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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Alghero, Italy
Airside airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Alghero (LIEA / AHO)
AHO (IATA) · LIEA (ICAO)
A wide-body aerodrome reference code at Alghero means the ramp is built for three-cabin aircraft, not just narrow-body turnarounds. Inflight catering here moves by hi-loader straight to galley height, with in-flight catering uplift staged on the apron rather than left at the foot of the aircraft, so a wide-body rotation boards without a second handling step.
3,000 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 — Alghero
Aviation catering with ramp access at Alghero
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window for LIEA departures
Aircraft catering sealed from kitchen to galley at Alghero
The wide-body reference code held at Alghero sets a fixed sequence for every catering uplift: sealed at the kitchen, moved under ramp access, boarded through the galley door in the order the cabins are laid out. Nothing about that sequence is estimated after the fact. It is the same order for a scheduled turnaround as for a one-off charter routed through the apron here.
Between the kitchen and the stand at Alghero sit screening, an escort onto the apron and the ordinary traffic of a single-runway field, and the galley catering plan is built around the worst of those three, not the average. Chain of custody runs on a sealed cart from the moment it leaves the kitchen door, logged again at the aircraft. Every catering uplift closes on a signature at the galley, matched against the load it left with.
One sealed cart, one route, one signature: nothing about the load is estimated.
Crew meals from the kitchen serving Alghero airport
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for AHO
The flight kitchen at AHO runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to feed a wide-body rotation without splitting the load across two sites. HACCP governs every stage from intake to the sealed cart, and the cold chain is unbroken from the larder to the galley door. Airport catering in Alghero and airport catering in Italy both answer to that same production standard, held station by station.
The team behind government flight catering at Alghero is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool pulled in for one movement. Security clearance is held on file, each member sits on the access list for the kitchen and the ramp, and household service standards are trained rather than assumed. Catering at AHO for a cleared movement runs through that same fixed team, start to signature.
VIP flight catering menus for Alghero (AHO) departures
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at LIEA
Menus at Alghero are written to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to a fixed cycle, so a scheduled turnaround and a one-off charter do not draw from the same plan by accident. Sardinian produce sits in the frame where it fits a menu: dairy, cheese, seafood and orchard fruit sourced regionally rather than shipped in. Inflight catering in Alghero carries that local sourcing through First, Business and main cabin alike, not as a special case reserved for one cabin. Every dietary and religious set is documented per passenger and per cabin before the cart is sealed, so nothing is decided at the galley door.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins routed through Alghero are plated to a written specification rather than assembled on the day, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so a repeat rotation gets the same presentation every time it lands.
Business cabins
Business cabins at LIEA run on multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, alongside the passenger tray sets.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Alghero are documented per passenger, covering halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering on this line is produced on a separate run and sealed before it joins the main load, household and medical requirements included.
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 under HACCP control at Alghero (AHO)
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 LIEA / AHO
Alghero holds a single runway long enough and an aerodrome reference code rated for wide-body aircraft, which puts this station's traffic on a different footing from a typical regional field: a scheduled turnaround, a charter movement or an occasional government rotation can all draw the same three-cabin capability rather than a scaled-down one. A repeat rotation through this stand is a repetition problem for catering planning, not a capacity one, and it is treated that way.
The uplift reaches the aircraft here by hi-loader, boarded directly to galley height rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft, with ground handling on the apron covering the escort from kitchen door to stand. Airline catering at LIEA and inflight catering at LIEA run off the same duty roster, so a change to one leg of a rotation does not mean a second handover. Aviation catering at AHO and in-flight catering in Alghero both move on that single sealed run.
On every movement through this stand we commit one coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover at the galley door, so airport catering at AHO carries one named point of contact from kitchen to aircraft.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at Alghero
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Government and state flight catering at Alghero
The 3000-metre runway at Alghero takes a full wide-body movement without restriction, which is what a head of state aircraft or a state delegation requires before protocol planning even begins. Government flight catering here documents the protocol file per passenger, with security-cleared staff and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen, in the dedicated space this traffic uses.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at LIEA
A private airliner — BBJ, ACJ or a wide-body VIP configuration — is exactly what the 3000-metre runway at Alghero is built to take without a weight or length restriction. Royal flight catering here is held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household requirements produced on request, VVIP protocol carried through every stage of the uplift.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at AHO
On the wide-body stands at Alghero, the 3000-metre runway is what lets an ACMI or wet-lease operator bring in the same aircraft type a scheduled carrier would use. Charter flight catering at AHO and charter flight catering at LIEA both cover group movements and special missions with a full three-cabin uplift, counted against the loading sheet and staged in galley order across a multi-leg itinerary.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Alghero
The wide-body reference code held at this station lets a scheduled carrier run Alghero as a genuine outstation rather than a stop with limited options. Our kitchen covers ad hoc airline catering for a diverted aircraft, outstation catering for a carrier based here week to week, diversion catering and technical stop catering off the same duty roster, with crew meals at Alghero and crew meals at AHO boxed to the roster across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at LIEA
Sequencing a business aviation movement against a wide-body rotation is the constraint the aerodrome reference code sets at Alghero, since both draw on the same ramp and the same kitchen output. Private jet catering in Italy is delivered here to 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, FBO catering included.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at LIEA
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Alghero airport
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“For a government operation through Alghero (AHO/LIEA), we required discreet royal flight catering. Communication was discreet, changes were handled calmly, and the delivery was coordinated exactly within the agreed window. We would trust the team again for a similar movement. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Lorenzo — Duty Operations Manager
“For a VIP rotation through Alghero (AHO/LIEA), we used the team for wide body VIP aircraft catering. Everything arrived neatly packed, easy to identify in the galley, and consistent with the presentation we requested. Good quality and very practical for onboard service. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Ryan — Freighter Operations Coordinator
“We arranged umrah flight catering for a group movement through Alghero (AHO/LIEA). Packaging was practical for the cabin and the uplift arrived in good order for departure. The operation ran smoothly from order to uplift. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Felix — Trip Support Manager
Airport catering reference for Alghero (LIEA / AHO)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 3,000 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | LIEA |
Business jet catering questions at Alghero (AHO)
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Alghero (AHO)
What operations gets asked every week about Alghero.
Ask operations directly →Where do you handle VIP, VVIP and government flight catering at Alghero?
Every movement runs on a documented protocol file, from security-cleared staff to a sealed uplift signed off before it leaves the kitchen. VIP flight catering and government flight catering both follow that same record at this station.
Does AHO produce halal, kosher and IATA special meal codes?
Every passenger requiring a dietary or religious set gets it documented and produced on a separate line before sealing. Halal, kosher and the full range of SPML codes are covered, alongside standard special meals for any cabin.
Which route does airline catering take to reach the aircraft at LIEA?
The hi-loader carries the sealed cart straight from the kitchen vehicle to galley height, so airside delivery happens without a handoff at the foot of the aircraft. That is the route for a scheduled turnaround and for an ad hoc airline catering request alike.
When is the cost of airline catering at Alghero confirmed?
Once cabin count, specification and the loading window are set, our desk returns a quotation built on those three factors rather than a published rate. Airline catering cost here always follows that same review, never a flat figure.
Is private jet catering delivered to the FBOs and the GA terminal at Alghero?
Our private-jet coordinator handles delivery to every FBO on the field and to the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift. Private jet catering and FBO catering both run through that one desk.
Commercial aviation catering near Alghero
OLB / LIEO
Olbia
Italy · 108 km from Alghero
Airline & VIP flight catering →
FSC / LFKF
Figari
France · 118 km from Alghero
Airline & VIP flight catering →
AJA / LFKJ
Ajaccio
France · 150 km from Alghero
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Uplift at Alghero (AHO)