Ermelo · FAEO · South Africa

Private jet catering at Ermelo Airport (FAEO), Ermelo

Catering to your aircraft in Ermelo.

A small highveld field with a cold dawn: at Ermelo the food has to arrive with you, packed for your aircraft. We cook, label and hand over to the handling agent.

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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

Local specialities from Ermelo for your inflight catering

Mpumalanga is trout, maize and braai country, and Ermelo sits in the middle of it. A private jet menu for Ermelo can lean on that: grilled boerewors, biltong, pap with a tomato and onion sauce, and the sweet milk tart that every South African table has. The inflight menu has to survive a cold apron at altitude, so stews and braised dishes travel better than anything delicate.

Private jet food from the highveld is hearty by nature, and local specialities such as lamb potjie, sosaties and koeksisters adapt well to a galley. We pack private jet platters of cured meats and cheeses, gourmet inflight meals in sealed trays and private jet snacks like biltong and rusks. Each dish is labelled for service, so the crew knows what goes in the oven and what stays chilled in Ermelo, Mpumalanga.

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Local specialities of Mpumalanga packed as private jet platters for Ermelo

01Lamb potjieSlow-braised, travels well; Oven

02Boerewors rollGrilled sausage, sauce apart

03Biltong and cheese boardChilled, sliced for the cabin

04Mpumalanga troutSmoked, served cold; Re-plate cold

05MelktertMilk tart, individual portions; Chilled

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 · ErmeloErmelo Airport · FAEO

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

Ermelo (FAEO) is not a field where the ramp offers a restaurant on the way: the highveld, the coal and farming country of Mpumalanga and a thin schedule mean the food arrives with you or does not arrive at all. Our private jet catering for Ermelo is written by former VIP flight attendants, so the box matches the galley. We handle inflight catering and in-flight catering for passengers, aviation catering for operators, business aviation catering for flight departments, executive jet catering for corporate trips and diplomatic flight catering for protocol movements. Cabin crew meals are a separate line, ordered 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 on the apron at Ermelo FAEO ready for private jet catering delivery

Business aviationOur core

Private jet catering for business flights from Ermelo (FAEO)

A typical Ermelo trip is a business jet bringing a mining or farming delegation to Mpumalanga for the day. Business jet catering and corporate jet catering for that cabin are usually a cold lunch with one hot dish. VIP flight catering and charter flight catering follow the same plan: we ask about the galley first. Luxury inflight catering at this size is a private jet chef's menu, a bespoke menu cooked in advance and labelled for service.

Official aircraft at Ermelo Airport, head of state flight catering handled with discretion

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Head of state and government inflight catering at Ermelo Airport (FAEO)

Official movements through FAEO are rare and discreet. Government flight catering means traceable sourcing and a fixed team; head of state flight catering is delivered sealed, and VIP aviation catering arrives labelled by seat only. State visit aircraft catering is agreed with the protocol office before any cooking starts.

Menu highlights for jet catering in *Ermelo* (FAEO)Or write your own, we cook it

Chilled private jet platters with biltong and trout for Ermelo FAEO

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters: biltong, farm cheese and rusksChilled

Smoked Mpumalanga trout with horseradish creamRe-plate cold

Private jet snacks: biltong, nuts and dried fruitChilled

Melktert, individual portionsChilled

Hot gourmet inflight meals, lamb potjie, packed for a galley at Ermelo

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Gourmet inflight meals: lamb potjie with papOven

Boerewors with tomato and onion sauceSauce apart

Chicken in a creamy mushroom sauce, riceOven

Butternut soup with seed breadOven

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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 for every diet: in-flight catering at Ermelo Airport

Special meals at Ermelo are handled as a procedure: kosher and halal sourcing is arranged through the Johannesburg supply chain and kept sealed, and vegan or gluten free dishes are cooked on a separate board. The highveld table leans on wheat, dairy and groundnuts, so allergen free requests are checked at every step, and kids meals are packed in small trays with no sauce on the lid.

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

Pilot meals and crew meals at Ermelo Airport (FAEO)

Crew meals for a day trip into Ermelo are usually a hot box and something cold for the return. Flight crew meals are packed with cutlery and a napkin. Pilot meals can be different for captain and first officer on request, and different meals for pilots are separated by label. Crew catering is ordered with the flight, cockpit meals are packed to be eaten one-handed, and crew meal boxes are marked CREW. Cabin crew meals are a separate line, on request and invoiced like the rest of the order.

Meal passFAEO

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passFAEO

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Ermelo Airport FAEO terminal and runway in Mpumalanga, South Africa

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO catering at Ermelo Airport (FAEO): delivery to your aircraft

The field is small, so the FBO and the handling agent are the same conversation. We hand over at the general aviation terminal, and the agent takes the trays to the aircraft. FBO catering and catering delivery to the FBO are agreed ahead; ground handling catering and handling agent catering follow the same route to the apron.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Aircraft provisioning and airport catering at Ermelo Airport (FAEO)

Ermelo is a light-aircraft and business-jet field, so galley catering is sized to the cabin, not to a wide-body hold. Airside catering delivery goes through the handling agent, by hand or small trolley to the door. For larger aircraft, aircraft provisioning is planned with the type and galley layout in mind, and a high loader is arranged only where the door height requires it.

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 airportFAEO

About Ermelo Airport (FAEO): airport catering for business aviation

Ermelo Airport sits on the Mpumalanga highveld at 5,700 feet, a small field serving coal, farming and light aviation. Airport catering here is a custom order, and general aviation traffic means the apron is rarely busy. FBO services and ground handling services are limited to what the handling agent provides.

Business aviation

Ermelo is a small business aviation hub for the eastern highveld, with inflight catering orders for light jets and turboprops. In-flight catering here means light, packed food. Aviation catering is sized to the tail on the ramp, and business aviation catering for a turboprop looks nothing like a jet order. Executive jet catering for mine visits, diplomatic flight catering for official parties and cabin crew meals for the return leg are all arranged with the handler.

Customs & food import

Import rules in South Africa restrict animal products and fresh produce arriving on international flights. At Ermelo the practical answer is to order in-country, sealed and labelled. If a special meal needs documentation, we flag it before the slot.

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

“Despite different crew meal preferences, we wanted the 2 guests at Ermelo Airport to enjoy a charcuterie board and fresh bread without a complicated cabin service. The Galley Girls grouped the crew provisions by service, which was more useful to us than simply receiving a list of dishes. My main takeaway from this flight catering services order was the practical approach to storage requirements. We left the salads stored until needed, which kept the first service manageable and reduced unnecessary handling.”

Alessia V. | VIP flight attendant

Citation XLS+

★★★★★CREW MEALS

“Choosing vegetable tartlets and a dessert selection for 4 people at FAEO was straightforward; the challenge was making it work with a tight boarding window. This experience of airline catering gave us a useful reference for managing crew briefing on another departure. I wanted clear identification on the starters; The Galley Girls made the packing arrangement easy to compare with the order. I found the snack boxes without searching through every box, a small detail that mattered during the final cabin checks.”

Kenji Z. | Chief flight attendant

Global 6000

★★★★★CHARTER

“Good preparation made the difference at Ermelo Airport, where 9 guests expected mini sandwiches and individual desserts despite a short ground stop. I appreciated the emphasis on catering handover throughout the crew meals arrangements. The Galley Girls suggested stackable containers for the sandwiches, and that choice worked well with our storage arrangement. We placed the salads in their planned storage area without first having to reorganise all the catering boxes.”

Alexandre D. | Charter operator

Falcon 900LX

The Ermelo questionsAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost for a short repositioning flight into Ermelo with an empty cabin?+

How much does private jet catering cost into FAEO? Take the cabin load first. Empty means light, with only cockpit meals; full means platters and hot dishes. Local items like smoked trout are priced above basic sandwiches, and that is where the difference comes from.

What is the lead time for private jet catering at Ermelo, given the aircraft type and galley size?+

Lead time is easiest when we know the galley: one oven, no oven, a chiller or not. Ermelo sees mostly light and mid-size aircraft, so we pack accordingly. Late orders are handled, and the menu is trimmed to what your galley can serve.

Do customs rules in South Africa affect private jet catering when someone has a special-meal request such as kosher or an allergen restriction?+

For Ermelo, customs mostly concerns what you carry in, not what we pack here. A special meal made in South Africa and sealed is straightforward. We label it by seat and keep restricted dishes in their own box.

Can you bring food to a private jet at Ermelo through the handling agent and airside access?+

At FAEO, airside rules limit who can approach the apron. Your handling agent collects the order from us and delivers plane-side. If you carry your own food, tell the agent so it can be cleared in the same trip.

Is catering part of a charter into Ermelo, with South Africa's food-import rules in mind?+

No, the charter price is for the flight. Meals are an additional order. With South African food-import rules in force, we recommend ordering through us, so the food is already cleared and sealed.