Tsumeb · FYTM / TSB · Oshikoto Region

Private jet catering at Tsumeb Airport (FYTM / TSB), Tsumeb

Catering to your aircraft in Tsumeb.

FYTM sees small jets and the odd turboprop, usually on short notice. Our crew-run private jet catering is built around that rhythm and the heat of a northern Namibian afternoon.

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

Regional dishes of Tsumeb for jet catering at TSB

Tsumeb sits in the Oshikoto Region, in northern Namibia's mining and farming country, and the local table here leans on game, beef and the German-influenced baking that Namibia is known for. A private jet menu built around Oshikoto starts with what travels well in a galley: biltong sliced by the seat, game carpaccio served chilled, and a venison or kudu loin that finishes in the oven with the sauce in its own pot. These are the local specialities that give an inflight menu a sense of place without needing a kitchen on board.

For private jet food out of Tsumeb, we write the plan around the aircraft first and the plate second. Namibian beef is the anchor of the private jet platters, and gourmet inflight meals come from game meat, oryx or springbok, cooked ahead and re-plated cold or finished in the oven. For private jet snacks, dried meats, roasted nuts and rusks keep without refrigeration through a long stand on the apron. Local specialities of the Oshikoto Region are never forced onto a menu; if a guest wants plain grilled fish and fruit, the private jet menu says so.

Open the menu Download the menuPDF

Local specialities for a private jet menu from the Oshikoto Region, Tsumeb

01Biltong boardSliced by seat, served at room temperature

02Springbok carpaccioChilled, dressing in a separate pot

03Oryx loinOven finish, sauce apart

04Namibian beef filletRe-plate hot, rested before packing

05Kudu pâté with rusksChilled, rusks kept dry

06Apple strudelRe-plate cold or warm through the oven

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 · TsumebTsumeb Airport · FYTM

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

Tsumeb Airport (FYTM / TSB) is a small field at 4,353 ft in the Oshikoto Region, and the people who land here are mostly flying bush and mine-country trips. Private jet catering for this terrain is built around a galley that may have nothing but a drawer and a small oven, packed by former VIP flight attendants. Inflight catering and in-flight catering orders go through your handling agent at the general aviation terminal, with aviation catering and business aviation catering handled as one order. Executive jet catering, diplomatic flight catering and cabin crew meals are written into the same brief, so nothing arrives that the galley cannot finish.

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 catering handed over at the FBO, Tsumeb Airport FYTM

Business aviationOur core

Corporate and VIP jet catering at Tsumeb Airport (TSB)

Business jet catering at Tsumeb usually starts with a short brief: how many on board, which aircraft, and whether the galley has an oven. Corporate jet catering for a mining delegation looks different from VIP flight catering for a private party. Charter flight catering here is often lighter, with luxury inflight catering reserved for guests who want game meat on the plate. Our private jet chef writes a bespoke menu around the aircraft, not the other way round.

VIP aviation catering for government flights at Tsumeb Airport, Namibia

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Inflight catering for government and royal flights at Tsumeb Airport

When an official delegation arrives at FYTM, the order is agreed with protocol first. We provide government flight catering and head of state flight catering with a traceable chain: named staff, labelled boxes, a single point of contact. VIP aviation catering and state visit aircraft catering are written to the party, never to a template.

Private jet platters and gourmet meals: jet catering in *Tsumeb* (TSB)Or write your own, we cook it

Chilled private jet platters and inflight menu dishes at Tsumeb, Namibia

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Springbok carpaccio with rocket and parmesanChilled

Biltong and cheese private jet plattersRe-plate cold

Kudu pâté with rusksChilled

Gourmet inflight meals: cold beef salad with mustard dressingSauce apart

Private jet snacks: roasted nuts, dried fruit, droëworsChilled

Hot gourmet inflight meals prepared for TSB, Tsumeb Airport

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Oryx loin with potato gratinOven

Namibian beef fillet with pepper sauceSauce apart

Gourmet inflight meals: lamb shank with root vegetablesOven

Grilled line fish with lemon butterOven

Apple strudel with custardRe-plate cold

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 Tsumeb Airport

Special meals at Tsumeb are a procedure, not a promise on a label. Kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free and allergen free requests are cooked on separate boards and sealed in their own box, marked by seat number. Namibian cooking leans heavily on meat, sauces thickened with flour and baked goods, so allergens hide in the gravy and the rusks as much as in the main. Kids meals and other special meals follow the same route: tell us the restriction, the seat and the aircraft, and the plate comes back to the galley ready to re-plate.

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

Flight crew meals on request at Tsumeb Airport

For crews turning around at FYTM, crew catering means a box you can open at the apron. Crew meals are on request; flight crew meals and pilot meals can be hot or cold, and different meals for pilots are packed so the captain and first officer never share a dish. Cockpit meals are separate from guest trays, and crew meal boxes carry the seat number only. Cabin crew meals ride in the same drawer.

Meal passFYTM

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passFYTM

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Tsumeb Airport FBO apron, FYTM, Oshikoto Region, Namibia

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO catering and handling agent delivery at Tsumeb Airport

FBO catering at Tsumeb is delivered to the general aviation terminal and passed to the aircraft by your handling agent. Catering delivery to the FBO is coordinated with ground handling catering, so the van, the airstairs and the slot line up. Handling agent catering means you name one contact, and we deal with the rest.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

High loader and aircraft provisioning: aviation catering at Tsumeb Airport

Light and mid-size business jets are the usual traffic at FYTM, so most galley catering arrives in a van and is carried up the airstairs by hand. When a larger aircraft calls at TSB, airside catering delivery changes: door height and sill decide whether a high loader is needed, and the handling agent confirms what the apron can provide. Aircraft provisioning follows the type of aircraft, the number of seats and the galley layout, not a standard cart. We ask for the type and the galley, then pack to fit.

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 airportFYTM / TSB

About Tsumeb Airport: business aviation and airport catering

FYTM is a regional field at 4,353 ft, used mainly by light and business aircraft. General aviation at TSB means a quiet apron and a single terminal where FBO services stay modest and ground handling services are limited to what each arrival needs. Airport catering reaches the aircraft through the handling agent, one contact for the whole order.

Business aviation

Tsumeb is a minor business aviation hub, reached mainly for mining, farming and hunting trips, so inflight catering and in-flight catering orders here are small and precise. Aviation catering, business aviation catering and executive jet catering are written to the aircraft, and ground handling services at the apron set how the order is passed across. Diplomatic flight catering is rare but possible when a delegation travels, and cabin crew meals and crew meals complete the order when the operator asks for them.

Customs & food import

Customs at Tsumeb follow Namibian rules for foodstuffs, and animal products are treated with particular care. For an international arrival, the simplest route is to order locally and hand over at the FBO, with your ground handling services agent confirming what the officers expect to see. If you bring your own food, declare it to your handling agent before the aircraft is opened.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

5.0 / 5

★★★★★

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

Leave a review

★★★★★BUSINESS JET

“Good preparation made the difference at Tsumeb Airport, where 8 guests expected vegetable tartlets and a dessert selection despite a short ground stop. Instead of asking us to improvise, The Galley Girls explained how the breakfast portions could be arranged during service. For our team, the strongest part of their business jet catering was how they handled written menu details. It made a difference to have the sauces ready without cluttering the galley work area during preparation.”

David L. | FBO operator

Global 6000

★★★★★LARGE CABIN

“Having 10 guests request poached fish with steamed rice at FYTM meant planning the portions carefully while accounting for two separate meal services. With business aviation catering, careful attention to crew briefing matters as much to our crew as the menu itself. The Galley Girls used a readable packing list for the main courses, which helped when two colleagues checked the order together. Keeping the desserts identifiable helped the colleague taking over service understand the order without another long explanation.”

Ahmed C. | Chief cabin officer — private jet

Gulfstream G650ER

★★★★★CREW MEALS

“I wanted vegetable tartlets and a dessert selection for 12 guests at TSB, packed sensibly for a cabin team dealing with two separate meal services. I would discuss jet catering with them again, especially when portion planning needs careful coordination. We discussed the dimensions before confirming; The Galley Girls grouped the sauces into sealed meal containers that were easy to handle. We placed the side dishes in their planned storage area without first having to reorganise all the catering boxes.”

Arjun E. | Chief flight attendant

Global 6000

Asked before every FYTM slotAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost at Tsumeb for a night departure or an early morning slot?+

Price depends on what leaves the kitchen, not when the engines start. For Tsumeb, a night leg usually asks for a hot main and a cold starter, while an early slot is lighter. Crew meals, if requested, are listed on the same invoice. How much does private jet catering cost? You see it before we cook.

What is the lead time for private jet catering at Tsumeb on a long leg with two services on board?+

A long sector with two services is the kind of flight where details save the galley: the first service re-plated warm, the second sealed cold with the sauce in its own pot. Lead time for private jet catering at Tsumeb is set by those choices and by what is in season. We handle last-minute orders when the brief is clean.

What about customs at Tsumeb when a special-meal request such as kosher, halal, allergen or child is on board?+

A child's meal and a halal tray travel through customs very differently if they start abroad. For Tsumeb, the simplest answer is to let us cook and seal the special meal here, so the question reduces to what you carry on your own. We can advise what your handling agent should expect.

Can you bring food to Tsumeb, and which local product could go on the menu?+

Yes, you can arrive with food, though customs rules in Namibia treat fresh produce and animal products carefully. If one local product could go on the menu, make it oryx or springbok: lean game meat that cooks quickly and plates well. We handle it with the same care as any other order at Tsumeb.

Is catering part of a charter into Tsumeb, and how do the season and weather window affect departures?+

No, catering is not part of a charter into Tsumeb. In the dry season, clear skies make departures predictable; in the wet months, delays happen. Either way, we plan the order to stay good in the drawer, with cold dishes chilled and hot dishes ready for the oven.