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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Sármellék, Hungary
Wide-body airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Sármellék (LHSM / SOB)
SOB (IATA) · LHSM (ICAO)
The single wide-body reference code held at Sármellék lets a BBJ-class or ACJ-class movement work the stand without a downgrade to the loading plan, and that is where our in-flight catering starts. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering and inflight catering uplifts from a kitchen staged for hi-loader boarding, with wide-body carts sequenced to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft.
2,500 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
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 — Sármellék
Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at SOB
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering lead times and loading window at LHSM
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Sármellék
Ramp access at Sármellék is what sets the loading window: the sealed cart moves from our kitchen to the apron under one escort, cleared onto the single wide-body stand without a transfer point in between. Catering uplift is sequenced to the galley door rather than left at ground level, so the hi-loader carries the load to boarding height in one motion. Nothing in the run between kitchen and aircraft is handed to a third party.
Between our kitchen and the wide-body stand at Sármellék sit screening, escort and apron traffic, and the galley catering run is planned against the worst of those, not the average of them. A named coordinator owns the chain of custody from the seal at the kitchen door to the signature at the aircraft, with no gap where responsibility passes unrecorded. Temperature is logged when the cart is sealed and logged again at handover, so the catering uplift arrives with its own written record rather than a verbal assurance.
One coordinator, one sealed cart, one signature: nothing changes hands unrecorded.
Pilot meals prepared for Sármellék airport rotations
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at SOB
The flight kitchen that provisions Sármellék runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to feed the single wide-body stand without splitting a rotation across two kitchens. HACCP governs every stage of that production, from intake to the sealed cart that leaves for the apron. Airport catering at Sármellék and airport catering for movements passing through it draw on the same line, so a scheduled service and a charter rotation are cooked to the same standard rather than a lighter one.
The team that handles government flight catering at Sármellék is the same named crew on every rotation: security clearance on file, held on the access list, and trained to the household standards a protocol movement expects. That consistency matters more than headcount on a station built around one wide-body stand, where a delegation and a scheduled service can follow each other within the same shift. Nothing about a sealed uplift here passes through hands that are not already cleared for it.
VIP flight catering menus for Sármellék (SOB) departures
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at LHSM
Menus at Sármellék are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a fixed list, so a scheduled service and a VVIP rotation are planned from different specifications even when they share the same wide-body stand. Hungarian dairy, orchard fruit and freshwater fish inform the base of the seasonal offer without naming a single dish or a single grower. Inflight catering at Sármellék carries documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets, each labelled per passenger and per cabin before the cart is sealed. The specification travels with the load, not as an afterthought attached at the gate.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Sármellék are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed menu, with à-la-carte and VIP flight catering service available on request between rotations. Presentation is filed against the standing order, so a repeat movement is served to the same format each time it returns.
Business cabins
Business cabins at LHSM run on multi-choice hot service in galley-ready tray sets sized to the aircraft fitted that day. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so cockpit and cabin crew are served on their own schedule rather than folded into the passenger count.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at Sármellék, covering halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering built to those codes is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves the kitchen, so a dietary set never shares a tray run with the standard cabin service.
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-compliant aircraft catering at LHSM
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 LHSM / SOB
Sármellék works a mix of scheduled, charter and government traffic across its single wide-body stand, so a delegation on one rotation and a peak charter wave on the next are planned as two different problems rather than one routine. A delegation brings a documentation load; a wave of charter departures brings a capacity load on the same stand and the same kitchen output.
The uplift reaches the aircraft by hi-loader from a kitchen staged for that one stand, with airside delivery held under our own badges rather than passed to a general ground handling desk. Airline catering in Hungary and airport catering in Hungary both run off that same route here, and inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering at LHSM share one ops desk rather than three separate ones.
What we commit to at this station is one named coordinator, sealed carts from kitchen to stand, and a signed handover on every load.
Airline, charter and VVIP catering at Sármellék, Hungary
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Government and state flight catering at Sármellék
A single wide-body stand means a state movement and the next scheduled arrival share the same ramp footprint, which is why the protocol file has to be settled before either aircraft is on the ground. Government flight catering at Sármellék for state visits and head of state movements is documented per passenger by security-cleared staff, with the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at LHSM
One wide-body reference code, and that single figure decides which private airliners this ramp can turn around in one movement rather than two. Royal flight catering and VVIP work for BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP aircraft at Sármellék is held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at SOB
Our kitchen loads a full three-cabin service onto the wide-body stand for charter airlines, ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions passing through Sármellék. Charter flight catering at LHSM and charter flight catering at SOB are counted against the loading sheet and staged in the order the galleys are laid out, so a group rotation boards in one pass rather than several.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Sármellék
On a station built around a single wide-body reference code, carriers running Sármellék as an outstation need one duty roster that does not change between a scheduled rotation and an irregular one. Ad hoc airline catering, outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering all draw on that same roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg pattern, while crew meals at LHSM and crew meals at Sármellék are boxed to the same tray standard whatever the menu cycle happens to be that week.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at LHSM
The 2500 metre runway at Sármellék also carries business aviation traffic through to the GA terminal, served by our dedicated private jet catering branch on the same wing as the airline operation. Private jet catering at LHSM reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, kept second to the commercial rotation rather than ahead of it.
Private jets →
Aviation catering reviews from operators at LHSM / SOB
Charter operators on flight catering at Sármellék airport
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“Our flight changed at short notice and we arranged AOG catering at Sármellék (SOB/LHSM). They reacted quickly to revised timings and passenger numbers, and the handover was straightforward. A dependable option for irregular operations. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Diego — VIP Operations Controller
“Sármellék (SOB/LHSM) was an outstation for us, and we booked off-station catering for the sector. Updates were concise and the delivery timing matched our handling plan. We would be comfortable using the service there again. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Louise — Charter Logistics Manager
“We requested an airline catering cost for Sármellék (SOB/LHSM) and appreciated how clear the pricing was. Pricing, delivery timing, and packaging were all explained upfront, which helped us approve the uplift quickly. The clear communication made the booking easy. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Carlos — OCC Coordinator
Sármellék (LHSM / SOB): airport catering data
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,500 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | LHSM |
Business jet catering questions at Sármellék (SOB)
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Sármellék (SOB)
What operations gets asked every week about Sármellék.
Ask operations directly →Does Sármellék require a fixed lead time before an order is placed?
Every specification is locked to a working lead time before departure, and last-minute airline catering changes are still accepted closer to departure when the cabin count and the loading window allow it.
When can AERO GOURMET cater VIP, VVIP and government flights at Sármellék Airport?
Once the protocol file is confirmed, VIP flight catering and government flight catering both run under the same security-cleared handling, sealed before the cart leaves the kitchen.
Are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes produced at SOB?
The kitchen coordinator runs halal, kosher and the full set of SPML-coded special meals on a separate production line, documented per passenger before sealing.
Which factors set the airline catering cost at LHSM?
The hi-loader run, the cabin specification and the loading window together decide the quotation, since no fixed price list is published; the desk reviews the rotation and comes back with a figure.
Where does private jet catering reach on the field at Sármellék?
The same sealed handover record that covers an airline uplift covers FBO catering here, so a business jet at the GA terminal is delivered on the identical cold chain and paperwork.
Commercial aviation catering near Sármellék
PEV / LHPP
Pécs
Hungary · 114 km from Sármellék
Airline & VIP flight catering →
MBX / LJMB
Maribor
Slovenia · 115 km from Sármellék
Airline & VIP flight catering →
ZAG / LDZA
Velika Gorica
Croatia · 134 km from Sármellék
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Airline catering quote for LHSM / SOB
Request a quote
Send us your catering needs for SOB
Sármellék (SOB / LHSM)
Give us the aircraft and what goes on board. A coordinator comes back with a quote for Sármellék, not a brochure.
orders@aerogourmet.com · operations desk, 24/7
Four steps
Flight
Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
Who we come back to
Uplift at Sármellék (SOB)