Global In-Flight Catering Services Market by Size, by Type, by Application, by Region, History and Forecast 2020-2031

Summary

In-flight catering services means the delivery of prepared and packaged food beverages at any public airport for consumption aboard an aircraft while in flight.

According to APO Research, The global In-Flight Catering Services market is projected to grow from US$ million in 2025 to US$ million by 2031, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of % during the forecast period.

The US & Canada market for In-Flight Catering Services is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

Asia-Pacific market for In-Flight Catering Services is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

The China market for In-Flight Catering Services is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

Europe market for In-Flight Catering Services is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

The major global companies of In-Flight Catering Services include LSG Group, Gategroup Holding AG, Cathay Pacific Catering Services (H.K.) Limited, Dnata, SATS Ltd., DO & CO Aktiengesellschaft, Newrest, China Eastern Air Catering Investment Co., Ltd. and Saudi Airlines Catering Company (SAAC), etc. In 2024, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

Report Includes


This report presents an overview of global market for In-Flight Catering Services, market size. Analyses of the global market trends, with historic market revenue data for 2020 - 2024, estimates for 2025, and projections of CAGR through 2031.

This report researches the key producers of In-Flight Catering Services, also provides the revenue of main regions and countries. Of the upcoming market potential for In-Flight Catering Services, and key regions or countries of focus to forecast this market into various segments and sub-segments. Country specific data and market value analysis for the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, China, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, India, Germany, the U.K., Italy, Middle East, Africa, and Other Countries.

This report focuses on the In-Flight Catering Services revenue, market share and industry ranking of main manufacturers, data from 2020 to 2025. Identification of the major stakeholders in the global In-Flight Catering Services market, and analysis of their competitive landscape and market positioning based on recent developments and segmental revenues. This report will help stakeholders to understand the competitive landscape and gain more insights and position their businesses and market strategies in a better way.

This report analyzes the segments data by Type and by Application, revenue, and growth rate, from 2020 to 2031. Evaluation and forecast the market size for In-Flight Catering Services revenue, projected growth trends, production technology, application and end-user industry.


In-Flight Catering Services Segment by Company

LSG Group
Gategroup Holding AG
Cathay Pacific Catering Services (H.K.) Limited
Dnata
SATS Ltd.
DO & CO Aktiengesellschaft
Newrest
China Eastern Air Catering Investment Co., Ltd.
Saudi Airlines Catering Company (SAAC)
Emirates Flight Catering
Flying Food Group
Royal Holdings Co. Ltd.
UpperSky Gourmet
Abby’s Catering

In-Flight Catering Services Segment by Type

Economy Class
Business Class
First Class

In-Flight Catering Services Segment by Application

Full-Service Carriers
Low-Cost Carriers
Other

In-Flight Catering Services Segment by Region

North America

United States

Canada

Mexico
Europe

Germany

France

U.K.

Italy

Russia

Spain

Netherlands

Switzerland

Sweden

Poland
Asia-Pacific

China

Japan

South Korea

India

Australia

Taiwan

Southeast Asia
South America

Brazil

Argentina

Chile
Middle East & Africa

Egypt

South Africa

Israel

Türkiye

GCC Countries

Study Objectives

1. To analyze and research the global status and future forecast, involving, production, value, consumption, growth rate (CAGR), market share, historical and forecast.
2. To present the key manufacturers, capacity, production, revenue, market share, and Recent Developments.
3. To split the breakdown data by regions, type, manufacturers, and Application.
4. To analyze the global and key regions market potential and advantage, opportunity and challenge, restraints, and risks.
5. To identify significant trends, drivers, influence factors in global and regions.
6. To analyze competitive developments such as expansions, agreements, new product launches, and acquisitions in the market.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global In-Flight Catering Services market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of In-Flight Catering Services and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market.
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally.
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of In-Flight Catering Services.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. Revenue of In-Flight Catering Services in global and regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and capacity of each country in the world. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 2: Analysis key trends, drivers, challenges, and opportunities within the global In-Flight Catering Services industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of In-Flight Catering Services companies' competitive landscape, revenue, market share and industry ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the revenue, and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 5: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the revenue, and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key companies, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product descriptions and specifications, In-Flight Catering Servicesrevenue, gross margin, and recent development, etc.
Chapter 7: North America (US & Canada) by type, by application and by country, revenue for each segment.
Chapter 8: Europe by type, by application and by country, revenue for each segment.
Chapter 9: China by type, and by application, revenue for each segment.
Chapter 10: Asia (excluding China) by type, by application and by region, revenue for each segment.
Chapter 11: South America, Middle East & Africa by type, by application and by country, revenue for each segment.
Chapter 12: Concluding Insights of the report.

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1 Market Overview
1.1 Product Definition
1.2 Market Analysis by Type
1.2.1 Global In-Flight Catering Services Market Size Growth Rate by Type: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
1.2.2 Economy Class
1.2.3 Business Class
1.2.4 First Class
1.3 Market Analysis by Application
1.3.1 Global In-Flight Catering Services Market Size Growth Rate by Application: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
1.3.2 Full-Service Carriers
1.3.3 Low-Cost Carriers
1.3.4 Other
1.4 Global Market Growth Prospects
1.5 Global In-Flight Catering Services Growth Trends by Region
1.5.1 Global In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
1.5.2 In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Region (2020-2025)
1.5.3 In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Region (2026-2031)
1.6 Assumptions and Limitations
1.7 Study Goals and Objectives
1.8 Years Considered
2 Global In-Flight Catering Services Market Dynamics
2.1 In-Flight Catering Services Industry Trends
2.2 In-Flight Catering Services Industry Drivers
2.3 In-Flight Catering Services Industry Opportunities and Challenges
2.4 In-Flight Catering Services Industry Restraints
3 Competitive Landscape by Company
3.1 Global In-Flight Catering Services Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2 Global In-Flight Catering Services Players Revenue Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
3.3 Global In-Flight Catering Services Key Company Head office and Area Served
3.4 Global In-Flight Catering Services Company, Product Type & Application
3.5 Global In-Flight Catering Services Company Establishment Date
3.6 Market Competitive Analysis
3.6.1 Global In-Flight Catering Services Market CR5 and HHI
3.6.2 Global Top 5 and 10 In-Flight Catering Services Players Market Share by Revenue in 2024
3.6.3 2024 In-Flight Catering Services Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 In-Flight Catering Services Market by Type
4.1 Global In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
4.2 Global In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Type (2020-2031)
4.3 Global In-Flight Catering Services Market Size Share by Type (2020-2031)
5 In-Flight Catering Services Market by Application
5.1 Global In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
5.2 Global In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Application (2020-2031)
5.3 Global In-Flight Catering Services Market Size Share by Application (2020-2031)
6 Company Profiles
6.1 LSG Group
6.1.1 LSG Group Comapny Information
6.1.2 LSG Group Business Overview
6.1.3 LSG Group In-Flight Catering Services Revenue and Gross Margin (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
6.1.4 LSG Group In-Flight Catering Services Product Portfolio
6.1.5 LSG Group Recent Developments
6.2 Gategroup Holding AG
6.2.1 Gategroup Holding AG Comapny Information
6.2.2 Gategroup Holding AG Business Overview
6.2.3 Gategroup Holding AG In-Flight Catering Services Revenue and Gross Margin (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
6.2.4 Gategroup Holding AG In-Flight Catering Services Product Portfolio
6.2.5 Gategroup Holding AG Recent Developments
6.3 Cathay Pacific Catering Services (H.K.) Limited
6.3.1 Cathay Pacific Catering Services (H.K.) Limited Comapny Information
6.3.2 Cathay Pacific Catering Services (H.K.) Limited Business Overview
6.3.3 Cathay Pacific Catering Services (H.K.) Limited In-Flight Catering Services Revenue and Gross Margin (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
6.3.4 Cathay Pacific Catering Services (H.K.) Limited In-Flight Catering Services Product Portfolio
6.3.5 Cathay Pacific Catering Services (H.K.) Limited Recent Developments
6.4 Dnata
6.4.1 Dnata Comapny Information
6.4.2 Dnata Business Overview
6.4.3 Dnata In-Flight Catering Services Revenue and Gross Margin (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
6.4.4 Dnata In-Flight Catering Services Product Portfolio
6.4.5 Dnata Recent Developments
6.5 SATS Ltd.
6.5.1 SATS Ltd. Comapny Information
6.5.2 SATS Ltd. Business Overview
6.5.3 SATS Ltd. In-Flight Catering Services Revenue and Gross Margin (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
6.5.4 SATS Ltd. In-Flight Catering Services Product Portfolio
6.5.5 SATS Ltd. Recent Developments
6.6 DO & CO Aktiengesellschaft
6.6.1 DO & CO Aktiengesellschaft Comapny Information
6.6.2 DO & CO Aktiengesellschaft Business Overview
6.6.3 DO & CO Aktiengesellschaft In-Flight Catering Services Revenue and Gross Margin (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
6.6.4 DO & CO Aktiengesellschaft In-Flight Catering Services Product Portfolio
6.6.5 DO & CO Aktiengesellschaft Recent Developments
6.7 Newrest
6.7.1 Newrest Comapny Information
6.7.2 Newrest Business Overview
6.7.3 Newrest In-Flight Catering Services Revenue and Gross Margin (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
6.7.4 Newrest In-Flight Catering Services Product Portfolio
6.7.5 Newrest Recent Developments
6.8 China Eastern Air Catering Investment Co., Ltd.
6.8.1 China Eastern Air Catering Investment Co., Ltd. Comapny Information
6.8.2 China Eastern Air Catering Investment Co., Ltd. Business Overview
6.8.3 China Eastern Air Catering Investment Co., Ltd. In-Flight Catering Services Revenue and Gross Margin (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
6.8.4 China Eastern Air Catering Investment Co., Ltd. In-Flight Catering Services Product Portfolio
6.8.5 China Eastern Air Catering Investment Co., Ltd. Recent Developments
6.9 Saudi Airlines Catering Company (SAAC)
6.9.1 Saudi Airlines Catering Company (SAAC) Comapny Information
6.9.2 Saudi Airlines Catering Company (SAAC) Business Overview
6.9.3 Saudi Airlines Catering Company (SAAC) In-Flight Catering Services Revenue and Gross Margin (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
6.9.4 Saudi Airlines Catering Company (SAAC) In-Flight Catering Services Product Portfolio
6.9.5 Saudi Airlines Catering Company (SAAC) Recent Developments
6.10 Emirates Flight Catering
6.10.1 Emirates Flight Catering Comapny Information
6.10.2 Emirates Flight Catering Business Overview
6.10.3 Emirates Flight Catering In-Flight Catering Services Revenue and Gross Margin (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
6.10.4 Emirates Flight Catering In-Flight Catering Services Product Portfolio
6.10.5 Emirates Flight Catering Recent Developments
6.11 Flying Food Group
6.11.1 Flying Food Group Comapny Information
6.11.2 Flying Food Group Business Overview
6.11.3 Flying Food Group In-Flight Catering Services Revenue and Gross Margin (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
6.11.4 Flying Food Group In-Flight Catering Services Product Portfolio
6.11.5 Flying Food Group Recent Developments
6.12 Royal Holdings Co. Ltd.
6.12.1 Royal Holdings Co. Ltd. Comapny Information
6.12.2 Royal Holdings Co. Ltd. Business Overview
6.12.3 Royal Holdings Co. Ltd. In-Flight Catering Services Revenue and Gross Margin (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
6.12.4 Royal Holdings Co. Ltd. In-Flight Catering Services Product Portfolio
6.12.5 Royal Holdings Co. Ltd. Recent Developments
6.13 UpperSky Gourmet
6.13.1 UpperSky Gourmet Comapny Information
6.13.2 UpperSky Gourmet Business Overview
6.13.3 UpperSky Gourmet In-Flight Catering Services Revenue and Gross Margin (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
6.13.4 UpperSky Gourmet In-Flight Catering Services Product Portfolio
6.13.5 UpperSky Gourmet Recent Developments
6.14 Abby’s Catering
6.14.1 Abby’s Catering Comapny Information
6.14.2 Abby’s Catering Business Overview
6.14.3 Abby’s Catering In-Flight Catering Services Revenue and Gross Margin (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
6.14.4 Abby’s Catering In-Flight Catering Services Product Portfolio
6.14.5 Abby’s Catering Recent Developments
7 North America
7.1 North America In-Flight Catering Services Market Size (2020-2031)
7.2 North America In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Type
7.2.1 North America In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
7.2.2 North America In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Type (2026-2031)
7.2.3 North America In-Flight Catering Services Market Share by Type (2020-2031)
7.3 North America In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Application
7.3.1 North America In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
7.3.2 North America In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Application (2026-2031)
7.3.3 North America In-Flight Catering Services Market Share by Application (2020-2031)
7.4 North America In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Country
7.4.1 North America In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Country (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
7.4.2 North America In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
7.4.3 North America In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
7.4.4 North America In-Flight Catering Services Market Share by Country (2020-2031)
7.4.5 United States
7.4.6 Canada
7.4.7 Mexico
8 Europe
8.1 Europe In-Flight Catering Services Market Size (2020-2031)
8.2 Europe In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Type
8.2.1 Europe In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
8.2.2 Europe In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Type (2026-2031)
8.2.3 Europe In-Flight Catering Services Market Share by Type (2020-2031)
8.3 Europe In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Application
8.3.1 Europe In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
8.3.2 Europe In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Application (2026-2031)
8.3.3 Europe In-Flight Catering Services Market Share by Application (2020-2031)
8.4 Europe In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Country
8.4.1 Europe In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Country (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
8.4.2 Europe In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
8.4.3 Europe In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
8.4.4 Europe In-Flight Catering Services Market Share by Country (2020-2031)
8.4.5 Germany
8.4.6 France
8.4.7 U.K.
8.4.8 Italy
8.4.9 Russia
8.4.10 Nordic Countries
9 China
9.1 China In-Flight Catering Services Market Size (2020-2031)
9.2 China In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Type
9.2.1 China In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
9.2.2 China In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Type (2026-2031)
9.2.3 China In-Flight Catering Services Market Share by Type (2020-2031)
9.3 China In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Application
9.3.1 China In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
9.3.2 China In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Application (2026-2031)
9.3.3 China In-Flight Catering Services Market Share by Application (2020-2031)
10 Asia (Excluding China)
10.1 Asia In-Flight Catering Services Market Size (2020-2031)
10.2 Asia In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Type
10.2.1 Asia In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
10.2.2 Asia In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Type (2026-2031)
10.2.3 Asia In-Flight Catering Services Market Share by Type (2020-2031)
10.3 Asia In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Application
10.3.1 Asia In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
10.3.2 Asia In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Application (2026-2031)
10.3.3 Asia In-Flight Catering Services Market Share by Application (2020-2031)
10.4 Asia In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Country
10.4.1 Asia In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Country (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
10.4.2 Asia In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
10.4.3 Asia In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
10.4.4 Asia In-Flight Catering Services Market Share by Country (2020-2031)
10.4.5 Japan
10.4.6 South Korea
10.4.7 Taiwan
10.4.8 Southeast Asia
10.4.9 India
10.4.10 Australia
11 South America, Middle East & Africa
11.1 South America, Middle East & Africa In-Flight Catering Services Market Size (2020-2031)
11.2 South America, Middle East & Africa In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Type
11.2.1 South America, Middle East & Africa In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
11.2.2 South America, Middle East & Africa In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Type (2026-2031)
11.2.3 South America, Middle East & Africa In-Flight Catering Services Market Share by Type (2020-2031)
11.3 South America, Middle East & Africa In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Application
11.3.1 South America, Middle East & Africa In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
11.3.2 South America, Middle East & Africa In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Application (2026-2031)
11.3.3 South America, Middle East & Africa In-Flight Catering Services Market Share by Application (2020-2031)
11.4 South America, Middle East & Africa In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Country
11.4.1 South America, Middle East & Africa In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Country (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
11.4.2 South America, Middle East & Africa In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
11.4.3 South America, Middle East & Africa In-Flight Catering Services Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
11.4.4 South America, Middle East & Africa In-Flight Catering Services Market Share by Country (2020-2031)
11.4.5 Brazil
11.4.6 South Africa
11.4.7 Saudi Arabia
11.4.8 Turkey
11.4.9 Argentina
11.4.9 UAE
11.4.9 Egypt
11.4.9 Chile
12 Concluding Insights
13 Appendix
13.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
13.2 Research Methodology
13.3 Research Process
13.4 Authors List of This Report
13.5 Data Source
13.5.1 Secondary Sources
13.5.2 Primary Sources
13.6 Disclaimer

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