Kinshasa · FZAA / FIH · Kinshasa Province

Private jet catering at Ndjili International Airport (FZAA / FIH), Kinshasa

Catering to your aircraft in Kinshasa.

Ndjili International sits at 1,027 ft above the Congo plateau, with a rainy season that moves slots around and a handling agent who controls the airside gate. We cook and pack for your galley, then hand over 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

Private jet catering with local specialities from Kinshasa

The private jet menu for Kinshasa starts with the Congo river and the plateau farms behind it. Local specialities that survive a galley well: moambe chicken, cooked down in palm nut sauce and packed with the rice apart; grilled tilapia, boned and portioned per seat; pondu, cassava leaves simmered with garlic, which reheats without losing colour; fried plantain, packed dry between layers of paper. For an inflight menu, we keep the sauces in their own pots and put the plantain in last.

Private jet food at Ndjili leans on what Kinshasa markets sell every morning: papaya, pineapple, mango in season, groundnuts, smoked fish, cassava. These local specialities in Kinshasa Province are plated like any other private jet menu item, but with the sauce apart and the starch in a separate tray. An inflight menu for a long leg out of FIH often pairs one local hot dish with a cold plate built from tropical fruit and grilled river fish.

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Grilled tilapia and moambe chicken plated for a private jet menu, Kinshasa local specialities

01Moambe chickenPalm nut sauce in its own pot, rice apart. Oven.

02Grilled tilapiaBoned, one portion per seat. Chilled or Oven.

03Liboke de poissonFish steamed in banana leaf; leaf stays closed until service.

04Pondu with riceCassava leaves, garlic; reheats without losing colour.

05Fried plantainPacked dry, added last. Re-plate cold or warm.

06Tropical fruit platePapaya, pineapple, mango in season. Chilled.

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 · KinshasaNdjili International Airport · FZAA

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Ndjili International Airport (FZAA)

Kinshasa's rainy season and the airside gate at FIH set the rhythm of every tray we pack. Private jet catering for FZAA is cooked for your galley, labelled by seat, and handed to your handling agent. Inflight catering and in-flight catering at Ndjili means river fish, plantain and cassava leaves that hold up in a drawer. Aviation catering for business aviation catering flights, executive jet catering rotations and diplomatic flight catering comes with allergen cards, and cabin crew meals are ordered separately.

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 cabin ready for service at FZAA, Kinshasa — executive jet catering

Business aviationOur core

Corporate and VIP jet catering at Ndjili International Airport (FIH)

Business jet catering at Kinshasa usually starts with a short brief: who flies, in which aircraft, and what the galley can do. Corporate jet catering for mining and diplomatic travellers, VIP flight catering for delegations and charter flight catering for visiting groups are all written the same way. Luxury inflight catering comes from a private jet chef who builds a bespoke menu around river fish, tropical fruit and whatever your guests will actually eat after a long sector.

Government delegation boarding an aircraft at Kinshasa — head of state flight catering

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Government flight catering and aviation catering at Ndjili International Airport (FZAA)

The protocol office, not the kitchen, decides the menu for official flights through Ndjili. Government flight catering and head of state flight catering are cooked by a team that stays the same from order to hand-over. For VIP aviation catering and state visit aircraft catering, we keep ingredient records and seal each tray, so what was approved is what boards.

Menu highlights for private jet catering at *Ndjili International Airport*Or write your own, we cook it

Cold private jet platters of papaya and groundnuts, Kinshasa inflight menu

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters of papaya, pineapple and groundnutsChilled

Gourmet inflight meals: tilapia salad, avocado, limeRe-plate cold

Private jet snacks: roasted groundnuts and dried mangoChilled

Chikwangue slices with smoked fish pâtéRe-plate cold

Hot moambe chicken and pondu trays, gourmet inflight meals for FIH Kinshasa

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Moambe chicken with riceOven

Grilled tilapia with pili-pili apartSauce apart

Pondu with fried plantainOven

Liboke de poisson in banana leafOven

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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 Ndjili International Airport (FZAA)

Kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free, allergen free, kids meals and other special meals are cooked as a separate procedure at Kinshasa. Cassava, groundnuts and fish are everywhere in the local kitchen, so allergens are controlled at the pot, not on the label. A vegan menu here uses beans, pondu, plantain and fresh fruit, with each tray carrying a seat number and a restriction card.

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 Kinshasa (FIH)

Crew meals at Ndjili are ordered with the trip and invoiced like the rest of the order. Pilot meals are packed for the flight deck: one hand, no sauce spills, no foil to open at altitude. Flight crew meals, cockpit meals and crew meal boxes are labelled CREW, and different meals for pilots can be requested for the captain and first officer. Crew catering for a long wait in Kinshasa can include a hot dish plus fruit, cooked fresh and packed to be eaten between duties.

Meal passFZAA

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passFZAA

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Ndjili International Airport apron at Kinshasa, FZAA, with business aviation parking

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO delivery and FBO catering at Ndjili International Airport (FIH)

FBO catering at Ndjili means catering delivery to the FBO, coordinated with your handling agent so the door opens when the van arrives. For the general aviation terminal, ground handling catering is agreed by tail and slot, and handling agent catering is a matter of who holds the airside pass. We hand over, the crew checks the seals, and the trays go into the drawer.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Aircraft provisioning for large cabins: airport catering at Ndjili International Airport

Galley catering for larger types at FZAA depends on door height and who is allowed on the apron. Airside catering delivery to a wide-body is coordinated with the handling agent, who decides when the high loader can approach. Aircraft provisioning on a Boeing Business Jet or a Global differs, so send us the type and we load the carts accordingly, in the order the crew will open them.

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 airportFZAA / FIH

About Ndjili International Airport (FZAA): aviation catering and general aviation

Ndjili is the main international gateway of Kinshasa, and airport catering here runs alongside a busy general aviation ramp. Ground handling services are controlled by the handling agent, and FBO services follow the same airside rules as every other movement. For private jets, the airport is the practical start of any visit to the capital.

Business aviation

Business aviation hub is a fair description of Ndjili for central Africa: mining executives, diplomats and charter groups all land here. Inflight catering and in-flight catering are ordered from the same list, aviation catering for business aviation catering follows the type and the slot, executive jet catering rotations use the same menu rules, diplomatic flight catering has a named contact, and cabin crew meals are an on-request line, invoiced separately.

Customs & food import

DRC customs treat imported food as a controlled item, and a fresh tray that crosses the border can be held or discarded. Ordering locally in Kinshasa avoids that: ingredients are sourced in-country, nothing is declared as import, and the trays are matched to the final manifest.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

5.0 / 5

★★★★★

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

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★★★★★LIGHT JET

“Clear quantities were essential at FZAA: we had 3 passengers expecting poached fish with steamed rice and were working around two separate meal services. The confirmation from The Galley Girls showed the breakfast portions clearly enough for us to check the planned service quantities. We also checked the sauces before approval, which helped avoid a second round of questions later in the preparation. This experience of private jet meals gave us a useful reference for managing written menu details on another departure.”

Camille V. | VIP flight attendant

Phenom 300

★★★★★GOVERNMENT

“Our priority at FIH was prawn salad and small fruit plates for 5 passengers, with limited fridge space shaping the service plan. The Galley Girls gave us an update on the fruit plates before the handover, which helped us organise the cabin checks. This experience of private jet menu gave us a useful reference for managing storage requirements on another departure. The cabin team could match the desserts to the request before moving on to the remaining departure tasks.”

Amelie N. | Government flight manager

ACJ319

★★★★★LARGE CABIN

“Good preparation made the difference at Ndjili International Airport, where 6 guests expected a seafood starter and warm vegetable sides despite several individual meal preferences. I want a private jet chef to understand final order confirmation, and this order gave us a useful starting point. I needed the canapés checked against the revised brief; The Galley Girls answered without sending us through another lengthy exchange. There was no need to reconstruct the starters quantities from several messages during the final departure checks.”

Rafael J. | Chief flight attendant

Gulfstream G700

Kinshasa in five questionsAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost at Kinshasa?+

Weather windows decide which flights leave on time, and they decide which produce is at its best. That is why we quote private jet catering cost after we know your date, not before.

What is the lead time for catering at Ndjili?+

The handling agent controls airside access at FIH, so lead time is set by when the gate can be cleared. Send your tail, your slot and your headcount; last-minute orders are handled.

How do customs work for inflight catering at Kinshasa?+

Customs in the DRC treat imported food seriously, and a headcount that shifts late can leave you with trays for guests who are not on board. We cook locally so the customs question mostly goes away.

Can you bring food into Kinshasa on a private jet?+

Duty time keeps ticking while the aircraft sits. Bring snacks if you like; order the hot meal locally so it is fresh when the crew finally eats.

Is catering part of a charter into Kinshasa?+

No. Food is a separate order. With customs rules as they are here, a local order delivered to your FBO is simpler than anything flown in.