Quick Turn at Lyon-Saint-Exupéry (LFLL)

Who books a Quick Turn at Lyon-Saint-Exupéry?

Flight departments running back-to-back European legs, charter operators with tight turnarounds, and fleet managers who want the cabin reset without a full detail. If your aircraft spends two hours on the ramp between a morning arrival and an afternoon departure, a Quick Turn delivers a fresh cabin and a presentable exterior without pushing the slot.

We also see recurring bookings from operators who base an aircraft at LFLL for a week or a month: a Quick Turn after every other leg keeps the interior tidy and the windows clear, and the waterless exterior wipe removes operational grime before it bakes on. One-off requests come through handlers when a crew realises the cabin needs attention before the next passenger pickup.

The service works for super-midsize through ultra-long-range jets and for ACJ or BBJ; light jets and turboprops are handled inside fleet programmes only.

What happens during the turnaround at LFLL?

Once the aircraft is on stand and the handler confirms ground-power availability, our team meets the crew airside with an escort. We collect your trash, restock bins with galley supplies you've left or couriered ahead, vacuum the cabin and wipe down all hard surfaces—seats, tables, sideledges, monument faces. The lavatory is cleaned, restocked and deodorised; the galley is wiped and reset.

Cockpit and cabin windows are cleaned from inside; we do not touch avionics, static ports or pitot covers. Outside, we perform a waterless wipe of the nose, cockpit windscreen exterior, leading edges, entry door and the area around the airstairs—the parts passengers and ramp staff see first. It's not a wash, but it removes dust, light streaks and finger marks.

Before you release the brakes, you receive a digital photo report via email or handler: cabin, galley, lavatory and exterior close-ups, timestamped and geotagged. The report goes into your tech log or flight folder, and a copy stays in our file for your next visit.

What changes at Lyon-Saint-Exupéry?

Lyon-Saint-Exupéry sits at 821 feet elevation, twenty kilometres east of the city centre, and operates around the clock. COHOR schedule-facilitation applies to all IFR traffic between 06:00 and 22:59 local, so most business-aviation movements happen inside that window. The airport has two parallel runways—4,000 metres and 2,670 metres—which means stand allocation and taxi times vary depending on commercial traffic flow and your handler's apron assignment.

Handling agents are present at the airport; we coordinate directly with them for airside access, GPU and stand timing. There is no dedicated general-aviation terminal at Saint-Exupéry; business aviation shares apron space with scheduled traffic, and your slot determines how much flexibility you have for ground time. If you need a Quick Turn inside a ninety-minute turnaround, we ask for stand assignment and GPU confirmation at least two hours before arrival.

Lyon has a second airport—Lyon-Bron (LFLY)—dedicated entirely to business aviation and marketed by the same operator for hangar storage. Saint-Exupéry remains the choice for international IFR operations, longer runways and immediate access to Europe's upper airspace.

How do you fit the work inside our ground time?

We start as soon as the door opens and GPU is connected. A super-midsize cabin takes forty-five to sixty minutes; an ultra-long-range layout with a full galley and aft lavatory takes seventy-five to ninety. If your slot or next departure window is tight, tell us the wheels-up time when you book—we'll stage the team, prioritise the cabin and galley, and leave the exterior wipe and photo report for the final twenty minutes.

Recurring clients at LFLL often build the Quick Turn into their standard turnaround: the handler knows we're coming, the crew briefs the passengers during taxi-in, and we're off the aircraft thirty minutes before the next boarding call. One-off bookings need a bit more coordination—handler contact, stand location, airside-pass escort—but we've done enough of them to make it smooth.

If the inbound leg is delayed or the outbound slot moves, call or text the mobile number on your booking confirmation. We hold the team on the apron or adjust the start time; you're not charged for standby unless the delay exceeds two hours and we've already passed security.

What does the waterless exterior wipe cover?

It's a targeted clean of the areas passengers and ramp staff see when they approach the aircraft: nose cone, cockpit windscreen exterior, the leading edge of the winglets, the fuselage around the entry door, and the airstairs if they're built-in. We use a rinseless spray and microfibre cloths—no hose, no runoff, no wait for drying.

The wipe removes dust, light streaks, finger marks and dried rain spots. It does not remove heavy belly staining, exhaust carbon, or decon residue—those need a full wash or a dry-wash detail. If the aircraft has been through winter de-icing, we note any Type-I or Type-IV residue in the photo report but do not attempt removal during a Quick Turn; that's a post-flight wash with proper dilution and rinsing.

Brightwork and the cheat line get a pass with the cloth if they're in the work area. We do not open gear bays, touch nacelle inlets, or work near static ports. The goal is a presentable exterior for the next leg, not a polished finish.

Can we book a Quick Turn on short notice at Lyon?

Yes, if the handler confirms stand and GPU timing. We ask for two hours' notice during the schedule-facilitation window and three hours for early-morning or late-evening slots when airside-pass coordination takes longer. If you're inbound and realise the cabin needs a reset, call us on the mobile number or ask your handler to reach out—we'll confirm availability and meet you on stand.

Recurring programmes are easier: we pre-register your tail number, store your galley-supply preferences, and coordinate a standing airside pass with your preferred handler. When you file the flight plan, you send us the ETA and stand assignment; we're there when you shut down.

One-off AOG recoveries or unscheduled diversions get the same service, but the timing depends on handler capacity and our team's location. If we're already at LFLL on another job, we can usually pivot within the hour. If we're at another airport in the Lyon area, expect ninety minutes to two hours from your call.