Catering to your aircraft in Kano.
A dry-season departure out of Kano means tight apron planning and dishes that hold. We pack Kano flights for crew, by crew, and deliver to your handling agent.
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.
Fourteen years on VIP and head-of-state cabins. Can plate for twelve in a G650 galley and still land it hot.
The one who reads every diet card twice. If it says no cross-contact, it means no cross-contact.
Answers at 5 a.m. when the leg moved overnight. Same-day swaps are her love language.
Kano is the commercial heart of northern Nigeria, and its food is built on grilled meat, millet, groundnut and spice. A private jet menu for Kano State draws on that: suya, the thin-sliced skewered beef rubbed with yaji, travels well and can be packed hot or served cold with onion and tomato. Local specialities such as masa (fermented rice cakes), dambu (shredded, steamed meat floss or grain) and tuwo shinkafa with miyan kuka make an inflight menu with real regional character. Private jet food here also means kilishi, the dried spiced beef that suits private jet snacks, alongside dates, groundnuts and kuli-kuli. Private jet platters of grilled chicken, jollof or fried rice and plantain are common, and gourmet inflight meals can be plated from the same kitchen, with sauces packed apart so the galley oven finishes the dish. Local specialities in Kano State are often spicy, so tell us how hot your guests like it.
Tail, pax, diets, timing. One message — no portal, no quote form. Answered at any hour, by a flight attendant.
Leak-proof boxes, marked by guest and restriction, with reheating times written on the lid.
Two minutes out of the drawer. Whatever you ordered for the crew comes in the same delivery, and one clean invoice follows.
Kano sits at 1,562 ft, and the dry Harmattan haze that settles over the city from December shapes how a galley here gets stocked: dishes that hold, nothing that wilts on the apron. Private jet catering at Mallam Aminu Kano International means northern Nigerian cooking, packed for your aircraft and handed over at the FBO. Inflight catering for corporate and charter flights, in-flight catering for long onward legs, and aviation catering for crews all run through one order. Business aviation catering at DNKN also covers executive jet catering for owners' trips, diplomatic flight catering for delegations, and cabin crew meals boxed for the flight deck and the cabin.
Corporate jet catering out of KAN starts with the guest list and the galley, not the menu. Business jet catering for northern Nigerian traders, VIP flight catering for visiting executives and charter flight catering for group trips are cooked by a private jet chef, with a bespoke menu that adjusts to taste, heat level and seat. Luxury inflight catering uses local ingredients.
Delegations moving through Kano need calm, precise service. We supply government flight catering and head of state flight catering with named staff, VIP aviation catering with full discretion, and state visit aircraft catering sealed and labelled. Nothing is left to the ramp.
Kano's kitchens lean on groundnut oil, wheat and fish stock, so allergens hide in places a menu does not show. We treat special meals at DNKN as a procedure, written per guest: kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free, allergen free and kids meals are each marked by seat and cooked on their own. Much of the local meat is halal by default, which helps, but a vegan or gluten free plate needs its own build, with suya spice and sauces held apart.
A sheet per guest. Separate boards, separate boxes.
Sealed, certificate in the same box.
Their own menu, nothing to cut at altitude.
Vegan, low-carb, light — composed, never compromised.
Pilot meals and cockpit meals at Kano come as boxes you can eat with one hand. Crew meals and flight crew meals are on request and invoiced, crew catering covers the cabin team, and crew meal boxes are labelled CREW. Different meals for pilots are available when the operator requires, and cabin crew meals ride in their own box, sealed, so the galley stays clean.
FBO catering at Kano is handed over at the aircraft: the catering delivery to the FBO, coordinated with your handling agent. Ground handling catering and handling agent catering run through the general aviation terminal, on your slot, with nothing left at the gate.
A large aircraft at Kano changes the loading: door height, whether a high loader is needed, and how the galley is laid out all decide what we pack. We send galley catering built for the aircraft type, with airside catering delivery coordinated through your handling agent. Aircraft provisioning for widebodies is boxed and trolleyed to match your galley inserts, so crew can restock without sorting at the door.
Mention it when you orderCertified, inspected, with cold-chain records filed against your trip.
Whichever terminal you park at, handover is at the aircraft, on your slot.
Allergen sheet per guest, halal and kosher on request, sealed and labelled.
Itemised and trip-report ready, sent after the leg.
DNKN is Kano's gateway, a busy international field at 1,562 ft with a general aviation side for private flights. Airport catering for business aircraft is coordinated through ground handling services and the FBO on the field.
Kano is a business aviation hub for northern Nigeria, so inflight catering and in-flight catering are in steady demand. Aviation catering and business aviation catering suit corporate trips, executive jet catering suits owner flights, and diplomatic flight catering covers delegations. Cabin crew meals are boxed for each aircraft, and general aviation and FBO services at DNKN give a clean handover. Ground handling services support the whole chain.
Nigeria controls imported fresh meat, dairy and produce, so food loaded elsewhere may be inspected on arrival at Kano. Ordering locally keeps the cabin clear of customs queries. Tell us the route and we plan the order to match.
Average rating from the cabin crew and pilots we cater for.
“Service planning came first at DNKN, with 2 passengers choosing vegetarian wraps and colourful salads and a late menu amendment influencing our preparation. The Galley Girls suggested shallow trays for the salads, and that choice worked well with our storage arrangement. We placed the breakfast portions in their planned storage area without first having to reorganise all the catering boxes. I would discuss flight catering with them again, especially when catering handover needs careful coordination.”
“Clear quantities were essential at KAN: we had 2 passengers expecting chicken skewers with a couscous salad and were working around a revised passenger count. The Galley Girls gave us an update on the crew provisions before the handover, which helped us organise the cabin checks. The breakfast portions went straight to the right colleague instead of circulating between several people during the turnaround. This experience of flight catering services gave us a useful reference for managing written menu details on another departure.”
“Packing a cheese board and savoury canapés for 2 passengers at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport needed careful thought, especially given a changing departure schedule. Instead of asking us to improvise, The Galley Girls explained how the snack boxes could be arranged during service. My main takeaway from this airline catering order was the practical approach to meal organisation. It made a difference to have the starters ready without cluttering the galley work area during preparation.”
We cannot give a single figure without knowing the slot. The turnaround at DNKN decides what can be cooked and re-plated, and that decides the cost. Order by phone or email and we price it with you.
Government flights out of DNKN often change at the last moment, and the order changes with them. We take late amendments to the headcount and menu, and the food reaches your FBO as usual. Phone or email us any time, 24/7.
Customs on a short repositioning flight depend on what comes in with you. Imported fresh food can be held, while food bought and loaded in Kano leaves cleanly. We source locally for this reason, and pack to the galley you actually have.
Bringing your own food is possible, though customs on arrival in Nigeria can query imported fresh items. A return leg ordered from Kano avoids it, and we pack with the second sector in mind.
No: the charter does not include catering. Ask us for a Kano order with local dishes, and we handle customs-friendly packing for the aircraft.
Tail, pax and diets — a flight attendant takes it from there, day or night.
