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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Souda, Greece
Souda (LGSA / CHQ): airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering
CHQ (IATA) · LGSA (ICAO)
With a wide-body reference code, Souda takes multi-class aircraft that a shorter field turns away, and that capacity sets the terms for every uplift we board here. In-flight catering moves by hi-loader straight to galley height, so inflight catering on this apron never waits at the foot of the aircraft for a delivery that still has to be carried up.
3,347 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 — Souda
Aviation catering boarded by hi-loader at Souda, Greece
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at LGSA / CHQ
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Souda airport
Every catering uplift at this station starts sealed at the kitchen door and ends signed at the galley, with nothing left to estimate in between. Ramp access is held on our own clearance, so the convoy crosses the apron on a schedule we control rather than one we wait on. That is what lets a wide-body rotation at Souda turn on time when the loading window is the tightest part of the ground handling.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Souda sit screening, an escort across the apron and the ordinary traffic of a working ramp, and we plan every galley catering run against the worst of that rather than the average of it. Chain of custody starts with a seal at the kitchen and a temperature log, and it does not break until a second log and a signature close the load at the aircraft. That discipline is what a catering uplift at LGSA is built to survive, delegation runs and peak departure waves included, without the record ever showing a gap.
One seal, one log, one signature: the load never leaves our custody unrecorded.
Flight kitchen and crew meals for LGSA / CHQ
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Souda (CHQ)
The flight kitchen that provisions LGSA carries hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built for the wide-body mix that Souda's reference code allows onto its single runway. Airport catering here runs on tray sets and passenger meal boxes staged for a galley-ready handover, not a plated line finished stand-side. That is what lets airport catering at Souda hold one standard whether the rotation is a scheduled service or a one-off charter.
The team that handles government flight catering at Souda is the same named crew every rotation: security clearance on file, listed on the access roster, and trained to the household standards a royal or state movement expects. That continuity is what a protocol officer checks before anything else, because a new face on a sealed uplift is the one variable nobody can sign off on. Chain of custody runs through people we can name, not a rotating shift.
Halal airline meals and special meals at Souda
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Souda, Greece
Menus at Souda are written to the cabin and the mission first, then adapted to the season, drawing on Greece's own dairy, olive groves, orchard fruit and coastal catch where the route allows it. Inflight catering in Souda covers a VIP flight menu built around plated service, a charter flight menu sized to a group movement, and a standing tray-set specification for scheduled rotations. Every dietary and religious set is documented per passenger and per cabin before it is loaded, not adjusted after boarding. Cycles change week to week; the specification behind them, and the record that proves what went on board, does not.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Souda are plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request and every course filed against the standing order before it leaves the kitchen. That record is what VIP flight catering at this station is checked against, rotation after rotation, rather than against memory.
Business cabins
Business cabins at CHQ run on multi-choice hot service built to a cabin specification, boxed into oven-ready formats sized to the aircraft's own galley. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel in the same tray sets, boxed separately and matched to the roster rather than the passenger count.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Souda are documented per passenger, covering halal, kosher and the full set of IATA special meal codes, from religious sets to medical and household requests. Every one of them is produced on a separate line and sealed before it joins the main load, which is how inflight catering here keeps a mixed cabin auditable rather than improvised.
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 LGSA
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 LGSA
Souda's single wide-body-rated runway carries scheduled, charter, government and VIP traffic through one field, which means a delegation and a peak departure wave can land on the same afternoon. Airline catering at Souda is planned around that mix rather than around one traffic type, because a state movement is a documentation problem and a charter wave is a capacity one, and the same kitchen has to answer both without slowing either.
Aviation catering at CHQ moves by sealed cart from our kitchen to the ramp, boarded by hi-loader at galley height rather than handed up at the aircraft door. In-flight catering in Greece and inflight catering in Greece both run off that same convoy, with our own escort crossing the apron on a schedule set by the loading plan, not by whoever else is working the stand.
Airport catering in Souda commits to one coordinator per rotation, sealed carts logged at both ends, and a signed handover at the galley door.
Airline, charter and VVIP catering at Souda, Greece
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Government and state flight catering at CHQ
The wide-body reference code held at Souda allows the aircraft class a head of state movement typically flies, which is what government flight catering here is built around. Delegations and official visits move on a protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the access list, and an uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Souda
We hold a household specification on file between movements, built around the wide-body reference code this station carries, so a returning aircraft is served to the same standard as its last visit. Royal flight catering and VVIP work here cover private airliners, BBJ and ACJ types included, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at LGSA
Wide-body reference code aside, Souda takes the group charters, ACMI rotations and wet-lease movements that a smaller field cannot stand up for. Charter flight catering in Souda covers special missions and group movements with a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet and staged in galley order, and charter flight catering in Greece runs the same sealed process whether the aircraft is on its first rotation through this station or its fiftieth.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at CHQ
A single wide-body-rated runway at Souda means every rotation, scheduled or ad hoc, is sequenced through one movement plan rather than spread across parallel stands. Carriers running this station as an outstation draw on ad hoc airline catering for irregular sectors, outstation catering for a base without their own crew, diversion catering when a rotation lands unplanned, and technical stop catering across a multi-leg pattern, with AOG covered on the same duty roster and crew meals boxed to match.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Souda
Business jets and smaller VIP airliners share the same wide-body-rated runway that Souda offers its scheduled and charter traffic, which is what lets private jet catering in Souda run on the identical sealed process rather than a scaled-down one. FBO catering here reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal directly, on the same cold chain and paperwork as a wide-body uplift, business aviation catering and business jet catering included.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at LGSA / CHQ
Operators on commercial aviation catering at LGSA / CHQ
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“For a government operation through Souda (CHQ/LGSA), we required discreet state visit aircraft catering. They followed the instructions carefully and kept communication limited to the operational contacts involved. We were very satisfied with the level of coordination. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Laura — Delegation Travel Coordinator
“For a VIP rotation through Souda (CHQ/LGSA), we used the team for private airliner catering. The portions, packaging, and labeling worked well for the cabin, and the timing was spot on. I would happily use them again on a VIP rotation. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Jin — Ad Hoc Operations Manager
“For a high-volume passenger flight at Souda (CHQ/LGSA), we needed reliable hajj 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.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Thomas — Crew Services Coordinator
Outstation catering data for Souda (LGSA / CHQ)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 3,347 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | LGSA |
Business jet catering questions at Souda
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Souda
What operations gets asked every week about Souda.
Ask operations directly →Is private jet catering delivered to the FBOs and the GA terminal at Souda?
Our coordinator delivers private jet catering to every FBO on the field and to the GA terminal directly, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering covering business jets of any size.
When is airline catering cost confirmed for a flight through CHQ?
When we have the cabin count, the specification and the loading window, our desk returns a quotation rather than a published price, since airline catering cost depends on those three variables at every station we serve.
Who sets the lead time and how far in advance an order is needed at LGSA?
For a scheduled rotation our desk asks for standard lead time; for an ad hoc, diversion or last minute airline catering request, the same kitchen holds capacity to turn a specification around inside one loading window.
Where does protocol documentation start for VIP flight catering and government flight catering in Souda?
It starts at the kitchen, where the uplift is sealed and logged before it leaves for the stand, covering VIP flight catering, government flight catering and VVIP movements under the same written protocol.
Inflight catering at other airports near Souda
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Greece · 96 km from Souda
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
JSH / LGST
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
Aviation catering quote for LGSA
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Souda (CHQ / LGSA)
Give us the aircraft and what goes on board. A coordinator comes back with a quote for Souda, not a brochure.
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Offloading
Return leg, if any
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Uplift at Souda (CHQ)