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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Yarmouth, Canada
Wide-body airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Yarmouth (CYQI / YQI)
YQI (IATA) · CYQI (ICAO)
Two runways and a narrow-body reference code set what Yarmouth can turn around, and the longest at 1829 metres governs every rotation we plan against. Inflight catering here runs from a sealed cart to the galley door by hi-loader wherever that access is fitted, with in-flight catering staged airside so the uplift meets wide-body and narrow-body movements alike on schedule.
1,829 m
Longest runway
Narrow-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 — Yarmouth
Aviation catering boarded by hi-loader at Yarmouth
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at YQI
Inflight catering tracked kitchen to aircraft at Yarmouth airport
Ramp access governs the loading window at Yarmouth: the sealed cart clears apron traffic before it reaches the aircraft, and the sequence is fixed before the aircraft is on stand. Every catering uplift here is planned against the narrow-body reference code held at CYQI, so the galley door dictates the pace rather than the kitchen. That sequence is the same for a scheduled rotation and for an ad hoc call, because the apron does not distinguish between them.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Yarmouth sit screening, escort and apron traffic, and we plan the catering uplift against the worst of the three rather than the best. A ramp handler for a charter or government movement is briefed on the same chain of custody as a scheduled carrier, and the sealed cart is escorted the same way whichever galley catering it carries. Temperatures are logged at sealing and again at handover, and the load is not released to the aircraft without a signature closing both entries.
One coordinator carries the seal from the kitchen to the signature at the aircraft.
Cargo crew meals and passenger uplifts for CYQI / YQI
Airline food supplier crews cleared for Yarmouth (YQI)
The flight kitchen that provisions Yarmouth runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, feeding airport catering at YQI and airport catering at Yarmouth from the same site. Every tray leaving that line passes through a HACCP-run process before it is sealed for the flight kitchen at YQI to hand off airside. That single production line is what lets a scheduled rotation and a same-day charter share one cold chain without either one waiting on the other.
The team that handles government flight catering at Yarmouth is the same named crew on every rotation, with security clearance on file and each member kept on a fixed access list. They are trained to royal household service standards as well as to airline tray-set work, so a state movement and a scheduled uplift are staged by the same hands under the same paperwork. Nothing on that team's roster changes between a state visit and an ordinary departure.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Yarmouth
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Yarmouth, Canada
Menus at Yarmouth are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a single fixed cycle, so a scheduled rotation and a government movement do not share a specification by accident. Local sourcing draws where possible on Canadian dairy, fish and orchard produce, worked into a plan that still answers to the cabin it is written for. Inflight catering at YQI moves from First and VVIP service through Business tray sets to main-cabin meal boxes without a break in the standard applied to any of them. Every set closes on documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements, labelled per passenger and per cabin before it leaves the kitchen.
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First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Yarmouth are plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request and filed against the standing order for the rotation. VIP flight catering here is signed off before it leaves the kitchen, so the presentation at the galley door matches what was ordered.
Business cabins
Business cabins at YQI take multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft, with tray sets and meal boxes built to the same specification every rotation. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately and labelled to the roster before boarding.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at CYQI are documented per passenger, covering household, religious and medical sets alongside halal and kosher production and the full range of IATA special meal codes. All of it is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves that line, keeping inflight catering consistent across cabins.
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 compliance at Yarmouth (YQI)
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 CYQI
Yarmouth's two runways and its narrow-body reference code set a traffic profile built on scheduled, charter and ad hoc movements rather than continuous wide-body waves, which turns catering into a documentation and rotation problem more than a pure volume one. Airline catering at Yarmouth and aviation catering in Yarmouth both run off the same duty roster, so a repeat rotation and a one-off diversion are worked from the same standing plan rather than two separate ones.
The uplift reaches the aircraft from our kitchen by sealed cart, escorted across the apron to the stand and boarded by the method the aircraft type calls for, with our own crew on the ramp for every load. In-flight catering at CYQI is staged this way whether the movement is a scheduled service or a government call, and airport catering in Canada follows the same escorted route regardless of carrier.
What we commit to at Yarmouth is one coordinator per rotation, sealed carts from kitchen to stand, and a signed handover closing every load.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at Yarmouth (YQI)
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Government and state flight catering at YQI
At a station holding a narrow-body reference code, a head of state aircraft is boarded by the same escorted route as any scheduled movement, with nothing in the ramp process set apart for it. Government flight catering at Yarmouth documents the protocol file per passenger, keeps security-cleared staff on the load, and seals the uplift at the kitchen before it reaches catering at YQI.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Yarmouth
Working within a narrow-body reference code means every private airliner movement is sequenced against the same galley-door constraint as a scheduled service, rather than against a separate wide-body slot. Royal flight catering at Yarmouth holds household standards across repeat rotations from a written specification kept on file between movements, covering BBJ and ACJ private airliners with halal and household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at CYQI
1829 metres of runway, and a full three-cabin uplift can still be staged on the wide-body stands worked here for the heavier charter types. Charter flight catering at Yarmouth serves ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering at YQI counted against the loading sheet and staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at YQI
A narrow-body aircraft calling at Yarmouth is boarded against the reference code held here, which is what lets an outstation carrier and a one-off diversion share the same ramp method. Ad hoc airline catering runs alongside outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, with crew meals boxed to the roster across Canada and crew meals at YQI held to the same tray standard through a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Yarmouth
We work the 1829 metre runway at Yarmouth for business aviation as readily as for scheduled traffic, routing private jet catering at CYQI to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal. Business aviation catering and FBO catering here run on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with business jet catering handled by our dedicated branch.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Yarmouth, Canada
Operators on commercial aviation catering at CYQI / YQI
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We had a last-minute schedule change into Yarmouth (YQI/CYQI) and needed AOG catering. Communication was fast and practical, which made a difficult turnaround much easier for our crew. We would use them again for another short-notice stop. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Alicia — Government Flight Operations Manager
“For an operation away from our normal base, we arranged outstation catering at Yarmouth (YQI/CYQI). It felt like working with a regular station supplier even though this was not one of our usual airports. Reliable and easy to manage from the ops desk. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Joana — Charter Services Manager
“We compared options for Yarmouth (YQI/CYQI) and asked for an airline catering cost per meal. They answered our questions without overcomplicating the process and kept the final cost aligned with the confirmation. The clear communication made the booking easy. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Yulia — Cargo Flight Dispatcher
Yarmouth (CYQI / YQI): airport catering data
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,829 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | CYQI |
Business jet catering questions at Yarmouth
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Yarmouth
What operations gets asked every week about Yarmouth.
Ask operations directly →Is there a lead time for changing a specification for a flight out of YQI?
The coordinator on duty needs advance notice for a full menu change, but a specification amendment can move later than that. How far in advance the desk needs the final count depends on the cabin mix, so last minute airline catering is worked case by case rather than refused outright.
How does airside delivery reach the aircraft at CYQI?
CYQI is worked by sealed cart from our kitchen to the stand, escorted across the apron under the same chain of custody on every rotation. Airline catering is boarded by hi-loader wherever the aircraft type calls for it, and by direct stand loading otherwise.
Which protocol applies to VIP, VVIP and government flights through Yarmouth?
The loader and the cart used for a scheduled service are the same ones used for a state or royal movement, with the route to the stand unchanged either way. VIP flight catering and government flight catering both run to a written protocol file, cleared staff only, before the uplift leaves the kitchen.
What does airline catering cost at Yarmouth Airport?
We price a quotation on the cabin count, the specification chosen and the loading window required, since no fixed price list applies across every rotation. Our desk returns a written quotation once those three points are confirmed.
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Aviation catering quote for CYQI
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Yarmouth (YQI / CYQI)
Give us the aircraft and what goes on board. A coordinator comes back with a quote for Yarmouth, not a brochure.
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Four steps
Flight
Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
Who we come back to
Uplift at Yarmouth (YQI)