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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Çiğli, Turkey
Hi-loader airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Çiğli (IGL)
IGL (IATA)
The wide-body reference code at Çiğli sets what boards here: full three-cabin uplifts moved by hi-loader straight to galley height, never left waiting at the foot of the aircraft. That single ramp connection is what our inflight catering runs on at IGL, and it is what keeps in-flight catering moving on a wide-body turnaround rather than a slower ground handover.
2,993 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 — Çiğli
Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at IGL / IGL
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at IGL
Aircraft catering sealed from kitchen to galley at IGL / IGL
Ramp access at Çiğli is what sets the loading window: the sealed cart leaves our kitchen, crosses the apron under escort and reaches the galley door on a timed route rather than a guess. Every catering uplift here is logged the same way, cart by cart, so the interval between kitchen and aircraft is a recorded figure and not an estimate. That is the number a duty manager checks before a wide-body turnaround is confirmed.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Çiğli sit screening, an escort and apron traffic, and the convoy is the part of the operation we plan hardest against, not the food inside it. Galley catering only holds its standard if the route around it holds too, so we build the schedule against the worst version of that route rather than the average one. Every catering uplift is logged at the seal and again at the galley door, temperature checked at both points, with a single signature closing the chain of custody once the cart is handed into the galley.
One coordinator owns the load, seal to signature, on every rotation.
Crew meals from the kitchen serving IGL
Airline food supplier crews cleared for Çiğli
The flight kitchen that provisions Çiğli runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, feeding the wide-body stand this airport is built around. Airport catering at IGL depends on that single site rather than on multiple outstation kitchens, so tray sets, passenger meal boxes and crew provisions all leave from the same cold chain. HACCP governs every stage of that production, and airport catering at Çiğli is planned against it rather than around it.
The team that handles government flight catering at Çiğli is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool assigned case by case. Each member carries security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the protocol line, and is trained to household service standards for royal and state work. That continuity is what lets a sealed uplift move from kitchen to aircraft without a new team learning the paperwork each time.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Çiğli airport
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at IGL
Menus at Çiğli are written to the cabin and the mission first, the season second: a First cabin specification does not travel on a charter rotation, and a government movement does not travel on a scheduled one. Where the country's produce fits the specification, dairy, orchard fruit and regional fish move onto the tray sets without naming a supplier or a dish. Every set carries documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical codings, labelled per passenger and per cabin before it leaves the kitchen. Inflight catering at IGL is built this way on every rotation, cabin by cabin, not adjusted after the fact.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Çiğli are plated to a written specification rather than to a general standard, with à-la-carte service available on request for protocol movements. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order for each cabin, so a repeat rotation is served to the same presentation every time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at IGL take multi-choice hot service in galley-ready tray sets sized to the aircraft fitted on the stand, boxed to the roster rather than plated loose. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals move on the same tray sets, boxed separately so the flight deck and the cabin crew meals are never mixed with passenger service.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Çiğli are documented per passenger, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of special meal codes used across scheduled and charter service. Inflight catering in Çiğli produces these on a separate line and seals them before they leave it, so a household or medical requirement never shares a tray run with standard cabin service.
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
Food safety and cold chain for aviation catering at Çiğli 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 Çiğli, Turkey
Çiğli's single wide-body reference code shapes the traffic it takes: scheduled and charter rotations share the same stand as government and protocol movements, so a delegation arriving the same day as a wide-body turnaround is a documentation problem before it is a capacity one. That mix is why every uplift here is logged individually rather than batched.
The route from our kitchen to the aircraft runs across the apron to the stand, where the load transfers by hi-loader straight to galley height rather than through a ground-level handover. Airline catering at Çiğli follows that same route regardless of carrier, and aviation catering at IGL is scheduled against the stand's single-use window rather than against a shared bay. Inflight catering in Turkey and in-flight catering in Çiğli both run off the same duty roster feeding that one connection.
On every rotation we commit to one coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover at the galley door.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at IGL / IGL
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Government and state flight catering at Çiğli
A head of state aircraft on the wide-body stand at Çiğli draws on the same reference code that clears scheduled traffic, which is what lets government flight catering move through the standard ramp rather than a separate facility. Protocol is documented per passenger, staff are security-cleared, and the uplift at IGL is sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at IGL
On the same wide-body stand rated for scheduled traffic, a private airliner, BBJ, ACJ or wide-body VIP configuration, draws on the runway length that clears it into Çiğli in the first place. Royal flight catering here holds a written household specification on file between movements, with halal and household dietary requirements produced against it on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Çiğli
A full three-cabin uplift has to be staged in galley order before the single wide-body stand at Çiğli is released for the next movement, which is the constraint every charter load is built around. Charter flight catering in Çiğli covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, and charter flight catering at IGL is counted against the loading sheet before it ever reaches the stand.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Çiğli
Çiğli's wide-body reference code carries the outstation traffic that ad hoc airline catering is built around, whatever fleet type is on the stand that day. Carriers running IGL as an outstation draw on outstation catering and diversion catering from the same duty roster, technical stop catering and AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation, with crew meals at Çiğli held to the tray standard rather than to the day's menu cycle.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at IGL
The runway at Çiğli measures 2,993 metres, long enough to bring business jets onto the same field as the wide-body stand. Private jet catering in Çiğli reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, run by our dedicated business aviation branch rather than a separate kitchen.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Çiğli
Protocol teams on VVIP catering at IGL
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“Our ops team used the service at Çiğli (IGL) as an airline catering broker. The response time was good and we did not have to manage several local suppliers ourselves. It made the station much easier to manage. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Ali — VIP Charter Manager
“We booked airline catering in Çiğli for a flight operating through IGL. The order was confirmed quickly, delivered on time, and packed exactly as requested for the aircraft. We had a smooth experience from order to delivery. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Julien — Presidential Flight Coordinator
“I requested halal airline meals for passengers departing Çiğli (IGL) and the labeling was excellent. The team confirmed the dietary details carefully and there was no confusion when the order arrived. A good experience with complex dietary requests. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Valentina — Flight Planning Manager
Çiğli (IGL): airport catering data
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,993 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
Business jet catering questions at Çiğli airport
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Çiğli airport
What operations gets asked every week about Çiğli.
Ask operations directly →What halal, kosher and special meal codes do you produce at IGL?
We produce halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes, including SPML entries, documented per passenger before the cart is sealed.
Do you publish what airline catering costs at EDCG?
Yes, depending on cabin count, specification and loading window, and the desk returns a quotation once those three are confirmed rather than working from a fixed price list.
Which lead time do you need for an order into Çiğli?
The loading window sets how far in advance we need the order, and how far in advance a specification can still change depends on how close that window is to departure; last minute airline catering is handled through the same duty roster rather than a separate process.
How do you handle private jet catering at Çiğli Airport?
Çiğli's private jet catering reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal through the same branch that runs FBO catering, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Given the single wide-body stand, is airline catering delivered airside at IGL?
There is one ramp connection here, and every uplift crosses it by hi-loader straight to galley height rather than a ground-level handover at the foot of the aircraft.
Can you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights at EDCG under protocol?
The same wide-body stand that clears scheduled traffic clears VIP flight catering and government flight catering, both held to a documented protocol file kept on record between movements.
Commercial aviation catering near Çiğli
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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