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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Latakia, Syria
Airline catering, VIP and private jet catering at Latakia (OSLK / LTK)
LTK (IATA) · OSLK (ICAO)
A single wide-body reference code governs every stand at Latakia, which sets the loading plan for a full three-cabin uplift rather than a narrow-body top-up. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and hi-loader boarding at OSLK to galley height, moving the uplift from sealed cart to aircraft door without a stand-side handoff.
2,797 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
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 — Latakia
Hi-loader boarding for inflight catering at Latakia, Syria
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airport catering order window at LTK
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, OSLK / LTK
Latakia's wide-body reference code sets a fixed sequence for boarding rather than a rough estimate: cart sealed, ramp access cleared, hi-loader raised to galley height. The catering uplift here is planned against that sequence stand by stand, not against a generic turnaround window drawn from another airport. What the timeline below shows is the order those steps run in at LTK, not a promise of speed for its own sake.
Between the flight kitchen and the stand at Latakia, the route crosses screening, an escorted convoy and apron traffic working around the field's single runway. We plan the catering uplift against the worst of those constraints rather than the average case, holding a chain of custody that runs unbroken from the sealed door of the galley catering cart to the aircraft. Temperature is logged when the load is sealed and logged again at handover, and the load is not released until a named crew member signs for it at the aircraft door.
One seal, one signature, one route: nothing changes hands unrecorded between kitchen and galley.
Crew meals from the kitchen serving OSLK
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Latakia
The flight kitchen at LTK runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under a single roof, built to feed a wide-body reference code rather than a narrow-body top-up. Airport catering at Latakia is planned from that one site outward, with cold-chain handling held from the moment a tray is packed to the moment it clears the galley door. HACCP governs every stage of that airport catering, so the same standard applies whether the load is a scheduled rotation or a single ad hoc uplift.
The team that handles government flight catering at this kitchen is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn in for the day. Security clearance is held on file for each of them, entry is controlled by a fixed access list, and training runs to royal household service standards as well as to airline specification. That continuity is what lets a sealed uplift move from kitchen to stand with one accountable signature at each end.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Latakia airport
Commercial aviation catering written per cabin at LTK
Menus at Latakia are built to the cabin and the mission rather than to a single fixed offer, so a scheduled rotation and a VVIP movement are never served from the same specification. Inflight catering here draws on regional produce where the route allows it, working orchard fruit, dairy and fish from the wider Syrian coast into a seasonal frame rather than a fixed printed card. Every menu carries a documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical set, labelled per passenger and per cabin before it leaves the kitchen. Cabin choice, not a generic offer, decides what is plated, boxed or trayed for a given flight out of LTK.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins out of Latakia are plated to a written service specification, with à-la-carte options available on request rather than fixed to a single printed card. VIP flight catering at this station is filed against the standing order for the movement, so a repeat rotation is served to the same standard each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at OSLK receive multi-choice hot service built to galley-ready tray sets sized to the aircraft fitted for the rotation. Crew meals at Latakia, including cabin crew meals and separate pilot meals, are boxed to the roster rather than to a single fixed count.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements out of Latakia are documented per passenger before departure, covering halal, kosher and the full set of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering produced against those codes is run on a separate line and sealed before it leaves the kitchen for the stand.
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 food safety at OSLK
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 Latakia, Syria
Latakia carries a mix of scheduled, charter and government traffic across a single runway, which makes documentation the constant issue rather than volume: a delegation adds a protocol file, a charter wave adds a capacity call, and a repeat rotation adds a repeated specification to hold to. Airport catering at LTK is planned stand by stand against that reference code, not against a generic timetable borrowed from a larger field.
Loading uplift, sealed at our kitchen, moves by escorted convoy to the ramp and boards by hi-loader to galley height rather than by a stand-side handoff. Inflight catering in Latakia and in-flight catering in Latakia both run off that one route, with our own crew on the ramp for the load and the handback alike.
One coordinator holds the file for each rotation, sealed carts travel under one chain of custody, and a signed handover closes the load at the aircraft door, the same commitment that governs aviation catering in Syria on every station we serve.
Aviation catering for five mission types at Latakia, Syria
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Government and state flight catering at OSLK
Our kitchen provisions the 2797 m runway at Latakia as a single wide-body stand, which lets one coordinator hold the file for a full delegation movement rather than splitting it across multiple loads. Government flight catering here covers state visits and official delegations, with the protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff assigned to 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 LTK
A 2797 m runway at Latakia takes the private airliners this segment flies, holding BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP types to a single reference stand. Royal flight catering at OSLK runs from a written household specification kept on file between movements, with royal household dietary requirements and halal sets produced on request and the same crew handling the uplift each time.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Latakia
A wide-body reference code at Latakia clears the aircraft this segment actually flies: ACMI and wet-lease types, group charters and special-mission movements on the same stand as a scheduled rotation. Charter flight catering here covers those operators with a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, and charter flight catering at OSLK is staged in the order the galleys are laid out for each type.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at OSLK
Latakia's 2797 m runway sets what can be worked here as a full wide-body rotation, not a diversion holding pattern for a smaller type. Ad hoc airline catering at LTK covers carriers running this station as an outstation, with outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg schedule; crew meals in Syria and crew meals in Latakia travel on the same ad hoc catering at LTK ticket as the passenger load.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at LTK
On the same wide-body reference code that governs the airline stands, business aviation at Latakia is worked through the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field rather than a separate apron. Private jet catering in Latakia runs on that footing, with FBO catering delivered on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as a scheduled airline uplift, business jet handling included.
Private jets →
Inflight catering trusted by operators at OSLK / LTK
Protocol teams on VVIP catering at OSLK
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We had a last-minute schedule change into Latakia (LTK/OSLK) and needed contingency catering. They reacted quickly to revised timings and passenger numbers, and the handover was straightforward. Good support when timing is the main pressure point. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Zoe — Station Performance Manager
“We needed off-station catering for a flight through Latakia (LTK/OSLK) and the process was much easier than expected. The team confirmed everything clearly, handled the local coordination, and delivered the order ready for loading. We would be comfortable using the service there again. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Joseph — Executive Charter Coordinator
“The operations team needed an airline catering cost per meal for Latakia (LTK/OSLK) with very little time to decide. Pricing, delivery timing, and packaging were all explained upfront, which helped us approve the uplift quickly. The clear communication made the booking easy. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Sebastian — Mission Support Manager
Outstation catering data for Latakia (OSLK / LTK)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 2,797 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | OSLK |
Airline catering services FAQ for Latakia airport
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Latakia airport
What operations gets asked every week about Latakia.
Ask operations directly →When is halal, kosher and special meal catering produced for flights out of OSLK?
When an order confirms the passenger count, halal, kosher and the full set of IATA SPML special meal codes are produced on a dedicated line and sealed before dispatch to the stand.
How much does airline catering cost at Latakia?
Latakia quotations are built on cabin count, specification and the loading window requested, since no fixed price list is published; the desk returns a quote once those three are confirmed.
What protocol governs VIP, VVIP and government flight catering at Latakia Airport?
We run VIP flight catering and government flight catering under a documented protocol file per passenger, with security-cleared staff assigned to every sealed uplift.
Which route does private jet catering at LTK take to reach the aircraft?
The hi-loader carries sealed carts from our kitchen to the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field, delivering FBO catering on the same cold chain as an airline uplift.
Where is the lead time for an order at OSLK recorded?
The loading sheet records how far in advance an order must be confirmed and the point past which a specification can still change, right up to a last minute request.
Can airline catering be delivered airside at Latakia?
The full route from kitchen to galley door is worked airside, with hi-loader boarding used to move the uplift onto the aircraft rather than a stand-side handoff.
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Charter flight catering quote for Latakia, Syria
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Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
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Contact
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Uplift at Latakia (LTK)