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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Sligo, Ireland
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering — Sligo (EISG / SXL)
SXL (IATA) · EISG (ICAO)
One runway of 1072 metres and a narrow-body reference code set what boards at Sligo, and inflight catering here is planned against that limit rather than around it. AERO GOURMET runs in-flight catering and aviation catering off a single ops desk, with uplift boarded by hi-loader to galley height wherever the stand allows it, airside, on call.
1,072 m
Longest runway
Narrow-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 — Sligo
Wide-body aviation catering at Sligo (SXL)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window for EISG / SXL departures
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at Sligo (SXL)
Every catering uplift bound for Sligo's single stand is sealed at the kitchen before the convoy moves, and the seal is not broken again until the galley door. Ramp access here runs on our own badges rather than a shared pass, so the apron crossing is timed rather than queued behind other traffic. That single runway keeps the rotation short, which is exactly why the window from cart to cabin is held to a fixed sequence rather than a rough estimate.
Between our kitchen and the narrow-body stand at Sligo sit screening, an escort and a short apron crossing, and the convoy is where a rotation is actually lost or held, not the galley catering itself. We plan the route against the worst case on the day, not the average one, because EISG works a single runway and has no second sequence to fall back on. Temperature is logged at the seal and again at handover, and the chain of custody closes with a signature that travels with the aircraft, so a delayed departure never means an unaccounted catering uplift sitting on the ramp.
One coordinator owns the seal at Sligo until the signature at the galley door.
Airline food supplier kitchen serving Sligo
Cleared crews behind government flight catering at Sligo, Ireland
Airport catering for Sligo runs from a single production kitchen holding hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to feed a narrow-body rotation rather than a wide-body wave. That single-runway profile keeps the covers modest and the turnaround close together, which is exactly why airport catering here is built on one line rather than several parallel ones. Every tray leaving that kitchen runs to HACCP, sealed before it reaches the cart that carries it to the stand.
The crew that handles government flight catering at Sligo is the same named team on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn from wherever is available that week. Each member holds security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the airside route, and is trained to the household standards a protocol movement is checked against. That continuity is what lets a repeat mission through EISG move on a standing specification rather than a fresh briefing each time.
Halal airline meals and special meals at SXL
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at EISG / SXL
Menus for Sligo are written to the cabin and the mission first, then adjusted for season, and never treated as one fixed list run the same way for every flight. Ireland's dairy, fish and orchard produce sit behind the sourcing where the route allows it, described in general terms rather than by supplier or dish. Every set is documented for allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements, labelled per passenger and per cabin before it leaves the kitchen. Inflight catering at SXL is built from that documentation outward, not added to it afterwards.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Sligo are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed menu, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request against the standing order. VIP flight catering here is filed and repeated the same way on every rotation, not reinvented for each one.
Business cabins
Business cabins at EISG run multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft, with crew meals and pilot meals boxed separately to the roster. Cabin crew meals travel on the same tray-set standard as the passenger load, sealed before the cart leaves the kitchen.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger for Sligo departures, with halal and kosher sets produced on a line kept apart from the main run and the full range of IATA special meal codes covered. Inflight catering in Sligo treats that documentation as part of the load, not as an add-on requested at the gate.
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 food safety at SXL
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 Sligo airport
Sligo works a single runway of 1072 metres against a narrow-body reference code, which sets a traffic profile of scheduled, charter and occasional government movements rather than a wide-body wave — a documentation task for a delegation, a capacity task for nothing larger than the stand allows. Aviation catering at Sligo is planned around that limit rather than in spite of it.
The uplift moves from our kitchen to the stand by hi-loader where the aircraft type allows it, with our own crew on the ramp for the crossing rather than a handoff to a third party. Inflight catering at Sligo and in-flight catering at SXL both run off the same sealed-cart method, and airport catering at SXL is planned stand by stand rather than in bulk, because there is only the one to plan for.
On every rotation, one coordinator owns the load from seal to signature, and airline catering at SXL closes with a handover that both sides sign.
Airline, charter and VVIP catering at Sligo (SXL)
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Government and state flight catering at Sligo
The 1072 metre runway at Sligo sets what a state movement can bring in, and government flight catering here is built to that limit rather than around it. Delegations and official movements travel with a protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the ramp, and the uplift for a head of state aircraft sealed before it leaves our kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at EISG
A private airliner working within Sligo's narrow-body reference code — BBJ or ACJ configured for VVIP use — draws on the same runway limit that governs every other movement here, which is why royal flight catering is planned to that constraint rather than assumed against a larger aircraft. Household standards are held across repeat rotations from a specification kept on file, with halal and other requirements produced on request. Catering at SXL for this segment never varies the standard to fit the schedule.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at SXL
Against Sligo's single runway, a charter, ACMI or wet-lease operator books the one stand this field offers, and charter flight catering at Sligo is sequenced around that constraint rather than around aircraft size. Group movements and special missions receive a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, staged in the order the galleys are laid out, with charter flight catering in Ireland run to the same standard from kitchen to stand.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Sligo
A narrow-body reference code governs every rotation through Sligo, and our kitchen builds the tray standard to that limit rather than to a wide-body assumption. We run ad hoc airline catering for carriers using EISG as an outstation, cover outstation catering and diversion catering on short notice, and hold technical stop catering ready across a multi-leg rotation, with crew meals in Ireland boxed to the same roster as the cabin load and crew meals at EISG sealed on the same cart.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at EISG
Sequencing at Sligo has to work around a single narrow-body-rated stand shared across all traffic, which is exactly what business aviation movements here are fitted into rather than given a slot of their own. Private jet catering in Sligo reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, delivered by our dedicated private-jet branch.
Private jets →
Inflight catering rated by operators at Sligo, Ireland
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Sligo
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“Our ops team used the service at Sligo (SXL/EISG) as an airline catering partner. The response time was good and we did not have to manage several local suppliers ourselves. Very convenient for operational coverage. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Esther — Charter Logistics Manager
“Our team needed private jet catering in Sligo for a short-notice flight at SXL/EISG. Everything arrived fresh, well presented, and easy for the cabin crew to organize before boarding. We had a smooth experience from order to delivery. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Anas — Airline Operations Controller
“For our flight from Sligo (SXL/EISG), the cabin order included multiple kosher airline meals. All requirements were followed and the cabin crew could see immediately which meal belonged to which passenger. Very reassuring for the cabin crew. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
John — VIP Flight Operations Manager
Airport catering reference for Sligo (EISG / SXL)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,072 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | EISG |
Aircraft catering questions at Sligo
Crew meals, lead times and access at SXL
What operations gets asked every week about Sligo.
Ask operations directly →Can you take a late change to a Sligo order, and how far ahead should it be placed?
Lead time depends on the cabin count and specification, but a short lead time is normal here given the single-runway, single-stand profile; how far in advance you confirm the seat count decides how late the last change can move.
At what point does AERO GOURMET take over an EISG uplift airside?
The sealed cart clears our kitchen first, then crosses the apron under escort to the stand, so airline catering at Sligo is handed over airside rather than at a kerb; hi-loader boarding to galley height is used wherever the aircraft type allows it.
Given the single stand at SXL, do you deliver to the FBOs and the GA terminal?
There is coverage across every FBO on the field and the GA terminal itself, with private jet catering and FBO catering run on the same cold chain and paperwork as a scheduled airline uplift.
Do you produce halal, kosher and the full range of special meals for EISG departures?
Yes, produced on a line kept apart from the main run, with halal and kosher sets and the IATA SPML codes documented per passenger before sealing.
How far in advance is airline catering cost confirmed for a Sligo rotation, since no price list is published?
The standard is fixed by HACCP and by our security clearance procedures rather than by the aircraft, so a quotation turns on cabin count, specification and loading window, and the desk comes back with a figure once those are set.
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Uplift at Sligo (SXL)