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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
Private jet catering, VIP flight catering and airline catering at Tabuk (OETB / TUU)
TUU (IATA) · OETB (ICAO)
Two runways, the longer at 3350 metres, put a wide-body reference code on Tabuk's aerodrome data, and that code is what lets a hi-loader reach a widebody galley door rather than stop at ground level. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and uplift into that stand from a kitchen sequenced to the loading window, covering scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private aircraft movements through OETB.
3,350 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
2
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 — Tabuk
Aviation catering with ramp access at Tabuk (TUU)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at Tabuk airport
Ramp access at Tabuk is what turns a catering uplift into a boarding operation rather than a delivery to the foot of the aircraft. The apron sequence runs from the sealed cart at our kitchen to the hi-loader lift and the galley door, each stage logged as it happens rather than assumed. That sequence is fixed for every rotation through OETB, so a charter, a government movement and a scheduled service are loaded to the same method.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Tabuk sit screening, an escort through airside, and the ordinary traffic of the apron, and none of them are the reason a catering uplift should run late. We build the galley catering schedule against the slowest of those three, not the fastest, so a hold on the ramp at OETB does not become a hold on the aircraft. Chain of custody runs from the seal at the kitchen door to the signature at the galley, with temperature logged at both ends and carried on the same sheet as the load.
One sealed cart, one signature, from our kitchen door to the galley at Tabuk.
Cargo crew meals and passenger uplifts for OETB / TUU
Airline food supplier crews cleared for Tabuk (TUU)
Airport catering for Tabuk is produced under one roof that runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line together rather than as separate contractors. That structure is what lets airport catering here hold a HACCP standard across every tray leaving the building, from a main-cabin meal box to a plated First course, without a second facility in the chain. The same kitchen feeds the flight kitchen output straight onto the hi-loader for the stands at TUU.
The team that handles government flight catering at Tabuk works as the same named crew on every rotation rather than a rotating pool: security clearance on file, named on the access list, and trained to the paperwork a sealed uplift carries with it. That continuity is what a protocol officer or a house manager checks first, before any tray is discussed. Staff working royal and state movements at OETB are drawn from that cleared list only, never assigned ad hoc.
Halal airline meals and special meals at Tabuk
VVIP catering to a written specification at Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
Menus for Tabuk departures are set by cabin and by mission rather than by a single fixed offer, so a scheduled main-cabin rotation and a VVIP movement are not served from the same specification. Where local sourcing applies, produce drawn from the surrounding region is worked into seasonal menus rather than a fixed year-round list, keeping the inflight catering current with what is actually available. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, not assumed from a general policy. Each set is labelled and cross-checked against the loading sheet before it leaves the kitchen at OETB.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Tabuk are plated to a written specification rather than to a fixed standing menu, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order for the operator, so a repeat rotation is served to the same specification each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at TUU take multi-choice hot service built to oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on the aircraft, boxed in tray sets rather than plated individually. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so galley loading at OETB never mixes a crew set with a passenger tray.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger for movements through Tabuk, 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 joins the main load, so inflight catering at OETB keeps a dietary tray traceable back to the passenger it was written for.
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 Tabuk 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 OETB
Tabuk handles a mix of scheduled, charter and government traffic across two runways, the longer at 3350 metres, and a wide-body reference code that keeps stand assignment consistent for larger aircraft. That mix sets the catering load in advance: a government or royal movement is a documentation problem before it is a food problem, while a repeat charter rotation is a repetition problem, the same specification run again to the same standard.
The uplift moves from our kitchen to the stand under ramp access held on our own clearance, loaded by hi-loader to galley height rather than handed up from ground level. Inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering into OETB run off one ops desk rather than separate lines per segment, and airport catering at Tabuk is planned stand by stand against the published loading window.
On every movement we commit to one coordinator, sealed carts, and a signed handover at the galley door, which is the same commitment whether the aircraft is a scheduled service or a state visit into airline catering in Saudi Arabia more broadly, including a diversion routed into aviation catering in Saudi Arabia unplanned.
Commercial aviation catering for every mission at OETB / TUU
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Government and state flight catering at OETB
A wide-body reference code held at this field means a delegation aircraft is worked to the same stand plan as any other large movement, which is what keeps government flight catering predictable rather than improvised. Protocol is documented per passenger, staff are security-cleared, and the uplift for a head of state movement through TUU is sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at TUU
Wide-body is the reference code held at OETB, and that single fact is what allows a private airliner — BBJ, ACJ or wide-body VIP — to be worked without adjusting the stand plan around it. Royal flight catering here runs to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Tabuk
We load a full three-cabin specification onto the wide-body stands at OETB, working from the same reference code that governs every larger movement through the field. Charter flight catering for ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions is staged in galley order and counted against the loading sheet, and charter flight catering for a repeat rotation runs to the same standard each time.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at OETB
At Tabuk, two runways and a wide-body reference code keep ad hoc airline catering workable even when a rotation lands outside its scheduled slot. Carriers running OETB as an outstation draw on outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, with AOG covered on the same call across a multi-leg pattern.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at TUU
The 3350 metre runway at Tabuk takes the same wide-body movements that share the field with business aviation traffic using the GA terminal and the apron nearby. Private jet catering at Tabuk reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal directly, on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, through our dedicated business aviation branch.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted by operators at Tabuk
Flight departments on jet catering at OETB / TUU
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“Our flight at Tabuk (TUU/OETB) required galley ready meals with clear service-by-service organization. Everything was labeled, compact, and easy to place directly into the aircraft without repacking on the ramp. The crew appreciated how easy it was to load. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Daphne — Charter Dispatch Manager
“For a changing schedule at Tabuk (TUU/OETB), we needed flexible catering uplift. They understood the operational language and did not need every change explained twice. A very useful service for ad hoc flying. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Kamil — Crew Services Coordinator
“For our business jet at Tabuk (TUU/OETB), I arranged FBO catering with a few passenger-specific requests. They followed my notes closely, kept me updated, and delivered at the time agreed with the FBO. Reliable, responsive, and easy to work with. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Nadia — Operations Support Coordinator
Airport catering facts for Tabuk (OETB / TUU)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,350 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | OETB |
Aircraft catering questions at OETB
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Tabuk
What operations gets asked every week about Tabuk.
Ask operations directly →Does TUU get private jet catering delivered to the FBOs and the GA terminal?
A dedicated hi-loader and van fleet carries the sealed load to every FBO on the field and to the GA terminal, with FBO catering run on the same paperwork as an airline uplift.
Do you need a fixed lead time to place an order at OETB, and how late can the specification change?
Yes, with a standard lead time confirmed at booking and a shorter window held open for last-minute changes to headcount or special meals, so how far in advance you commit depends on how firm the passenger list is.
Whose crew handles airline catering delivery airside in Tabuk?
For every movement through the field, our own cleared team carries the load from the kitchen to the stand and boards it by hi-loader rather than handing it off at the foot of the aircraft.
At which point in the process is airline catering cost confirmed for a flight through Tabuk Airport?
The specification is set first — cabin count, tray design, dietary sets and loading window — and airline catering cost is quoted against that specification rather than a published rate, with the desk coming back with a figure.
How far ahead does protocol need to be confirmed for VIP flight catering or government flight catering at TUU?
Security clearance and the access list are confirmed well ahead of the movement, and VIP flight catering and government flight catering both run to that same protocol standard regardless of notice.
What documentation travels with halal, kosher and special meal orders at OETB?
There is a full set of IATA special meal codes produced here, covering halal, kosher and SPML dietary sets, each one labelled per passenger and sealed on a separate line before it joins the load.
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Uplift at Tabuk (TUU)