Private jet parked on the apron at Port Harcourt City Airport (DNPM), Rivers State, ready for private jet catering to be loaded
Rivers State · Port Harcourt · DNPM / PHG

Private jet catering at Port Harcourt City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force Base (DNPM / PHG), Port Harcourt

Catering to your aircraft in Port Harcourt.

At Port Harcourt City Airport the ramp is shared with an air force base and the climate is hot and humid all year, so a tray sits well only if it is packed for it. We cook for the crew who have to serve it, and hand it to your FBO at DNPM.

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Port Harcourt City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force Base DNPM
Camille, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Inès, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Sofia, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder

Read by Camille, Inès or Sofia — former VIP cabin crew.

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, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Camille

Fourteen years on VIP and head-of-state cabins. Can plate for twelve in a G650 galley and still land it hot.

Inès, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Inès

The one who reads every diet card twice. If it says no cross-contact, it means no cross-contact.

Sofia, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Sofia

Answers at 5 a.m. when the leg moved overnight. Same-day swaps are her love language.

The local tableCooked so it travels

Port Harcourt on the plate: local specialities for in-flight catering at PHG

Port Harcourt sits in Rivers State, in the Niger Delta, and its kitchens run on river fish, prawns, crab, plantain, yam and fiery peppers. A private jet menu for Port Harcourt can borrow from that table without making the galley suffer: pepper soup travels in a sealed pot, to be re-plated hot, while grilled fish and suya keep best finished in the oven and plated at altitude. Our inflight menu leans on what holds: jollof rice, fried plantain, moi moi and fresh tropical fruit, packed as private jet platters. Private jet food from the local specialities of Rivers State is cooked for your aircraft's galley, with the sauce apart and the heat level set for your passengers. Gourmet inflight meals in Port Harcourt work best when the pepper is dialled to the guest, not the cook. For lighter service we pack private jet snacks: chin chin, roasted groundnuts and dried fruit in sealed boxes. Each box carries its seat number on the lid, so the cabin crew can match a tray to a guest at a glance.

Rivers State cooking is built on the Niger Delta: catfish and tilapia from the creeks, prawns, periwinkle, plantain, cocoyam and a long list of peppers. For a private jet menu out of Port Harcourt, the question is which of these local specialities can stand a galley and a cabin. Native jollof, grilled croaker with sauce apart and boiled yam with egg sauce all pack well and finish in the oven or at room temperature. The inflight menu can also run light, with pepper soup in a lidded pot and fresh mango or pineapple chilled for the end of the meal. Private jet food here is about heat control: guests ask for pepper, then regret it at 40,000 ft. We cook gourmet inflight meals to a stated spice level and pack private jet platters, plus private jet snacks such as plantain chips and groundnuts, all marked by seat in Rivers State.

Niger Delta pepper soup and jollof rice, local specialities for a private jet menu from Port Harcourt, Rivers State
01Niger Delta pepper soupSealed pot, pepper level set per guest
02Native jollof riceRe-plate hot from the oven, sauce apart
03Grilled catfish or croakerFinish in the oven, lemon on the side
04Boiled yam with egg sauceChilled base, sauce reheated separately
05Suya skewersDry spice rub packed apart for the oven
06Fried plantain and moi moiPlated from the drawer, no sauce needed

How it works

Three steps, one message
01

You message us

Tail, pax, diets, timing. One message — no portal, no quote form. Answered at any hour, by a flight attendant.

02

We cook & pack for a galley

Leak-proof boxes, marked by guest and restriction, with reheating times written on the lid.

03

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 · Port HarcourtPort Harcourt City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force Base · DNPM
The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Port Harcourt City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force Base (DNPM)

Port Harcourt City Airport sits low in the Niger Delta, at 57 ft, and shares its field with an air force base, so ramp access follows the handling agent's rules. Private jet catering for DNPM is built around that: sealed boxes, labelled trays, nothing loose on the apron. Whether you fly inflight catering for a corporate crew or aviation catering for a charter, the order is cooked to the aircraft's galley and handed over to your FBO. Business aviation catering here is shaped by oil and gas rotations, executive jet catering by early departures, and diplomatic flight catering by protocol checked before anything is cooked. We also pack cabin crew meals on request.

  • 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 trays being passed into a jet galley at Port Harcourt DNPM, Nigeria
Business aviationOur core

Private jet catering for business flights from Port Harcourt (DNPM)

Business jet catering at PHG is mostly oil and gas rotations, charter positioning and executive trips. Corporate jet catering here favours trays that hold in the heat, and VIP flight catering for visiting executives leans on local dishes. Charter flight catering is cooked to the aircraft's galley, and luxury inflight catering means pepper levels set to the guest. A private jet chef writes a bespoke menu around the type and the passenger list.

Government flight catering for a state visit aircraft at Port Harcourt (PHG), prepared under protocol
State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Head of state and government inflight catering at Port Harcourt City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force Base (PHG)

For delegations at Port Harcourt, the menu is approved by the protocol office, not decided in the kitchen. Government flight catering and head of state flight catering follow that rule, with a fixed team and closed boxes. VIP aviation catering and state visit aircraft catering are handed over at the aircraft, with no names on the labels.

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A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet
PrincipalSealed
Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people
Special meals

Dietary requirements and aviation catering at Port Harcourt City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force Base (DNPM)

At Port Harcourt the allergen risk lives in the local kitchen: groundnuts in suya rub and sauces, shellfish in the pepper soup, fish stock in the rice. Special meals here are a procedure, not a label. Kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free, allergen free and kids meals are each cooked and packed separately, boxed apart from other trays and marked by seat number, so nobody on the aircraft opens the wrong tray.

i.
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 Port Harcourt City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force Base

When a crew lands at DNPM after a long sector, the meal is what keeps the next leg safe. After a long sector into DNPM, crew meals are something you ask for with the trip and see on the invoice like any other line. Flight crew meals, pilot meals and cockpit meals are planned together, crew catering is packed into crew meal boxes, and different meals for pilots are available. Cabin crew meals stay marked and apart from passenger trays.

Meal passDNPM
Cabin crew
Box
Marked crew
Galley
Oven 6 min
Order
On request
Marked crew
Meal passDNPM
Pilots
Box
CPT ≠ F/O
Galley
Cold or hot
Order
On request
Two dishes
General aviation apron at Port Harcourt City Airport (DNPM), Nigeria, for FBO catering handover

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night
DeliveryEvery FBO

Airport catering delivered to the FBO at Port Harcourt City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force Base (DNPM)

FBO catering at DNPM is handed to your FBO or handling agent, who takes it airside. Catering delivery to the FBO is coordinated with the general aviation terminal, and ground handling catering follows your slot. Handling agent catering means we give them labelled boxes, not loose trays.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal
High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Galley-door delivery and aviation catering at Port Harcourt City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force Base (PHG)

Galley catering at DNPM depends on the aircraft: a light jet is loaded by hand through its door, while a larger type may need a high loader at the stairs. Tell us the type and we plan the airside catering delivery for that door height and the galley behind it. Aircraft provisioning on this shared air force field goes through your handling agent, so containers are sealed and checked before they reach the apron.

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 airportDNPM / PHG

About Port Harcourt City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force Base (DNPM): aviation catering and general aviation

DNPM is the airfield for Rivers State's capital, shared with the Port Harcourt Air Force Base. The airport catering we supply here fits that setting: sealed, labelled and handed over through the general aviation terminal, with FBO services and ground handling services at the field working from the same slot you filed.

Business aviation

Port Harcourt is a business aviation hub for the Niger Delta's energy companies. Aviation catering and business aviation catering here support charters; inflight catering and in-flight catering suit regular shuttles. Executive jet catering covers owner flights, diplomatic flight catering covers delegations, and cabin crew meals are packed apart from passenger trays. Crew meals are ordered alongside the trip, and FBO services plus ground handling services on the ramp take the boxes over from there.

Customs & food import

Food brought in from abroad can be inspected on arrival in Nigeria, while catering cooked locally is already in-country. For anything unusual, ask the people running ground handling services at DNPM, or your FBO services desk, before the flight.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for
5.0 / 5
★★★★★

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

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★★★★★CHARTER
“With several individual meal preferences to consider at DNPM, we needed a practical way to serve a selection of petits fours and sandwiches to 12 passengers. The Galley Girls confirmed the handover contact and identified the salads, making the catering delivery easier for our team to track. We could account for the breakfast portions before passing the boxes to the cabin team, without a lengthy unpacking exercise. I want a private jet chef to understand written menu details, and this order gave us a useful starting point.”
Zoe J. | Charter operator
Challenger 350
★★★★★ROYAL FLIGHT
“An order of herb chicken with a quinoa salad for 2 people at PHG had to be organised around an evening cabin service. The Galley Girls understood why we wanted the snack boxes readily accessible instead of spread across several different boxes. My main takeaway from this in flight catering order was the practical approach to written menu details. We left the salads stored until needed, which kept the first service manageable and reduced unnecessary handling.”
Lea T. | Royal family manager
Global 7500
★★★★★LARGE CABIN
“Between cabin checks at Port Harcourt City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force Base, I coordinated chicken skewers with a couscous salad for 5 guests and explained our concerns about several individual meal preferences. Our brief for inflight catering services was met with a sensible plan for catering handover. The Galley Girls prepared the canapés for assembly in the galley, with the accompanying elements easy to locate. It made a difference to have the snack boxes ready without cluttering the galley work area during preparation.”
Takumi V. | Chief cabin officer — private jet
Gulfstream G700
Port Harcourt in five questionsAsked by crews
How much does private jet catering cost on a long leg out of Port Harcourt with two services on board?+

On a long leg from DNPM, the real cost driver is how many times the galley has to produce a meal. Each service is priced as its own menu. Seafood, fresh fruit out of season and special diets move the figure, while rice dishes and plantain keep it down.

What is the lead time for private jet catering at DNPM for a night departure or an early morning slot?+

For an early morning slot out of Port Harcourt, the main lead time question is who opens the gate for the drop. We coordinate with your FBO or handling agent, then cook to that. Orders arriving late are handled, and common Delta ingredients keep them straightforward.

Do customs affect catering for an aircraft type with a small or large galley at Port Harcourt?+

The aircraft type decides how much we send, while customs decide what you can bring from abroad. A small galley means compact, oven-ready trays; a big one can take a fuller menu. Local catering avoids import issues, and your handling agent confirms any declaration.

Can you bring food on board yourself given the departure slot and a short turnaround at DNPM?+

You may bring food, but customs rules on meat, dairy and fresh produce apply on arrival. A tight turnaround makes that gamble worse. We cook locally, so the trays are already in-country and boxed for the galley.

Is catering part of a charter on a delegation or government flight from Port Harcourt?+

No, food is not bundled into a charter. On a government or delegation flight, the food order is its own booking with its own invoice. We handle protocol clearance, seat-by-seat labelling and the FBO handover.

Port Harcourt City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force Base · DNPM

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Plane-side
handover at the aircraft, on your slot
24/7
day or night, every day
Flight deck
crew and pilot dishes, on request
Dessert plated in the galley, ready to serve
Camille, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Inès, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Sofia, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Camille, Inès or Sofia
Former VIP & head-of-state cabin crew
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