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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Alexandroupolis, Greece
Wide-body airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Alexandroupolis (LGAL / AXD)
AXD (IATA) · LGAL (ICAO)
The 2582 metre runway at Alexandroupolis holds the wide-body reference code, so a hi-loader can reach galley height on the same movement a scheduled or charter aircraft uses. That capability sets the operating model for every uplift AERO GOURMET runs here: inflight catering staged airside, boarded through the galley door rather than left at the foot of the aircraft, with in-flight catering standards held across scheduled, charter and VIP rotations.
2,582 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 — Alexandroupolis
Hi-loader boarding for inflight catering at Alexandroupolis, Greece
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at LGAL / AXD
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at LGAL / AXD
Ramp access is what the loading window at Alexandroupolis is actually measured against: the sealed cart clears our kitchen, crosses the apron on an escorted route, and reaches the galley door in one continuous movement. Nothing about the catering uplift here is estimated from a general figure; it is timed against the wide-body reference code this stand is built to. That is what lets a multi-class rotation close its galley on schedule rather than on hope.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Alexandroupolis sit screening, an escorted crossing and apron traffic that moves on its own schedule, not ours. We plan the galley catering run against the worst version of that convoy, not the average one, because the chain of custody has to hold even when the apron is busiest.
Every cart is sealed at the kitchen with a temperature log started at that moment, checked again at the galley door, and closed with a signature at handover. The catering uplift is treated as the risk to manage, not the food: once the seal is broken correctly and the log matches, the load is accepted onto the aircraft.
One coordinator owns the seal from the kitchen door to the signature at handover.
Crew meals from the flight kitchen serving Alexandroupolis
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Alexandroupolis (AXD)
The flight kitchen that provisions LGAL runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, staged for the wide-body volume the reference code at Alexandroupolis allows. HACCP governs every stage from intake to sealed cart, and the cold chain is held from that first stage through to the galley door rather than checked only on arrival. Airport catering at LGAL and airport catering in Greece both draw on the same production line, so the standard does not change between a scheduled rotation and a diverted one.
The team that handles government flight catering at Alexandroupolis is the same named crew every rotation, not a rotating pool assigned on the day. Security clearance is held on file for each of them, access to the kitchen and the ramp is controlled by a named list, and household service standards are trained rather than briefed once. Catering at AXD for a state or royal movement moves through that same team, with the paperwork that travels alongside the sealed uplift checked by the same hands that sealed it.
VIP flight catering menus for Alexandroupolis departures
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Alexandroupolis, Greece
Menus at Alexandroupolis are written to the cabin and to the mission, not printed from one fixed book: a First cabin plate differs from a main-cabin tray set even on the same rotation. Regional produce from this part of Greece, orchard fruit, dairy and fish from the coast, is worked into the seasonal cycle where the mission allows it, without naming a single dish or a supplier. Inflight catering at Alexandroupolis is planned against the loading window, so the specification a crew signed off is the one that boards. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, and labelled on the tray before it leaves the kitchen, not checked afterwards.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Alexandroupolis are plated to a written specification held on file between movements, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request rather than assumed. VIP flight catering here is filed against that same standing order, so a repeat rotation sees the same presentation rather than a new interpretation each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at LGAL run multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on that rotation. Crew meals in Alexandroupolis and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, with cabin crew meals kept on the same tray-set standard as the passenger service.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at AXD are documented per passenger before the load is built, covering household, religious and medical needs on the same file that travels with the uplift. Halal and kosher sets, and the full range of IATA special meal codes, are produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves that line, so inflight catering stays traceable back to a single passenger record.
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 compliance at LGAL
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 LGAL
Alexandroupolis carries scheduled, charter and government traffic across a single wide-body stand, which turns every delegation into a documentation task and every peak rotation into a capacity one rather than a routine repeat. Airline catering at Alexandroupolis is planned around that reality: the reference code that governs the stand also governs how far in advance a loading plan has to be locked.
The uplift here moves by hi-loader from our kitchen to the galley door, staged on the apron rather than handed off at the foot of the aircraft, with ground handling on the ramp working to our schedule and not the other way round. Inflight catering in Alexandroupolis and aviation catering at AXD run off the same duty roster, so a diversion or a technical stop is worked by the crew already on shift rather than one called in cold. Airport catering in Alexandroupolis and in-flight catering in Greece both answer to that one roster.
On every rotation through this stand we commit one coordinator, sealed carts logged at both ends, and a signed handover before the aircraft closes its doors.
VVIP catering and commercial flights at Alexandroupolis (AXD)
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Government and state flight catering at LGAL
On the wide-body stand at Alexandroupolis, a head of state aircraft is worked through the same reference code as a scheduled wide-body, which keeps its ground movement unremarkable while the catering behind it is not. Government flight catering here documents the protocol file per passenger, with security-cleared staff sealing the uplift before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at AXD
Sequencing a household uplift around the single wide-body stand at Alexandroupolis means the loading plan is fixed before the aircraft is on the ground, not adjusted once it arrives. Royal flight catering here holds a written household specification on file for private airliners, BBJ and ACJ types included, with halal and household dietary requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Alexandroupolis
2582 metres of runway, which is enough to bring a wide-body charter, an ACMI or a wet-lease aircraft onto the same stand a scheduled service uses. Charter flight catering at LGAL covers group movements and special missions with a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet; charter flight catering in Greece from this kitchen follows the same staging order.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at LGAL
A wide-body aircraft using the reference code held at Alexandroupolis can be boarded here on a scheduled or an ad hoc basis, which is what makes this stand usable as an outstation rather than only a home base. Outstation catering and diversion catering run off the same duty roster as technical stop catering, with ad hoc airline catering covering an AOG or a late addition across a multi-leg rotation without a new file being opened each time.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at AXD
We work the 2582 metre runway at Alexandroupolis for business aviation on the same terms as a wide-body movement, delivering private jet catering in Alexandroupolis to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at Alexandroupolis, Greece
Operators on commercial aviation catering at LGAL / AXD
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We arranged sports team flight meals for the group at Alexandroupolis (AXD/LGAL) after a late schedule update. The order included different meal types and snacks, but the cabin crew could identify everything immediately. Very practical for team and group charter work. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Government flight department
Joana — Government Aviation Coordinator
“We arranged humanitarian flight catering at Alexandroupolis (AXD/LGAL) for a non-routine passenger movement. The team understood that reliability mattered more than complexity and stayed flexible until uplift. Strong support for a demanding operation. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Kai — Charter Services Manager
“We ordered cargo crew meals for a cargo rotation through Alexandroupolis (AXD/LGAL). Meals arrived on time and were packed practically for a working crew rather than over-presented. Good service for freighter crews and odd-hour schedules. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Hugo — Cargo Control Manager
Airport catering reference for Alexandroupolis (LGAL / AXD)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 2,582 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | LGAL |
Business jet catering questions at Alexandroupolis
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Alexandroupolis
What operations gets asked every week about Alexandroupolis.
Ask operations directly →Which halal, kosher and special meal codes do you produce for flights out of Alexandroupolis?
The sealed cart route through our kitchen carries a dedicated line for halal and kosher sets and the full range of SPML special meal codes, documented per passenger before it boards.
When does an order need to be placed for a flight through Alexandroupolis Airport?
Once a rotation is confirmed we take the specification as early as it is available, and how far in advance depends on the cabin count; last minute airline catering is still worked against the loading window rather than turned away.
Do you deliver airline catering airside at AXD?
Yes, by hi-loader straight to the galley door, so the cart never sits at the foot of the aircraft waiting for a second handling step.
What does private jet catering cover for business aviation using LGAL?
We deliver FBO catering to every operator on the field and to the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
How is VIP, VVIP and government flight catering handled at Alexandroupolis?
Alexandroupolis is worked by a named, security-cleared team for VIP flight catering and government flight catering alike, with the protocol file documented per passenger before the seal is closed.
Can you give a fixed airline catering cost for Alexandroupolis Airport?
The cabin count, the specification and the loading window set the airline catering cost, so we do not publish a price list; the desk comes back with a quotation once those three are known.
Outstation catering near Alexandroupolis
KVA / LGKV
Kavala
Greece · 113 km from Alexandroupolis
Airline & VIP flight catering →
PDV / LBPD
Plovdiv
Bulgaria · 163 km from Alexandroupolis
Airline & VIP flight catering →
MJT / LGMT
Mytilene
Greece · 207 km from Alexandroupolis
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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