GXUD / KNN · Kankan · Guinea

Private jet catering at Kankan Airport (GXUD / KNN), Kankan

Catering to your aircraft in Kankan.

At 1,234 ft on the Haute Guinée plateau, Kankan is a long way from a restock, so we cook for the galley you have and hand the order over at the FBO or the aircraft. Crews at GXUD get one place to call, day or night.

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

Local specialities from Kankan for your inflight catering

Kankan Region is rice, river and savannah country, and the private jet menu for GXUD draws on it. A private jet menu here starts with riz gras, rice cooked in tomato and onion, and with grilled capitaine or tilapia from the Milo river, which travels well chilled with its sauce apart.

On the inflight menu we add fonio, the small West African grain, as a light salad base, and peanut sauce, which is Guinean private jet food at its most recognisable and is packed in its own pot. Local specialities such as fried plantain and cassava leaf stew are cooked the same day and re-plated in your galley.

For private jet platters we build fruit boards from mango, pineapple and papaya when they are in season in Kankan Region, and cold cuts with fresh bread. Gourmet inflight meals can be composed from these local specialities, and private jet snacks run to roasted peanuts, dried mango and baked pastries. Every item is labelled by seat and restriction before it leaves the kitchen.

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Riz gras and grilled fish, local specialities for private jet menu in Kankan Region

01Riz grasRice in tomato and onion, packed in a tray, finished in the oven

02Grilled river fishCapitaine or tilapia, sauce apart

03Peanut sauce with chickenOwn pot, re-plate hot

04Fonio saladServed chilled with lime and herbs

05Fried plantainPacked dry, crisp it in the oven

06Seasonal fruit boardMango, pineapple, papaya, 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 · KankanKankan Airport · GXUD

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

Kankan sits at 1,234 ft on the Haute Guinée plateau, and the aircraft that land at GXUD arrive hungry after a long sector with nothing to restock from. Private jet catering here is planned before wheels-up: what the galley can hold, what survives the heat, what the crew eats on the ground. For inflight catering and in-flight catering on this field, we cook, pack and label to the aircraft's galley. Aviation catering for business aviation catering, executive jet catering and diplomatic flight catering movements follows the same rule, and cabin crew meals are ordered with 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 at Kankan GXUD for business jet catering and crew meals

Business aviationOur core

VIP flight and private jet catering at Kankan Airport (GXUD)

A business jet catering brief for Kankan usually comes from a mining or development trip: a few guests, a long sector, one oven at most. Corporate jet catering here leans on dishes that re-plate well, such as riz gras and grilled fish. VIP flight catering and charter flight catering follow the same method, and luxury inflight catering means careful packing for each seat. A private jet chef writes a bespoke menu around what the Kankan Region markets give that week.

Government aircraft at Kankan, VIP aviation catering handover at GXUD

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Government flight catering and aviation catering at Kankan Airport (GXUD)

When an official delegation lands at GXUD, protocol decides the menu. Our government flight catering and head of state flight catering work is quiet by design: a named team, traceable ingredients and sealed delivery. VIP aviation catering and state visit aircraft catering orders are confirmed with your office before we cook.

Inflight catering menu highlights at *Kankan Airport* (GXUD)Or write your own, we cook it

Chilled fruit board and fonio salad, private jet platters at Kankan

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Fonio salad with lime and herbs, part of our private jet plattersChilled

Seasonal fruit board: mango, pineapple, papayaChilled

Cold cuts and fresh bread among the private jet plattersRe-plate cold

Roasted groundnuts and dried mango, private jet snacksChilled

Hot peanut stew and rice, gourmet inflight meals for flights from Kankan

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Riz gras, a gourmet inflight meals stapleOven

Grilled capitaine from the Milo riverSauce apart

Peanut sauce with chickenSauce apart

Fried plantain, a warm private jet snacks optionOven

Make a request Download the menuPDF

A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet

PrincipalSealed

Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people

Special meals

Special meals & dietary requirements: in-flight catering at Kankan Airport

Local cooking uses groundnuts and fish widely, so allergen free meals at KNN get their own board and box. Halal, kosher, vegan and gluten free requests, and kids meals, are confirmed before we cook, as special meals with a clear label.

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 Kankan Airport

For the flight deck and cabin at KNN, crew meals are a separate line on the order. Flight crew meals and pilot meals can be hot or cold; crew catering is boxed and labelled so nobody opens a guest tray by mistake. Cockpit meals and crew meal boxes stay apart from the cabin, and different meals for pilots are available on request. Cabin crew meals are packed alongside them.

Meal passGXUD

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passGXUD

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Kankan Airport terminal and apron, GXUD KNN, Guinea

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO delivery and FBO catering at Kankan Airport (KNN)

At GXUD, the order goes through the general aviation terminal and your handling agent. FBO catering is handed to the aircraft on your slot; catering delivery to the FBO is confirmed by phone with the agent beforehand. Ground handling catering and handling agent catering are coordinated so nothing waits at the gate.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

High loader and aircraft provisioning: aviation catering at Kankan Airport

A bigger aircraft at GXUD changes the loading: sill height, galley position and access equipment all matter. We arrange galley catering and airside catering delivery with the handling agent, and aircraft provisioning is confirmed against the type.

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 airportGXUD / KNN

General aviation and airport catering at Kankan Airport (KNN)

Kankan Airport serves the second largest city in Guinea, a trading centre on the Milo river. Airport catering here is simple in structure: a small terminal, a single runway and a general aviation apron where business movements park.

Business aviation

Kankan is a small business aviation hub in eastern Guinea, seen mostly during the dry season. Executive jet catering and business aviation catering are packed for galleys that may have no restock; inflight catering and in-flight catering on this field are always planned ahead. Aviation catering for diplomatic flight catering movements follows protocol, and cabin crew meals are boxed separately. General aviation, FBO services and ground handling services here are basic, so we coordinate everything.

Customs & food import

Food crossing the Guinean border by air is subject to customs control, so packaging and labelling matter. For the return leg, the destination's import rules decide what can stay in the galley. We agree the menu with that in mind.

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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★★★★★BUSINESS JET

“Menu approval at GXUD covered a cheese board and savoury canapés for 7 guests, leaving us to organise the service around a small galley worktop. Instead of asking us to improvise, The Galley Girls explained how the side dishes could be arranged during service. The sandwiches stayed together in one group, so another crew member could follow the same plating sequence. When comparing aviation catering companies, I would look closely at written menu details after this experience.”

Nicolas F. | VIP flight attendant

Falcon 8X

★★★★★GOVERNMENT

“I wanted chicken skewers with a couscous salad for 12 guests at KNN, packed sensibly for a cabin team dealing with two separate meal services. Our request to The Galley Girls focused on the sandwiches, with enough detail to distinguish passenger portions from additional provisions. The quantities of crew provisions matched our service plan, leaving us comfortable with the order before the final briefing. I would discuss flight catering with them again, especially when written menu details needs careful coordination.”

Noor K. | Government flight manager

ACJ319

★★★★★VIP AIRLINER

“Our priority at Kankan Airport was vegetarian wraps and colourful salads for 8 passengers, with a tight boarding window shaping the service plan. I gave The Galley Girls our storage brief and asked for the canapés to arrive in shallow trays. The order made flight catering services feel manageable because the written menu details had been considered beforehand. Separating the main courses from the first service items helped us avoid opening boxes we did not yet need.”

Sami M. | Chief cabin officer — BBJ

BBJ 2

The Kankan questionsAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost for a light jet versus a larger cabin at Kankan?+

Our private jet catering cost at Kankan changes with the cabin: a small galley limits you to chilled items, a larger one allows riz gras and peanut sauce to be finished in the oven. Tell us the aircraft and we build a quote around its galley.

What is the lead time for private jet catering at Kankan during the dry season?+

We plan around the flying window rather than a fixed rule. For Kankan, that means checking the season, the produce and your slot together, then locking the menu. Last-minute orders are handled, day or night.

Do customs rules at Kankan affect a return-leg catering order for the way back?+

Ordering at Kankan for the way back means two customs regimes. We keep the paperwork light by choosing items that cross borders well, such as cooked rice dishes and sealed snacks, and we tell you in advance what to declare or discard.

Can you bring food of your own for a night departure or early morning slot at Kankan?+

Yes, you can bring food, but a dawn or night departure from KNN makes it hard to source anything fresh locally. We cook and pack for those slots so cabin crew meals and guest trays are already waiting.

Is catering part of a charter into Kankan, and does the handling agent arrange airside access?+

No, charter fees at Kankan do not include food. You request catering from us, we agree airside access with your handling agent, and the order is billed separately.