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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — London, United Kingdom
Wide-body airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at London Heathrow Airport (EGLL / LHR), London
LHR (IATA) · EGLL (ICAO)
Two runways and a wide-body reference code let London Heathrow Airport turn scheduled, charter, VIP and government movements through one ops desk, with multi-class rotations boarded stand by stand. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering here, uplifted by hi-loader to galley height so wide-body cabins are provisioned airside, not staged at the foot of the aircraft.
3,901 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
2
Runways
1
FBO on station
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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 — London
Inflight catering loaded to galley height at London, United Kingdom
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering lead times and loading window at EGLL / LHR
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at London (LHR)
The loading window at LHR catering runs from the sealed cart leaving our flight kitchen to the signature taken at the galley door, and every stage in between is timed rather than assumed. Ramp access is held on our own badges, so the catering uplift moves through security screening and apron traffic on a route we control end to end. That control is what turns a fixed sequence into a repeatable one, rotation after rotation, whatever else is moving on the apron that day.
Between our kitchen and the stand at London Heathrow Airport sit security screening, an escort through the ramp, and apron traffic that shifts by the hour, and none of it is left to chance on a galley catering run. We plan the catering uplift against the busiest version of that route, not the easiest one, so the schedule already accounts for the delay before it happens.
Temperature is logged at the seal and logged again at handover, so the cold chain has two recorded points rather than one assumed figure. The load is signed for at both ends, which keeps the chain of custody intact from the kitchen door to the aircraft galley.
One coordinator carries the load from the kitchen seal to the signature at the aircraft.
Crew meals and pilot meals for London departures
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at London, United Kingdom
The flight kitchen behind London Heathrow Airport runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to HACCP standard from intake to seal. Airport catering EGLL is planned to the wide-body reference code the station holds, so tray sets, meal boxes and cold-chain product all move through the same documented line before they reach the ramp. Airport catering United Kingdom flights rely on treats the flight kitchen LHR as a single production point, not a string of separate kitchens working to different clocks.
The team that handles government flight catering at this station is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool assembled per movement. Security clearance sits on file for each of them, they are carried on the airside access list, and they are trained to the household standards a royal or state movement expects before the first tray is sealed. That continuity is what lets a protocol officer deal with one point of contact across a whole programme rather than re-briefing a new team each time.
Halal airline meals and special meals at LHR
Commercial aviation catering written per cabin at EGLL / LHR
AERO GOURMET writes inflight catering LHR menus to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to a single fixed card repeated on every rotation. Produce drawn from British dairies, North Sea fish and orchard fruit sits alongside internationally sourced staples, so a menu can lean local without depending on a single supplier line. Every set is built against a documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical framework, labelled per passenger and per cabin so the crew can match tray to seat without a second check. From passenger meal boxes through to VVIP service, the same kitchen carries the specification from first sitting to last.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at London Heathrow Airport are plated to a written specification rather than a standard tray, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order for the route, so presentation is repeatable across a whole programme of movements, not reinvented per departure.
Business cabins
Business cabins at EGLL run multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on the stand. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, alongside the tray sets and passenger meal boxes carried for the paying cabins.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at London are documented per passenger before the flight, covering household, religious and medical needs the same way every time. Halal and kosher sets, and the full range of IATA special meal codes, are produced on a separate line and sealed there, which is how inflight catering at this station keeps a religious or medical set apart from the general uplift.
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 EGLL
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 London airport
London Heathrow Airport runs scheduled, charter, VIP and government traffic across two runways rated to a wide-body reference code, and that mix sets three different problems for a kitchen to solve at once: a delegation is a documentation problem, a peak departure wave is a capacity problem, and a repeat rotation is a repetition problem that has to hold to the same standard every time.
The uplift reaches the aircraft by hi-loader, raised to galley height rather than left at the foot of the stand, on a route worked from our flight kitchen with our own crew on the ramp. Airline catering near London Heathrow Airport is planned stand by stand, and airport catering EGLL follows the same loading sheet whether the aircraft is a scheduled service or an ad hoc diversion; aviation catering London Heathrow Airport and in-flight catering EGLL both run off the one ops desk, with inflight catering London held to the same cold chain regardless of segment.
One coordinator carries every rotation from the sealed cart to the signed handover at the stand.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at London, United Kingdom
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Government and state flight catering at EGLL
The wide-body stands at London Heathrow Airport are where a delegation aircraft is worked to the same reference code as a scheduled service, with nothing about the movement treated as routine. Government flight catering here documents the protocol file per passenger, puts only security-cleared staff on the load, and seals the uplift before it leaves the kitchen, whether the aircraft carries a head of state or a smaller official party.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at LHR
Two runways rated to a wide-body reference code mean a private airliner and a scheduled widebody are worked from the same ramp at London Heathrow Airport, on the same hi-loader equipment. Royal flight catering here holds a written household specification on file between movements, covering BBJ, ACJ and other wide-body VVIP aircraft, with halal and royal household dietary sets produced to that specification on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at London
The wide-body stands at London Heathrow Airport carry a full three-cabin uplift on charter and ACMI movements the same way they carry a scheduled service, counted against the loading sheet stand by stand. Charter flight catering LHR covers wet-lease and ACMI operators, group movements and multi-leg programmes, with charter flight catering in London staged in the order the galleys are laid out for tour groups, humanitarian and repatriation missions alike.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at EGLL
Two runways and a wide-body reference code let London Heathrow Airport carry both scheduled programmes and last-minute movements through the same ramp. Ad hoc airline catering here covers outstation catering for carriers that use the field without a base kitchen, diversion catering and technical stop catering worked off the standing duty roster, and AOG support across a multi-leg rotation, with crew meals available at London Heathrow Airport wherever the schedule requires them.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at LHR
The GA terminal and the FBOs on the field at London Heathrow Airport sit on the same ramp infrastructure that boards the wide-body stands, and business aviation is worked from that same base. Private jet catering United Kingdom flights receive FBO catering, business aviation catering and business jet catering on the identical cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, run by our dedicated private-jet branch.
Private jets →
FBOs at London
signature aviation
Inflight catering trusted by operators at EGLL / LHR
Operators on commercial aviation catering at London
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We requested aviation catering packaging at London (LHR/EGLL) and the packaging worked very well onboard. Everything was labeled, compact, and easy to place directly into the aircraft without repacking on the ramp. Very cabin-friendly catering. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Julia — Flight Support Supervisor
“For a changing schedule at London (LHR/EGLL), we needed flexible outstation. They understood the operational language and did not need every change explained twice. Good support for a changing flight schedule. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Charlotte — Network Control Coordinator
“I ordered business jet catering for our departure from London (LHR/EGLL) and was very happy with the service. Everything was easy to check and load, and the passenger requests were prepared exactly as ordered. A very good experience from a flight attendant perspective. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Marie — VIP Account Manager
Station data for airport catering at London (EGLL / LHR)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,901 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | EGLL |
Business jet catering questions at LHR
Technical stop catering questions at LHR
What operations gets asked every week about London.
Ask operations directly →Who handles VIP, VVIP and government flight catering in London?
For London Heathrow Airport, VIP flight catering and government flight catering both run under the same protocol file, with security-cleared staff and a documented chain of custody from kitchen to stand.
Is airline catering delivered airside at London Heathrow Airport?
The loading coordinator takes the sealed cart onto the ramp and boards it by hi-loader to galley height, so airside delivery reaches the aircraft directly rather than stopping at the foot of the stand.
At which point does private jet catering reach the FBOs at LHR?
The first step is the same sealed cart used for an airline uplift, carried out to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal so FBO catering never runs on a separate line.
Does airline catering cost a fixed amount at EGLL?
Every quotation for airline catering cost depends on cabin count, menu specification and the loading window requested, so the desk prices the rotation rather than publishing a flat rate.
How far ahead are halal and kosher meals confirmed for London?
The halal and kosher production line runs to the same clearance as the rest of the kitchen, with SPML and other special meal codes documented per passenger once the order is placed.
London Heathrow Airport: how far in advance must an order be placed?
The hi-loader schedule is booked against the confirmed departure time, and while early notice secures the tightest loading window, the specification itself can still change up to the last-minute airline catering cutoff the desk confirms per rotation.
Outstation catering near London, United Kingdom
NHT / EGWU
Northolt
United Kingdom · 10 km from London
Airline & VIP flight catering →
BBS / EGLK
Camberley
United Kingdom · 31 km from London
Airline & VIP flight catering →
FAB / EGLF
Farnborough
United Kingdom · 31 km from London
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Charter flight catering quote for London airport
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Send us your catering needs for LHR
London Heathrow Airport (LHR / EGLL)
Give us the aircraft and what goes on board. A coordinator comes back with a quote for London, not a brochure.
orders@aerogourmet.com · operations desk, 24/7
Four steps
Flight
Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
Who we come back to
Uplift at London (LHR)