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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Geneva, Switzerland
Airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Geneva Cointrin International Airport (LSGG / GVA), Geneva
GVA (IATA) · LSGG (ICAO)
Six wide-body stands and an aerodrome reference code of E let Geneva Cointrin International Airport (LSGG), Geneva, Switzerland, board multi-class rotations for scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet flights under one ops desk. Inflight catering here is loaded by hi-loader straight to galley height, with in-flight catering and inflight catering run from one HACCP kitchen serving the ramp.
3,900 m
Longest runway
6
Wide-body stands
Hi-loader
Ramp access & boarding
Code E
Wide-body up to a 777, 787 or A330
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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 — Geneva
Inflight catering loaded to galley height at Geneva (GVA)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at Geneva, Switzerland
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at Geneva airport
A B777-300ER boards here in 45 minutes, an A330-300 in 35, and an A320neo in 20 — figures measured against ramp access at Geneva Cointrin International Airport on every rotation. Each window is timed at the stand, from the first cart on board to the signature at the galley door, against the catering uplift assigned to that stand. The loading window is built backward from the stand time, so every uplift meets the slot the aircraft holds.
T−4 h
Carts sealed and temperature logged at the kitchen
T−2 h
Convoy to airside
T−75 min
Airside checkpoint and escort pick-up — 10 min
T−45 min
Hi-loader positioned at the stand, at galley door height
T−45 → 10 min
Loading window, stowed cabin by cabin — up to 45 min on a wide-body
T−0
Signed off with the purser, doors closed
Between the kitchen and the stand at Geneva Cointrin International Airport sit a vehicle screening point, a handler escort booked with the slot, and apron traffic that can reassign a contact stand at short notice, and we plan the catering uplift against the busiest point of that sequence. When a stand moves, the escort request moves with it and the loading crew is told directly, so the galley catering already staged moves with the stand directly. Temperatures are logged when the cart is sealed at the kitchen and checked again against the manifest at the galley door, with the seal record and the temperature log carried by the driver alongside the protocol annex where one applies.
The load closes on a signature at the aircraft.
One coordinator carries the seal from the kitchen door to the signature at the galley.
| Aircraft | Loading window |
|---|---|
| B777-300ER | 45 min Two loaders, forward and aft, full three-cabin uplift |
| A330-300 | 35 min One loader, forward door, two-cabin uplift |
| A320neo | 20 min Single galley, hand-boarded from the loader platform |
Pilot meals prepared for LSGG / GVA rotations
Airline food supplier crews cleared for Geneva (GVA)
Airport catering GVA runs from a 2,400 m² flight kitchen producing 9,000 covers a day for the traffic profile of a commercial hub running alongside state protocol and business aviation movements. Hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line sit under one roof, run to HACCP standard so the cold chain holds from the kitchen door to the galley. Airport catering near Geneva Cointrin International Airport draws on that single flight kitchen GVA facility rather than a network of subcontracted sites.
Government flight catering at Geneva Cointrin International Airport is handled by 34 cleared staff on station, the same named team on every rotation. Each of them holds security clearance, sits on the access list for the kitchen and the ramp, and is trained to royal household standards for the paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift. That clearance is what lets catering Geneva Cointrin International Airport move a delegation's meal service with a team that already knows the chain of custody.
2,400 m²
HACCP-certified production floor
9,000
Covers per day, across three shifts
34
Security-cleared staff on station
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Geneva
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Geneva, Switzerland
Two runways and six wide-body stands support a menu structure written to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to a single fixed offer, and inflight catering at Geneva Cointrin International Airport draws on the produce of the surrounding region — lake fish, alpine dairy, orchard fruit — worked into cabin-specific menus rather than a generic tray. VIP flight menus are plated to a written specification with à-la-carte options on request, while charter flight menus are built for group movements and multi-leg rotations. Every set moves with documented allergen, halal and kosher information, and the special meal codes are labelled per passenger and per cabin before the cart is sealed. Menus rotate seasonally, while the tray standard behind them, and the inflight catering discipline that produces them, stays constant.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Geneva Cointrin International Airport are plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed to a single set menu. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order so presentation stays consistent across repeat rotations.
Business cabins
Business cabins run on multi-choice hot service built to the operator's cabin specification, oven-ready and sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft type on the stand. Crew meals at Geneva Cointrin International Airport are boxed separately from the passenger cabin, with cabin crew meals and pilot meals at LSGG kept on distinct manifests through the same tray-set line.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger rather than left to a general note, with halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes produced on a separate line at Geneva Cointrin International Airport and sealed before it leaves the kitchen. Inflight catering in Geneva is labelled and tracked cabin by cabin so a dietary set never travels unmarked.
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 and sealed transfer for aircraft catering at GVA
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 LSGG
Geneva Cointrin International Airport carries a mixed traffic profile — commercial hub, state protocol and business aviation together — which means a delegation movement, a peak-hour bank of departures and a repeat charter rotation can all be on the ramp the same afternoon, each with a different documentation and timing demand on airline catering. Aviation catering Geneva is planned stand by stand rather than by a single fixed schedule, because a state protocol movement carries a paperwork load a scheduled departure does not.
The uplift travels from the flight kitchen to the stand, boarded by hi-loader at galley height across all six wide-body positions rather than left at the foot of the aircraft; contact stands are worked under handler escort booked with the slot, and if the stand changes the escort request and the loading crew are told directly. Airport catering at Geneva Cointrin International Airport moves through a vehicle screening checkpoint before airside, with the seal checked again against the manifest at the galley door. In-flight catering near Geneva Cointrin International Airport and airline catering near Geneva Cointrin International Airport both draw on that same escorted route, whether the flight is a scheduled service or an ad hoc charter.
One coordinator holds the rotation from sealed cart to signed handover, with inflight catering Switzerland standards applied the same way whether the aircraft is on a contact stand or a remote one.
Ramp access for business aviation catering at Geneva airport
Badges, zones and escort requirements
Standing airside access for the cargo and remote-stand zones, with badged vehicles. Contact stands are worked under handler escort, booked with the slot: if the stand moves, the escort request moves with it and the loader crew is told directly rather than through the operator.
Security procedure specific to this station
Vehicles are screened before entering airside. Seals are verified against the manifest at the checkpoint and again at the galley door; the driver carries the temperature log, the seal record and the protocol annex where one applies.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at Geneva (GVA)
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Government and state flight catering at LSGG
A dedicated government terminal at Geneva Cointrin International Airport keeps state visits and official delegations away from the commercial concourse, with the protocol file documented per passenger before the aircraft is on stand. Government flight catering here is handled by security-cleared staff, sealed at the kitchen before it leaves for the stand, and built around the movements a head of state delegation actually requires.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at GVA
A dedicated VIP terminal at Geneva Cointrin International Airport keeps household movements away from scheduled traffic, and the 2,400 m² kitchen behind it holds a written specification on file between rotations rather than rebuilding it each visit. Royal flight catering here covers private airliners — BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP — with halal and other household requirements produced on request, and GVA catering staffed by the same cleared team every time.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Geneva
The six wide-body stands at Geneva Cointrin International Airport take a full three-cabin uplift for ACMI and wet-lease operators alongside scheduled traffic, counted against the loading sheet in the order the galleys are laid out. Charter flight catering here covers group movements and special missions on a multi-leg basis, and charter flight catering in Geneva and charter flight catering Switzerland both run on the same reference-code-E infrastructure as the scheduled bank.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at LSGG
Six wide-body stands and hi-loader boarding at galley height let carriers running Geneva Cointrin International Airport as an outstation draw on ad hoc airline catering without pre-booking a full rotation cycle. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering are worked off the same duty roster, AOG included, with crew meals Switzerland and crew meals Geneva boxed alongside the passenger service across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at GVA
Business aviation traffic is part of the same traffic profile as the commercial and state protocol banks at Geneva Cointrin International Airport, worked from the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field rather than a separate operation. Private jet catering at Geneva Cointrin International Airport reaches every one of them on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering, business aviation catering and business jet catering handled off the same kitchen.
Private jets →
Aviation catering trusted by operators at Geneva, Switzerland
Flight departments on jet catering at LSGG / GVA
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We had a last-minute schedule change into Geneva (GVA/LSGG) and needed contingency catering. Communication was fast and practical, which made a difficult turnaround much easier for our crew. We would use them again for another short-notice stop. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Gabriel — Flight Planning Manager
“For an operation away from our normal base, we arranged airline catering at outstations at Geneva (GVA/LSGG). Updates were concise and the delivery timing matched our handling plan. Reliable and easy to manage from the ops desk. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Hugo — Cargo Network Controller
“We compared options for Geneva (GVA/LSGG) and asked for an airline catering quote. The quote was detailed enough for operations and accounting, but still quick to review. Good option when you need a fast and transparent answer. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Noah — Flight Support Manager
Airport catering reference for Geneva (LSGG / GVA)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 3,900 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Wide-body stands | 6 |
| Aerodrome reference code | E |
| ICAO | LSGG |
Business jet catering questions at Geneva
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Geneva
What operations gets asked every week about Geneva.
Ask operations directly →How far ahead can private jet catering reach the FBOs and the GA terminal at LSGG?
Clearance and cold-chain documentation are held the same way for every uplift on the field, so private jet catering and FBO catering reach the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the standard order lead time, with a shorter window worked case by case.
Geneva — are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes produced on site, and how are they documented?
The tray-set line that carries the passenger service also runs a separate production line for halal, kosher and the full range of SPML special meals, each one labelled per passenger and per cabin before it is sealed.
Geneva Cointrin International Airport works to a standard order lead time — how far in advance must an order be placed, and how late can the specification change?
There is a 24-hour standard lead time for a new order, and specification changes inside that window are handled directly with the coordinator assigned to the rotation rather than through a general request line.
How much does airline catering cost at GVA?
For every rotation the figure depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window the aircraft type requires, so the desk reviews those details and returns a quotation rather than working from a published price list.
At which point does government or VVIP protocol apply to a catering uplift at LSGG?
The protocol file is opened before the cart is sealed at the kitchen, and VIP flight catering and government flight catering both carry that documentation through to the signature at the galley door.
Does airline catering reach the aircraft airside at Geneva rather than at a delivery point?
Every uplift is boarded by hi-loader to galley height rather than left at the foot of the stand, with airside delivery held under handler escort from the kitchen to the aircraft.
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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
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