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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Ajaccio, France
Wide-body airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Ajaccio (LFKJ / AJA)
AJA (IATA) · LFKJ (ICAO)
The 2407-metre runway at Ajaccio brings narrow-body and select wide-body movements onto stands we work by hi-loader, sealed at our kitchen and boarded direct to galley height rather than left at the aircraft door. That single method carries every uplift here, from a scheduled turnaround to a VIP rotation, which is why inflight catering, aviation catering and in-flight catering at this station run off one ops desk instead of several.
2,407 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 — Ajaccio
Aviation catering with ramp access at AJA
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering lead times and loading window at Ajaccio
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at Ajaccio, France
Galley-ready trays leave our kitchen sealed, cross the apron under ramp access we hold ourselves, and reach the aircraft at Ajaccio without a stop at the foot of the stairs. The catering uplift is loaded directly at galley height by hi-loader, so the cold chain never breaks between the cart and the door. What the timeline below shows is that sequence measured, stand by stand, at this station.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Ajaccio sit screening, an escort and apron traffic, and we plan the catering uplift against the busiest of the three rather than the average. Chain of custody runs on one signature from seal to handover, so the galley catering that boards is the same load that left the kitchen, checked, not assumed. Temperature is logged when the cart is sealed and again when it is handed over at the aircraft, and both readings travel with the paperwork.
One sealed cart, one signature, from our kitchen to the galley door at Ajaccio.
Flight kitchen and crew meals for AJA
Airline food supplier crews cleared for LFKJ / AJA
Ajaccio's uplift is produced under one roof that runs hot production, pastry and a cold larder alongside a protocol line for sealed work, all held to HACCP through the cold chain from prep to cart. Airport catering at Ajaccio is planned against the same reference code that sets the stand, so tray sets and passenger meal boxes are built to the cabin fit rather than a generic tray. That structure is what lets airport catering at AJA move from a scheduled turnaround to a VIP rotation without changing kitchens.
Government flight catering at Ajaccio is worked by the same named team on every rotation, not a rotating pool pulled in for the day. Security clearance is on file for each of them, access to the sealed line is held on a fixed list, and the household and protocol paperwork travels with the load rather than being reconstructed at the aircraft. That continuity is what a protocol desk checks before anything else.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at LFKJ
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Ajaccio
Menus at Ajaccio are set by chefs working to the cabin and the mission rather than a single fixed list, so a delegation rotation and a scheduled turnaround are never served off the same plan. Where local produce fits the specification, dairy, fish and orchard fruit from the surrounding region are worked into the plan without naming a single grower or a dish. Inflight catering here closes on documentation as much as on the plate: allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are recorded per passenger and per cabin, not as a general note on the order. That labelling is what keeps a mixed cabin load auditable after it has already boarded.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Ajaccio are plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed to a single set menu. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so a repeat rotation is served to the same reference each time it lands at LFKJ.
Business cabins
Business cabins at AJA run a multi-choice hot service built to oven-ready formats sized to the aircraft's own galley, not a generic tray forced to fit. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so the flight deck and the cabin crew are never served from the same box as the passengers.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at LFKJ are documented per passenger rather than noted in general terms, covering household, religious and medical requests alongside halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering of this kind is produced on a separate line and sealed there before it ever reaches the main 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
Aircraft catering under HACCP control at Ajaccio, France
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 Ajaccio (AJA)
With one runway of 2407 metres and a narrow-body reference code, Ajaccio takes a mix that leans on seasonal charter and scheduled turnarounds rather than continuous wide-body waves, and that mix decides how catering is scheduled here: a charter peak is a capacity problem, a repeat rotation is a repetition problem, and both are planned against the same stand.
The uplift travels from our kitchen to the apron sealed, boarded by the method the stand allows, with our own crew on the ramp for the handover rather than a third party at the foot of the aircraft. Inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering at Ajaccio run off that one route, and airport catering at LFKJ is planned stand by stand rather than terminal by terminal, with airline catering in Ajaccio and inflight catering in Ajaccio held to the same loading sheet on every rotation.
What we commit to at this stand is one coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover on every load.
VVIP catering and commercial flights at LFKJ / AJA
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Government and state flight catering at AJA
A narrow-body reference code means a delegation movement is worked to the same stand as scheduled traffic, so the protocol file has to travel with the load rather than with a separate terminal process. Government flight catering at Ajaccio documents that file per passenger, with security-cleared staff and an uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen, ready for a head of state movement or an official visit.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Ajaccio
One runway of 2407 metres, which keeps royal and VVIP movements on the same narrow-body stand as everything else this field takes. Royal flight catering at Ajaccio holds a written household specification on file between movements, covering private airliners such as a BBJ or an ACJ, with halal and other royal household dietary requirements produced on request rather than assumed.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at LFKJ
We load ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions off the same narrow-body stand that Ajaccio's runway sets for every other rotation. Charter flight catering at Ajaccio is counted against the loading sheet and staged in the order the galleys are laid out, with charter flight catering in Ajaccio held to that same sequence on a multi-leg trip.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at AJA
At the narrow-body stand that Ajaccio's single runway serves, carriers running this station as an outstation get ad hoc airline catering built to the same tray standard as a scheduled contract. Diversion catering and technical stop catering are worked off one duty roster, outstation catering included, across a multi-leg rotation without a change of kitchen.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Ajaccio
The 2407-metre runway at Ajaccio also carries the business aviation movements worked from the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field. Private jet catering at Ajaccio, and the wider business aviation catering and business jet catering it covers, runs on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering delivered directly to the ramp handler on request.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at LFKJ
Flight departments on jet catering at AJA
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“Our ops team used the service at Ajaccio (AJA/LFKJ) as an airline catering partner. They coordinated locally, sent useful updates, and kept the final uplift aligned with our revised schedule. We would use the service again without hesitation. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Alexia — Flight Support Manager
“We used the service for airline catering in Ajaccio on a VIP rotation through AJA/LFKJ. The order was confirmed quickly, delivered on time, and packed exactly as requested for the aircraft. A very easy service to use at this station. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
David — Ground Operations Manager
“For our flight from Ajaccio (AJA/LFKJ), the cabin order included multiple special meals. Each item was clearly identified, separated from the standard meals, and easy to check before boarding. Very reassuring for the cabin crew. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Anna — Private Jet Operations Manager
Airport catering reference for Ajaccio (LFKJ / AJA)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 2,407 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | LFKJ |
Aircraft catering questions at Ajaccio (AJA)
Diversion catering and ramp questions at LFKJ
What operations gets asked every week about Ajaccio.
Ask operations directly →Which factors set airline catering cost at LFKJ?
Which quotation applies depends on the loader run, the cart count and the loading window we work to for that rotation; cabin mix and specification move the figure from there. We publish no fixed price list, so the desk comes back with a number once those are known.
When is VIP, VVIP and government flight catering handled at Ajaccio, and under what protocol?
When a delegation, a head of state movement or a royal household rotation is booked, VIP flight catering and government flight catering run on the same sealed-uplift protocol, with security clearance on file and the load signed over at handover. Royal household work follows the same chain of custody.
Does the Ajaccio airport specification allow late changes to an order?
Every order at LFKJ carries a lead time set at booking, and each specification can still be adjusted closer to departure if the kitchen has not yet sealed the cart. How far in advance you need to confirm and how late a change can be made both depend on the loading window assigned to that rotation, which is why last minute airline catering is worked case by case rather than refused outright.
Are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes produced at AJA?
Are they produced separately from the main line — yes: the protocol coordinator books halal and kosher sets and the full range of SPML codes to the passenger list, sealed on their own line before they join the main uplift.
Commercial aviation catering near Ajaccio
SOZ / LFKS
Solenzara
France · 50 km from Ajaccio
Airline & VIP flight catering →
FSC / LFKF
Figari
France · 53 km from Ajaccio
Airline & VIP flight catering →
CLY / LFKC
Calvi
France · 67 km from Ajaccio
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Ajaccio (AJA / LFKJ)
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Four steps
Flight
Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
Who we come back to
Uplift at Ajaccio (AJA)