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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Dubrovnik, Croatia
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering — Dubrovnik (LDDU / DBV)
DBV (IATA) · LDDU (ICAO)
The wide-body reference code assigned to this field, at a single 3230 m runway, allows one dedicated stand to take a widebody airliner under multi-class configuration for scheduled, government and charter movements. Inflight catering here runs off one ops desk, with in-flight catering staged by hi-loader to galley height and uplift carried airside from a kitchen close to the apron, so that inflight catering for a full three-cabin rotation reaches the door sealed and on schedule.
3,230 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
02
VIP at any volume
8 First covers or 400 passengers across three cabins, same execution
03
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 — Dubrovnik
Inflight catering loaded to galley height at Dubrovnik (DBV)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at Dubrovnik (DBV)
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at LDDU
Ramp access at Dubrovnik is what turns a loading window from an estimate into a measured sequence: the cart leaves the flight kitchen sealed, crosses the apron on our own clearance, and reaches the galley door of the single wide-body stand within a fixed slot. Nothing about that sequence is quoted; it is logged. A catering uplift bound for a multi-leg rotation at LDDU is timed the same way whether the flight is scheduled, chartered or government.
Between our kitchen and the wide-body stand at Dubrovnik sit screening, an escorted apron crossing and the ordinary traffic of a single-runway field, and we plan the galley catering sequence against the worst case each of those can produce rather than the average one. The chain of custody starts at the seal, not at the vehicle gate, so a delay at screening changes the route timing without ever touching what is inside the cart. Temperature is logged at sealing at the kitchen and again at handover on the stand, and the loading sheet carries a signature at both ends, so a catering uplift bound for LDDU can be traced minute by minute from kitchen to galley door without a single unlogged step in between.
One coordinator, one sealed cart, one signature, from kitchen door to galley door.
Pilot meals and crew meals prepared for LDDU / DBV
Airline food supplier crews cleared for Dubrovnik airport
The kitchen that provisions Dubrovnik holds hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell under one roof, run to a documented HACCP standard from intake to seal. Airport catering at this field is built on that single production line rather than on multiple satellite units, so a wide-body rotation and a private aircraft draw from the same cold chain on the same day. Airport catering in Croatia, at this scale, means one kitchen answering to one specification regardless of the flag on the tail arriving at LDDU.
The team that handles government flight catering at this station is the same named crew on every rotation, carried on the access list with security clearance held on file rather than issued ad hoc. They are trained to royal household standards as well as to airline turnaround pace, so the same hands that seal a scheduled uplift also close a sealed uplift bound for a head-of-state movement. Nothing about the chain of custody at DBV changes with the mission; only the paperwork travelling with it does.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at LDDU / DBV
VVIP catering written per mission at Dubrovnik (DBV)
Menus for Dubrovnik are written to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to a fixed list, drawing on the produce of the Adriatic coast and its orchards where the mission calls for local sourcing. A First cabin, a Business rotation and a group charter each receive a different plating and pacing from the same kitchen, built against the same specification file rather than improvised on the day. Inflight catering at LDDU is documented down to the allergen, halal, kosher and medical set, each one labelled per passenger and per cabin before it is sealed. Nothing leaves the kitchen without that label attached, whatever the size of the order.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Dubrovnik are plated to a written specification rather than a standard tray, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. VIP flight catering for these cabins is filed against the standing order held for the aircraft, so presentation and pace repeat identically on the next rotation through DBV.
Business cabins
Business cabins at Dubrovnik run multi-choice hot service to a fixed cabin specification, in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the duty roster, with cabin crew meals labelled by name and seat number before the cart is sealed at LDDU.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Dubrovnik are documented per passenger, covering halal, kosher, vegan and the full set of IATA special meal codes, each produced on a separate line before sealing. Inflight catering in Dubrovnik for a household or medical set follows the same written specification as a standard tray, only produced apart and logged apart.
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
Cold chain and HACCP for aircraft catering at DBV
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 DBV
A single 3230 m runway and one wide-body stand mean that Dubrovnik takes its traffic in a compressed rhythm, where a delegation lands as a documentation event and a peak charter wave lands as a capacity one, both worked through the same stand. Airline catering and aviation catering here are planned rotation by rotation rather than by a fixed daily schedule, because the same tarmac footprint serves scheduled, charter and government movements in turn.
The uplift travels from our flight kitchen to the stand by sealed cart, boarded by hi-loader to galley height under airside delivery held on our own ramp access rather than handed over at the aircraft steps. Inflight catering and in-flight catering for a wide-body rotation move on that same route regardless of the operator, with ground handling on the apron coordinating the timing of each cart's crossing.
On every movement through DBV, airport catering is committed to one named coordinator, sealed carts logged at both ends and a signed handover at the galley door.
Government, royal and charter flight catering at Dubrovnik airport
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Government and state flight catering at DBV
A single 3230 m runway at Dubrovnik still takes the full range of official movements that a longer field handles, because the loading plan, not the tarmac, carries the protocol weight. Government flight catering here covers state visits and head of state movements with the file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the access list, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Dubrovnik
A wide-body reference code at this field is what lets a private airliner — BBJ, ACJ or wide-body VIP configuration — take the single stand on the same terms as a scheduled aircraft. Royal flight catering at DBV then holds household standards across repeat rotations, from a written specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at LDDU
On the one wide-body stand at Dubrovnik, a full three-cabin uplift is counted against the loading sheet and staged in the order the galleys are laid out, whatever the size of the group behind it. Charter flight catering here serves ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering repeating the same sequence on a multi-leg tour.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at DBV
The single wide-body stand at Dubrovnik carries scheduled turnarounds and ad hoc work off the same loading sheet, which is what lets an outstation carrier and a diverted aircraft be handled without a second set-up. Ad hoc airline catering here sits alongside outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering, with AOG covered on the same duty roster across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Dubrovnik
A single wide-body stand at this field means business aviation is sequenced around the same ramp access as the scheduled traffic rather than given a separate track. Private jet catering at Dubrovnik reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering handled by our dedicated business jet catering branch.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Dubrovnik (DBV)
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Dubrovnik, Croatia
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We used the team at Dubrovnik (DBV/LDDU) for AOG catering after an unexpected operational change. Confirmation was quick, the order stayed clear despite several updates, and delivery reached the aircraft on time. 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
Antoine — Dispatch Support Coordinator
“We used the service at Dubrovnik (DBV/LDDU) for airline catering at outstations on a station where we do not have our usual suppliers. The crew received exactly what was ordered, with clear labels and no last-minute chasing from operations. Reliable and easy to manage from the ops desk. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Francesca — OCC Coordinator
“For our flight at Dubrovnik (DBV/LDDU), we needed a quick airline catering cost per meal before confirming the order. Pricing, delivery timing, and packaging were all explained upfront, which helped us approve the uplift quickly. Straightforward and professional from quote to delivery. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Vera — Executive Aviation Coordinator
Airport catering data for Dubrovnik (LDDU / DBV)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 3,230 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | LDDU |
Business jet catering questions at LDDU / DBV
Diversion catering and ramp questions at LDDU / DBV
What operations gets asked every week about Dubrovnik.
Ask operations directly →At which point in the protocol does government flight catering enter a state movement at LDDU?
Protocol clearance and the passenger manifest are confirmed before the kitchen begins production, so VIP flight catering and government flight catering are sealed to a written specification well ahead of the aircraft's arrival on stand.
Does Dubrovnik take airline catering delivered airside, straight to the aircraft?
Every cart leaves our kitchen sealed and crosses the apron under our own ramp clearance, boarded by hi-loader to galley height rather than handed over at the foot of the aircraft.
Whose airline catering cost applies at Dubrovnik Airport?
For every quotation, the figure depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window requested, since we publish no fixed price list; the desk returns a quote once those three are set.
Given the single runway at DBV, how far in advance does an order need to be placed?
There is a standing lead time for a full rotation and a shorter one for a last minute airline catering change, with the specification still open to amendment up to the final loading window agreed with the desk.
Aviation catering at airports near Dubrovnik
TIV / LYTV
Tivat
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
TGD / LYPG
Podgorica
Montenegro · 84 km from Dubrovnik
Airline & VIP flight catering →
OMO / LQMO
Mostar
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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