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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Stockholm / Västerås, Sweden
Airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Stockholm / Västerås (ESOW / VST)
VST (IATA) · ESOW (ICAO)
A 2581-metre runway at Stockholm / Västerås carries wide-body movements onto a single reference-code stand, where our hi-loader boards the aircraft directly rather than dropping trays at the foot of the aircraft. In-flight catering here runs on that access: sealed carts rise straight to galley height, and inflight catering for scheduled, charter, government and private jet uplift moves off one ops desk, airside.
2,581 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
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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 — Stockholm / Västerås
Aviation catering with ramp access at Stockholm / Västerås, Sweden
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at ESOW / VST
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at ESOW / VST
A single wide-body stand at Stockholm / Västerås sets the rhythm of the loading window: one aircraft on ramp access at a time, one hi-loader cycle, one sequence from seal to signature. Every catering uplift is timed against that stand rather than against a generic turnaround, because the apron here does not allow two wide-body loads to run side by side. The window is measured from the moment the cart leaves our kitchen to the moment the galley door closes at Stockholm / Västerås.
Between our kitchen and the single stand at Stockholm / Västerås sit screening, an escort onto the apron, and the ordinary traffic of a working ramp. We plan every catering uplift against the worst of those, not the best, so the chain of custody holds even when the apron is busy.
Each cart is sealed at the kitchen door and its temperature logged there, then logged again at the galley on handover, closing a record that runs from seal to signature. That record is what turns a single galley catering delivery into a documented movement rather than a delivery note, and it is checked before the hi-loader is released from the stand.
One stand, one hi-loader, one sealed record from kitchen door to galley door.
Crew meals and pilot meals for Stockholm / Västerås departures
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at ESOW / VST
Airport catering for Stockholm / Västerås runs from a flight kitchen holding hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, all working to a HACCP standard that governs every tray leaving the building. That single site is what lets airport catering here move from cold chain to sealed cart without a second handling point breaking the record. The same roof produces the volume a wide-body rotation needs and the separation a protocol movement requires.
The team assigned to government flight catering at Stockholm / Västerås is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating roster drawn from the wider kitchen. Each member carries security clearance on file and sits on the access list before the sealed cart is built, trained to the household and protocol standards a state or royal movement expects. That continuity is what a protocol officer checks before anything else, at ESOW as everywhere else on our network.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at VST
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at ESOW / VST
Menus for Stockholm / Västerås are built by cabin and mission rather than served from one fixed list, so a scheduled rotation and a state movement never share a specification. Local sourcing draws where possible on Swedish dairy, cold-water fish and orchard fruit, worked into a seasonal cycle rather than a fixed set of dishes. In-flight catering here carries documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets, each one labelled per passenger and per cabin before it is sealed. That labelling is what a cabin crew checks against the manifest at the galley door, not against a printed card.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Stockholm / Västerås are plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request against the standing order. VIP flight catering at this level is filed and repeated, not improvised on the day of departure.
Business cabins
Business cabins at ESOW receive multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft, boxed as tray sets ready for the trolley. Crew meals travel alongside them, with cabin crew meals and pilot meals boxed separately to the roster.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements at VST are documented per passenger, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering of this kind is produced on a separate line at the kitchen and sealed before it leaves it, keeping the record clean from galley to gate.
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 compliance at ESOW
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 Stockholm / Västerås airport
Stockholm / Västerås carries scheduled, charter and government traffic across a single wide-body stand, which turns every rotation into a documentation exercise as much as a loading one: a delegation brings a protocol file, a peak wave brings a capacity question, a repeat charter brings the same specification run back to back. Airline catering and aviation catering here are planned against that single stand rather than against a bank of gates, so sequencing matters more than volume alone.
The uplift reaches the aircraft from our flight kitchen by sealed cart, escorted onto the apron and raised to galley height by hi-loader rather than set down at the foot of the aircraft. Ground handling on the ramp coordinates the timing of that escort with the aircraft's own turnaround, so the cart arrives inside the loading window rather than ahead of it or behind it. In-flight catering and airport catering both move through that same route, whatever the cabin count on board.
On every rotation through Stockholm / Västerås we hold one coordinator responsible for the load, sealed carts logged at both ends, and a signed handover at the galley door closing the record.
Airline, charter and VVIP catering at Stockholm / Västerås, Sweden
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Government and state flight catering at ESOW
At Stockholm / Västerås, the single wide-body stand becomes the working ground for government flight catering during state visits and official delegations. Protocol is documented per passenger, staff carry security clearance on file, and every head of state movement is boarded from an uplift sealed before it leaves our kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at VST
A single stand at Stockholm / Västerås has to sequence a household movement around whatever else is scheduled that day, which is worked by holding royal flight catering to a written specification kept on file between rotations rather than rebuilt each time. Private airliners — BBJ, ACJ, wide-body VVIP — are boarded to that same standing file, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Stockholm / Västerås
2581 metres of runway is what clears a wide-body charter onto the single stand at Stockholm / Västerås, and that clearance is what ACMI and wet-lease operators use for group movements and special missions through VST. Charter flight catering here delivers a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, staged in the order the galleys are laid out, with charter flight catering in Sweden routed through the same kitchen for multi-leg rotations.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at ESOW
A wide-body airframe is what the reference code held at Stockholm / Västerås is built to take, and that capability is what carriers running this station as an outstation rely on for ad hoc airline catering between scheduled rotations. Outstation catering and diversion catering sit on the same duty roster as technical stop catering, so a multi-leg rotation through VST is worked without a second phone call.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at VST
We work the same 2581-metre runway that clears a wide-body airframe onto the stand at Stockholm / Västerås to reach the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field for business aviation traffic. Private jet catering at VST is delivered on the same cold chain and the same sealed paperwork as an airline uplift, run by our dedicated FBO catering branch.
Private jets →
Inflight catering trusted by operators at ESOW / VST
Charter operators on flight catering at Stockholm / Västerås
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We needed delegation flight catering at Stockholm / Västerås (VST/ESOW) for a protocol-sensitive flight. The team understood the need for confidentiality and kept the order organized despite late passenger and dietary changes. We were very satisfied with the level of coordination. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Robert — Flight Support Supervisor
“For a VIP rotation through Stockholm / Västerås (VST/ESOW), we used the team for VIP airliner catering. Everything arrived neatly packed, easy to identify in the galley, and consistent with the presentation we requested. A very smooth experience for the cabin team. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Leila — Airport Duty Manager
“Our charter program used the service at Stockholm / Västerås (VST/ESOW) for pilgrim flight catering. The team handled the volume well and kept the boxes clearly identified by flight and service. We would use the service again for a similar charter. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Daphne — Cabin Services Manager
Stockholm / Västerås (ESOW / VST): airport catering data
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,581 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | ESOW |
Business jet catering questions at VST
Diversion catering and ramp questions at VST
What operations gets asked every week about Stockholm / Västerås.
Ask operations directly →Is there a lead time for changing a specification on a flight through VST?
The coordinator holds a standing lead time for new orders and a shorter window for specification changes on file; last minute airline catering is worked when the loading window allows it, confirmed by the desk rather than assumed.
Where are halal and kosher meals produced for flights through ESOW?
The kitchen record shows halal and kosher sets produced on a separate line and logged against the passenger manifest, alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes under SPML.
How does airline catering reach the aircraft airside at Stockholm / Västerås?
Stockholm / Västerås is worked by sealed cart, escorted onto the apron and raised to the galley door by hi-loader, so the uplift is boarded rather than set down at the foot of the aircraft.
What does airline catering cost at Stockholm / Västerås Airport?
We price against cabin count, specification and the loading window rather than a published list, so the desk returns a quotation once those three are known.
When is private jet catering delivered to the FBOs at VST?
Once a movement is confirmed on the field, private jet catering and FBO catering are delivered to the GA terminal on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Which protocol governs VIP and government flight catering at ESOW?
The hi-loader route to galley height is used for every VIP flight catering and government flight catering movement, with the cart sealed at the kitchen and the protocol file documented per passenger.
Commercial aviation catering near Stockholm / Västerås
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
ARN / ESSA
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
BMA / ESSB
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Sweden · 78 km from Stockholm / Västerås
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Four steps
Flight
Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
Who we come back to
Uplift at Stockholm / Västerås (VST)