Aviation catering — Šiauliai, Lithuania

Airside airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Šiauliai (EYSA / SQQ)

SQQ (IATA) · EYSA (ICAO)

The wide-body reference code held for this ramp lets a full-size aircraft take a three-cabin uplift straight from a hi-loader, not from a cart left at the foot of the stairs. Inflight catering here runs from a sealed kitchen through airside access to galley height, and that in-flight catering method is what a scheduled, charter or government rotation books.

A catering hi-loader raised to the forward galley door of a wide-body on stand, the platform level with the doorway and the truck squared up beneath it.
3,500 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
2
Runways
01
Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
02
VIP at any volume
8 First covers or 400 passengers across three cabins, same execution
03
24/7 order desk
Ad hoc, AOG and same-day uplift answered around the clock
04
Multi-leg coordination
One loading sheet, every leg of your rotation
A catering hi-loader raised to the aft galley door of a wide-body on stand, its platform level with the doorway and a second truck waiting below.

On the apron — Šiauliai

Aviation catering with ramp access at Šiauliai

Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.

Inflight catering order window for EYSA departures

Inflight catering tracked kitchen to aircraft at Šiauliai

Two runways and a wide-body reference code give Šiauliai the ramp access a full-size aircraft needs, and every catering uplift here is planned against that same apron geometry. The route runs from a sealed kitchen cart, across the apron, to the galley door, with the hi-loader closing the gap that a foot-of-stairs delivery never could. Nothing on that route is estimated: it is the same sequence, worked the same way, on every rotation through SQQ.

Four branded catering carts latched side by side in an aircraft galley, each door closed on a coloured seal.

Between our kitchen and the stand at Šiauliai sit screening, an escort through airside, and apron traffic sharing the same wide-body movements. We plan every galley catering run against the worst case those three present, never against the easiest one, so the chain of custody holds regardless of what the apron is doing that hour.

Temperature is logged when the cart is sealed at the kitchen and logged again at the galley door, with a signature closing each load. That paired record is what lets a catering uplift into Šiauliai be checked after the fact, not just trusted at the time.

One seal at the kitchen, one signature at the galley, nothing else in between.

Crew meals and pilot meals for Šiauliai airport departures

Kitchen production.

Airline food supplier crews cleared for SQQ

Airport catering for Šiauliai runs from a single flight kitchen built to hold hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof. HACCP governs every stage of that production, from intake to the sealed cart that leaves for the ramp. That is what makes airport catering at EYSA a matter of one accountable kitchen rather than a string of separate hand-offs.

The team that handles government flight catering at Šiauliai is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool assembled for the occasion. Each member carries a current security clearance, sits on the access list for airside movement, and is trained to the household paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift. That continuity is what a protocol officer or a house manager is actually checking for.

VIP flight catering menus for Šiauliai (SQQ) departures

Commercial aviation catering written per cabin at EYSA

Menus for Šiauliai departures are written to the cabin, the mission and the season, then adapted rather than reissued from a generic set. Local sourcing draws on the dairy, fish and orchard produce of Lithuania where the season allows it, worked into a specification rather than left to a description on a card. Inflight catering at EYSA is planned this way across every cabin, from the forward seats to the last row of the main cabin. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets are documented per passenger and per cabin, and labelled before they ever reach the tray.

Rows of smoked salmon rolls on dark bread rounds, each finished with a spoon of caviar, staged on a white service tray.

First & VVIP cabins

First and VVIP cabins departing Šiauliai are plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte and full VIP flight catering service available on request rather than fixed to a single set course.

A complete tray set on a black tray: sliced beef fillet in gravy with piped mash and vegetables, a seeded roll with herb butter and a berry dessert in a glass.

Business cabins

Business cabins at SQQ take a multi-choice hot service 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.

Diet.

Protocol & dietary

Protocol and dietary requirements for household, religious and medical passengers are documented individually, covering halal, kosher and the full range of special meal codes. Every one of those sets is produced on its own line and sealed before it leaves it, which is how inflight catering at Šiauliai keeps each requirement traceable to one passenger.

The three books

A tray set on a stainless steel bench: a plated fish fillet with rice and vegetables, a bread roll with herb butter, and a berry dessert in a glass.

01

Royal & Government Flights

Royal households · government · state operations

  • Plated service · First to main cabin
  • Protocol handling · security clearance
Chefs plating a long line of identical main courses under heat lamps, with loaded catering trolleys waiting at the end of the line.

02

Charter & Commercial

Charter · ACMI · group · scheduled · ad hoc

  • 400 passengers · one uplift
  • HACCP cold chain, logged to the galley door
A business jet cabin credenza laid with chilled sparkling wine in a bucket, bottled drinks, a nut dish and folded napkins on a silver tray, beside a single passenger seat.

03

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 Šiauliai (SQQ)

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 EYSA / SQQ

Two runways and a wide-body reference code put Šiauliai in the category of field that can take a full-size aircraft rather than only regional traffic, and that single fact shapes every rotation catered here: a delegation is worked as a documentation problem, a peak wave as a capacity problem, a repeat rotation as a consistency problem, and each is planned differently from the kitchen before the aircraft is even on the stand.

The uplift itself moves from a sealed kitchen cart across the apron to the aircraft, boarded to galley height rather than left at the foot of the stairs, with our own escorted crew on the ramp for the whole route. Inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering in Lithuania run off that one sequence for every operator using this field, and airline catering in Šiauliai is planned stand by stand rather than assumed to be identical from one rotation to the next.

What we commit to at this station is one coordinator named to the rotation, carts sealed before they leave the kitchen, and a signed handover at the aircraft door, which is how airport catering at Šiauliai stays accountable end to end.

VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at SQQ

Ops gov.
01
Government and state flight catering at Šiauliai
A 3500 m runway at Šiauliai takes the aircraft that head-of-state and delegation movements typically use, which is the reason government flight catering is planned here as a protocol job first. The passenger file is documented individually, staff assigned to the rotation carry current clearance, and the uplift is sealed at the kitchen at EYSA before it ever leaves for the ramp.
Government & state flights →
Royal vvip food.
02
Royal and VVIP flight catering at EYSA
A private airliner sized to a BBJ or ACJ specification is exactly what the wide-body reference code at Šiauliai is built to take, which is why royal flight catering here is run from a household standard held on file rather than reissued rotation to rotation. VVIP requirements, halal sets and household dietary needs are confirmed against that same file on request, and the specification carries across repeat movements rather than starting over each time.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at SQQ
On the wide-body stands at Šiauliai, the 3500 m runway is what lets a group charter or an ACMI aircraft take a full three-cabin uplift in one loading window rather than a partial one. Charter flight catering at Šiauliai for wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions is staged in the order the galleys are laid out, and charter flight catering in Lithuania for the same operators follows the loading sheet stand by stand.
Wide-body charter →
A complete tray set on a black tray: a hot egg and ham dish, cut fruit, breads, a pastry, a set yoghurt and a portion of preserve.
04
Airline and ad hoc catering at Šiauliai
Our kitchen at Šiauliai works to the wide-body reference code held on this ramp, which is what lets a scheduled carrier run this station as an outstation rather than a diversion-only field. We provide ad hoc airline catering for carriers based elsewhere, outstation catering for those that route through regularly, diversion catering and technical stop catering off the same duty roster, with crew meals at EYSA boxed to whichever roster lands that day, and crew meals at Šiauliai held to the same standard across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at EYSA
Sequencing a business jet alongside a wide-body rotation is the constraint the reference code at Šiauliai sets on this ramp, since both categories share the same apron geometry. Private jet catering at Šiauliai reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal through our dedicated branch, on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, business aviation catering and business jet catering included.
Private jets →

Charter flight catering reviewed at SQQ

Ops desks rating airline catering services at Šiauliai airport

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Government flight department

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Royal household

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Charter operator

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Scheduled airline

“Our team used the service at Šiauliai (SQQ/EYSA) for government flight catering with strict timing and handling requirements. They followed the instructions carefully and kept communication limited to the operational contacts involved. 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

John — Operations Desk Manager

“For a VIP rotation through Šiauliai (SQQ/EYSA), we used the team for VIP airliner catering. 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. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”

★★★★★

Scheduled airline

Antoine — Station Performance Manager

“We arranged pilgrim flight catering for a group movement through Šiauliai (SQQ/EYSA). The team handled the volume well and kept the boxes clearly identified by flight and service. A dependable choice for group charter operations. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”

★★★★★

Private jet operator

Arjun — Cabin Services Manager

Airport catering facts for Šiauliai (EYSA / SQQ)

DatumValue
Longest runway3,500 m
Runways2
Aerodrome reference codewide-body
ICAOEYSA

Business jet catering questions at Šiauliai (SQQ)

Diversion catering and ramp questions at Šiauliai (SQQ)

What operations gets asked every week about Šiauliai.

Ask operations directly →
Which halal, kosher and special meal codes does SQQ produce?

The loader carries every SPML code booked against the flight, with halal and kosher sets produced on a dedicated line and documented per passenger before the cart is sealed.

When does EYSA need the order placed, and how late can it change?

Once the flight is confirmed we take the initial specification, and as soon as a cabin count or a dietary code changes we rework the load rather than treat it as a new order, right up to a defined cut-off before departure.

How does Šiauliai handle VIP, VVIP and government flight catering?

Šiauliai runs VIP flight catering and government flight catering under the same protocol file: cleared staff, a documented passenger list, and a cart sealed at the kitchen before it reaches the aircraft.

What private jet catering does Šiauliai airport deliver to the FBOs and the GA terminal?

We deliver FBO catering to every operator on the field and to the GA terminal directly, on the same cold chain and paperwork as a scheduled airline uplift.

Can you give an airline catering cost for SQQ in advance?

The figure turns on cabin count, specification and loading window, so we do not publish a price list; send the rotation details and the desk returns a quotation.

Outstation catering near Šiauliai

PNV / EYPP
Panevėžys
Lithuania · 69 km from Šiauliai
Airline & VIP flight catering →
KUN / EYKA
Kaunas
Lithuania · 112 km from Šiauliai
Airline & VIP flight catering →
RIX / EVRA
Riga
Latvia · 120 km from Šiauliai
Airline & VIP flight catering →

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Šiauliai (SQQ / EYSA)

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Four steps

Flight

Aircraft · stand · local time

Offloading

Return leg, if any

Order

Counts · menus · files

Contact

Who we come back to

Step 1 of 4 · Flight

Flight

The airport is already filled in. Change it if the uplift boards elsewhere.

Search by city, IATA or ICAO.
Local time at the airport of delivery.
Hi-loader required
Offloading

One question. Answer no and the step closes itself.

Offloading required
Order

What goes on board, and for how many. Attach a loading sheet if you hold one.

Order from one of the three menu books

Give the detail per cabin if there is one.
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Contact

One name, one desk. We reply to it and nowhere else.

Uplift at Šiauliai (SQQ)