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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Melilla, Spain
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering — Melilla (GEML / MLN)
MLN (IATA) · GEML (ICAO)
A single narrow-body reference code governs every stand at Melilla, which keeps the ramp compact and the uplift close: one crew, one route to the aircraft, no split runs across a wide field. AERO GOURMET provides inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering here, boarded by hi-loader to galley height on every rotation this station takes.
1,433 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
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 — Melilla
Hi-loader aviation catering on the MLN apron
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering lead times at Melilla, Spain
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Melilla airport
What happens between our kitchen and the galley door at Melilla is measured, not promised: a sealed cart moves under escort to the stand, cleared through the same ramp access on every rotation the narrow-body code allows. The apron here does not carry the traffic of a wide-field hub, so the convoy runs a short, repeatable line rather than a long one split across multiple gates. That shortness is the advantage: fewer variables between the seal and the signature, on every uplift Melilla takes.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Melilla sit screening, an escort and the ordinary apron traffic that a single narrow-body ramp still generates at peak hours. We plan the catering uplift against the busiest of those, not the average one, so the galley catering reaching the door on a quiet rotation and a crowded one is held to the same chain of custody.
Temperature is logged twice: once when the cart is sealed at the kitchen, once at handover to the loading crew at the stand. A single signature closes each load, naming the person who carried it from seal to galley, so nothing moves through Melilla without a name attached to it.
One seal, one signature, one route from our kitchen to the galley door.
Airline food supplier kitchen serving GEML / MLN
Crew meals and passenger sets from one kitchen at Melilla (MLN)
The flight kitchen that provisions airport catering at Melilla runs hot production, pastry and a cold larder under one roof, working to the narrow-body reference code that governs every stand this station takes. HACCP procedure sets the standard the line runs to, from receipt of raw stock through to the sealed cart, and airport catering at GEML is planned against that same standard on every rotation. That single production line is also the cold chain's shortest path: fewer handovers between the larder and the flight kitchen at MLN, and fewer places for a temperature log to break.
The team behind government flight catering at Melilla is the same named crew on every rotation: security clearance on file, named on the access list, and trained to the household standards a royal or state movement expects. That continuity matters more than headcount on a station sized like this one, where a single crew carries the protocol file from booking to handover. Nothing sealed for a state or household uplift here passes through a name that has not been cleared first.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Melilla
VVIP catering to a written specification at Melilla, Spain
Menus at Melilla are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a fixed list, moving from a boxed main-cabin service to a plated First and Business specification on the same rotation. Where the facts point to Spain, the sourcing leans on the country's dairy, fish and orchard produce in general terms, adjusted with the season rather than fixed to one card. Inflight catering here also carries the full documented set: allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements labelled per passenger and per cabin, never assumed from the booking class. The cycle changes week to week; the specification behind it does not.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Melilla are plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed to a single card. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so a repeat rotation is served to the same presentation each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at GEML take multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on the aircraft, with tray sets boxed to the roster. Cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel in the same sealed run, so crew meals reach the galley on the same schedule as the passenger service.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at MLN are documented per passenger, covering household and religious needs alongside the full set of IATA special meal codes for halal, kosher and medical diets. Inflight catering built to those codes is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
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
Aircraft catering under HACCP control at Melilla, 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.
Catering uplift coordination at GEML / MLN
Melilla is worked to a narrow-body reference code, which keeps its traffic to scheduled, charter and ad hoc movements rather than the peak-wave surges a wide-field hub absorbs; a delegation here is chiefly a documentation exercise, not a capacity one, because the ramp never has to split a load across distant stands.
The uplift reaches the aircraft by hi-loader to galley height from a sealed cart, escorted the short route from our kitchen to the stand, with our own crew on the ramp for every stage of the handover. Airline catering at GEML and airport catering at MLN both run off that same short route, and inflight catering across the rest of Spain follows the identical loading method rather than a station-specific one.
On every rotation Melilla takes, one coordinator carries the file from booking to signature, aviation catering at GEML is sealed before it leaves our kitchen, and in-flight catering in Spain closes on a single handover signature, not a chain of separate ones.
Commercial aviation catering and VVIP missions at Melilla (MLN)
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Government and state flight catering at Melilla
A 1,433 metre runway is what a state or head of state movement is planned against at Melilla, since it sets which aircraft this ramp can turn around on short notice. Government flight catering at GEML for delegations and official movements is documented per passenger, run by security-cleared staff, and sealed at our catering at GEML before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at GEML
A private airliner working to the 1,433 metre runway at Melilla is boarded to a written household specification kept on file between movements, covering BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VVIP configurations alike. Royal flight catering at this station holds halal and other household dietary requirements on request, with catering at MLN sealed to the same standard on every repeat rotation.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at MLN
On the narrow-body stands at Melilla, a full three-cabin uplift is counted against the loading sheet and staged in galley order before the hi-loader moves. Charter flight catering in Melilla covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, and charter flight catering at Melilla is staged the same way whether the rotation is a one-off or a repeat charter.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Melilla
The narrow-body reference code held at Melilla sets the loading sequence our crews work to, one lift height and one cart route repeated on every rotation. Carriers running this station as an outstation draw on ad hoc airline catering in Melilla for irregular movements, with outstation catering at MLN, diversion catering and technical stop catering all worked off the same duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg pattern; crew meals at GEML and crew meals in Spain travel the same sealed run.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at GEML
Working to a single narrow-body reference code means every business aviation movement at Melilla is sequenced through the same ramp access as the airline traffic rather than a separate lane. Private jet catering at Melilla reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering held to that one standard.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at Melilla, Spain
Protocol officers on government flight catering at GEML / MLN
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“A short-notice movement brought us into Melilla (MLN/GEML), so we needed reliable diversion catering. Confirmation was quick, the order stayed clear despite several updates, and delivery reached the aircraft on time. Exactly what we need when operations change with very little notice. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Sami — Station Operations Manager
“Melilla (MLN/GEML) was an outstation for us, and we booked catering for airlines without flight kitchen for the sector. The team confirmed everything clearly, handled the local coordination, and delivered the order ready for loading. Reliable and easy to manage from the ops desk. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Martin — Cabin Service Coordinator
“For our flight at Melilla (MLN/GEML), we needed a quick airline catering cost per meal before confirming the order. They answered our questions without overcomplicating the process and kept the final cost aligned with the confirmation. We appreciated the transparency. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Carla — Network Operations Coordinator
Airport catering reference for Melilla (GEML / MLN)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,433 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | GEML |
Business jet catering questions at Melilla
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Melilla
What operations gets asked every week about Melilla.
Ask operations directly →Does Melilla take airline catering delivered airside, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?
A hi-loader carries the sealed cart to galley height on every stand at Melilla, so airside delivery is direct to the aircraft rather than staged at the foot of it.
What lead time does MLN need for an order, and how late can a specification change?
We ask for the order as early as the rotation is confirmed, and we hold changes open closer to departure than a fixed lead time would suggest, including last minute airline catering for a diversion or a schedule shift.
How are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes handled at GEML?
GEML production runs a separate line for halal, kosher and the full range of SPML codes, each one documented per passenger rather than assumed from the booking class.
How much does airline catering cost at Melilla, given no price list is published?
There is a quotation built from the cabin count, the specification and the loading window each time, rather than a fixed rate, so the airline catering cost is confirmed by our desk against the rotation.
Can Melilla take private jet catering delivered to the FBOs and the GA terminal on the field?
One sealed run reaches every FBO on the field and the GA terminal alike, so private jet catering and FBO catering both move on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift.
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