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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Rijen, Netherlands
Wide-body airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Rijen (EHGR / GLZ)
GLZ (IATA) · EHGR (ICAO)
A 2768 m runway at Rijen sets the aerodrome reference code to wide-body, so a single stand takes a widebody rotation without a diversion elsewhere in the network. Inflight catering, in-flight catering and hi-loader boarding to galley height run from one flight kitchen, with uplift staged for multi-class cabins and released against the loading sheet rather than a general schedule.
2,768 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
2
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 — Rijen
Hi-loader aviation catering on the Rijen, Netherlands apron
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering lead times at GLZ
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, EHGR / GLZ
Ramp access at Rijen is what the whole loading window is built around, since the wide-body reference code sends every uplift across the same apron sequence rather than a scattered set of gates. A catering uplift leaves our kitchen sealed, moves under escort to the stand, and is logged again the moment the galley door opens. Nothing in that sequence is estimated: it is held against the same clearance every rotation uses at Rijen.
Between our kitchen and the stand at EHGR sit screening, an escort through the apron traffic, and the queue that any wide-body movement creates on a single reference-code stand. We plan the catering uplift against the worst of that sequence rather than the average of it, because a delay on the ramp is a delay at the galley door regardless of the reason. Every cart is sealed before departure and the seal is checked again on arrival, with temperature logged at both points so the galley catering that boards at Rijen carries a full chain of custody from the kitchen. One coordinator owns that record for the whole rotation, not a rotating shift.
One seal, one signature, from our kitchen door to the aircraft galley.
Pilot meals and crew meals prepared for Rijen
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at Rijen
Airport catering at Rijen is planned around a single wide-body reference code, which means our flight kitchen builds every uplift to fit one stand rather than a set of interchangeable gates. Hot production, pastry and a cold larder run under one roof so airport catering here does not depend on splitting an order across separate sites. HACCP governs the whole production line, from intake to the sealed cart that leaves for the apron at GLZ.
The team assigned to government flight catering at Rijen is the same named crew for every rotation, not a rostered pool drawn on as needed. Each member holds security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the stand, and is trained to the household paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift. That continuity is what lets catering at GLZ move from kitchen to galley without a new briefing each time the aircraft changes.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Rijen airport
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at GLZ
Menus at Rijen are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a single fixed standard, moving from a wide-body first-class tray to a business-class hot service and down to a boxed main-cabin set on the same rotation. Where local produce is available across the Netherlands, dairy, orchard fruit and fish feature on the seasonal cycle without displacing the fixed specification a repeat operator relies on. Inflight catering in Netherlands is built around documented dietary and religious sets, labelled per passenger and per cabin rather than issued as a single manifest line. Every set, from allergen-controlled trays to medical diets, is produced on request and sealed before it leaves the kitchen for Rijen.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Rijen 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 boards the same presentation every time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at GLZ take a multi-choice hot service built to galley-ready tray sets sized to the aircraft fitted. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel in the same rotation, boxed separately and matched to the flight roster.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at Rijen, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Each set is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves that line, so inflight catering here carries its own paper trail to the galley.
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-compliant aircraft catering at EHGR
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 Rijen, Netherlands
Rijen carries scheduled, charter and government traffic across two runways, with the aerodrome reference code set to wide-body rather than to a narrow-body mix. That profile turns a government delegation into a documentation task and a charter peak into a capacity task, both worked from the same stand rather than a spread of gates.
Uplift moves from our kitchen to that stand by hi-loader, boarded straight to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft, with our own crew on the ramp for the full sequence. Airline catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering at EHGR all run off one ops desk rather than three separate ones, and airport catering at GLZ is planned against the loading sheet for that single stand.
One coordinator owns the rotation from seal to signature, with the sealed cart and the signed handover as the only two events that matter to the record.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at Rijen, Netherlands
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Government and state flight catering at GLZ
At the wide-body stand assigned to this traffic, government flight catering at Rijen keeps the protocol file documented per passenger from the moment the order is confirmed. Security-cleared staff seal the uplift before it leaves the kitchen, so a delegation movement boards on the same paperwork as any other flight through that stand.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Rijen
Sequencing a private airliner through the single wide-body stand at EHGR means holding the galley order fixed against a written household specification rather than reworking it on the day. Royal flight catering at Rijen covers BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VVIP movements on that basis, with halal and household dietary requirements produced on request and kept on file between rotations.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at EHGR
2768 metres of runway lets a fully loaded wide-body charter depart from Rijen without a payload restriction on the uplift itself. Charter flight catering at Rijen covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering at EHGR staged as a full three-cabin load counted against the loading sheet.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at GLZ
A widebody working Rijen as an outstation can be boarded from the same wide-body stand every rotation, which is what lets ad hoc airline catering here run to a fixed sequence rather than a one-off plan. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering all draw on that stand, with AOG covered on the same duty roster across a multi-leg pattern.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Rijen
We work the same wide-body reference code that governs the main stand when routing business aviation to the GA terminal at Rijen, keeping one ops desk across both traffic types. Private jet catering in Netherlands reaches the FBOs on the field through our dedicated branch, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering, business aviation catering and business jet catering all handled from that single kitchen.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at GLZ
Flight departments on jet catering at EHGR
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We had a last-minute schedule change into Rijen (GLZ/EHGR) and needed diversion catering. Confirmation was quick, the order stayed clear despite several updates, and delivery reached the aircraft on time. A dependable option for irregular operations. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Amara — FBO Services Manager
“Rijen (GLZ/EHGR) was an outstation for us, and we booked off-station catering for the sector. The crew received exactly what was ordered, with clear labels and no last-minute chasing from operations. We would be comfortable using the service there again. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Pablo — Station Operations Supervisor
“We compared options for Rijen (GLZ/EHGR) and asked for an airline catering cost. The inclusions were easy to understand, lead time was realistic, and there were no surprises when the final order was confirmed. Good option when you need a fast and transparent answer. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Agnes — VIP Flight Operations Manager
Rijen (EHGR / GLZ): airport catering data
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,768 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | EHGR |
Airline catering services FAQ for Rijen airport
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Rijen airport
What operations gets asked every week about Rijen.
Ask operations directly →How much does airline catering cost at Rijen?
Security clearance and the written specification set the baseline; a quotation depends on cabin count, the meal specification and the loading window, and our desk returns one after reviewing the rotation.
Does Rijen Airport handle halal and kosher meal production?
Yes, produced on a separate line with the full range of IATA special meal codes, including halal and kosher sets, documented per passenger before the tray is sealed.
GLZ — do you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights under protocol?
The hi-loader carries the sealed uplift to galley height for VIP flight catering and government flight catering alike, with protocol paperwork travelling under the same chain of custody as the tray.
EHGR — with one wide-body stand on the field, can you still reach the FBOs and the GA terminal?
There is a dedicated branch that delivers private jet catering and FBO catering to every operator on the field, using the same cold chain and documentation as an airline uplift.
Inflight catering at other airports near Rijen
EIN / EHEH
Eindhoven
Netherlands · 33 km from Rijen
Airline & VIP flight catering →
WOE / EHWO
Hoogerheide
Netherlands · 43 km from Rijen
Airline & VIP flight catering →
ANR / EBAW
Antwerp
Belgium · 53 km from Rijen
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Offloading
Return leg, if any
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Counts · menus · files
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Uplift at Rijen (GLZ)