Aviation catering — Málaga, Spain

Wide-body airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Málaga (LEMG / AGP)

AGP (IATA) · LEMG (ICAO)

A 3200 m runway at Málaga takes scheduled, charter and government wide-body movements, and it means a full three-cabin load can be boarded on one rotation without splitting the uplift. Inflight catering here runs on hi-loader boarding to galley height, with in-flight catering staged from our kitchen and inflight catering sequenced against the stand rather than the terminal clock.

A catering hi-loader box raised level with the open galley door of a wide-body, its platform bridged to the doorway.
3,200 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
2
Runways
7
FBOs on station
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 — Málaga

Aviation catering boarded by hi-loader at LEMG

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

Airport catering order window at LEMG / AGP

Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at Málaga (AGP)

Catering at LEMG moves as a sealed sequence rather than a single delivery: cart closed and logged at the kitchen, escorted across the apron, and opened again only at the galley door. Ramp access here is held on our own clearance, so the hi-loader reaches the wide-body stand directly instead of waiting on a landside handover. That sequence is what a catering uplift is measured against at this station, load by load.

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

Between our kitchen and a Málaga stand sit screening, an escorted convoy and the ordinary traffic of a working ramp, and none of it is the part we leave to chance: the catering uplift is planned against the worst of that traffic, not the average of it. Chain of custody runs from the seal at the kitchen door to the hand that opens the galley, with nobody outside that sequence touching the load in between. Temperature is logged when the cart is sealed and logged again at handover, and the galley catering sheet that closes the rotation carries a signature at both ends.

One coordinator carries the seal from our kitchen to the signature at the galley door.

Crew meals from the kitchen serving Málaga

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Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Málaga, Spain

The flight kitchen that provisions Málaga runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell under one roof, built to hold HACCP standard across every tray leaving the building. Airport catering at Málaga is planned from that single site rather than split across suppliers, which keeps tray sets, meal boxes and crew trays moving through one cold chain instead of several. Airport catering in Spain works the same way at this address: one kitchen, one uplift discipline, feeding the flight kitchen at AGP on every rotation it covers.

The team behind government flight catering at this station is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool pulled in for one movement. Security clearance is held on file, each member sits on the access list for the ramp and the kitchen, and training runs to household service standards as well as the paperwork that has to travel with a sealed uplift. That continuity is what keeps a chain of custody intact between one delegation and the next.

VIP flight catering menus for AGP departures

Royal flight catering standards per cabin at LEMG / AGP

Menus at this station are written to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to a single fixed list, which is what lets a First cabin, a Business cabin and a main cabin travel on the same rotation without one specification compromising another. Inflight catering at AGP draws on regional produce where the sourcing supports it — Andalusian olive oil, orchard fruit, coastal fish and cheese from the wider region — described in general terms rather than as a single fixed dish. Seasonal menu cycles rotate week to week while the tray standard behind them does not move. Every set closes on a documented allergen, halal, kosher or medical requirement, labelled per passenger and per cabin before it is sealed.

A first-cabin table laid with pressed linen, silver and a plated main course, an orchid and a menu card set beside it.

First & VVIP cabins

First and VVIP cabins at Málaga are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed menu card, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request against that same standing order. VIP flight catering here is filed and reproducible: the same specification travels from one rotation to the next, so the forward cabin is never a guess.

A complete tray set on a black tray: a plated fish fillet with rice and vegetables, a seeded roll with herb butter and a berry dessert in a glass.

Business cabins

Business cabins at LEMG run multi-choice hot service to a written cabin specification, in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on that rotation. Tray sets and passenger meal boxes travel alongside crew meals and pilot meals boxed separately to the duty roster, so cabin crew meals never share a tray with the passenger load.

Diet.

Protocol & dietary

Protocol and dietary requirements at this station are documented per passenger rather than assumed: household, religious and medical requirements, halal and kosher sets, and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering in Spain follows the same rule at this address, produced on a separate line and sealed there before it ever reaches the main uplift.

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-compliant aircraft catering at LEMG / AGP

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 Málaga airport

Málaga's traffic mix runs scheduled, charter and government movements across its wide-body stands, and that mix sets three separate problems for catering rather than one: a state movement is a documentation problem, a charter peak is a capacity problem, a repeat scheduled rotation is a repetition problem that has to be held identical week after week. Airline catering here is planned against whichever of those three is on the ramp that day, not against a single average day.

Aircraft catering LEMG delivers by hi-loader from our kitchen to galley height, staged so the cart clears security and crosses the apron on a fixed convoy rather than an ad hoc run. Inflight catering at LEMG and in-flight catering at Málaga sit on the same ops desk, with aviation catering at LEMG scheduled against the stand assignment rather than the terminal gate. Airport catering at AGP is planned stand by stand, with ramp access held on our own clearance so the load reaches the aircraft directly.

What we commit to at this station is one coordinator per rotation, sealed carts from kitchen to galley, and a signed handover at the aircraft door.

Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at LEMG

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01
Government and state flight catering at LEMG
Across the wide-body stands at this field, a head of state aircraft is worked to the same reference code as a scheduled movement, with the protocol file built around that constraint rather than around the aircraft type. Government flight catering at Málaga documents the file per passenger, with security-cleared staff and the uplift sealed before it leaves our kitchen.
Government & state flights →
Royal vvip food.
02
Royal and VVIP flight catering at AGP
Fitting a private airliner into the same wide-body stand rotation as scheduled traffic is the constraint a royal household movement sets here, and it is worked by holding the household specification on file between movements rather than rebuilding it each time. Royal flight catering at this station covers BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP aircraft, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced against that filed specification on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
Menus card charter comm copie.
03
Charter and ACMI flight catering at Málaga
A 3200 m runway here, and that length is what lets a fully loaded wide-body charter depart on the same rotation as a scheduled movement without a fuel-driven cut to the uplift. Charter flight catering at Málaga covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering in Málaga counted against the loading sheet and staged to the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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.
04
Airline and ad hoc catering at LEMG
A wide-body reference code held at this field is what lets a scheduled aircraft, a diverted aircraft and a technical stop share the same stand assignment without a separate loading plan for each. Ad hoc airline catering at LEMG covers carriers running this station as an outstation, with outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering handled off one duty roster; AOG is worked the same way, across a multi-leg rotation, with crew meals at Málaga boxed separately from the passenger load.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at AGP
Our kitchen works to the same 3200 m runway capability that clears a wide-body rotation, and that reach carries across to the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field without a separate production line. Private jet catering at AGP is delivered there on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering and business aviation catering handled by our dedicated business jet catering branch off that one kitchen.
Private jets →

FBOs at Málaga

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aviavip
gats-ute
general aviation service sl
jetex malaga
united aviation services s.l.
universal aviation

Inflight catering rated by operators at LEMG / AGP

Operators on commercial aviation catering at Málaga

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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

“For our departure from Málaga (AGP/LEMG), we specifically needed aviation catering packaging. The order came ready for service with no unnecessary packaging or loose items to sort through. The crew appreciated how easy it was to load. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”

★★★★★

Private jet operator

Ava — Corporate Aviation Manager

“We used the team for tech stop at Málaga (AGP/LEMG) during a tight turnaround. The uplift was organized around our revised departure and reached the aircraft without delaying the turn. That operational understanding was the biggest advantage. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”

★★★★★

Charter operator

Luca — Flight Planning Manager

“I ordered business jet catering for our departure from Málaga (AGP/LEMG) and was very happy with the service. They followed my notes closely, kept me updated, and delivered at the time agreed with the FBO. Exactly what I want from a private aviation caterer. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”

★★★★★

Scheduled airline

Hana — Station Operations Manager

Flight catering station reference for Málaga (LEMG / AGP)

DatumValue
Longest runway3,200 m
Runways2
Aerodrome reference codewide-body
ICAOLEMG

Business jet catering questions at AGP

Diversion catering and ramp questions at AGP

What operations gets asked every week about Málaga.

Ask operations directly →
LEMG — do you deliver airline catering airside, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?

The hi-loader carries the sealed cart from our kitchen straight to galley height, so airside delivery here never passes through a landside handover before it reaches the aircraft.

How are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes handled in Málaga?

Málaga produces halal and kosher sets on a separate line from the main uplift, with the full range of SPML special meal codes documented per passenger before the cart is sealed.

Do you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights at Málaga Airport?

Yes, under a documented protocol: VIP flight catering and government flight catering both run through security-cleared staff and a sealed uplift, with the file built per passenger rather than per flight.

AGP — what drives the cost of airline catering here, since no price list is published?

There is a written quotation built from cabin count, specification and loading window, so airline catering cost at this station always reflects the actual rotation rather than a standard rate.

LEMG — can you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal on the field?

The same cold chain that boards a wide-body uplift covers the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field, with private jet catering and FBO catering delivered on identical paperwork.

What lead time does Málaga need for an order, and how late can the specification change?

We ask for standing lead time on the initial order and take late changes to cabin count or dietary specification up to the loading window itself, which is when last minute airline catering is actually decided.

Outstation catering near Málaga

GRX / LEGR
Granada
Spain · 86 km from Málaga
Airline & VIP flight catering →
GIB / LXGB
Gibraltar
Gibraltar · 96 km from Málaga
Airline & VIP flight catering →
OZP / LEMO
Morón
Spain · 114 km from Málaga
Airline & VIP flight catering →

Charter flight catering quote for Málaga airport

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Málaga (AGP / LEMG)

Give us the aircraft and what goes on board. A coordinator comes back with a quote for Málaga, not a brochure.

orders@aerogourmet.com · operations desk, 24/7

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.
Accepted formats: PDF, JPG, PNG, Word, Excel, CSV, TXT — up to 4 MB per file.
Contact

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

Uplift at Málaga (AGP)