lifted to galley height, with airside delivery held on our own clearance rather than left at the foot of the aircraft.
Inflight catering at other airports near Ziro
IXI / VELR
Lilabari
India · 42 km from Ziro
Airline & VIP flight catering →
HGI / VEHO
Hollongi
India · 72 km from Ziro
Airline & VIP flight catering →
JRH / VEJT
Jorhat
India · 101 km from Ziro
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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