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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Mahovljani, Bosnia and Herzegovina
VIP flight catering, airline catering and private jet catering at Mahovljani (LQBK / BNX)
BNX (IATA) · LQBK (ICAO)
A wide-body reference code sets the loading plan here before a single tray is boarded: cabin sequence, hi-loader alignment and galley height are fixed to that class of aircraft, not improvised on the day. Inflight catering at Mahovljani, and in-flight catering for the missions that route through it, is built around that constraint, with uplift staged to reach the aircraft airside rather than left at the foot of the stand.
2,500 m
Longest runway
Wide-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 — Mahovljani
Inflight catering at wide-body scale for LQBK / BNX
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at Mahovljani (BNX)
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at LQBK
Cleared, sealed and timed from our kitchen to the galley door: the loading window at Mahovljani is the actual measure of a catering uplift, not a promise. Ramp access decides how the cart moves once it is airside, so the sequence is fixed before the aircraft is on stand at BNX. Every leg of that sequence is logged, and the log travels with the tray sets onto the aircraft.
Between the sealed cart and the aircraft door sit screening, an escort and the apron traffic proper to a wide-body stand, and the convoy is the part of the operation we plan against, not the food itself. We hold the chain of custody from the moment the load is sealed at the kitchen to the signature taken at the galley, so no hand not on the access list ever touches the cart. Temperatures are logged at sealing and logged again at handover, and that pair of readings closes the galley catering record for the rotation before the aircraft pushes back.
One coordinator owns the load from the kitchen seal to the galley signature, start to finish.
Crew meals and pilot meals for BNX departures
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at Mahovljani airport
Across hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line sits the flight kitchen that provisions Mahovljani, run to HACCP standards with the cold chain held from the moment a tray leaves production. Airport catering at BNX depends on that single facility rather than a scattered set of suppliers, which keeps the specification consistent across a multi-leg rotation. Airport catering at Mahovljani is planned from that kitchen outward, stand by stand, so the flight kitchen at BNX is the one point of reference for every uplift the field takes.
Government flight catering at this kitchen is worked by the same named team on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn on when a delegation is announced. Each of them holds security clearance on file, sits on the access list for sealed loads, and is trained to household service standards as well as to the standing paperwork that a chain of custody demands. That continuity is what a protocol officer is actually checking when the file is reviewed before a movement.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at LQBK / BNX
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Mahovljani (BNX)
Menus here are written to the cabin and to the mission, not run off a single fixed list: a scheduled rotation, a diplomatic movement and a charter group each take a different cycle built around the same production standard. Local sourcing draws on the country's dairy, orchard fruit and river fish where the season allows it, worked into a specification rather than named as a dish. Inflight catering at Mahovljani carries that same discipline through to the paperwork: every allergen, halal, kosher and medical set is documented per passenger and per cabin before it is sealed. Cycles are refreshed by season, while the tray standard and the documentation behind it stay fixed.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Mahovljani are plated to a written specification rather than to a fixed list, with caviar service and à-la-carte options available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order for the aircraft, so the presentation repeats identically on the next rotation.
Business cabins
Business cabins at BNX run a multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, boxed into oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on the aircraft. Cabin crew meals and pilot meals are packed to the roster alongside the passenger trays, with crew meals logged separately from the main cabin load.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary work at Mahovljani covers household, religious and medical requirements documented per passenger, including halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering of this kind is produced on a separate line at the kitchen and sealed there before it ever reaches the convoy.
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 Mahovljani (BNX)
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.
Catering uplift planned stand by stand at Mahovljani (BNX)
Mahovljani takes scheduled, charter and government movements onto the same wide-body stand, which turns a delegation into a documentation task and a peak wave into a capacity one, handled from the same production line rather than two separate systems. Airline catering at LQBK is planned around that mixed profile rather than a single traffic type, so the kitchen schedules production to the rotation it is told about, not to a fixed daily pattern.
Uplift travels from our kitchen to the ramp in sealed carts, escorted across the apron and raised by hi-loader to galley height rather than set down at the foot of the aircraft; airport catering at LQBK is loaded this way on every stand the field offers, with our own crew handling the transfer end to end. In-flight catering in Mahovljani follows that same route regardless of the operator, and inflight catering at LQBK is logged at each stage so the record matches the load that boards. Aviation catering in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in our operation, means one route from kitchen to stand rather than several.
One coordinator is named to the rotation, the carts are sealed before they leave production, and the handover at the aircraft is signed before the crew accepts the load.
VVIP catering and commercial flights at Mahovljani airport
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Government and state flight catering at BNX
Our kitchen holds a protocol line separate from scheduled production, and it documents government flight catering for delegations and state visits with the file built per passenger before the aircraft lands at Mahovljani. Security-cleared staff seal the uplift before it leaves the kitchen, and any head of state movement follows that same closed file through to the aircraft door.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Mahovljani
A wide-body reference code governs the stand assigned to this traffic, and it is what lets a private airliner - BBJ, ACJ or wide-body VVIP - be boarded here to a written household specification kept on file between movements. Royal flight catering at BNX is held to that same standard on every repeat rotation, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request rather than improvised.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at LQBK
A wide-body airframe on an ACMI or wet-lease rotation is what the reference code held at this field lets us board, cabin door to cabin door, on the same stand as a scheduled service. Charter flight catering at Mahovljani covers group movements and special missions with a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, and charter flight catering in Mahovljani stages each galley in the order the aircraft is laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at BNX
A 2500 m runway sets what can operate here on a scheduled basis, and that ceiling is what our ad hoc airline catering plans around for every carrier that treats Mahovljani as an outstation. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering run off the same duty roster as scheduled work, AOG covered, across a multi-leg rotation without a separate booking process.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Mahovljani
On the same field that takes a wide-body reference code, the GA terminal and the FBOs sit alongside the commercial stands rather than apart from them. Private jet catering at BNX is delivered there by our dedicated branch, on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering handled by category rather than by a single named handler.
Private jets →
Inflight catering rated by operators at Mahovljani
Operators on commercial aviation catering at LQBK / BNX
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We were looking for a dependable airline catering partner in Mahovljani (BNX/LQBK) and the process was straightforward. The response time was good and we did not have to manage several local suppliers ourselves. We would use the service again without hesitation. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Arthur — Flight Dispatch Coordinator
“We booked airline catering in Mahovljani for a flight operating through BNX/LQBK. Communication was responsive and the team handled a late timing change without any issue. Good local support for a VIP operation. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Marie — Freighter Operations Manager
“For our flight from Mahovljani (BNX/LQBK), the cabin order included multiple SPML. The order arrived complete and the special requests were handled with the same presentation as the regular meals. A good experience with complex dietary requests. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Lina — Handling Manager
Mahovljani (LQBK / BNX): airport catering data
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,500 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | LQBK |
Airline catering services FAQ for LQBK / BNX
Technical stop catering questions at LQBK / BNX
What operations gets asked every week about Mahovljani.
Ask operations directly →Whose protocol governs VIP, VVIP and government flights through Mahovljani?
For every VIP flight catering and government flight catering movement here, the file follows one protocol line: security clearance on record, the load sealed at the kitchen, and the paperwork signed before handover.
How far in advance are halal, kosher and SPML meals confirmed at Mahovljani Airport?
On a specification held on file, halal, kosher and the full set of IATA special meal codes are confirmed against the passenger list and produced on a separate line, sealed ahead of the loading window.
At which point does private jet catering reach the FBOs and the GA terminal at BNX?
Order confirmation is the first step, after which the uplift moves straight from our kitchen to the FBOs on the field and to the GA terminal, on the same cold chain as an airline load.
Is airline catering delivered airside at LQBK, and how does it reach the aircraft?
Our loading coordinator manages the whole route: airside delivery by sealed cart, raised by hi-loader to galley height, with the handover signed at the aircraft door rather than left at the foot of the stand.
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