Nairobi City County · Nairobi · HKNW / WIL

Private jet catering at Nairobi Wilson Airport (HKNW / WIL), Nairobi

Catering to your aircraft in Nairobi.

Most Wilson departures are light jets and turboprops heading to the Mara or the coast. We pack for small galleys, label every box by seat and meet your aircraft on the apron.

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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

The Nairobi table, packed for private jet catering

Nairobi City County gives the private jet menu at Wilson its character: Kenyan highlands produce, Indian Ocean seafood trucked in from the coast, and the nyama choma tradition that every Nairobi guest knows. Local specialities travel well when they are chosen for a galley rather than a restaurant. Our inflight menu leans on samosas, grilled tilapia from Lake Victoria, kachumbari salad kept apart, coconut-based coastal curries and fresh mango and passion fruit from the local markets. Private jet food for a Mara or Lamu leg is usually cold or sealed, so private jet platters are built with that in mind. Gourmet inflight meals for longer sectors keep the sauce in its own pot, and private jet snacks such as roasted cashews, macadamias and chilled fruit cups fill the drawer.

For Nairobi City County, the question is how local specialities survive a drawer and a small oven. Kenyan coffee and tea come first, then grilled meats sliced per passenger, ugali-style sides plated on arrival, and coastal seafood served chilled. Our private jet menu for Nairobi pairs these with plain options for guests who want something familiar, and the inflight menu is written around the galley of your aircraft. Private jet food from the highlands, fruit from Thika, honey and nuts, becomes private jet snacks and gourmet inflight meals. Private jet platters are built for sharing on the short bush legs out of Wilson.

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Local specialities of Nairobi City County: private jet menu and inflight menu, nyama choma and tilapia

01Nyama choma plateGrilled beef or goat, sliced per seat, kachumbari kept apart

02Lake Victoria tilapiaGrilled whole or filleted, served with coconut rice

03Samosa and chapati selectionSealed hot or cold, re-plate on board

04Tropical fruit boardMango, passion fruit, pineapple, cut and chilled

05Kenyan coffee and tea serviceHighland beans, ground to the galley's machine

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 · NairobiNairobi Wilson Airport · HKNW

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

At HKNW the apron is busy with bush charters, medevac and the odd executive jet from the capital's business community. Private jet catering for those flights has to survive heat, altitude and short turnarounds on the ground. Aviation catering is built around the aircraft type you send us, and business aviation catering follows the same rule: tail, slot, headcount, galley. Executive jet catering and diplomatic flight catering for visiting delegations are handled by the same team of former VIP flight attendants, and cabin crew meals are boxed 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 at Nairobi Wilson HKNW awaiting private jet catering and crew meals

Business aviationOur core

Corporate and VIP jet catering at Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL)

Business jet catering at Nairobi Wilson usually means a corporate jet with a short list of guests and a galley that may not have an oven. Corporate jet catering follows the same brief: tail, slot, headcount. VIP flight catering for visiting executives, charter flight catering for safari operators and luxury inflight catering for private clients are written by a private jet chef as a bespoke menu. The kitchen adjusts each plate to the aircraft.

Diplomatic flight catering and VIP aviation catering at Nairobi Wilson, Kenya

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Head of state and government inflight catering at Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL)

Government flight catering at Wilson is written around protocol: named staff, confidentiality and a menu cleared before anything is cooked. Head of state flight catering and VIP aviation catering follow the same discipline, and state visit aircraft catering is delivered to the aircraft with sealed, labelled trays.

The jet catering menu at *Nairobi Wilson Airport* (WIL)Or write your own, we cook it

Cold private jet platters and gourmet inflight meals for Nairobi Wilson WIL

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters: Kenyan cheese and charcuterie with fruitChilled

Mango, avocado and prawn saladChilled

Coastal ceviche with lime and coconutChilled

Gourmet inflight meals: cold roast beef, kachumbari, sourdoughRe-plate cold

Private jet snacks: macadamias, cashews and dried mangoChilled

Hot inflight menu dishes, nyama choma and curry, for private jet food at HKNW

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Nyama choma with ugali-style sidesOven

Grilled tilapia with coconut riceSauce apart

Chicken tikka with chapatiOven

Swahili coconut fish currySauce apart

Vegetable samosas with tamarind chutneyOven

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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 Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL)

Dietary requests at Wilson are handled as a procedure adapted to Kenyan cooking, where groundnuts, wheat chapati and shared frying oil are the usual hiding places for allergens. Kosher and halal meals are sealed and labelled by seat, vegan and gluten free options are cooked on separate boards, and allergen free dishes are plated apart from the rest. Special meals for children, kids meals, are built around familiar flavours and small portions.

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 Nairobi (WIL)

Pilot meals at HKNW are packed for the cockpit: one hand, no sauce, easy to open. Crew meals and flight crew meals are ordered with the flight, crew catering is invoiced as a normal line, and cockpit meals can be built as different meals for pilots when the operator asks. Crew meal boxes are labelled CREW so nobody opens a guest tray by mistake, and cabin crew meals ride in their own box.

Meal passHKNW

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passHKNW

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Aerial view of Nairobi Wilson Airport WIL, a general aviation field in Nairobi, Kenya

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO catering and handling agent delivery at Nairobi Wilson Airport

At Wilson, FBO catering means the van meets your crew at the general aviation terminal and the food goes onto the aircraft with your handling agent's clearance. Catering delivery to the FBO follows ground handling catering rules, and handling agent catering details are agreed in advance.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

High loader delivery for jet catering at Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL)

Which door and which loader you need at Wilson depends on the aircraft you bring to the apron. Light jets and turboprops take galley catering through the main door with hand-carried boxes, while larger business jets may need airside catering delivery with a high loader coordinated by your handling agent. We ask for the type, the galley layout and any aircraft provisioning limits before anything is packed, so the food arrives in a form that fits the galley you actually have.

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 airportHKNW / WIL

About Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL): airport catering for business aviation

Nairobi Wilson is a general aviation airport in the city, used for domestic charters, safari flights, medevac and executive jets. Airport catering here is shaped by small galleys, heat and altitude, and FBO services and ground handling services keep the apron moving.

Business aviation

Wilson is Nairobi's business aviation hub for regional flying. Inflight catering for safari and domestic charters, in-flight catering for longer departures and aviation catering for corporate crews all use the same kitchen. Business aviation catering, executive jet catering and diplomatic flight catering are handled with the same care, and cabin crew meals are boxed apart.

Customs & food import

Food brought into Kenya is subject to veterinary and plant health checks, and leftovers from abroad are usually discarded on arrival. We cook in Nairobi so your outbound meals do not trigger customs questions, and your handling agent can advise on inbound items.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

5.0 / 5

★★★★★

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

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★★★★★GOVERNMENT

“On this departure from HKNW, 9 passengers had chosen smoked salmon bagels and sliced fruit, and different crew meal preferences needed to be reflected in the order. With private jet catering, careful attention to portion planning matters as much to our crew as the menu itself. The Galley Girls confirmed the handover contact and identified the desserts, making the catering delivery easier for our team to track. We could account for the starters before passing the boxes to the cabin team, without a lengthy unpacking exercise.”

Joao Q. | Government flight manager

BBJ

★★★★★VIP AIRLINER

“I wanted mini sandwiches and individual desserts for 8 guests at WIL, packed sensibly for a cabin team dealing with two separate meal services. I would discuss private jet catering services with them again, especially when cabin service sequence needs careful coordination. The confirmation from The Galley Girls showed the main courses clearly enough for us to check the planned service quantities. We also checked the sandwiches before approval, which helped avoid a second round of questions later in the preparation.”

Tao Y. | Chief cabin officer — BBJ

ACJ320

★★★★★LARGE CABIN

“Working around several individual meal preferences at Nairobi Wilson Airport, I asked for beef fillet with roasted potatoes in portions appropriate for our 8 passengers. The Galley Girls used a readable packing list for the sauces, which helped when two colleagues checked the order together. Keeping the crew provisions identifiable helped the colleague taking over service understand the order without another long explanation. I want a private jet catering company to understand meal organisation, and this order gave us a useful starting point.”

Nora P. | Chief flight attendant

Gulfstream G650ER

Nairobi in five questionsAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost for a delegation or government flight out of Nairobi Wilson?+

Delegation catering at Wilson is priced per menu and per seat, not by a rate card. A head-of-state style order with named staff and protocol review costs more than a standard executive lunch. How much does private jet catering cost depends on dietary cards, number of services and the aircraft galley, so we quote only after reading the brief.

What lead time does private jet catering need at Nairobi Wilson when the passenger count keeps changing?+

The honest lead time answer at Nairobi Wilson is: as early as you know, and still possible when you don't. A count that changes at the last minute is built into how we pack, with labelled seats so extra covers slot in without a new menu.

Do customs rules in Kenya affect food on a long leg with two services on board?+

Customs on a long Wilson departure usually means nothing special for food made in Nairobi. The second service rides in a separate sealed box, marked by seat, and is handled the same way as the first. Imported items are where Kenyan customs becomes strict, so check before you carry any.

Can you bring food from home on a short repositioning flight with an empty cabin?+

On a repositioning flight, the only thing that really matters is whether the galley has an oven. If it does, we can pack something hot. If not, bring a cold lunch or order from us. Bringing food from home is permitted, though any fresh produce must meet Kenyan import rules.

Is catering part of a charter when the handling agent controls airside access at Nairobi Wilson?+

The answer is no: catering is its own order, even on a full private jet charter. At Nairobi Wilson the handling agent holds the airside pass list, so we give them the delivery details and your crew simply meets the van at the FBO gate.