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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Bandırma, Turkey
Private jet catering, VIP flight catering and airline catering at Bandırma (LTBG / BDM)
BDM (IATA) · LTBG (ICAO)
A wide-body reference code and a 3010 m runway let the field board scheduled airliners, large charters and VIP wide-bodies from the same wide-body stands, so inflight catering here moves at the pace of a full three-cabin rotation rather than a single flight. AERO GOURMET runs in-flight catering and inflight catering from a hi-loader to galley height, with airside boarding rather than ramp-foot delivery.
3,010 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 — Bandırma
Inflight catering loaded to galley height at LTBG
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at LTBG / BDM
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at Bandırma (BDM)
The loading window at Bandırma runs from the sealed cart at our kitchen to the galley door, and it is measured rather than promised. Ramp access is held on our own clearance, so the catering uplift crosses the apron on a route we control from seal to signature. Every cart is logged at departure from the kitchen and again at the aircraft, closing the loop the timeline shows.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Bandırma sit screening, an escort across the apron, and the ordinary traffic of a working ramp; we plan the catering uplift against the worst of that sequence rather than the average of it. Every cart is temperature-logged at sealing and logged again at handover, so the galley catering that reaches the aircraft is provable, not assumed. One coordinator carries the load from kitchen door to signature, and that chain of custody does not change hands mid-route.
One coordinator carries the seal from our kitchen to the signature at the aircraft.
Crew meals and pilot meals for Bandırma departures
Airline food supplier crews cleared for Bandırma, Turkey
The kitchen that provisions airport catering at Bandırma runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell under one roof, built to the HACCP standard our crews work to on every rotation. That structure is what lets airport catering in Bandırma cover a scheduled turnaround and a diversion off the same line without one displacing the other. Aircraft provisioning stays on a single cold chain from the larder to the cart, whatever the mix of traffic on the stand that day.
The team that handles government flight catering at Bandırma is the same named crew on every rotation, carrying security clearance on file and a place on the access list rather than a rotating roster. They work to a written household standard for royal and state movements, and to the same standing specification for a scheduled airline load, so the paperwork travels with the uplift rather than being reconstructed afterwards. Nothing about the sealed cart or its chain of custody changes because the passenger does.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at BDM
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at LTBG / BDM
Inflight catering at Bandırma is written to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to one fixed cycle, so a scheduled rotation and a charter draw on the same kitchen without one menu range crowding out the other. Regional produce sits behind the plan where the country allows it, worked in general terms such as dairy, orchard fruit and fresh fish rather than as a named dish. Every VIP flight menu and charter flight menu carries its own specification sheet, filed against the loading order so nothing is plated from memory. Documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets close the range, labelled per passenger and per cabin before they leave the kitchen.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at LTBG are plated to a written specification rather than to a running menu, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so the presentation on board matches what was signed off in the kitchen.
Business cabins
Business cabins at Bandırma run multi-choice hot service to a fixed cabin specification, boxed into oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on the stand. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel in their own tray sets, boarded alongside the passenger load rather than after it.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Bandırma are documented per passenger, covering household, religious and medical requests alongside halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering for these sets is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves that line, so cross-contact never becomes a question on board.
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 LTBG / BDM
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 Bandırma airport
Bandırma's single runway and wide-body reference code put scheduled airline turnarounds, large charters and government movements onto the same stands, and that mix sets the catering plan more than the traffic count does: a delegation is a documentation problem, a peak wave is a capacity problem, and a repeat rotation is a repetition problem, and each is worked differently from the kitchen. Airline catering and aviation catering both move off one ops desk here, with in-flight catering routed to the stand by hi-loader rather than set down at the foot of the aircraft; the ramp crew carries the load the last metres under our own clearance, not a third party's.
Airport catering at Bandırma is planned stand by stand rather than terminal by terminal, because the wide-body reference code governing this field means every load is a full three-cabin job regardless of the operator on the tail. Inflight catering in Turkey generally follows a national pattern of documentation and escort, and this station is worked to that same pattern rather than a one.
One coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover carry through on every rotation at this station, whatever the mix of traffic on the day.
Airline, charter and VVIP catering at LTBG
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Government and state flight catering at Bandırma
A wide-body reference code on a single-runway field means every government movement is sequenced against the same stand plan as the rest of the day's traffic, never carved out separately. Government flight catering at Bandırma for state visits and delegations runs on protocol documented per passenger, staff carrying security clearance, and a head of state aircraft boarded from a load sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at LTBG
The wide-body reference code held at this field means a household movement boards from the same stands as a scheduled service, so nothing about the ramp routine marks it out. Royal flight catering at LTBG for private airliners — BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP — runs to a written royal household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other VVIP dietary sets produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at BDM
We load charter and ACMI operators onto the same wide-body stands the reference code was built for, staging a full three-cabin uplift in the order the galleys are laid out rather than as loose trolleys. Charter flight catering at LTBG and charter flight catering at Bandırma cover wet-lease and multi-leg group movements, sports and tour charters, and repatriation or humanitarian missions, each counted against its own loading sheet.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Bandırma
On a field built to a wide-body reference code, a scheduled turnaround, a diversion and a technical stop all draw on the same stands and the same kitchen line rather than separate ones. Ad hoc airline catering at Bandırma covers outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, with crew meals at LTBG and crew meals in Bandırma boarded on the same run, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation, and outstation catering in Turkey follows that same roster wherever the aircraft lands next.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at LTBG
A 3010 m runway on this field takes private airliners alongside the wide-body traffic the reference code is built for, and business aviation here runs through our dedicated private jet catering branch rather than the airline desk. Delivery reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal as FBO catering, on the same cold chain and paperwork as business aviation catering or business jet catering for an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted by operators at Bandırma airport
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Bandırma
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“Our sports movement through Bandırma (BDM/LTBG) required football club charter catering on a tight schedule. The meals were clearly labeled, portions were suitable for the group, and the delivery stayed on time despite a moving departure. A good partner for sports charter operations. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Youssef — Charter Operations Manager
“Our flight through Bandırma (BDM/LTBG) required military charter catering with limited preparation time. The meals were practical, clearly packed, and easy for the crew to distribute during the flight. Reliable service when the mission does not allow delays. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Pablo — Station Operations Manager
“We used the team at Bandırma (BDM/LTBG) for freighter crew meals on a night operation. The order was simple, filling, clearly labeled, and delivered in a format the crew could load without delay. Simple, efficient, and on time. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Rita — Flight Experience Manager
Airport catering facts for Bandırma (LTBG / BDM)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,010 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | LTBG |
Business jet catering questions at BDM
Outstation catering and access questions at BDM
What operations gets asked every week about Bandırma.
Ask operations directly →What protocol governs VIP, VVIP and government flight catering at LTBG?
We run VIP flight catering and government flight catering at LTBG under one written protocol: staff on the access list, the specification signed off before it leaves the kitchen, and every step logged against the passenger it was prepared for.
When are halal, kosher and IATA special meal codes produced for flights through Bandırma?
Once the passenger manifest confirms the requirement, halal, kosher and the full range of special meals under their SPML codes are produced on a separate line and documented per passenger before boarding.
Can airline catering be delivered airside at Bandırma Airport?
The wide-body reference code held at this field is what lets airline catering move by hi-loader straight to galley height, so airside delivery replaces a ramp-foot handover on every rotation we work here.
How is airline catering cost worked out at BDM?
BDM quotations are built from the cabin count, the specification and the loading window rather than a published price list, and the desk returns a figure once those three are confirmed.
Where is the lead time recorded for orders placed at LTBG?
The loading sheet is the record: it fixes how far in advance an order needs to be placed and how late a specification can still change, and last minute airline catering is worked against that same document rather than a separate exception.
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