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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Almería, Spain
Almería (LEAM / LEI): airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering
LEI (IATA) · LEAM (ICAO)
With 3,200 metres of runway cleared to a wide-body reference code, Almería boards multi-class rotations without a single stand held back for narrow-body traffic. Inflight catering and in-flight catering here run off one ops desk, with hi-loader boarding to galley height and an uplift routed straight from our kitchen to the aircraft, never staged at the foot of it.
3,200 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
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Runways
1
FBO on station
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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 — Almería
Wide-body inflight catering at LEI
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at LEAM / LEI
Aircraft catering sealed from kitchen to galley at Almería (LEI)
The loading window at Almería is measured, not promised: from the sealed cart at our kitchen to the galley door on the wide-body stand. Ramp access is held on our own badges, so the convoy moves without waiting on a shared pass, and the catering uplift is logged at both ends of that run. What the timeline shows here is method, not a guess dressed up as a figure.
Between our kitchen and the stand at LEAM sit screening, an escort through the apron, and whatever traffic the ramp is carrying that hour. We plan the catering uplift against the worst of those, not the average of them, so the galley catering reaches the door inside the same window every rotation. The chain of custody runs on one named responsibility from the seal at the kitchen to the signature at the aircraft.
Temperature is logged when the cart is sealed and logged again at handover, both entries kept against the same rotation record. A single signature closes the load at the galley door, tying the two readings to the crew that received them. Nothing about that sequence changes whether the flight is a scheduled turn or an ad hoc call into Almería.
One seal at the kitchen, one signature at the galley door, nothing loose between them.
Crew meals and pilot meals for Almería departures
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at Almería, Spain
The kitchen behind Almería runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell under one roof, all of it held to a single HACCP standard rather than one line per client. Airport catering at LEI is planned from that one facility, not assembled station by station, so a wide-body rotation and a business jet on the same afternoon draw from the same cold chain. Airport catering in Almería therefore moves at the pace of one kitchen, not several handling one flight each.
The team that handles government flight catering at LEAM is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool assigned on the day. Security clearance is on file for each of them, access is held on the same list the ramp checks, and household service standards apply whether the movement is a state visit or a recurring charter. Paperwork travels with the sealed uplift, not behind it, so the chain of custody holds from the kitchen to the handover.
Halal airline meals and special meals at LEI
VVIP catering to a written specification at LEAM / LEI
Chef-designed menus at Almería are written to the cabin and the mission, not printed from one fixed card run every week regardless of who is flying. Inflight catering here draws on produce from the surrounding province — orchard fruit, dairy, fish off the coast — worked into a specification rather than named as a dish. Seasonal changes move through First, Business and main cabin on the same rotation, so a summer sector and a winter one are not served from the same fixed set. Every allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirement is documented per passenger and per cabin, labelled before it leaves the kitchen and matched against the manifest at the galley door.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Almería: VIP flight catering plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed to one set course. The presentation itself is filed against the standing order, so a repeat rotation is served the same way twice, and VIP flight catering in Spain follows the same file wherever the aircraft returns.
Business cabins
Business cabins at LEAM: multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft rather than to a generic tray. Crew meals in Almería and crew meals in Spain travel the same route, with cabin crew meals and pilot meals boxed separately and matched to the duty roster before departure.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary work at LEI covers household, religious and medical requirements documented per passenger, produced on a separate line and sealed before that line closes. Halal and kosher sets sit alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes, and inflight catering at Almería logs each one against the manifest rather than against a general note on the order.
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 Almería, Spain
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 Almería airport
Almería carries scheduled, charter and government traffic across a single runway cleared to a wide-body reference code, which turns a delegation into a documentation problem long before it becomes a capacity one. Airline catering and aviation catering here are planned against that mix: a repeat charter rotation is a repetition problem, worked from the same file each time, while a one-off diversion is worked from the standing kitchen procedure instead.
The uplift travels from our kitchen to the wide-body stand by hi-loader, boarded to galley height rather than set down at the foot of the aircraft, with our own escort covering the ramp between the two. Airport catering in Spain at this scale depends on that single route holding for every movement on the stand, government or commercial, so the loading crew works one sequence rather than several.
What we commit to at LEAM is one coordinator per rotation, sealed carts from kitchen to aircraft, and a signed handover at the galley door, in-flight catering at Almería and airline catering at LEAM both closing on that same signature regardless of which flight it was.
Royal flight catering and scheduled uplifts at Almería, Spain
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Government and state flight catering at LEAM
The 3,200-metre runway at Almería is long enough to clear a wide-body head of state aircraft on the same stand used for scheduled traffic, so a delegation movement is worked into the existing sequence rather than a separate one. Government flight catering at LEI follows a protocol file 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 LEI
Our kitchen holds every wide-body VIP movement at Almería to the same household specification, kept on file between visits rather than rebuilt from scratch each time. Royal flight catering at LEAM covers private airliners — BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP — with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request against that same standing record.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Almería
A wide-body reference code at LEI puts ACMI and wet-lease operators on the same stand sequence as a scheduled carrier, so a group movement or a special mission is counted against the loading sheet rather than fitted in around it. Charter flight catering at LEI and charter flight catering at Almería both cover a full three-cabin uplift, staged in the order the galleys are laid out on the aircraft.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at LEAM
A single runway cleared to a wide-body reference code means every carrier working Almería as an outstation shares one stand sequence, so ad hoc airline catering here is planned against that queue rather than against a per-airline schedule. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering in Spain run off the same duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation, with ad hoc catering at LEI logged the same way whether the call comes a week out or on the day.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at LEI
The GA terminal and the ramp handlers on this field draw on the same wide-body reference code that governs the main stand, so a business jet at Almería is provisioned from the identical cold chain rather than a separate one. Private jet catering in Spain reaches the FBOs on the field through our dedicated branch, with FBO catering carrying the same paperwork as a business aviation catering uplift or a business jet catering order to the main stand.
Private jets →
FBOs at Almería
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Charter flight catering reviewed at LEAM
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Almería
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“For a last-minute requirement at Almería (LEI/LEAM), we contacted them as our airline catering partner. They understood airline operations and kept communication short, clear, and useful. Very convenient for operational coverage. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Aiden — Crew Services Coordinator
“We used the service for private jet catering in Almería on a VIP rotation through LEI/LEAM. The order was confirmed quickly, delivered on time, and packed exactly as requested for the aircraft. I would use them again for another flight from Almería. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Elif — Trip Support Manager
“For our flight from Almería (LEI/LEAM), the cabin order included multiple special meals. The team confirmed the dietary details carefully and there was no confusion when the order arrived. We were happy with the accuracy of the order. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Jade — Airline Operations Manager
Station data for airport catering at Almería (LEAM / LEI)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,200 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | LEAM |
Business jet catering questions at LEI
Diversion catering and ramp questions at LEI
What operations gets asked every week about Almería.
Ask operations directly →Can Almería accommodate a late change to the order, and how far in advance should the first booking be placed?
Lead time depends on cabin count and specification, but how far in advance a first order is placed determines how much of the menu can still move; last minute airline catering is worked against the standing kitchen procedure rather than refused outright.
LEI — do you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights, and under what protocol?
The sealed cart that leaves our kitchen for every rotation is the same one used for VIP flight catering and government flight catering, with a documented protocol file travelling alongside it for each passenger.
Do you produce halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes at LEAM?
Yes, produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves the kitchen, with halal, kosher and the full range of SPML special meals documented per passenger against the manifest.
Ramp access on the field — do you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal at Almería?
There is a dedicated branch covering every FBO on the field and the GA terminal, with private jet catering and FBO catering carried on the same cold chain as an airline uplift.
At what point does airline catering at Almería reach the aircraft, and how does the uplift get on board?
The sequence starts with the sealed cart leaving the kitchen under escort, then airside delivery to the stand, then hi-loader boarding to galley height rather than delivery at the foot of the aircraft.
How much does airline catering cost at LEI?
The standard held on every uplift — HACCP production, a documented chain of custody, security-cleared staff — is what a quotation is built against, along with cabin count, specification and the loading window; we publish no price list, and the desk returns a figure once those are known.
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