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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Brighton, United Kingdom
Airline catering, VIP and private jet catering at Brighton (EGKA / ESH)
ESH (IATA) · EGKA (ICAO)
A narrow-body reference code shapes every rotation planned at this field, so the loading plan is sequenced stand by stand rather than assumed. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering and in-flight catering from a kitchen staged for hi-loader boarding, carrying the uplift to galley height on wide-body-style equipment sized to the aircraft actually on the apron.
1,032 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
04
Multi-leg coordination
One loading sheet, every leg of your rotation
On the apron — Brighton
Inflight catering loaded to galley height at EGKA / ESH
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering lead times at Brighton, United Kingdom
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Brighton airport
Ramp access at Brighton is what actually decides the loading window, because the cart moves from the kitchen to the apron under escort rather than being set down at the aircraft steps. Every catering uplift here is planned against that route before it is planned against the clock. The result is a sequence that holds regardless of which stand the flight is worked from.
Between the seal on the cart and the signature at the galley door sit screening, an escort across the apron and whatever traffic is moving on it that hour, and the plan is built against the worst of those, not the average. Chain of custody runs as one named responsibility from the kitchen to the aircraft, with nothing changing hands unrecorded along the way. Temperature is logged at sealing and logged again at handover, and the galley catering only clears once both readings and the signature are on file, so a catering uplift here is closed on paper as well as on the ramp.
One sealed cart, one signature, from the kitchen door to the galley.
Crew meals from the kitchen serving EGKA / ESH
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Brighton (ESH)
The flight kitchen that provisions Brighton runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, all held to HACCP standards from intake to loading. Airport catering at this narrow-body field is planned around one kitchen serving one set of stands, which keeps the cold chain short and the handover simple. That same layout is what lets airport catering at ESH move between a scheduled rotation and a one-off charter without changing the production line it comes from.
The team that handles government flight catering at Brighton is the same named crew on every rotation, carrying security clearance on file and named on the access list rather than rotated in ad hoc. They are trained to royal household standards as well as to airline specification, so a state movement and a scheduled service leave the same kitchen under the same discipline. Chain of custody runs with them, cart to cart, from seal to signature.
Halal airline meals and special meals at Brighton
VVIP catering written per mission at Brighton, United Kingdom
Menus here are written to the cabin and the mission first, then adjusted for the season, rather than fixed to one standing card. Inflight catering at EGKA draws on regional dairy, fish and orchard produce where the route allows it, worked into a specification rather than named as a dish. First, Business and main cabin each carry a distinct tray or plated standard, matched to the aircraft and the load plan rather than to a single house style. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, and produced against that documentation rather than against a general list.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Brighton are plated to a written specification, with VIP flight catering covering à-la-carte service on request. The presentation is filed against the standing order, so a repeat rotation is served to the same standard without re-briefing the galley.
Business cabins
Business cabins at ESH run multi-choice hot service in galley-ready tray sets, sized to the aircraft's fitted galley rather than to a generic format. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, alongside the passenger service.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger for inflight catering at ESH, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Each set is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves it, with the documentation travelling in the same cart.
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
Cold chain and HACCP for aircraft catering at Brighton airport
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 EGKA
Brighton takes scheduled, charter and government traffic across a single narrow-body reference code, and that mix sets the plan more than the timetable does: a delegation is a documentation problem, a charter peak is a capacity problem, and a repeat rotation is a repetition problem the kitchen already has an answer for.
The uplift travels a fixed route from our kitchen to the apron, boarded by hi-loader to galley height rather than set down at the aircraft steps, with our own crew on the ramp for the handover. Airline catering at EGKA and airport catering at ESH run off the same ops desk, so a scheduled sector and an ad hoc charter are sequenced through the identical loading plan. Aviation catering in Brighton and in-flight catering at ESH share that plan, with inflight catering in United Kingdom terms meaning one coordinator carrying the file end to end.
One coordinator holds the rotation from seal to signature, with sealed carts and a signed handover closing every load regardless of the segment behind it.
Commercial aviation catering and VVIP missions at Brighton (ESH)
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Government and state flight catering at EGKA
Our kitchen builds every rotation here around a 1032 m runway, which is the constant a delegation movement is planned against as much as a scheduled sector is. Government flight catering at this station covers state visits and official delegations, with the protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the load, and the uplift for any head of state movement sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at ESH
A 1032 m runway governs the aircraft this field can turn, and it sets the frame private airliners are worked within on royal flight catering here. Royal household movements, BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP work are held to a written specification kept on file between rotations, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced against it on request, under the same VVIP clearance as a government file.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Brighton
Narrow-body aircraft are what this reference code lets us turn quickly, and charter flight catering at Brighton is built around that turnaround for ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions. A full three-cabin uplift is counted against the loading sheet and staged in galley order, so charter flight catering in United Kingdom terms means the same discipline whether the rotation is a single sector or a multi-leg tour.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at EGKA
A 1032 m runway sets what lands here, and that in turn sets what the ops desk plans for: ad hoc airline catering for carriers running this station as an outstation, alongside outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off the same duty roster. AOG is covered on the same file, across a multi-leg rotation, with crew meals at Brighton and crew meals in United Kingdom terms carried on the identical cart as the passenger load.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at ESH
On a field governed by a narrow-body reference code, business aviation is worked from the same apron and the same kitchen route as the scheduled traffic. Private jet catering at Brighton reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, run as FBO catering on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at Brighton, United Kingdom
Flight departments on jet catering at EGKA / ESH
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We had a last-minute schedule change into Brighton (ESH/EGKA) and needed AOG catering. Communication was fast and practical, which made a difficult turnaround much easier for our crew. A dependable option for irregular operations. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Yasmin — Network Control Coordinator
“We used the service at Brighton (ESH/EGKA) for airline catering at outstations on a station where we do not have our usual suppliers. The team confirmed everything clearly, handled the local coordination, and delivered the order ready for loading. A solid solution for outstation operations. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Nadia — VIP Flight Operations Manager
“The operations team needed an airline catering cost for Brighton (ESH/EGKA) with very little time to decide. The inclusions were easy to understand, lead time was realistic, and there were no surprises when the final order was confirmed. Good option when you need a fast and transparent answer. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Amir — Mission Support Manager
Brighton (EGKA / ESH): airport catering data
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 1,032 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | EGKA |
Aviation catering FAQ for EGKA
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Brighton
What operations gets asked every week about Brighton.
Ask operations directly →At what point do you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal in Brighton?
The cart is sealed at our kitchen before dispatch, then carried directly to whichever FBO or GA terminal position the aircraft is parked on, so FBO catering arrives boarding-ready rather than staged kerbside.
Does airline catering cost the same regardless of mission at Brighton Airport?
Every quotation is built on the cabin count, the specification and the loading window rather than a fixed rate card, so airline catering cost is confirmed once those three are known, not published in advance.
How far in advance can halal, kosher and SPML requirements be confirmed for ESH?
HACCP-run production means halal, kosher and other special meals are built against documentation held per passenger, and confirming that documentation early is what lets the special meal codes, including SPML, be produced on schedule rather than added late.
Is airline catering delivered airside at EGKA, and how does it reach the aircraft?
Our ramp coordinator carries the load from kitchen to stand and boards it by hi-loader to galley height, so airside delivery is the standard method here rather than an exception requested in advance.
Brighton — how far in advance do you need the order, and how late can it change?
The hi-loader and its crew are booked against the confirmed loading window, so lead time is set by that booking; a specification can still change closer to departure than the equipment slot itself can.
Who signs off VIP, VVIP and government flight catering at Brighton Airport?
For every VIP flight catering and government flight catering movement, the same named coordinator holds the protocol file from kitchen seal to galley signature, under security clearance rather than a rotating duty roster.
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Four steps
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Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
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Uplift at Brighton (ESH)