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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Craiova, Romania
Wide-body airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Craiova (LRCV / CRA)
CRA (IATA) · LRCV (ICAO)
A 2500 m runway at Craiova takes wide-body movements onto the single stand rated for them, which is what lets a scheduled, charter or government rotation board here without a downgrade in cabin count. In-flight catering at LRCV moves by hi-loader straight to galley height, so inflight catering at CRA reaches the aircraft door sealed rather than staged at the foot of the steps.
2,500 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
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 — Craiova
Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at LRCV
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering lead times and loading window at LRCV
In-flight catering, sealed cart to galley door, Craiova
Between the sealed cart leaving our kitchen and the signature at the galley door, the loading window at Craiova is held rather than guessed. Ramp access to the wide-body stand is booked ahead of the uplift, not negotiated on the apron, so the convoy crosses the field on a fixed path instead of a queued one. Catering uplift for this station is timed from that first seal, and the same timing governs every rotation the reference code here allows.
Between our kitchen and the wide-body stand at Craiova sit screening, an escorted crossing and whatever else is moving on the apron that hour, and the convoy is where a delay actually happens, not the galley catering itself. We plan the route against the busiest version of that crossing, so the catering uplift still lands inside its window even when the apron is not quiet. Chain of custody starts at the seal on the cart and is checked again at the galley, with the temperature logged at both ends and a signature closing the load once it is on board.
One coordinator, one sealed cart, one signature: that is the whole chain of custody.
Crew meals and pilot meals for Craiova (CRA) departures
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at CRA
The flight kitchen that provisions Craiova runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to the HACCP standard the whole network holds. Airport catering at CRA moves off that single site rather than a split supply chain, which keeps the cold chain unbroken from the last preparation step to the sealed cart. Airport catering in Craiova is therefore planned as one production run per rotation, not a set of separate kitchens working to different clocks.
The team assigned to government flight catering at CRA is the same named crew on every rotation, security clearance on file and each member listed on the access list before the cart is sealed. They are trained to the household standards a royal or state movement expects, and to the paperwork that has to travel with a sealed uplift rather than behind it. Catering at CRA under that protocol never changes hands outside the named team.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Craiova (CRA)
VVIP catering to a written specification at LRCV
Menus at Craiova are written to the cabin and the mission first, then to the season, with the standing specification carried from one rotation to the next rather than rebuilt each time. Local sourcing draws on the produce of the region — orchard fruit, dairy, river fish — worked into a menu that still reads as inflight catering at LRCV rather than a restaurant plate. From passenger meal boxes to a full VVIP tray set, the same kitchen adjusts to First, Business or main cabin without changing its standard. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets are documented per passenger and per cabin, and travel with the uplift as paperwork rather than as a guess made on board.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Craiova are plated to a written specification rather than a general menu, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so the presentation matches the last rotation and the next one alike.
Business cabins
Business cabins at LRCV run a multi-choice hot service in oven-ready tray sets sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals at Craiova, plus cabin crew meals and pilot meals, are boxed separately to the roster, and crew meals in Romania follow the same standard on every rotation.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at CRA are documented per passenger, covering household, religious and medical needs alongside halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering in Romania under this protocol is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves it.
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 LRCV / CRA
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 LRCV / CRA
Craiova's wide-body reference code and single 2500 m runway set the traffic this station actually carries: scheduled and charter movements alongside occasional government and VIP rotations, each one a documentation problem before it is a kitchen problem. Airline catering at CRA is planned around that mix, so a delegation gets a protocol file and a charter gets a loading sheet, not the same paperwork applied to both.
The uplift travels from our kitchen to the wide-body stand by sealed cart, moved by hi-loader to galley height rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft, with our own crew on the ramp for the whole crossing. Aviation catering at CRA works this way on every rotation regardless of segment, and airport catering at LRCV is planned stand by stand because the field holds only the one wide-body position.
On every rotation we commit to one named coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover at the galley door, so inflight catering in Craiova closes with a paper trail rather than a verbal confirmation.
Commercial aviation catering and VVIP missions at LRCV
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Government and state flight catering at LRCV
At the wide-body stand Craiova holds for this traffic, government flight catering runs to a protocol file documented per passenger rather than a standard tray set. Security-cleared staff seal the uplift before it leaves the kitchen, and a head of state aircraft is boarded on the same reference code as any other wide-body movement, with the paperwork built around the mission instead of the airframe.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at CRA
A single wide-body stand means a royal or VVIP rotation at Craiova is sequenced against whatever else the reference code is clearing that day, not worked on a dedicated position. Royal flight catering here holds household standards across repeat movements from a specification kept on file, covering private airliners such as BBJ and ACJ alongside wide-body VIP configurations, with halal and household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Craiova
2500 metres of runway, which is enough to bring a wide-body charter onto the one stand Craiova rates for that class of aircraft. Charter flight catering at CRA serves ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions with a full three-cabin uplift, counted against the loading sheet and staged in galley order, and charter flight catering in Romania follows the same count on every leg of a multi-leg rotation.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at LRCV
A widebody diversion inbound to Craiova can board from the same reference code that clears its scheduled traffic, which is what makes ad hoc airline catering here a same-day answer rather than a next-rotation one. Carriers running this station as an outstation draw on outstation catering and diversion catering off one duty roster, technical stop catering included, across a multi-leg pattern without a change of specification.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at CRA
We size a private jet catering at Craiova uplift against the same 2500 m runway that clears the station's wide-body traffic, so a business aircraft is worked to the identical loading standard rather than a lighter one. Delivery runs to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, with FBO catering held on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as a scheduled airline uplift, business aviation catering and business jet catering included.
Private jets →
Inflight catering trusted by operators at Craiova airport
Protocol teams on VVIP catering at Craiova airport
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We arranged head of state aircraft catering at Craiova (CRA/LRCV) for a sensitive movement. The team understood the need for confidentiality and kept the order organized despite late passenger and dietary changes. Reliable, discreet, and easy to work with. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Giovanni — Executive Charter Coordinator
“We ordered BBJ catering for our aircraft at Craiova (CRA/LRCV) and the result was very good. The order was organized by service and passenger request, which saved us time before departure. A very smooth experience for the cabin team. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Stefan — Presidential Flight Coordinator
“We booked hajj flight catering at Craiova (CRA/LRCV) for a large group departure. Packaging was practical for the cabin and the uplift arrived in good order for departure. Good coordination for a high-volume movement. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
James — Duty Operations Manager
Airport catering profile for Craiova (LRCV / CRA)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 2,500 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | LRCV |
Business jet catering questions at Craiova (CRA)
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Craiova (CRA)
What operations gets asked every week about Craiova.
Ask operations directly →Does airline catering at LRCV reach the aircraft airside?
Every uplift here moves airside by hi-loader, sealed at the kitchen and boarded straight to galley height rather than staged at the foot of the steps.
Given a single wide-body stand, how far in advance does Craiova need the order confirmed?
There is a standing lead time for the base specification, and a shorter window still open for last minute airline catering when a diversion or a schedule change forces it.
At which point does Craiova airport bring VIP, VVIP and government flights under protocol?
The first step is the protocol file, opened before the cart is sealed, which is what puts VIP flight catering and government flight catering under the same documented chain of custody.
How far does private jet catering at CRA reach across the field?
The clearance held by our crews covers the whole ramp, so FBO catering and business uplift both move on the same badges as an airline rotation.
LRCV: are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes produced on site?
The sealed cart carries halal, kosher and any SPML-coded special meals produced on a separate line and documented per passenger before it leaves the kitchen.
Whose figures set what airline catering costs at Craiova?
For every quotation the cabin count, the specification and the loading window set the price, since no list is published and the desk returns a figure against those three.
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