Hassi R'Mel · DAFH / HRM · Algeria

Private jet catering at Hassi R'Mel Airport (DAFH / HRM), Hassi R'Mel

Catering to your aircraft in Hassi R'Mel.

Hassi R'Mel is a gas-field airport in the high Sahara, and the flights that use it are short business rotations with nothing to eat on the field. We cook, pack and label the order for your galley and hand it to you at the FBO.

Menu & order Download the menu

10 hours

ideal notice, last-minute handled

Plane-side

handover at the steps

Flight deck

crew and pilot dishes, on request

24/7

a flight attendant on the line

Three of us. All ex VIP cabin crew.

We know the galley, the diet card and the 5 a.m. re-plate — because we lived them. So we built the caterer we always wished we could call.

Camille

Menu & galley logistics

Fourteen years on VIP and head-of-state cabins. Can plate for twelve in a G650 galley and still land it hot.

Inès

Dietary & labelling

The one who reads every diet card twice. If it says no cross-contact, it means no cross-contact.

Sofia

The 24/7 line

Answers at 5 a.m. when the leg moved overnight. Same-day swaps are her love language.

The local tableCooked so it travels

The Hassi R'Mel table, packed for private jet catering

The Laghouat Province plateau around Hassi R'Mel is sheep and date country, and it shows on the plate. For a private jet menu, think lamb tagine with prunes, merguez, shakshuka, and flatbread baked fresh. Local specialities travel better than most guests expect.

An inflight menu for DAFH starts with the departure time. A midday rotation takes cold mezze, salads and fruit; a night departure takes a hot dish with a sauce apart. That is private jet food built around a desert schedule.

Private jet platters hold dates, olives, cheese and cured meats; gourmet inflight meals are the couscous, the grilled lamb or the fish sent with the cold garnish; private jet snacks are almonds, dried fruit and Algerian biscuits for the cockpit.

Fresh produce is limited in the Hassi R'Mel area, so we plan the order with you early and note the regional produce that is in season.

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Couscous and dates, local specialities for a private jet menu in Laghouat Province, Algeria

01Couscous with lambSauce apart; semolina packed dry

02Chorba frikOven; herbs added at the pass

03Mechoui lambSliced per passenger, re-plate hot

04Deglet Nour datesChilled; served with mint tea

05Brik and bourekOven, crisp finish

06Algerian pastriesChilled; makroud and baklawa

How it works

Three steps, one message

You message us

Tail, pax, diets, timing. One message — no portal, no quote form. Answered at any hour, by a flight attendant.

We cook & pack for a galley

Leak-proof boxes, marked by guest and restriction, with reheating times written on the lid.

You re-plate and serve

Two minutes out of the drawer. Whatever you ordered for the crew comes in the same delivery, and one clean invoice follows.

At a glance · Hassi R'MelHassi R'Mel Airport · DAFH

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Hassi R'Mel Airport (DAFH)

Hassi R'Mel Airport (DAFH / HRM) sits at 2,540 ft on the high plateau of Laghouat Province, where the arrivals are energy-sector charters and a crew that will not find a restaurant on the field. Private jet catering here is built for that reality: cooked, packed and labelled for your galley, handed over at the FBO or by your handling agent. Inflight catering for a hot-weather rotation is chilled, boxed and re-plated; in-flight catering for a night departure is planned around the cabin lights. Aviation catering, business aviation catering and executive jet catering all follow one brief, and diplomatic flight catering and cabin crew meals are agreed with the same team.

Restaurant cuisine, cooked on the ground
Fresh and local produce
Labelled by seat, diet and reheat
Aviation-ready packaging
High loader for large cabins
HACCP certified kitchens

Who we fly forTwo cabins, one standard

Business jet being loaded with private jet catering at Hassi R'Mel Airport, DAFH, Algeria

Business aviationOur core

Private jet catering in Hassi R'Mel for business and VIP flights (HRM)

A typical business jet catering order at HRM is a short brief: operators and ministries flying a small group for the day. Corporate jet catering here means a cold lunch that holds on the apron, and VIP flight catering for the owner who wants more. Charter flight catering and luxury inflight catering are written around the aircraft's galley. A private jet chef builds a bespoke menu from local lamb, dates and vegetables, and private jet charter clients get the same.

Sealed trays for government flight catering handed over at the FBO, Hassi R'Mel DAFH

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Inflight catering for government and royal flights at Hassi R'Mel Airport

For a delegation flying into Hassi R'Mel, government flight catering starts at the protocol office, not the kitchen. Head of state flight catering and VIP aviation catering travel sealed with a named contact, and state visit aircraft catering is traceable from the pass to the aircraft door.

The jet catering menu at *Hassi R'Mel Airport* (HRM)Or write your own, we cook it

Private jet platters with dates, olives and cheese for Hassi R'Mel Airport

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters: dates, olives, local cheeseChilled

Mezze plate with zaalouk and hummusChilled

Fattoush-style salad with grilled chickenSauce apart

Fresh fruit and almond pastriesRe-plate cold

Private jet snacks: almonds, dried apricots, biscuitsChilled

Gourmet inflight meals with lamb tagine and couscous prepared for Hassi R'Mel, Algeria

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Gourmet inflight meals: lamb tagine with prunesOven

Couscous with seasonal vegetables and chickpeasSauce apart

Chorba frik with fresh corianderOven

Grilled sea bream with lemon and herbsOven

Brik with tuna, egg and capersOven

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A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet

PrincipalSealed

Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people

Special meals

Dietary requirements and aviation catering at Hassi R'Mel Airport (DAFH)

At Hassi R'Mel the kitchen question is where allergens hide in Algerian cooking: semolina in couscous, wheat in bourek and brik pastry, nuts in the pastries, and shared fryers. Kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free and allergen free meals, along with kids meals and other special meals, are cooked in a separate area, on a separate board and boxed apart. Halal is the local default; kosher and allergen free meals are planned with the full trip, since sourcing on the plateau takes more care.

Allergens

A sheet per guest. Separate boards, separate boxes.

ii.

Halal & kosher

Sealed, certificate in the same box.

iii.

Children

Their own menu, nothing to cut at altitude.

iv.

Plant-based & wellness

Vegan, low-carb, light — composed, never compromised.

Crew & pilot mealsOn request

Crew meals on request for flights from Hassi R'Mel (HRM)

On the Hassi R'Mel rotation, crew meals are a separate order, on request and billed as such. Flight crew meals are boxed and marked CREW; pilot meals are packed so they can be eaten with one hand. Crew catering is planned for a rotation with a long wait, cockpit meals travel in crew meal boxes, and different meals for pilots are available when the operator asks. Cabin crew meals follow the same labels.

Meal passDAFH

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passDAFH

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Hassi R'Mel Airport (DAFH / HRM) runway and terminal in Laghouat Province, Algeria

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

Airport catering delivered to the FBO at Hassi R'Mel Airport (DAFH)

FBO catering at Hassi R'Mel means we hand the order over at the FBO, or through your handling agent, at the aircraft. Catering delivery to the general aviation terminal is agreed in advance, and ground handling catering follows the slot. Your handling agent confirms access, since handling agent catering depends on who is on the field.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

High loader and aircraft provisioning: aviation catering at Hassi R'Mel Airport

A high loader is rare at DAFH, because most arrivals are business jets and turboprops with their own steps and a low sill. For a larger aircraft, we confirm the door height and the galley with your handling agent before the trolleys are packed. Galley catering is built for the aircraft you have: trolleys, boxes or loose items. Airside catering delivery is agreed with the handling agent, and aircraft provisioning is confirmed before the slot.

Mention it when you order

HACCP kitchen

Certified, inspected, with cold-chain records filed against your trip.

All FBOs served

Whichever terminal you park at, handover is at the aircraft, on your slot.

Diets read twice

Allergen sheet per guest, halal and kosher on request, sealed and labelled.

One clean invoice

Itemised and trip-report ready, sent after the leg.

About the airportDAFH / HRM

Aviation catering and business aviation at Hassi R'Mel Airport (HRM)

Hassi R'Mel Airport is a small airport serving the gas field and the surrounding plateau. Airport catering here is planned in advance, since there is little on the field, and general aviation is the main traffic. FBO services and ground handling services are limited, so the brief matters.

Business aviation

Business aviation at Hassi R'Mel is driven by the gas field: operators, contractors and ministry flights. As a business aviation hub in the high Sahara, it sees little leisure traffic. Inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering all follow the same plan, business aviation catering suits operators, and executive jet catering suits owners. Diplomatic flight catering and cabin crew meals are agreed with the same team.

Customs & food import

Algerian customs control food entering the country, and fresh or animal products are the usual problem. Meals prepared in Algeria and delivered to the aircraft avoid most of the paperwork, so we keep imports to a minimum and agree the customs check with your handling agent before the order is packed.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

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★★★★★

Average rating from the cabin crew and pilots we cater for.

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★★★★★CREW MEALS

“I wanted mushroom risotto and a green salad for 7 guests at DAFH, packed sensibly for a cabin team dealing with an evening cabin service. Our handling contact received the order details from The Galley Girls, including how the desserts had been grouped. The packing arrangement stood out more than any sales pitch about private jet catering. Knowing where the snack boxes were packed meant the crew could begin the relevant checks as soon as the order arrived.”

Oliver V. | Chief flight attendant

Citation Latitude

★★★★★LARGE CABIN

“Despite a changing departure schedule, we wanted the 6 guests at HRM to enjoy a selection of petits fours and sandwiches without a complicated cabin service. This experience of private jet catering services gave us a useful reference for managing final order confirmation on another departure. The confirmation from The Galley Girls showed the snack boxes clearly enough for us to check the planned service quantities. It was useful to see the crew provisions listed separately when checking how much space the complete order would require.”

Maxime G. | Chief cabin officer — private jet

Falcon 8X

★★★★★BUSINESS JET

“Service planning came first at Hassi R'Mel Airport, with 10 passengers choosing poached fish with steamed rice and a late menu amendment influencing our preparation. I want a private jet catering company to understand galley preparation, and this order gave us a useful starting point. The Galley Girls grouped the desserts by service, which was more useful to us than simply receiving a list of dishes. Our colleague could take over the crew provisions without asking where every component had been placed during preparation.”

Julia N. | FBO operator

Global 7500

Questions crews ask about Hassi R'MelAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost for a flight into Hassi R'Mel, with Algeria's food-import rules in mind?+

Compare a couscous lunch for six, made from local produce, with a menu that needs imported cheese and seafood. The first costs less and clears customs without question. Private jet catering is quoted per menu, after we know the passengers and the galley.

What is the lead time for catering on a delegation or government flight into DAFH?+

For a government flight into Hassi R'Mel, the lead time depends on protocol and customs, not on the kitchen. Send the tail, the slot and the seat plan as soon as they are known; last-minute orders are handled, and the sealed trays travel with a named contact.

How does customs work for catering on a night departure or an early morning slot at Hassi R'Mel?+

Algerian customs applies to food coming in and to uplift going out, and the slot decides who is available. For a night or early departure, we agree the handover with your handling agent so the sealed boxes reach the aircraft without waiting for an office to open.

Can you bring food of your own into Hassi R'Mel, or should one local product go on the menu?+

You can carry some food, but Algerian customs may inspect or hold fresh and animal products, so it is a gamble. A local product, such as Deglet Nour dates or lamb for a tagine, avoids the question and tastes better for being fresh.

Is catering part of a charter when the passenger count changes at the last minute into Hassi R'Mel?+

No, catering sits outside the charter and is billed on its own. When the passenger count changes late, the order is changed with it: more or fewer trays, same labels, same handover at the FBO.