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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Dublin, Ireland
VIP & private jet catering with airline catering at Dublin (EIDW / DUB)
DUB (IATA) · EIDW (ICAO)
Onto three runways, the longest running 3110 metres, wide-body aircraft bring scheduled, charter, VIP and government traffic through Dublin, and every one of them is boarded by hi-loader rather than met at the foot of the aircraft. Inflight catering here runs from a sealed kitchen to galley height, with in-flight catering at DUB and inflight catering in Dublin moving on one ops desk, uplift after uplift.
3,110 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
3
Runways
3
FBOs on station
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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 — Dublin
Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at Dublin (DUB)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at EIDW
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Dublin
The loading window at DUB starts at the sealed cart and ends at the signature on the galley door, with ramp access held on our own badges rather than requested airport by airport. Between those two points a catering uplift moves under escort, timed against the same wide-body reference code that governs every stand on this apron. Nothing about the sequence is estimated: it is logged at each handover, cart by cart.
Between our flight kitchen and the stand at Dublin sit screening, an escorted route and apron traffic, and we plan the airside delivery against the worst of that convoy rather than the best case. A catering uplift only leaves the kitchen sealed, and the seal is checked again at the galley door before anything is handed over. Galley catering at this station is logged twice on temperature, once at sealing and once at handover, and the loading crew signs the sheet that closes the chain of custody for that rotation.
One coordinator carries the seal from our kitchen to the signature at the galley door.
Airline food supplier kitchen serving Dublin airport
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for DUB
Dublin is worked from a kitchen built for the three wide-body stands it feeds, running hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof rather than split across sites. Airport catering in Dublin depends on that single site staying HACCP-run end to end, so a cart sealed at the kitchen door is the same cart the loading crew opens at the galley. Airport catering at EIDW and the flight kitchen at DUB answer to that one standard, whatever the mission or the cabin count on a given rotation.
The team that handles government flight catering at Dublin is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rota drawn fresh each time a delegation is due. Security clearance is held on file in advance, each member sits on the access list for the ramp, and household standards are trained rather than briefed on the day. That continuity is what lets a sealed uplift move from kitchen to aircraft without a new introduction at every stage of its chain of custody.
VIP flight catering menus for Dublin (DUB) departures
VVIP catering to a written specification at EIDW
Inflight catering at Dublin is written to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to one fixed specification repeated regardless of who is flying. Ireland's dairy, its fish and its orchard produce inform the general character of a menu without any dish or supplier being named on this page, since sourcing here stays regional rather than branded. Cabin sets run from passenger meal boxes through to VIP flight menus, moving through the same kitchen and the same clearance whatever the class. Every set closes on documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements, labelled per passenger and per cabin before it is sealed for boarding.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at DUB are plated to a written specification rather than freehanded on the day, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request for the mission it is written for. VIP flight catering here is filed against a standing order, so the presentation on a repeat rotation matches the one before it.
Business cabins
Business cabins at Dublin run on multi-choice hot service built to a cabin specification, boxed into oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals at EIDW travel the same route as the passenger tray sets, with cabin crew meals and pilot meals boxed separately and matched to the duty roster.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Dublin are documented per passenger, covering household, religious and medical needs alongside halal and kosher sets produced against the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering at Dublin keeps that production on a separate line, sealed before it leaves the kitchen for the stand.
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 DUB
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 EIDW / DUB
Dublin runs scheduled, charter and government traffic across three runways onto wide-body stands, and that mix turns catering into three separate problems at once: a delegation is a documentation problem, a peak bank of departures is a capacity problem, and a repeat charter rotation is a repetition problem that has to be solved the same way every time. Airline catering at DUB, aviation catering at Dublin and airport catering at DUB are planned against that mix stand by stand, not as one generic service applied uniformly.
The uplift reaches the aircraft from our flight kitchen by sealed cart, escorted airside to the wide-body stand and boarded by hi-loader direct to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft. Inflight catering at DUB and in-flight catering at EIDW move on that one route regardless of which stand a given rotation is assigned.
On every one of those movements, one coordinator carries the file from kitchen to signature, and the cart that leaves sealed is the cart the crew opens at the galley door.
Aviation catering for five mission types at Dublin (DUB)
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Government and state flight catering at Dublin
Three wide-body stands under one reference code mean a delegation movement is sequenced into the same ramp as every other rotation, not diverted to a separate apron. Government flight catering at Dublin for a head of state aircraft or an official delegation is documented per passenger, worked by security-cleared staff, and sealed before it leaves the kitchen for the stand.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at EIDW
Our kitchen holds a written household specification on file between movements, matched to the wide-body reference code that governs every stand a royal or VVIP aircraft uses at Dublin. Royal flight catering here extends to private airliners, BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP configurations alike, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request against that same file.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at DUB
Wide-body stands at Dublin take a full three-cabin uplift on one loading sheet, staged in the order the galleys are laid out rather than assembled on arrival. Charter flight catering at Dublin serves ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, and charter flight catering in Dublin extends to tour operator and repatriation work under the same multi-leg sequencing.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Dublin
Three runways and wide-body stands mean a diverted or delayed rotation still has to be sequenced into the same loading order as scheduled departures, not held aside for later. Ad hoc airline catering at DUB covers that gap for carriers running this station as an outstation: outstation catering in Dublin, diversion catering at DUB and technical stop catering off one duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation, with crew meals at DUB and crew meals in Ireland boxed alongside the passenger load.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at EIDW
Business jets moving through the GA terminal at Dublin are boarded on the same wide-body reference code that governs the main ramp, so the standard does not change between an airliner stand and an FBO apron. Private jet catering at Dublin reaches every FBO on the field through our dedicated branch, on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, and business aviation catering and business jet catering here both draw on that one FBO catering route.
Private jets →
FBOs at Dublin
alliance flight support
signature aviation
universal aviation
Charter flight catering trusted at EIDW
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Dublin airport
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“Our flight changed at short notice and we arranged diversion catering at Dublin (DUB/EIDW). Confirmation was quick, the order stayed clear despite several updates, and delivery reached the aircraft on time. We would use them again for another short-notice stop. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Aiden — VIP Account Manager
“We used the service at Dublin (DUB/EIDW) for off-station catering on a station where we do not have our usual suppliers. Updates were concise and the delivery timing matched our handling plan. Reliable and easy to manage from the ops desk. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Agnes — Government Flight Operations Manager
“The operations team needed an airline catering quote for Dublin (DUB/EIDW) with very little time to decide. Pricing, delivery timing, and packaging were all explained upfront, which helped us approve the uplift quickly. The clear communication made the booking easy. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Cecilia — Duty Operations Manager
Airport catering profile for Dublin (EIDW / DUB)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 3,110 m |
| Runways | 3 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | EIDW |
Business jet catering questions at Dublin (DUB)
Crew meals, lead times and access at Dublin (DUB)
What operations gets asked every week about Dublin.
Ask operations directly →Is there a minimum lead time for airline catering at EIDW, and how late can the specification change?
Our coordinator confirms cabin counts and the specification as soon as the order is placed, and last minute airline catering changes are taken up to the point the cart is sealed for loading, not before departure alone. How far in advance a full menu cycle needs confirming depends on the cabin count and the mission, and the desk sets that window at booking.
How does airline catering reach the aircraft airside at Dublin?
Dublin is worked by sealed cart from our flight kitchen, escorted across the apron and boarded by hi-loader direct to galley height rather than handed over at the foot of the aircraft. Airside delivery here follows one route regardless of stand.
When can private jet catering be delivered to the FBOs and the GA terminal at Dublin Airport?
Once an order is confirmed, FBO catering is scheduled against the same loading window as an airline uplift and delivered to whichever FBO or the GA terminal the movement is based at. The cold chain and paperwork match an airline rotation exactly.
Where are halal, kosher and IATA special meal codes documented for DUB departures?
The production record for each tray set carries the passenger's special meal code, produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves the kitchen. Halal, kosher and the full range of SPML codes are all logged this way.
Which method is used to cater VIP, VVIP and government flights at EIDW?
The hi-loader route used for scheduled aircraft is the same one used for VIP flight catering and government flight catering at this station, with a sealed cart and a named coordinator carrying the protocol file. Nothing about the loading method changes for a higher-protocol movement, only the documentation around it.
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Uplift at Dublin (DUB)