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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Samedan, Switzerland
Private jet catering, VIP flight catering and airline catering at Samedan (LSZS / SMV)
SMV (IATA) · LSZS (ICAO)
A 1800 m runway sets the ceiling on what boards at Samedan, so inflight catering here is planned around a narrow-body reference code rather than a wide-body one, sector by sector. In-flight catering still runs on one method, uplift staged and carried by hand to galley height where a hi-loader has no reach, apron side, on schedule.
1,800 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
02
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 — Samedan
Wide-body aviation catering at Samedan (SMV)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airport catering order window at LSZS
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Samedan
Every uplift at Samedan runs from a sealed cart at the kitchen to the galley door on foot or by trolley, the narrow-body stand leaving no room for a hi-loader run. Ramp access is held on our own badges, so the convoy crosses the apron on a fixed path rather than a general one. That path is what the catering uplift is timed against, cart by cart, at LSZS.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Samedan sit screening, an escort and the apron traffic that a single narrow-body movement still generates, and we plan the catering uplift against the worst of that, not the average. Chain of custody starts at the seal on the cart and does not break until the galley door is signed for, so nobody outside that route touches the load. Galley catering handover is logged twice, once at sealing and once at the door, with a name against each entry.
One coordinator carries the seal from our kitchen to the signature at the galley door.
Flight kitchen and crew meals for LSZS / SMV
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for SMV
The flight kitchen that provisions LSZS runs hot production, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, sized to the narrow-body rotations this reference code allows rather than to a wide-body wave. Airport catering here is built HACCP first, the cold chain checked at each handoff between the kitchen and the cart. Airport catering at Samedan is therefore a matter of discipline on a small stand, not of floor space.
The team behind government flight catering at Samedan is the same named crew every rotation: security clearance on file, listed on the access list, and drilled on the paperwork that has to travel with a sealed uplift. That crew works to household standards whenever a royal or state movement is booked, keeping the same specification on file between one rotation and the next. Catering at LSZS is handled by that crew alone, not by whoever is rostered that day.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Samedan (SMV)
Commercial aviation catering written per cabin at LSZS
Menus at Samedan follow the cabin and the mission rather than a fixed cycle, drawing where it suits on produce from the surrounding valley — dairy, mountain cheese, orchard fruit in season — worked into a specification set for that flight. Inflight catering in Switzerland is written to move with the season rather than repeat itself, so a summer rotation and a winter one are not served from the same sheet. Every set travels with its allergen, halal, kosher and medical labelling fixed per passenger and per cabin. That labelling is checked against the passenger list before the cart is sealed, not after.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Samedan are plated to a written specification kept on file between movements, with à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed to one cycle. VIP flight catering here is checked course by course against that specification before the cart leaves the kitchen.
Business cabins
Business cabins at LSZS run multi-choice hot service in oven-ready trays sized to the galley fitted on a narrow-body aircraft. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals at Samedan are boxed separately and matched against the roster before boarding.
Protocol & dietary
Halal and kosher sets, along with the full range of IATA special meal codes, are produced on a separate line at SMV and sealed before they leave it. Inflight catering documentation here records each SPML request against the passenger it was ordered for, cabin by cabin.
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 control for flight catering at Samedan, Switzerland
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.
Aviation catering delivered to the stand at LSZS / SMV
A single 1800 m runway and a narrow-body reference code set the traffic profile at Samedan: light aircraft, seasonal peaks and the occasional government or charter movement rather than a steady wide-body wave, which makes documentation the recurring issue instead of raw volume. Airline catering at SMV is planned rotation by rotation because there is no bank of stands to smooth against, so each movement is scheduled on its own.
Uplift travels from our kitchen to the stand by cart, carried the last distance to the galley door on foot where the narrow-body layout leaves no run for a hi-loader. Aviation catering in Samedan is worked off our own ramp badges, with the escort and the handover both logged against the same route each time.
What we commit to at this station is one coordinator per rotation, carts sealed at the kitchen and a signed handover at the door, and that commitment holds whether the movement is inflight catering in Samedan on a scheduled service or in-flight catering in Samedan on a private charter, airport catering at Samedan unchanged either way.
Airline, charter and VVIP catering at Samedan (SMV)
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Government and state flight catering at Samedan
Because the narrow-body reference code held here limits the aircraft that can work this stand, a head of state movement is planned around that constraint rather than around cabin count. Government flight catering at LSZS keeps the protocol file documented per passenger, staff security-cleared and the uplift sealed at our kitchen before catering at SMV ever reaches the stand.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at LSZS
The reference code here is narrow-body, and that single fact rules out a wide-body VIP airliner while keeping the smaller private aircraft this household traffic often flies within reach. Royal flight catering at Samedan holds household standards to a written specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household requirements produced on request for BBJ and ACJ-class arrivals.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at SMV
Our kitchen plans every charter movement here against the same 1800 m runway and narrow-body reference code that governs the rest of the field, staging the load to match rather than to exceed it. Charter flight catering at Samedan covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering in Samedan staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Samedan
At a station held to a narrow-body reference code, the 1800 m runway sets which aircraft can be worked at all, and ad hoc airline catering at SMV is built around that limit rather than against it. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering all run off the same duty roster here, crew meals in Samedan boxed alongside the cabin sets, ad hoc catering at SMV covering AOG across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at LSZS
The 1800 m runway at Samedan admits the business aircraft that make up most of this field's private traffic, and it is that runway which decides what can be worked here at all. Private jet catering in Switzerland reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Inflight catering rated by operators at Samedan, Switzerland
Flight departments on jet catering at Samedan airport
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“Our ops team used the service at Samedan (SMV/LSZS) as an airline catering broker. They understood airline operations and kept communication short, clear, and useful. We would use the service again without hesitation. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Andrei — Flight Services Coordinator
“I arranged airline catering in Samedan for our departure from SMV/LSZS. The order was confirmed quickly, delivered on time, and packed exactly as requested for the aircraft. We had a smooth experience from order to delivery. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Lea — Freighter Station Supervisor
“Our passenger profile required special meals at Samedan (SMV/LSZS), with several different dietary restrictions. Each item was clearly identified, separated from the standard meals, and easy to check before boarding. Very reassuring for the cabin crew. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Amir — Trip Support Manager
Outstation catering data for Samedan (LSZS / SMV)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,800 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | LSZS |
Aircraft catering questions at Samedan
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Samedan (SMV)
What operations gets asked every week about Samedan.
Ask operations directly →Where does airline catering cost start at SMV?
The record we build first is the specification sheet — cabin count, menu, and the loading window it has to meet — and airline catering cost at SMV follows from that document rather than a price list. Our desk returns a quotation once the specification is confirmed.
Does private jet catering reach the FBOs and the GA terminal at LSZS?
Every FBO on the field and the GA terminal at LSZS receive the same uplift, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline load. Private jet catering and FBO catering here are handled by one team regardless of which stand the aircraft uses.
Is VIP, VVIP and government flight catering available at Samedan under protocol?
Our named coordinator runs every VIP flight catering and government flight catering movement at Samedan to a fixed protocol file, documented per passenger before the uplift is sealed. VVIP requirements are held to the same written specification between rotations.
At what point does an order need to be placed at Samedan airport?
The first step is the specification lock, after which cabin count and menu are fixed against the loading window; lead time depends on how far in advance that lock happens, and last minute airline catering at Samedan is still worked when the loading window allows it. Changes after that point are handled case by case with the desk.
Who documents halal, kosher and special meal codes at SMV?
For every passenger requesting one, halal, kosher and the full set of IATA SPML special meal codes are produced on a separate line and logged against the passenger list at SMV. Across scheduled, charter and VIP movements alike, that documentation travels sealed with the uplift.
Inflight catering at other airports near Samedan
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Agno
Switzerland · 95 km from Samedan
Airline & VIP flight catering →
BGY / LIME
Orio al Serio
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
ACH / LSZR
St. Gallen
Switzerland · 109 km from Samedan
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Charter flight catering quote for LSZS / SMV
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Samedan (SMV / LSZS)
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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 Samedan (SMV)