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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Colombo, Sri Lanka
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Colombo (VCCC / RML)
RML (IATA) · VCCC (ICAO)
Colombo runs a single narrow-body reference code, and our flight kitchen builds the loading plan around that constraint rather than around a wide-body assumption. Inflight catering here means one ops desk, a hi-loader working to galley height, and in-flight catering staged so airside movement never becomes the bottleneck of the uplift.
1,833 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
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 — Colombo
Wide-body inflight catering at VCCC
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at Colombo
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Ramp access is what decides the loading window at Colombo, because the single runway and the narrow-body reference code leave no margin for a delivery staged at the foot of the aircraft. Our crews board directly from the apron to the galley door, on the same catering uplift sequence whatever the mission on that rotation. Loading here is planned against the airside movement at VCCC, not against an average drawn from another station.
Between the kitchen and the stand at RML sit screening, an escort and apron traffic, and the plan is built against the worst case among them rather than the average one. Every catering uplift leaves the flight kitchen sealed, with a temperature log opened at that point and closed again only at handover to the aircraft, which is the chain of custody a protocol officer or a handling agent can check. Galley catering that reaches the door with its seal unbroken is the one measure this note exists to state, and it is recorded on the same sheet for every rotation through Colombo.
One seal, one signature: the convoy is the risk we plan against, not the food.
Crew meals and pilot meals for RML departures
Airline food supplier crews cleared for VCCC / RML
Airport catering at Colombo runs from a production kitchen built around hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, sized to the narrow-body traffic this station actually carries rather than to a wide-body throughput it does not. HACCP governs every stage from intake to sealed cart, and the cold chain is held continuously from that seal to the galley door. Airport catering at VCCC therefore starts from the same production floor whatever the rotation, scheduled, charter or otherwise.
The team assigned to government flight catering at this kitchen is the same named crew on every rotation through Colombo: security clearance on file, listed on the access list, and trained to the household standards a royal or state movement requires. That continuity is what a protocol officer checks first, ahead of anything printed on a specification sheet. Chain of custody runs from the same sealed cart to the same signature, rotation after rotation, at RML.
Halal airline meals and special meals at VCCC
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Colombo
Menus at RML are built to the cabin and the mission rather than to a fixed cycle, adjusted for a scheduled sector, a charter group or a government movement without changing the tray standard underneath. Inflight catering in Colombo draws on Sri Lankan produce where the specification calls for it, working in general terms such as spiced condiments, tropical fruit and locally landed fish rather than any named dish. Every set is written against the cabin count agreed for that rotation, First, Business and main cabin held to their own specification sheet. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and boarded on a labelled, separate line.
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First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Colombo are plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request and filed against the standing order for that rotation. VIP flight catering here is checked against the same sheet every time, so a repeat movement sees no variation between one uplift and the next.
Business cabins
Business cabins at RML take multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on that rotation. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, in Colombo, ready to load with the passenger tray sets.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at VCCC are documented per passenger, covering halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes, produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves the kitchen. Inflight catering built to a household or medical file follows the same chain of custody as the rest of the uplift.
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 VCCC / RML
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 Colombo (RML)
Colombo carries scheduled and charter traffic across a single narrow-body-rated runway, which means every delegation, peak wave or repeat rotation is planned against one stand cycle rather than several. A delegation here is a documentation load, a peak wave a capacity load, and the flight kitchen sizes its output against whichever of the two governs that day.
Uplift moves from the flight kitchen to the stand by sealed cart, boarded directly through the aircraft door under escort, with ramp access held on our own airside badges rather than a delivery left at the foot of the aircraft. In-flight catering at VCCC and aviation catering at RML both run off that same route, so a diversion or a technical stop uses the identical loading sequence as a scheduled departure. Airport catering at Colombo is planned stand by stand rather than against an average drawn from a busier field.
One coordinator carries the rotation from seal to signature, and airline catering at Colombo closes on a single handover record every time.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at VCCC
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Government and state flight catering at RML
A head of state aircraft or an official delegation movement boards at Colombo on the single narrow-body-rated stand this station operates, which is what lets a protocol file travel with the aircraft rather than through a wider terminal. Government flight catering here is documented per passenger, produced by security-cleared staff, and sealed before it leaves the kitchen for the stand.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Colombo
On the 1,833 metre runway at Colombo, a private airliner in the BBJ or ACJ class boards to the same standard as any other wide-body VIP movement passing through. Royal flight catering here holds a written household specification on file between movements, with halal and household dietary requirements produced on request for VVIP rotations.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at VCCC
A single stand at Colombo has to sequence group movements and special missions one at a time, which is the constraint the 1,833 metre runway sets on any loading plan here. Charter flight catering at VCCC covers ACMI and wet-lease operators and group charters, with charter flight catering in Sri Lanka staged to the loading sheet in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at RML
A narrow-body reference code governs every stand at Colombo, and it sets the tray count and cart size we plan against for scheduled and ad hoc work alike. Ad hoc airline catering at RML covers outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering, crew meals at Colombo boxed to the roster, with crew meals at VCCC and ad hoc catering at RML run off the same menu cycle across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Colombo
The runway measures 1,833 metres, which keeps this field within narrow-body and business jet operation rather than wide-body VIP traffic. Private jet catering at Colombo is delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, run by our dedicated branch on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Colombo airport
Operators on commercial aviation catering at RML
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“Our flight changed at short notice and we arranged urgent airline catering at Colombo (RML/VCCC). Even with the late change, the meals were packed correctly and delivered within the revised window. Exactly what we need when operations change with very little notice. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Simon — Charter Account Manager
“Colombo (RML/VCCC) was an outstation for us, and we booked catering for airlines without flight kitchen for the sector. The crew received exactly what was ordered, with clear labels and no last-minute chasing from operations. Very useful coverage for smaller or less familiar stations. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Faris — Airport Operations Lead
“We compared options for Colombo (RML/VCCC) and asked for an airline catering cost. They answered our questions without overcomplicating the process and kept the final cost aligned with the confirmation. The clear communication made the booking easy. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Antonio — VIP Aviation Coordinator
Inflight catering station profile for Colombo (VCCC / RML)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,833 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | VCCC |
Airline catering services FAQ for VCCC
Diversion catering and ramp questions at VCCC
What operations gets asked every week about Colombo.
Ask operations directly →Where does the Colombo order deadline sit, and how late can the specification still change?
The lead time is set against the loading sheet filed with our flight kitchen: how far in advance an order is placed decides how much of the specification can still move before the seal goes on. Last minute airline catering is possible against a narrower cabin count, but the cut-off tightens as departure approaches.
What protocol governs VIP, VVIP and government flights through RML?
We run VIP flight catering and government flight catering under the same protocol file: security-cleared staff, a documented household or delegation record, and a sealed uplift signed off before it leaves the kitchen. That file travels with the aircraft on every rotation.
When are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes produced at VCCC?
Once the passenger count and the meal codes are confirmed, halal and kosher sets and the full SPML range are produced on a separate line and sealed ahead of the rest of the load. Special meals are documented per passenger, not batched against the general cabin count.
Which route gets private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal in Colombo?
The cart moves directly from our flight kitchen to the stand or the GA apron, on the same cold chain used for an airline uplift. FBO catering here reaches every operator on the field rather than a single named handler.
Airport catering near Colombo
CMB / VCBI
Colombo
Sri Lanka · 40 km from Colombo
Airline & VIP flight catering →
KCT / VCCK
Galle
Sri Lanka · 104 km from Colombo
Airline & VIP flight catering →
HRI / VCRI
Mattala
Sri Lanka · 149 km from Colombo
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
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Contact
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Uplift at Colombo (RML)