Catering to your aircraft in Kimberley.
Kimberley's long, dry afternoons and 3,950 ft elevation set the rhythm here, and we pack for it. Crews and passengers get catering built for a ramp that runs hot.
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.
The Northern Cape table is built on lamb, game and long, dry-country cooking, and it travels well in a galley. A private jet menu for Kimberley can lean on karoo lamb, kudu and springbok loin, with biltong and droëwors for the cabin. Private jet food from this region is honest and salty, so we balance it with fresh salads and fruit.
Local specialities that suit an inflight menu: potjiekos stews decanted into oven trays, roosterkoek with cheese, and melktert for dessert. Kimberley passengers often want something recognisably South African, and Northern Cape produce such as dates and table grapes from the Orange River valley gives private jet food a regional signature without complicating the galley.
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.
Kimberley sits on a flat, dry plateau at 3,950 ft, and aircraft arrive here carrying diamond-trade delegations, mining executives and Northern Cape game-lodge guests. Private jet catering at FAKM is packed for a galley that may wait on a hot ramp, so cold plates travel sealed and hot dishes finish in your oven. The same menu serves inflight catering for the outbound leg, in-flight catering for a return to Johannesburg, and aviation catering for crews overnighting in town. For business aviation catering and executive jet catering, we plan around your type and your slot. Diplomatic flight catering and cabin crew meals follow the same rules: sealed, labelled, handed over at the aircraft.
Business jet catering at Kimberley serves diamond-trade and mining travellers. Corporate jet catering and VIP flight catering are written around your type and your slot, with charter flight catering and luxury inflight catering for guests. A private jet chef prepares a bespoke menu using Northern Cape ingredients.
Government flight catering through Kimberley is planned with protocol in mind. Head of state flight catering and VIP aviation catering follow a cleared menu, and state visit aircraft catering is traced, labelled and handed over discreetly.
Special meals at Kimberley meet a table built on pap, braai bread and rusks, so every restriction is cooked and boxed on its own. Kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free, allergen free and kids meals travel with the card and the seat number together, and the sauce goes in a separate pot. Tell us the restriction with your trip and we rework the Northern Cape menu around it.
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.
At Kimberley, crew catering is a separate order. Crew meals, flight crew meals and pilot meals travel as crew meal boxes, with cockpit meals sealed for the flight deck. We offer different meals for pilots when the operator asks, and cabin crew meals ride in the same delivery, all on request and invoiced.
FBO catering at Kimberley is delivered to the general aviation terminal and the handling agent. Ground handling catering and catering delivery to the FBO are coordinated for airside access, with handling agent catering confirmed against your slot.
Larger business jets and VIP airliners operating through Kimberley need a high loader for galley catering. Airside catering delivery is arranged with your handling agent, and aircraft provisioning follows the type's door height and galley layout. Give us the type and we confirm how the carts reach the aircraft at FAKM.
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.
FAKM is a regional gateway in dry highveld country. Airport catering fits around general aviation movements, FBO services and ground handling services for corporate and charter operators.
Business aviation hub traffic at Kimberley is seasonal and mining-led. Inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering follow it, while business aviation catering, executive jet catering, diplomatic flight catering and cabin crew meals are planned per trip.
Customs rules govern food entering South Africa. Animal products and fresh produce are the usual issues; ordering local Northern Cape food for the departing leg sidesteps them.
Average rating from the cabin crew and pilots we cater for.
“One detail shaped our order at KIM: limited fridge space, alongside a request for beef fillet with roasted potatoes for 6 passengers. The Galley Girls labelled the sandwiches in line with our brief, so the cabin team could identify the relevant portions quickly. I found the sauces without searching through every box, a small detail that mattered during the final cabin checks. When comparing aviation catering companies, I would look closely at portion planning after this experience.”
“Despite a revised passenger count, we wanted the 3 guests at Kimberley Airport to enjoy vegetarian wraps and colourful salads without a complicated cabin service. The Galley Girls talked through the quantities of main courses with us before confirmation, rather than leaving us to guess the portions. Our brief for flight catering was met with a sensible plan for catering handover. There was enough information about the desserts to brief the crew without making assumptions about what had been ordered.”
“It was the packing plan I cared about at FAKM, with 9 servings of avocado toast components and breakfast fruit and a late menu amendment to consider. I would discuss flight catering services with them again, especially when meal organisation needs careful coordination. 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 side dishes before passing the boxes to the cabin team, without a lengthy unpacking exercise.”
Cost at Kimberley follows the dishes. A long crew wait means extra meals, so the order grows with covers. Premium cuts such as kudu and springbok raise the figure, simple potjiekos stews lower it. Quotes are itemised so you see what each tray adds.
If the aircraft arrives empty to collect passengers, order for the departing leg. Last-minute orders are handled, and the menu stays local and simple for Kimberley's smaller selection.
Small galley, big paperwork question: customs checks inbound meat and fresh produce, while our local catering stays inside South Africa. We size trays for your type so nothing needs a second oven.
Home-prepared food crossing into South Africa risks customs delay. For a child meal or strict diet, we cook locally and seal it. Send the details and we confirm.
Catering sits outside charter pricing. It is its own order. At FAKM we coordinate with your handling agent for airside access so the trays reach the aircraft cleanly.
Tail, pax and diets — a flight attendant takes it from there, day or night.
