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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Balice, Poland
VIP & private jet catering with airline catering at Balice (EPKK / KRK)
KRK (IATA) · EPKK (ICAO)
A single wide-body reference code governs the stands at Balice, which means the ramp here is built for full-fuselage rotations rather than narrow-body turnarounds alone. We run inflight catering and aviation catering for scheduled, charter, VIP and government flights from one ops desk, and in-flight catering reaches the cabin by hi-loader boarded straight to galley height, never left at the foot of the aircraft.
2,550 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
3
FBOs on station
02
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 — Balice
Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at KRK
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at Balice airport
Inflight catering tracked kitchen to aircraft at KRK
Ramp access is what decides the loading window at Balice, since the convoy has to cross the same apron every wide-body rotation uses. We hold ramp access on our own clearance rather than waiting on a shared escort slot, which keeps the catering uplift moving on the same schedule as the turnaround itself. That discipline is what lets EPKK take a full three-cabin load without the kitchen becoming the constraint on the stand.
The convoy is the risk on this route, not the food: between our kitchen and the stand at Balice sit screening, an escort and apron traffic sharing the same wide-body movements. We plan the catering uplift against the worst of those three rather than the average of them, because a single delay at the checkpoint can cost the loading window for the whole rotation. Every galley catering load is logged twice for temperature, once at sealing and again at handover, and the chain of custody closes only when the receiving crew signs for it at the aircraft door.
One coordinator owns the load from the seal to the signature.
Flight kitchen and crew meals for Balice (KRK)
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for EPKK
The flight kitchen that provisions EPKK keeps hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, so a single facility carries a scheduled rotation and a government movement on the same afternoon without splitting the output. Running to HACCP throughout means the same cold-chain discipline applies whether the load is a tray-set run or a sealed VIP uplift. Airport catering at Balice, and airport catering across the wider network in Poland, is built on that one standing production line rather than on ad hoc kitchens brought in for a single flight.
The team that handles government flight catering at Balice is the same named crew every rotation, not a rotating pool assigned flight by flight. Security clearance is on file for each of them, they sit on the access list that governs who reaches the sealed carts, and they are trained to household service standards for the movements that require it. That continuity is what a protocol officer checks first, before any question about the menu itself.
VIP flight catering menus for Balice, Poland departures
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Balice airport
Menus at Balice are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a single fixed standard, so a scheduled rotation and a VVIP movement leave the same kitchen on different specifications. Where local produce is used it draws on the region's dairy, orchard fruit and cured meats, adapted seasonally rather than fixed to one printed card. Every dietary and allergen requirement is documented per passenger and per cabin before it reaches the tray line, and inflight catering here is planned against that documentation rather than assembled on the day. Halal and kosher sets are produced on their own line to the same standard as the rest of the load.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Balice are plated to a written specification rather than a standard tray, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so the presentation is repeatable across every rotation, not improvised on the day.
Business cabins
Business cabins at KRK take multi-choice hot service in galley-ready tray sets sized to the aircraft actually on the stand. Crew meals travel on the same run, with cabin crew meals and pilot meals boxed separately and labelled to the roster rather than mixed into the passenger load.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at EPKK are documented per passenger, covering household, religious and medical sets against the full range of IATA special meal codes. Halal and kosher trays are produced on a separate line and sealed before they leave it, and that separation is what inflight catering to a household standard depends on.
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
Food safety records for aviation catering at Balice, Poland
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 Balice
Balice runs a mix of scheduled, charter and government traffic against a single wide-body reference code, which means a delegation movement and a peak departure wave can land on the ramp in the same afternoon. That mix turns catering into two separate problems at once: the documentation a delegation carries with it, and the sheer volume a wave of departures needs boarded before the bank closes.
The uplift reaches the aircraft by hi-loader from our own kitchen, boarded to galley height rather than staged at the foot of the stand, with our own crew on the apron for the crossing. Airline catering in Balice and aviation catering at Balice both run off that same route, and inflight catering in Balice, in-flight catering across Poland, and airport catering at KRK are all planned against the one stand rather than against a shed of options.
What we commit to on this station is one coordinator per rotation, sealed carts from kitchen to stand, and a signed handover at the aircraft door.
Airline, charter and VVIP catering at KRK
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Government and state flight catering at Balice
A 2550 m runway, and what it allows on this ramp is a full-fuselage movement without the load being split across two arrivals. Government flight catering at Balice for state visits and head of state movements runs on protocol documented per passenger, with security-cleared staff and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Balice
We hold a wide-body reference code at Balice, and that is what lets a private airliner sit on the same stand a scheduled service would use. Royal flight catering at EPKK covers BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP movements to a written household specification kept on file between rotations, halal and other requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at EPKK
Wide-body is the reference code held at this station, and it carries a full three-cabin charter load without splitting the uplift across two stands. Charter flight catering at EPKK serves ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, and charter flight catering in Balice is counted against the loading sheet and staged to the galley layout of the aircraft on the stand.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Balice
A single wide-body reference code has to be worked around when a diversion lands unannounced, because the kitchen plans its own uplift capacity against that same ceiling every day. Carriers running Balice as an outstation draw on ad hoc airline catering and outstation catering as standard, with diversion catering and technical stop catering held ready for AOG and multi-leg schedule changes, crew meals at KRK boarded on the same run.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Balice
A private airliner sized to the wide-body reference code held here can sit on the same stand as a scheduled service, which is what lets business aviation traffic move through the same ramp rather than a separate apron. Private jet catering in Balice, delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, runs on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
FBOs at Balice
EXCEL HANDLING SP. z.o.o.
ls airport services (executive aviation)
welcome executive
Charter flight catering trusted by operators at EPKK
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Balice (KRK)
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“For a government operation through Balice (KRK/EPKK), we required discreet presidential flight catering. They followed the instructions carefully and kept communication limited to the operational contacts involved. We would trust the team again for a similar movement. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Agnes — Flight Services Coordinator
“We ordered ACJ catering for our aircraft at Balice (KRK/EPKK) and the result was very good. Everything arrived neatly packed, easy to identify in the galley, and consistent with the presentation we requested. I would happily use them again on a VIP rotation. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Bianca — Crew Services Coordinator
“For a high-volume passenger flight at Balice (KRK/EPKK), we needed reliable hajj flight catering. Packaging was practical for the cabin and the uplift arrived in good order for departure. We would use the service again for a similar charter. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Max — Operations Desk Coordinator
Airport catering facts for Balice (EPKK / KRK)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 2,550 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | EPKK |
Business jet catering questions at Balice, Poland
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Balice, Poland
What operations gets asked every week about Balice.
Ask operations directly →EPKK — do you deliver airline catering airside, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?
The hi-loader carries the load straight to galley height rather than leaving it at the foot of the stand, so airside delivery at EPKK is boarded directly, not handed off on the ramp.
Can you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal in Balice?
Every FBO on the field and the GA terminal in Balice receive the same run, so FBO catering follows the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift rather than a separate process.
The wide-body reference code held at Balice Airport — how much does airline catering cost here?
There is no published price list: airline catering cost at Balice Airport depends on the cabin count, the specification and the loading window, and the desk comes back with a quotation once those are set.
Do you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights at KRK, and under what protocol?
Yes, with the protocol file documented per passenger and security-cleared staff on every rotation, so VIP flight catering and government flight catering at KRK both run on a sealed chain of custody.
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