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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Velika Gorica, Croatia
Hi-loader airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Velika Gorica (LDZA / ZAG)
ZAG (IATA) · LDZA (ICAO)
Velika Gorica carries a wide-body aerodrome reference code, so our crews plan every uplift against wide-body dimensions rather than a smaller default. That code is what lets a hi-loader raise a full inflight catering load to galley height instead of leaving it at the foot of the aircraft, and it is why in-flight catering here starts on the apron, not at a delivery gate.
3,252 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
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 — Velika Gorica
Inflight catering loaded to galley height at Velika Gorica, Croatia
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering lead times and loading window at LDZA / ZAG
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at Velika Gorica (ZAG)
Velika Gorica's wide-body reference code is what makes ramp access to the galley door possible here rather than a stand-side handoff. Every cart is sealed at our kitchen before it crosses the apron, and each catering uplift is logged against the same rotation it boards. That sequence is measured, not promised, from the moment the seal is broken to the last case boarded.
Between our kitchen and the aircraft at Velika Gorica sit screening, an escort and the ordinary traffic of a working apron, and the convoy is the part of the job we plan against, not the galley itself. A catering uplift only earns its slot once the escort and the checkpoint have both cleared it, and we build in the margin for whichever runs long that day. Chain of custody is kept the same way on every rotation: temperature logged when the cart is sealed at the kitchen, logged again at the galley catering handover, and a signature closing the load at the stand.
One coordinator owns the load, seal to signature, on every rotation we run.
Crew meals from the kitchen serving Velika Gorica
Airline food supplier crews cleared for Velika Gorica, Croatia
The flight kitchen at ZAG runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to HACCP standard from intake to loading. Airport catering here is planned against the wide-body reference code the field holds, so tray sets and passenger meal boxes are sized to a galley built for a widebody, not adapted from a narrower one. Holding hot production, cold larder and protocol work together under a single cold chain is what keeps airport catering at Velika Gorica consistent rotation to rotation.
The team behind government flight catering at LDZA is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool pulled in as needed. Each member carries a current security clearance, sits on the access list held for sealed movements, and is trained to the household paperwork that travels with the load. That continuity is what keeps catering at LDZA answerable to one desk, not several.
Halal airline meals and special meals at ZAG
VVIP catering to a written specification at LDZA / ZAG
Menus for Velika Gorica are written to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than run from one fixed list, drawing on the country's dairy, orchard fruit and lake and river fish where the season allows. Inflight catering in Velika Gorica moves from a First and VVIP tray to a Business hot service to a main-cabin meal box on the same production line, each built to its own specification. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin before the cart is ever sealed. Nothing on this list is improvised at the galley door; it is filed before the aircraft is even on stand.
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First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Velika Gorica are plated to a written specification, with caviar service and à-la-carte options available on request rather than fixed by a set menu. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order for the rotation, so the same presentation repeats from one movement to the next.
Business cabins
Business cabins at LDZA get multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft, with crew meals boxed separately from the passenger load. Cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel on their own roster line at ZAG, kept apart from the main cabin boxes.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at ZAG are documented per passenger, covering halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes, and produced on a dedicated line before sealing. Inflight catering built to a household or medical brief never shares a production run with the standard cabin load.
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 LDZA
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 Velika Gorica airport
Velika Gorica takes scheduled, charter and government traffic against a single wide-body reference code, which means a delegation movement and a peak departure wave are planned on the same stand infrastructure rather than two different ones. A repeat rotation is a documentation problem more than a loading one: the same tray specification has to reappear correctly, uplift after uplift.
The uplift reaches the aircraft here by hi-loader, raised straight to galley height from a sealed cart rather than set down at the foot of the aircraft, with our own coordinator on the apron for the crossing from kitchen to stand. Airline catering at Velika Gorica and airport catering in Velika Gorica both run through that same stand access, wide-body stand by wide-body stand.
What we commit to on this station is one coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover on every load, so aviation catering and inflight catering at ZAG both answer to a single desk rather than a shifting roster; in-flight catering in Velika Gorica is worked the same way regardless of who the flight is for.
Commercial aviation catering and VVIP missions at LDZA / ZAG
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Government and state flight catering at ZAG
A head of state aircraft boards here on the same wide-body reference code that governs every other movement at this field, which is what allows a full protocol uplift rather than a scaled-down one. Government flight catering at Velika Gorica covers state visits and official delegations with the file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the load, and the uplift sealed before it leaves our kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Velika Gorica
At Velika Gorica, the 3252 metre runway is what keeps a private airliner movement on the same footing as any other wide-body arrival rather than a special case. Royal flight catering here is held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, covering BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP aircraft, with halal and household dietary requirements produced to that same file on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at LDZA
A full three-cabin uplift has to be staged in the order the galleys open, and the 3252 metre runway at Velika Gorica is what keeps that sequence workable for a wide-body charter rather than a cut-down load. Charter flight catering at ZAG covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, counted against the loading sheet stand by stand; charter flight catering in Croatia runs to that same specification.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at ZAG
The wide-body reference code at Velika Gorica governs every rotation booked here, scheduled or otherwise. Carriers running this station as an outstation get outstation catering built to the same tray standard week to week even as the menu cycle changes, alongside ad hoc airline catering in Croatia for diversion catering, technical stop catering and AOG cases across a multi-leg schedule; crew meals in Velika Gorica and crew meals at ZAG travel on the same roster as ad hoc catering at ZAG.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Velika Gorica
The 3252 metre runway at Velika Gorica takes wide-body movements comfortably, which also means business aviation traffic here shares the same apron infrastructure rather than a separate strip. Private jet catering at ZAG is delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal by our dedicated branch, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, FBO catering included.
Private jets →
FBOs at Velika Gorica
euro jet
fcg ops zagreb handling
zagreb general aviation terminal
Inflight catering trusted by operators at LDZA / ZAG
Protocol teams on VVIP catering at Velika Gorica
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We needed presidential flight catering at Velika Gorica (ZAG/LDZA) for a protocol-sensitive flight. Communication was discreet, changes were handled calmly, and the delivery was coordinated exactly within the agreed window. We would trust the team again for a similar movement. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Jade — Operations Controller
“I handled the cabin order for a flight from Velika Gorica (ZAG/LDZA) and needed private airliner catering. The portions, packaging, and labeling worked well for the cabin, and the timing was spot on. A very smooth experience for the cabin team. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Yann — Station Performance Manager
“Our charter program used the service at Velika Gorica (ZAG/LDZA) for umrah flight catering. Despite the large order, communication stayed simple and final quantities were confirmed without confusion. A dependable choice for group charter operations. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Diana — Private Aviation Manager
Airport catering data for Velika Gorica (LDZA / ZAG)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,252 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | LDZA |
Airline catering services FAQ for ZAG
Pilot meals and loading questions at ZAG
What operations gets asked every week about Velika Gorica.
Ask operations directly →Whose halal, kosher and special meal requirements does Velika Gorica airport catering document?
For every passenger on the manifest, halal, kosher and SPML codes are logged per seat and matched to the tray before sealing, so the special meals load boards against a written list rather than a verbal note.
At what point does an order need to be placed for ZAG, and how late can the specification change?
The sequence starts with the initial booking against the rotation, and lead time from there depends on cabin count and specification; even last minute airline catering requests are worked against whatever window remains before the loading window closes.
Is LDZA equipped to handle VIP, VVIP and government flight catering under protocol?
The same named coordinator who runs a standard rotation also owns VIP flight catering and government flight catering here, working from the protocol file rather than a general checklist.
When does airline catering reach the aircraft airside at Velika Gorica?
When the escort clears the sealed cart across the apron, the hi-loader takes it straight to galley height, so airside delivery never leaves a load waiting at the foot of the aircraft.
Jet catering at airports near Velika Gorica
MBX / LJMB
Maribor
Slovenia · 87 km from Velika Gorica
Airline & VIP flight catering →
RJK / LDRI
Rijeka
Croatia · 131 km from Velika Gorica
Airline & VIP flight catering →
BNX / LQBK
Mahovljani
Bosnia and Herzegovina · 131 km from Velika Gorica
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Velika Gorica (ZAG / LDZA)
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Uplift at Velika Gorica (ZAG)