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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Donegal, Ireland
Airside airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Donegal (EIDL / CFN)
CFN (IATA) · EIDL (ICAO)
A single narrow-body reference code governs the stand at Donegal, and every uplift here is planned around that one movement rather than a bank of parallel gates. Inflight catering and in-flight catering reach the aircraft by hi-loader to galley height, not to the foot of the steps, so a wide-body-trained crew still boards a scheduled turn, a charter or a government flight to the same standard, airside, at CFN.
1,496 m
Longest runway
Narrow-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 — Donegal
Aviation catering with ramp access at EIDL
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at CFN
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at EIDL / CFN
At EIDL the route from our kitchen to the aircraft is planned around the single stand this field works, not around a choice of gates, so ramp access is booked before the cart ever leaves the door. Every catering uplift crosses the apron under escort rather than being left for collection, and the hi-loader is timed to the stand's own turnaround rather than to a fixed slot. That sequencing is what a narrow-body reference code demands of a station with one runway and one working stand.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Donegal sit screening, an escort across the apron, and whatever traffic is moving on the single runway at that hour; we build the catering uplift schedule against the worst of those three, not the best. Chain of custody runs on a sealed cart from the moment galley catering leaves our door: a seal number recorded at departure, a temperature log kept from that point, and a second reading taken at the aircraft. The handover is signed at the galley door itself, by the crew member receiving it, closing the record for that rotation.
One sealed cart, one signature, from our kitchen door to the galley.
Airline food supplier kitchen serving EIDL
Crew meals and passenger sets from one kitchen at Donegal
Our production kitchen behind Donegal's single stand runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, so airport catering here does not depend on a delivery crossing from another site. That arrangement is what lets airport catering at Donegal hold a HACCP standard across a scheduled turn and a government movement on the same day. The flight kitchen at CFN sends out tray sets and passenger meal boxes sealed to the same cold chain regardless of which cabin they are boarded to.
The team that handles government flight catering at Donegal is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn from wherever is available that week. Each member carries a current security clearance, sits on the access list for the ramp, and is trained to the household and protocol standards a royal or state movement expects. That continuity is what lets catering at CFN move from a scheduled turn to a sealed, escorted uplift without changing crew.
VIP flight catering menus for Donegal airport departures
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at CFN
Menus at Donegal are written to the cabin and the mission first, then adjusted for season, so a First cabin specification and a main-cabin tray set never share a production line by accident. Ireland's dairy, seafood and orchard produce feature across the range in general terms, worked into a standing specification rather than into any single named dish. Inflight catering in Donegal is documented per passenger for allergens, medical requirements, halal and kosher sets, and every box or tray leaves the kitchen labelled to the cabin it is going into. That documentation travels with the cart, not as a separate sheet handed over afterwards.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Donegal are plated to a written specification held on file between rotations, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. VIP flight catering here is checked against that standing order at the galley door, not improvised at the stand.
Business cabins
Business cabins at EIDL 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, keeping flight-deck sets apart from the cabin service.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at CFN, with halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes produced on a line kept apart from the main service. Inflight catering in Ireland is sealed before it leaves that line, so a dietary set never mixes with the standard tray run.
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 and sealed transfer for aircraft catering at EIDL / CFN
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 Donegal, Ireland
Donegal works a narrow-body reference code off a single runway and a single stand, which turns every rotation into a scheduling problem rather than a volume one: there is no second gate to absorb an overlap, so a delegation, a charter and a scheduled turn on the same day are sequenced rather than run in parallel.
The uplift travels from our kitchen to that one stand by sealed cart, crossing the apron under escort before being raised to galley height by hi-loader; ramp access is booked against the runway's own traffic rather than against a fixed window. Airline catering at Donegal and aviation catering in Donegal both run off the same ops desk that plans this crossing, and airport catering here is scheduled stand by stand rather than gate by gate.
On this station we commit one coordinator to the rotation, a sealed cart at departure, and a signed handover at the galley door, whether the movement is inflight catering at EIDL or in-flight catering in Donegal on the same afternoon.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at Donegal
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Government and state flight catering at CFN
The 1,496 metre runway at Donegal is what actually clears a government movement onto this field, and government flight catering here follows that clearance rather than any separate arrangement. Delegations and official movements are handled with the protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the access list, and the uplift sealed before it leaves catering at EIDL for the stand, ready for any head of state movement the runway can take.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Donegal
A private airliner sized to Donegal's narrow-body reference code can still be boarded here to a household standard, because that code governs the one stand a BBJ or ACJ-class movement would use. Royal flight catering at CFN, and the wider VVIP and royal household work that arrives alongside it, is held to a written specification kept on file between movements, with halal and household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at EIDL
On the single stand this narrow-body reference code governs, a charter or ACMI movement takes the full three-cabin uplift in the same sequence as a scheduled turn. Charter flight catering in Donegal and charter flight catering in Ireland both run against the loading sheet rather than a fixed slot, covering wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at CFN
A single narrow-body reference code governs the stand at Donegal, and our crews plan every ad hoc airline catering call against that one working position rather than a choice of gates. Outstation catering at EIDL, diversion catering at CFN and technical stop catering run off the same duty roster as a scheduled turn, with ad hoc catering at CFN and crew meals at EIDL boxed to the roster across a multi-leg rotation, and crew meals at CFN held to the same standard whichever leg triggered the call.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Donegal
A single working stand means a business aviation movement is sequenced against whatever else the narrow-body reference code is handling that hour, rather than routed to a separate bay. Private jet catering in Ireland reaches the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field through our dedicated branch, on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering, business aviation catering and business jet catering all worked off that one desk.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at CFN
Flight departments on jet catering at EIDL
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We needed presidential flight catering at Donegal (CFN/EIDL) for a protocol-sensitive flight. Special meals and crew items were clearly separated, and the aircraft-side handover was smooth. We were very satisfied with the level of coordination. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Anwar — Airline Dispatch Manager
“We had a larger VIP aircraft at Donegal (CFN/EIDL) and booked private airliner catering for the sector. Everything arrived neatly packed, easy to identify in the galley, and consistent with the presentation we requested. Exactly the level of detail we expect for VIP flying. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Dimitri — Private Flight Coordinator
“Our charter program used the service at Donegal (CFN/EIDL) for hajj charter catering. Despite the large order, communication stayed simple and final quantities were confirmed without confusion. The operation ran smoothly from order to uplift. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Klara — Charter Operations Executive
Station data for airport catering at Donegal (EIDL / CFN)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,496 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | EIDL |
Airline catering services FAQ for Donegal airport
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Donegal airport
What operations gets asked every week about Donegal.
Ask operations directly →Can CFN receive private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal on the field?
One stand and one narrow-body reference code cover the whole field, so private jet catering reaches every FBO catering point and the GA terminal from the same ops desk that works the airline stand.
How does EIDL handle halal, kosher and special meal codes?
EIDL documents halal, kosher and the full set of IATA SPML codes per passenger, produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves the kitchen for the stand.
Donegal — do you deliver airline catering airside, and how does it reach the aircraft?
The hi-loader carries every uplift to galley height at Donegal, so airline catering is delivered by airside delivery direct to the aircraft door rather than left at the foot of the steps.
Do you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights at Donegal Airport, and under what protocol?
Yes, with security-cleared staff and a documented handover: VIP flight catering and government flight catering both run to the same protocol file, whether the movement is a royal household or a state delegation.
Inflight catering at other airports near Donegal
LDY / EGAE
Derry
United Kingdom · 75 km from Donegal
Airline & VIP flight catering →
ENK / EGAB
Enniskillen
United Kingdom · 84 km from Donegal
Airline & VIP flight catering →
SXL / EISG
Sligo
Ireland · 87 km from Donegal
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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