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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Dalaman, Turkey
Wide-body airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Dalaman (LTBS / DLM)
DLM (IATA) · LTBS (ICAO)
A 3000 m runway at Dalaman brings wide-body charter and government movements onto stands built for hi-loader boarding, so a full three-cabin uplift goes on board rather than waiting at the foot of the aircraft. Inflight catering here is planned to that access: sealed carts staged for hi-loader reach, in-flight catering timed to the loading window, and every uplift accounted for in Turkey as tightly as it is in Dalaman itself.
3,000 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
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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 — Dalaman
Wide-body aviation catering at Dalaman airport
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airport catering order window at Dalaman airport
In-flight catering, sealed cart to galley door, DLM
Ramp access at Dalaman is what turns a delivery into a boarding: our kitchen seals each cart before it ever reaches the apron. From that seal to the galley door is one continuous catering uplift, tracked stage by stage rather than promised as a single lead time. What the loading window at DLM proves is sequence, not speed: kitchen, ramp, hi-loader, galley, in that fixed order every rotation.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Dalaman sit screening, escort and apron traffic, and the convoy that crosses them is the real risk in any catering uplift, not the food inside it. We plan the route against the worst of that traffic rather than the average of it, so a delay on the apron never becomes a delay at the galley. Chain of custody is held by naming one escort for the convoy and one signature at the galley catering handover, with temperature logged at the seal and logged again when the cart is opened at the aircraft.
One seal at the kitchen, one signature at the galley: nothing in between is left unaccounted for.
Pilot meals and cabin service produced for Dalaman, Turkey
Airline food supplier crews cleared for LTBS
Airport catering at Dalaman runs from one flight kitchen with hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under a single roof, built to HACCP standard from intake to seal. That structure is what makes airport catering in Dalaman repeatable rotation after rotation rather than assembled fresh each time: the same line, the same standard, the same cold chain from tray to hi-loader. Flight kitchen at DLM output moves straight to the ramp, sealed before it leaves the building.
The team behind government flight catering at Dalaman is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool assembled to the flight. Security clearance is held on file for each of them, access to the kitchen and the ramp is limited to that list, and training runs to royal household standards as well as to standard tray-set service. That continuity is what a protocol officer is actually checking when a new movement is confirmed at short notice.
Halal airline meals and special meals at Dalaman, Turkey
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Dalaman airport
Menus for Dalaman are written to the cabin and the mission before they are written to a season, so a scheduled rotation, a state movement and a charter group each board a specification built for that flight rather than one generic tray. Local sourcing draws on Turkey's produce where the mission allows it: orchard fruit, dairy and fish worked into the plan without naming a single dish. Inflight catering at DLM is documented per passenger for allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements, labelled by cabin before it is sealed. That documentation travels with the tray set, not as a separate note attached later.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at LTBS are plated to a written specification rather than assembled on the day, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request from the same production line. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order for the mission, so a repeat rotation is served to the same standard every time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at Dalaman run on multi-choice hot service built to oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on each aircraft type. Crew meals at DLM, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, alongside the tray sets loaded for the cabin.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Dalaman are documented per passenger rather than assumed from the manifest, covering household, religious and medical sets on a line kept apart from the main production. Halal and kosher sets, and the full range of IATA special meal codes, are produced there and sealed before inflight catering at Dalaman leaves the building.
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 Dalaman
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 Dalaman
Dalaman carries scheduled, charter and government traffic across one wide-body stand, and that mix sets the planning problem for every uplift: a delegation brings a documentation load, a charter group brings a volume load, and a repeat rotation brings a repetition load that has to match the last one exactly. Airline catering in Dalaman is planned against whichever of those three is on the board that day, not against a single average day.
The uplift itself moves from our kitchen to the stand by hi-loader, boarded to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft, with our own crew on the ramp for the crossing. Airport catering in Turkey depends on that last stretch being controlled end to end, which is why the loading crew, not a third party, carries the cart from apron to galley door.
What we commit to at this station is one coordinator per rotation, carts sealed at the kitchen, and a signed handover at the aircraft; inflight catering at LTBS and aviation catering at LTBS both run off that same single point of accountability.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at LTBS
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Government and state flight catering at Dalaman
A wide-body reference code brings dedicated stand handling into play whenever a delegation moves through, which is what a state visit or an official rotation actually needs before the menu is even discussed. Government flight catering at DLM documents the protocol file per passenger, with security-cleared staff and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen for a head of state movement.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at LTBS
Wide-body is the reference code held at this field, and that rating is what lets a private airliner board here rather than being turned onto a smaller stand. Royal flight catering at LTBS covers BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP aircraft, held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other royal household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at DLM
We load ACMI and wet-lease operators through the same wide-body reference code that governs every rotation at Dalaman, staging the cabin count against the loading sheet before the first cart moves. Charter flight catering in Dalaman covers group movements and special missions with a full three-cabin uplift; charter flight catering in Turkey runs to that same galley sequence, cabin by cabin.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Dalaman
With a 3000 m runway rated for wide-body movements, Dalaman takes scheduled carriers running it as an outstation alongside irregular operations that need turning around the same day. Ad hoc airline catering here covers diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, outstation catering and AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation without a change of standard.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at LTBS
The 3000 m runway at Dalaman also carries the business aviation movements worked from the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field, separate from the wide-body ramp but fed by the same kitchen. Private jet catering at DLM reaches those aprons on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, through our dedicated FBO catering branch.
Private jets →
FBOs at Dalaman
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Charter flight catering trusted at Dalaman airport
Flight departments on jet catering at Dalaman (DLM)
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We needed head of state aircraft catering at Dalaman (DLM/LTBS) for a protocol-sensitive flight. Special meals and crew items were clearly separated, and the aircraft-side handover was smooth. A professional service for movements where discretion matters. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Andrea — Cargo Network Controller
“I handled the cabin order for a flight from Dalaman (DLM/LTBS) and needed VIP airliner catering. Everything arrived neatly packed, easy to identify in the galley, and consistent with the presentation we requested. A very smooth experience for the cabin team. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Oscar — Flight Support Supervisor
“For a high-volume passenger flight at Dalaman (DLM/LTBS), we needed reliable hajj charter catering. Despite the large order, communication stayed simple and final quantities were confirmed without confusion. We would use the service again for a similar charter. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Hannah — Duty Station Manager
Aircraft catering station data for Dalaman (LTBS / DLM)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,000 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | LTBS |
Airline catering services FAQ for Dalaman, Turkey
Crew meals, lead times and access at Dalaman, Turkey
What operations gets asked every week about Dalaman.
Ask operations directly →What halal, kosher and special meal codes does LTBS produce?
We produce halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA SPML codes, each one documented per passenger and sealed on a separate line before it joins the tray sets.
How does Dalaman receive private jet catering at the FBOs and the GA terminal?
Dalaman routes private jet catering to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal through our dedicated FBO catering branch, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Can Dalaman Airport cater VIP, VVIP and government flights under protocol?
A wide-body reference code puts state and household movements on stands built for hi-loader boarding, so VIP flight catering and government flight catering both move under one documented protocol file, sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Which lead time does DLM need for a new order or a late change?
The sealed cart and hi-loader sequence set the working lead time: place the order with as much notice as the rotation allows, and a specification can still change up to the loading window closing.
Does the ramp at LTBS allow airline catering delivered airside, and how does it reach the aircraft?
There is direct ramp access at LTBS, so airline catering moves by hi-loader to galley height rather than being left at the foot of the aircraft, with airside delivery covered end to end by our own crew.
Inflight catering at other airports near Dalaman
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