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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Bastia, France
Wide-body airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Bastia (LFKB / BIA)
BIA (IATA) · LFKB (ICAO)
A 2519 m runway at Bastia takes wide-body movements that need a full three-cabin uplift, not a single tray run, and that is what our ops desk plans against. Inflight catering here moves by hi-loader to galley height, with in-flight catering and every uplift staged airside from a kitchen close enough to hold the loading window on schedule.
2,519 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
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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 — Bastia
Wide-body inflight catering at Bastia airport
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at BIA
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at LFKB / BIA
Ramp access at Bastia is what sets the pace of the catering uplift, not the distance on a map: our crews hold a slot on the apron the moment the sealed cart leaves the kitchen. Every stage between that seal and the galley door is timed against the stand allocation, so the load reaches the aircraft inside the window the ramp gives it. The wide-body reference code that governs this field means the run is planned for a full three-cabin service, never for a single trolley.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Bastia sit screening, an escort through airside, and the ordinary traffic of the apron, and the chain of custody is planned against the worst of those three, not the average. Every cart is sealed before it leaves the galley catering line, logged against a temperature record, and escorted the whole way to the aircraft. The catering uplift closes only when a handover signature is taken at the aircraft door, matching the seal number logged at departure.
One coordinator carries the seal from our kitchen to the signature at the door.
Pilot meals and cabin service produced for Bastia, France
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at Bastia
Airport catering at Bastia runs from one production kitchen holding hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under a single roof, built to feed a wide-body reference code rather than a single-aisle turnaround. Airport catering built this way lets tray sets, meal boxes and plated First and Business service leave the same HACCP-run floor on the same schedule, sealed into one cold chain from oven to cart. That structure is what keeps flight kitchen output steady when several wide-body rotations land close together.
The team behind catering at LFKB is a fixed, named crew rather than a rotating pool, and it is the same crew asked to cover government flight catering when a delegation moves through Bastia. Every member on that line carries a current security clearance, sits on the access list for the kitchen and the ramp, and is trained to the paperwork a sealed uplift has to carry from seal to signature. That is the standard whether the flight is a scheduled service or a state movement.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Bastia airport
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at BIA
Menus at Bastia are written to the cabin and the mission, not printed from one fixed book: a First and Business specification differs from a main-cabin tray set, and both differ again for a charter or a state movement. Inflight catering here draws on the produce of Corsica and the wider region where the season allows it, working within general categories such as dairy, fish, orchard fruit and cheese rather than a fixed dish list. Every plate is built against a documented allergen, halal, kosher or medical set logged per passenger and per cabin, so a specification can be checked before it is loaded rather than after. The airline catering menu at BIA is confirmed against the roster, then sealed for the loading window ahead of it.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins boarded at Bastia carry a plated specification written per rotation, with à-la-carte and VIP flight catering service available on request rather than fixed to a single set menu. Every dish on that specification is filed against the standing order before it is loaded, so the crew works from a document, not a memory.
Business cabins
Business cabins at LFKB run a multi-choice hot service built to a written cabin specification, boxed in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on the aircraft. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boarded in the same run, boxed separately and matched to the roster rather than the passenger count.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary sets at Bastia are documented per passenger against household, religious and medical requirements, with halal and kosher sets produced alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering of this kind is built on a line kept apart from the main production floor and sealed there before it joins 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 records for aviation catering at Bastia
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 Bastia, France
Bastia carries scheduled, charter and government traffic across a single wide-body reference code, which means every rotation is planned as a full three-cabin load rather than a quick single-aisle turn, and a state movement through the same stand is a documentation exercise as much as a loading one.
The uplift reaches the aircraft here by sealed cart, escorted from our kitchen to the stand and boarded by hi-loader at the galley door; airside delivery is timed to the stand allocation rather than to a fixed clock, and airline catering in Bastia is coordinated with the ramp handler on duty for that rotation. Inflight catering, in-flight catering at BIA and aviation catering in Bastia all run off the same duty roster, so a diversion or a late change is worked by the crew already on the ramp rather than handed to a second team, and airport catering in Bastia stays planned stand by stand.
On every rotation we commit to one named coordinator, sealed carts logged at both ends, and a signed handover at the aircraft door.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at Bastia airport
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Government and state flight catering at BIA
A wide-body reference code at this field means a delegation aircraft is worked on the same stand infrastructure as a scheduled service, which keeps government flight catering routine rather than exceptional here. Protocol is documented per passenger, staff are security-cleared before they touch the load, and every uplift for a head of state movement is sealed at the kitchen before it leaves for the stand.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at BIA
The reference code held at LFKB is wide-body, which is what allows a private airliner — a BBJ, an ACJ or a wide-body VIP configuration — to be worked here on the same terms as a scheduled aircraft. Royal flight catering and VVIP requirements are held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other dietary sets produced on request rather than assumed.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Bastia
Our kitchen builds every charter rotation at this field around the same wide-body reference code that governs the stand, so a group movement or a special mission gets a full three-cabin uplift rather than a scaled-down version of one. Charter flight catering for ACMI and wet-lease operators is counted against the loading sheet and staged in galley order, and charter flight catering for tour and repatriation movements follows the same sequence.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at LFKB
Off a single 2519 m runway, Bastia still carries the wide-body reference code that lets carriers run it as a genuine outstation rather than a one-off diversion point. Ad hoc airline catering, outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering all move off the same duty roster here, AOG included, with crew meals boarded on the same multi-leg rotation and the tray standard held constant week to week even as the menu cycle changes.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at BIA
A 2519 m runway is enough to bring business aviation traffic onto the same apron as the wide-body rotations at Bastia, and that shared ground is where our dedicated private-jet branch works. Private jet catering at Bastia is delivered to the FBOs on the field and to the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, and FBO catering, business aviation catering and business jet catering all draw on the same kitchen.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at BIA
Operators on commercial aviation catering at LFKB
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“For a government operation through Bastia (BIA/LFKB), we required discreet government flight catering. Special meals and crew items were clearly separated, and the aircraft-side handover was smooth. A professional service for movements where discretion matters. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Elias — Cargo Dispatch Coordinator
“For a VIP rotation through Bastia (BIA/LFKB), we used the team for BBJ catering. The portions, packaging, and labeling worked well for the cabin, and the timing was spot on. Good quality and very practical for onboard service. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Miriam — Trip Planning Manager
“Our charter program used the service at Bastia (BIA/LFKB) for umrah flight catering. The team handled the volume well and kept the boxes clearly identified by flight and service. A dependable choice for group charter operations. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Mauro — Ground Operations Manager
Airport catering data for Bastia (LFKB / BIA)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,519 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | LFKB |
Inflight catering FAQ for LFKB / BIA
Crew meals, lead times and access at Bastia airport
What operations gets asked every week about Bastia.
Ask operations directly →At LFKB, do you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal on the field?
A single hi-loader convoy covers both sides of the field, so private jet catering reaches the FBOs and the GA terminal on the same run and the same cold chain as an airline uplift, without naming a separate handler for each.
Do you need a fixed lead time to place an order for Bastia?
Yes, with the lead time set by cabin count and specification: standard orders are confirmed against our loading window, and how far in advance depends on whether the load is a scheduled tray set or a full VIP specification.
How far in advance can VIP, VVIP and government flights still be booked at Bastia Airport?
The clearance and household protocol on file decide how late a change can move: VIP flight catering, government flight catering and VVIP requirements are handled under the same security-cleared process regardless of how close to departure the request lands.
At what point does airline catering cost get confirmed for a rotation at BIA?
The step that comes first is the specification: cabin count, menu tier and loading window are agreed before any airline catering cost is quoted, since no price list is published in advance.
Given the wide-body reference code held at LFKB, are halal, kosher and SPML meals produced here?
There is a dedicated line producing halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes, each one documented per passenger before it joins the main load.
Who moves airline catering across the apron to the aircraft at Bastia?
On every rotation, our own escorted crew carries the sealed load from the kitchen to the stand, with airside delivery boarded by hi-loader straight to the galley door rather than left at the foot of the aircraft.
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