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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Galatina, Italy
Wide-body airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Galatina (LIBN / LCC)
LCC (IATA) · LIBN (ICAO)
A single narrow-body reference code at Galatina sets the loading plan: one runway of 1902 metres, one ramp routing, one hi-loader run from kitchen to galley door. That geometry is what makes wide-body-grade inflight catering and in-flight catering repeatable here, uplift after uplift, sector after sector, airside, without a foot-of-aircraft handoff breaking the cold chain.
1,902 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 — Galatina
Hi-loader aviation catering on the Galatina airport apron
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering lead times at LIBN / LCC
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at Galatina (LCC)
The loading window at Galatina runs from the sealed cart at our flight kitchen to the galley door on stand, and it is measured rather than promised. Ramp access is held on our own clearance, so the catering uplift moves airside without waiting on a shared apron slot. Every stage between kitchen and cabin is logged in sequence, which is what lets a delayed rotation still close its load on time.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Galatina sit screening, the escort run and apron traffic, and the convoy is the part of the operation we plan against, not the food itself. A sealed cart held up on the ramp costs more than a menu change ever will, so the galley catering route is built around the worst case, not the average one. The chain of custody is unbroken from seal to signature: temperature logged when the cart leaves the kitchen, logged again at handover, and the catering uplift closed out with a signed record at the galley door.
One coordinator, one sealed cart, one signature: nothing crosses the apron unaccounted for.
Crew meals and pilot meals for Galatina, Italy departures
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at Galatina, Italy
The flight kitchen that provisions Galatina runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to HACCP standard from intake to seal. Airport catering at LCC depends on that single site holding the cold chain from the first tray packed to the last cart loaded, rather than on a chain of separate handoffs. Airport catering in Italy is organised the same way at every station we serve, with Galatina run to the identical production discipline.
The team that handles government flight catering at Galatina is the same named crew every rotation: security clearance on file, on the access list, trained to royal household standards and to the paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift. Catering at LCC for state and household movements is never staffed ad hoc, because the protocol file has to match the crew on the ramp, rotation after rotation, without a substitution.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at LCC
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at LIBN / LCC
Menus for Galatina are built to cabin and mission first, and only then to season: a First and VVIP specification, a Business tray set, and a main-cabin meal box, each following its own production line out of the same kitchen. Where the mission calls for it, dishes draw on regional produce, dairy and orchard fruit sourced close to the field, without naming a supplier or a dish on the plate. Every set is labelled per passenger and per cabin, with allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements documented before the tray is sealed. Inflight catering in Galatina is written to that same discipline whether the flight is scheduled, chartered or VVIP.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at LIBN: VIP flight catering plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. Presentation is filed against the standing order, so a repeat rotation is served to the identical brief each time it lands.
Business cabins
Business cabins at LCC: multi-choice hot service built into oven-ready formats sized to the fitted galley, boxed as tray sets ready to load. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the flight roster, kept apart from the passenger load throughout.
Protocol & dietary
Halal and kosher sets, household and religious requirements, and the full range of IATA special meal codes are produced at Galatina on a separate line and sealed before it leaves it. Inflight catering here documents every dietary and medical set per passenger, so the record travels with the tray rather than with a verbal note.
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
Cold chain and HACCP for aircraft catering at Galatina
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 Galatina airport
Galatina's single narrow-body reference code and one runway of 1902 metres set a traffic profile built on scheduled and charter rotations rather than continuous wide-body wave banks, which makes documentation discipline the recurring catering problem here rather than raw throughput. A protocol movement or a group charter both need the same paperwork checked against the same load before wheels-up, and that check happens once, not stand by stand.
The uplift reaches the aircraft by hi-loader from our flight kitchen to the galley door, sealed for the whole run and never set down at the foot of the aircraft. Ramp access is held on our own badges, so airport catering at Galatina is scheduled against the stand rather than against a shared handling slot, and aviation catering at LCC keeps the same routing whether the flight is a technical stop or a full turnaround.
One coordinator owns the load from seal to signature, and airline catering at Galatina closes on a signed handover, every time, alongside inflight catering in Italy and in-flight catering in Galatina run to that identical standard.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at Galatina airport
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Government and state flight catering at Galatina
A narrow-body reference code means every state movement here is worked to one loading plan rather than several parallel ones, which is what makes the protocol file easier to hold against the load. Government flight catering at LIBN for delegations, state visits and head of state movements is documented per passenger, staffed by security-cleared crew, and sealed at the kitchen before catering at LIBN ever reaches the ramp.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at LIBN
The narrow-body reference code held at Galatina fixes the stand plan, and that fixed plan is what lets a repeat royal rotation be worked to the same written household specification every time it lands. Royal flight catering at LCC for private airliners, BBJ and ACJ types among them, is held on file between movements, with halal sets and household dietary requirements produced on request rather than improvised on the day.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at LCC
We stage a full three-cabin uplift against the loading sheet on the single narrow-body stand available at Galatina, in the order the galleys are laid out rather than in the order carts arrive. Charter flight catering at Galatina covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, and charter flight catering at LIBN follows the same sequence whatever the season or the mission type behind it.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Galatina
With a single narrow-body reference code governing the stand, Galatina's ramp routing keeps ad hoc airline catering on the same sealed run as a scheduled turn. Carriers using this station as an outstation draw on outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, AOG included, with crew meals boxed separately across a multi-leg rotation and pilot meals kept apart from the passenger load at every stand at Galatina.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at LIBN
A single narrow-body reference code covers the whole field at Galatina, business aviation included, so the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field draw from the same ramp routing as a scheduled turn. Private jet catering at Galatina reaches the FBOs on the field on the identical cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, through our dedicated private-jet branch.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at LIBN / LCC
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Galatina
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“For a last-minute requirement at Galatina (LCC/LIBN), we contacted them as our airline catering partner. The response time was good and we did not have to manage several local suppliers ourselves. It made the station much easier to manage. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Alain — Private Jet Operations Manager
“Our team needed VIP flight catering in Galatina for a short-notice flight at LCC/LIBN. Everything arrived fresh, well presented, and easy for the cabin crew to organize before boarding. We had a smooth experience from order to delivery. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Nathan — Delegation Flight Coordinator
“We had several halal airline meals on our order at Galatina (LCC/LIBN) and everything was handled correctly. Each item was clearly identified, separated from the standard meals, and easy to check before boarding. We were happy with the accuracy of the order. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Sara — Operations Controller
Inflight catering station profile for Galatina (LIBN / LCC)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,902 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | LIBN |
Business jet catering questions at LCC
Diversion catering and ramp questions at LCC
What operations gets asked every week about Galatina.
Ask operations directly →Does an order into LIBN have a fixed lead time, and how late can the specification still change?
Every uplift is booked against a confirmed loading window, and how far in advance that window is set depends on cabin count and mission; last minute airline catering changes are taken up to the cut-off the coordinator confirms at booking.
What does airside delivery look like for airline catering into Galatina?
We move every uplift by hi-loader from our flight kitchen straight to the galley door, never set down at the foot of the aircraft, so the cold chain stays unbroken across the apron.
Which factors set the airline catering cost for a rotation through Galatina Airport?
The hi-loader run and the sealed cart are costed against cabin count, specification and the loading window booked for the stand; the desk returns a quotation once those three are confirmed, since no price list is published.
When is VIP flight catering or government flight catering handled under protocol at LCC?
Once a movement is flagged as a delegation, state visit or royal rotation, the file is handed to security-cleared crew and the load is sealed before the cart leaves the kitchen.
Are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes produced for uplifts at LIBN?
The coordinator holding the load file confirms every SPML request in the booking, and halal, kosher and other special meals are produced on a separate line and documented per passenger before sealing.
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