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Private jet catering at Cape Town International Airport (FACT / CPT), Cape Town

Catering to your aircraft in Cape Town.

Cape Town's summer southeaster can hold a departure on the apron, and a cold lunch has to sit through that wait as well as a hot one. Whatever your galley holds, the order is cooked, packed and labelled to fit it, then passed up at the aircraft door.

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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

Private jet catering with local specialities from Cape Town

Aviation catering at Cape Town starts with what the Western Cape grows and lands. A private jet menu from here leans on Cape Malay cooking: bobotie with its egg custard top, lamb sosaties, Malay chicken curry with sambals packed apart so the rice does not take on the sauce.

Atlantic fish and shellfish carry the inflight menu in warm months: West Coast rock lobster, Saldanha Bay mussels, line-caught snoek, kept chilled and sealed for the drawer. These local specialities in the Western Cape travel well when the sauce is a separate pot.

Private jet food built on Karoo lamb needs a hot course that holds on a long sector north, so we pack it braised, with the jus in its own container. The cold side is biltong, droëwors and a Cape Seed Loaf board, and a Stellenbosch or Franschhoek wine list is agreed with the lead attendant.

Fruit is the other local fact: Cape Town in January means figs, nectarines and Hanepoot grapes. Those go out as cut plates, sealed, and labelled by seat.

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Cape Malay curry and rock lobster local specialities for a private jet menu in Western Cape

01Cape Malay chicken currySambals and sliced banana in separate pots; rice packed apart.

02Bobotie with yellow riceOven dish, egg custard top, chutney packed apart.

03West Coast rock lobsterSealed and chilled; butter in its own container.

04Saldanha Bay musselsCold plate with lemon, kept sealed until service.

05Karoo lamb, braisedPacked with its jus apart; re-plated hot.

06Malva puddingWarm in the oven; custard in a separate pot.

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 · Cape TownCape Town International Airport · FACT

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Cape Town International Airport (FACT)

The apron at Cape Town International fills in December and January, when long-range jets arrive from Europe and the Gulf for the Western Cape summer. Private jet catering here follows that season: chilled Atlantic seafood, Cape Malay spice, Stellenbosch and Franschhoek wines. Inflight catering for the return leg is packed to survive a long sector north, and our aviation catering team cooks and labels it for the drawer. Business aviation catering at CPT and executive jet catering for owner-pilot teams are both ordered the same way, and cabin crew meals ride along 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 loaded into a galley at Cape Town International, CPT

Business aviationOur core

VIP flight and private jet catering at Cape Town International Airport (FACT)

Business jet catering at Cape Town is built around who is flying and what the galley can do. Corporate jet catering for a board trip out of CPT usually means a hot course that survives the long sector north, with a cold board for the first hour. VIP flight catering and charter flight catering follow the same brief: the type, the headcount, the slot. Luxury inflight catering here uses the Western Cape's seafood, lamb and wine, and a private jet chef can write a bespoke menu around a passenger's tastes.

VIP flight catering setup for a state aircraft at Cape Town International, FACT

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Government flight and VIP aviation catering at Cape Town International Airport

Government flight catering at Cape Town is cleared by the protocol office, not the kitchen. Head of state flight catering follows the order of service agreed in advance, with named staff, traceable ingredients and discretion at the aircraft door. VIP aviation catering for a state visit aircraft at CPT is packed sealed and labelled by seat, and state visit aircraft catering is delivered through the handling agent.

Menu highlights for private jet catering at *Cape Town International Airport*Or write your own, we cook it

Cold private jet platters with biltong, figs and Cape cheeses for Cape Town inflight menu

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Gourmet inflight meals: Karoo lamb carpaccio, wild rocketSauce apart

Saldanha Bay mussels, lemon and herbChilled

Private jet platters of cold-smoked kingklipRe-plate cold

Waterblommetjie salad with goat cheeseChilled

Private jet snacks: droëwors and koeksistersChilled

Hot Cape Malay curry and bobotie in oven trays, inflight catering at Cape Town CPT

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Gourmet inflight meals: slow-cooked Cape Malay lamb curryOven

Pan-seared line fish, caper sauce apartSauce apart

Boerewors rolls, pre-cooked and slicedOven

Vegetable breyani, raita apartOven

Apple tart with creamOven

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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 Cape Town International Airport

At Cape Town, the allergen that hides is often not where you look. Cape Malay spice blends can carry mustard, celery and wheat, bobotie uses egg and milk, and the seafood on the Atlantic menu brings shellfish alongside fish. Kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free, allergen free and kids meals are each prepared on a separate board and in a separate box, the restriction written on the lid. Special meals for Cape Town flights are cooked from the order, not adapted from the standard menu afterwards.

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 Cape Town International Airport

A crew on a Cape Town turnaround usually wants a meal that survives a long sector north and can be eaten one-handed. Crew meals at FACT are ordered and invoiced separately, on request, and marked CREW so nobody opens a passenger tray by mistake. Flight crew meals can be hot or cold, boxed or plated; pilot meals and cockpit meals come as two different dishes when the operator's policy asks for it, so the captain and first officer never share one. Crew catering for Cape Town is often a Cape Malay curry in a lidded box, or a chicken wrap and fruit when the rotation is tight. Crew meal boxes are packed to be eaten from a lap, and different meals for pilots are agreed with the lead attendant.

Meal passFACT

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passFACT

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Cape Town International Airport apron and terminal, FACT, airport catering for business aviation

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO catering at Cape Town International Airport (CPT): delivery to your aircraft

Catering delivery to the FBO at CPT depends on the gate. We work with the handling agent to confirm who opens it, which door the aircraft uses and where the trolleys wait. FBO catering, ground handling catering and handling agent catering at the general aviation terminal all follow the same plan, agreed in advance and handed over at the aircraft.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Galley-door delivery and aviation catering at Cape Town International Airport (CPT)

Cape Town handles everything from light jets to wide-bodied state aircraft, and the galley decides how the order is packed. Galley catering for a larger aircraft arrives on a high loader at the cabin door; a light jet takes it by hand up the stairs. We confirm the type and the door height with your handling agent before airside catering delivery, so aircraft provisioning at CPT never meets a locked door at the wrong height.

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 airportFACT / CPT

General aviation and airport catering at Cape Town International Airport (CPT)

Cape Town International is South Africa's second-busiest airport and a main gateway for business aviation into the Western Cape. Airport catering here serves private jets, charter operators and state aircraft, and FBO services and ground handling services share a general aviation apron that fills during the southern summer. Customs and immigration are on site, and the single runway sits at 151 feet.

Business aviation

Cape Town is a business aviation hub for long-haul arrivals from Europe and the Middle East, and the FBO services and ground handling services on the general aviation side are set up for them. Inflight catering and in-flight catering for summer departures lean on seafood and wine; aviation catering and business aviation catering in winter turn to curries and braised lamb. Executive jet catering, diplomatic flight catering, cabin crew meals and crew meals all follow the same order.

Customs & food import

South African customs restricts the import of meat, dairy and fresh produce, and food arriving on an aircraft falls under the same controls. Provisions loaded at CPT for an international flight are sealed and itemised, and the ground handling services team files the declaration with the FBO services desk. Local catering avoids the border question for the outbound leg.

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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★★★★★LIGHT JET

“We kept the passenger brief simple at FACT: mushroom risotto and a green salad for 5 guests, organised with limited fridge space in mind. For our team, the strongest part of their private jet meals was how they handled galley preparation. Our handling contact received the order details from The Galley Girls, including how the sandwiches had been grouped. Knowing where the starters were packed meant the crew could begin the relevant checks as soon as the order arrived.”

Rachel W. | VIP flight attendant

Phenom 300

★★★★★GOVERNMENT

“Good preparation made the difference at CPT, where 4 guests expected a mezze selection with flatbreads despite a family lunch request. The order made private jet menu feel manageable because the final order confirmation had been considered beforehand. The Galley Girls updated the sauces in the written order and sent back a confirmation that clearly showed our amendments. We checked the desserts against the same summary, keeping the cabin team and the handling contact aligned.”

Alexandra T. | Government flight manager

Falcon 7X

★★★★★ROYAL FLIGHT

“Our priority at Cape Town International Airport was a charcuterie board and fresh bread for 10 passengers, with an evening cabin service shaping the service plan. The Galley Girls talked through the quantities of desserts with us before confirmation, rather than leaving us to guess the portions. It was useful to see the fruit plates listed separately when checking how much space the complete order would require. I want a private jet chef to understand written menu details, and this order gave us a useful starting point.”

Henry V. | Royal family manager

Global 7500

What crews ask before Cape TownAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost at Cape Town?+

A breakdown in Cape Town starts with the main course. Rock lobster or Karoo lamb cost more than chicken curry or vegetable breyani, and a wine selection from Stellenbosch adds to it. How much private jet catering costs here is agreed against the menu you choose.

What lead time does catering at Cape Town need?+

Waiting on the ground at CPT costs duty hours, so the earlier you send the order, the easier the handover. Specialities like fresh rock lobster need to be sourced, while a curry or salad menu is simple to turn around. Last-minute orders are handled without a chiffre.

What about customs when catering for flights out of Cape Town?+

Customs at CPT looks at what comes off the aircraft as well as what goes on. A repositioning leg with no passengers still carries provisions, so we pack and label sealed, and the handling agent coordinates the declaration with the border authorities.

Can you bring food of your own on a flight from Cape Town?+

The galley decides. A compact jet at CPT may not hold a full re-plated meal, so the question of bringing food is first a question of space. We cook and pack for the galley you actually have, and customs rules for personal food still apply.

Is catering part of a charter into Cape Town?+

Catering sits outside a charter into Cape Town. If a passenger needs a kosher, halal, gluten free or child's meal, say so on the order and we prepare it apart from the standard menu, invoiced like the rest.