Chabelley, Djibouti · HDCH

Private jet catering at Chabelley Airport (HDCH), Chabelley

Catering to your aircraft in Chabelley.

HDCH is a stop where heat comes first and the menu second. We prepare crew meals and passenger dishes for Chabelley, and bring them plane-side through your FBO.

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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

Regional dishes of Chabelley for jet catering at HDCH

Chabelley belongs to the Arta Region, a dry, wind-scoured stretch of Djibouti where the coast of the Gulf of Tadjoura shapes what ends up on the table. For a private jet menu at HDCH we lean on that coast. Grilled red snapper, langoustine and calamari travel well when plated cold or re-plated from the oven, and they read as local specialities without needing a kitchen on board.

The inflight menu follows the region's habits: fish from the Red Sea side, lamb or goat slow-cooked with spices, and rice scented with cardamom and clove. Private jet food built on these dishes carries a sauce apart, so the galley oven only has to finish the plate. Fresh fruit from the Arta Region, mango, papaya and citrus, fills the private jet platters, and light private jet snacks such as sambusa and dates suit a long afternoon on the ramp. Gourmet inflight meals for Chabelley stay simple and bright, because the heat rewards freshness.

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Local specialities of Chabelley and the Arta Region: grilled fish and spiced rice for a private jet menu

01Grilled Red Sea snapperChilled; finish in the galley oven, sauce apart

02Langoustine salad with citrusChilled; dress at service

03Spiced lamb with cardamom riceOven; rice packed separately

04Sambusa assortmentOven; light snack for the crew

05Mango and papaya plateChilled; cut on the board, no seeds

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 · ChabelleyChabelley Airport · HDCH

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

Heat decides everything at Chabelley, Djibouti, long before the menu does. Private jet catering for HDCH starts from what survives a hot apron and a one-oven galley, then adds the details of service. Inflight catering and in-flight catering are cooked by former VIP flight attendants, and our aviation catering is delivered to your FBO or handling agent. Business aviation catering, executive jet catering and diplomatic flight catering are handled the same way, and cabin crew meals are ordered alongside the trip.

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 parked at Chabelley Airport in the Arta Region, with business jet catering loaded at the aircraft

Business aviationOur core

Private jet catering in Chabelley for business and VIP flights (HDCH)

A business jet at Chabelley usually arrives for a short stay, with a handful of passengers and a galley that holds one oven. Business jet catering for HDCH is written for that: corporate jet catering and VIP flight catering planned around what the cabin can heat, a bespoke menu from a private jet chef, and charter flight catering that adjusts when the headcount changes. Luxury inflight catering here stays light and bright, because the Djibouti heat rewards freshness.

Government flight catering prepared for a state visit aircraft at Chabelley, Djibouti

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Head of state and government inflight catering at Chabelley Airport (HDCH)

Chabelley sees government and diplomatic traffic, and government flight catering there depends on discretion. Head of state flight catering and VIP aviation catering at HDCH are cleared through protocol before anything is cooked, and state visit aircraft catering is traced from the kitchen to the apron by a named team, with no names on any label.

Private jet menu at Chabelley Airport: inflight catering highlights (HDCH)Or write your own, we cook it

Chilled private jet platters of langoustine and fruit for a flight from Chabelley, HDCH

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Langoustine salad with citrus, one of our private jet plattersChilled

Mango and papaya plate, private jet snacks for the cabinChilled

Poached Red Sea fish with yoghurt and mint, a gourmet inflight mealRe-plate cold

Dates, nuts and fresh cheese, private jet snacksChilled

Hot gourmet inflight meals of grilled snapper and spiced lamb packed for a Chabelley galley

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Grilled Red Sea snapper, private jet platters for the tableOven

Spiced lamb with cardamom rice, a gourmet inflight mealSauce apart

Sambusa assortment, private jet snacks for the galleyOven

Chicken and vegetable skewers with herbed rice, gourmet inflight mealsOven

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A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet

PrincipalSealed

Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people

Special meals

Halal, kosher and kids meals: inflight catering at Chabelley Airport (HDCH)

Special meals at Chabelley are a procedure, not a promise: kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free and allergen free dishes are prepared separately, and kids meals follow the same care. In Djibouti, halal is the default for meat, and hidden allergens tend to sit in sauces, so we mark each box by guest and restriction.

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 & pilot meals at Chabelley Airport

When the crew waits on the apron at Chabelley, crew meals matter most. Ordered with the flight and invoiced separately, flight crew meals are packed in crew meal boxes marked CREW. Pilot meals and cockpit meals are different dishes, so different meals for pilots are standard where the operator requires it. Crew catering at HDCH stays simple, and cabin crew meals arrive chilled on a hot ramp.

Meal passHDCH

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passHDCH

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Chabelley Airport, HDCH, in the Arta Region of Djibouti, general aviation apron under a clear sky

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

Airport catering at the FBO or general aviation terminal, Chabelley Airport

FBO catering at Chabelley is handed over at the aircraft, through the general aviation terminal or your handling agent. Catering delivery to the FBO is coordinated with ground handling catering on the apron, and handling agent catering means the crew never has to leave the aircraft to collect a box.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Large cabin jet catering with a high loader at Chabelley Airport (HDCH)

Larger aircraft at Chabelley may need a high loader to reach the galley door, and galley catering is planned around that. Airside catering delivery is arranged with the handling agent, aircraft provisioning is packed in trolleys and boxes by door, and the type of aircraft decides what can be loaded and how.

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 airportHDCH

Aviation catering and business aviation at Chabelley Airport (HDCH)

Chabelley Airport, HDCH, sits in the Arta Region of Djibouti at 279 ft. It is an airport catering stop where the apron is wide, the heat is constant, and general aviation traffic is light. For crews, it means space and quiet, with FBO services and ground handling services arranged through the airport itself.

Business aviation

Chabelley is a small business aviation hub in the Arta Region. Inflight catering and in-flight catering here are written for a long, hot wait on the ground, aviation catering and business aviation catering are tuned to the season, and executive jet catering uses cold plates and light oven dishes. Diplomatic flight catering follows protocol, and cabin crew meals are ordered on request.

Customs & food import

Food entering Djibouti is subject to customs inspection, so local preparation keeps things straightforward. If your flight carries its own provisions, tell us in advance: we coordinate with the FBO and handling agent at Chabelley, and flag anything that could be held back at the border.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

4.7 / 5

★★★★★

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

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★★★★★CREW MEALS

“Packing herb chicken with a quinoa salad for 11 passengers at HDCH needed careful thought, especially given a late menu amendment. The written menu details stood out more than any sales pitch about crew meals. I asked The Galley Girls for the main courses in clearly marked packs, with garnishes supplied separately for plating on board. We could finish the sandwiches as each guest was ready, rather than laying everything out at once.”

Leila I. | Chief flight attendant

Challenger 650

★★★★☆LARGE CABIN

“Small packing details became important at Chabelley Airport: our 3 passengers wanted herb chicken with a quinoa salad, and we had an evening cabin service. I asked The Galley Girls to review the sandwiches quantities against the passenger brief, and the proposed portions made sense. It was useful to see the starters listed separately when checking how much space the complete order would require. For our team, the strongest part of their FBO catering was how they handled portion planning.”

Mateusz F. | Chief flight attendant

Gulfstream G700

★★★★★LIGHT JET

“With a family lunch request to consider at Chabelley Airport, we needed a practical way to serve a seafood starter and warm vegetable sides to 4 passengers. We discussed the dimensions before confirming; The Galley Girls grouped the sandwiches into shallow trays that were easy to handle. We placed the salads in their planned storage area without first having to reorganise all the catering boxes. This experience of airport catering gave us a useful reference for managing written menu details on another departure.”

Ethan G. | VIP flight attendant

Citation CJ4

Asked before every HDCH slotAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost for a flight out of Chabelley?+

Start with the galley. A cabin with one small oven limits what we can cook for you at HDCH, and a narrow menu costs less than a full hot service for eight. Seafood from the Red Sea sits at the upper end, simple grilled chicken and fruit at the lower end, and the quote lists each line so you can trim it.

What is the lead time for private jet catering at Chabelley?+

Repositioning without passengers changes the order: crew boxes, a few snacks, water. For Chabelley that means little preparation, and last-minute orders are handled. Larger passenger services with seafood or special meals simply need to be raised with us earlier, and we say so when you call.

What do customs mean for catering at Chabelley, and how does crew duty time play in?+

Food entering Djibouti is subject to customs control, and local sourcing avoids most of that friction. For a crew standing by on the ground at HDCH, the practical answer is simple: we organise access with your handling agent, and the meals are handed over at the aircraft.

Can you bring food from home to Chabelley, or must it be ordered locally?+

Carrying food into Chabelley means customs control and a very hot ramp. We suggest ordering locally instead: it is packed for your galley and chilled until the handover. If you do bring something, tell us so we can plan around it.

Is catering part of a charter into Chabelley?+

Catering is not part of a charter into Chabelley. Even if your private jet charter is booked in full, food is a separate order, invoiced like any other. For a long leg that needs two services, we split the menu and mark each box for the right moment.