FAYP · Ysterplaat Air Force Base · Western Cape

Private jet catering at Ysterplaat Air Force Base (FAYP), Cape Town

Catering to your aircraft in Cape Town.

A flight into Cape Town starts with the south-easter or the winter front, and ends with a galley that needs to be stocked at FAYP. We prepare the food, label it by seat and deliver it to the aircraft with your FBO or handler.

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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

What Cape Town brings to your in-flight catering (FAYP)

Western Cape cooking gives a private jet menu a lot to work with, and Ysterplaat Air Force Base on the Cape Town side of the peninsula is a good place to build one. A private jet menu here leans on line fish from the Atlantic and Indian Ocean, Karoo lamb, and the fruit and wine of the Winelands. Our inflight menu for Cape Town flights is written around local specialities that travel well: slow-cooked lamb, Cape Malay curry with sambals packed apart, biltong and dried fruit for the cabin. Private jet food from this region keeps its character if it is finished correctly on board, so each dish carries its service note. Private jet platters of cured meats, local cheeses and seasonal fruit are cut per passenger, gourmet inflight meals come plated-ready, and private jet snacks such as biltong, rusks and roasted nuts fill the cabin between meals. These local specialities from the Western Cape travel well in a business jet galley.

Cape Town has a table shaped by the sea, the Winelands and the Cape Malay kitchen, and that is what we cook for a flight leaving FAYP. A private jet menu from the Western Cape can open with a cold fish platter, move to a spiced lamb main, and close on a milk tart or a malva pudding. The inflight menu keeps sauces in their own pots and salads dressed only at service. Private jet food built on local specialities such as sosaties, bobotie and fresh Atlantic seafood suits crews who have a small oven and little time. Private jet platters carry the cold courses, gourmet inflight meals cover the hot service, and private jet snacks, dried fruit, nuts and biltong, sit in the cabin drawer. Everything is marked with the seat number so the Western Cape produce reaches the right passenger.

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Private jet menu with Western Cape local specialities, Cape Town

01Cape Malay chicken currySauce apart, rice packed separately

02Grilled line fishChilled, finished in the oven

03Karoo lamb rackOven, jus in its own pot

04Bobotie with yellow riceOven, chutney apart

05Biltong and local cheese boardChilled, cut per seat

06Malva pudding with custardOven, custard apart

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 TownYsterplaat Air Force Base · FAYP

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Ysterplaat Air Force Base (FAYP)

Ysterplaat Air Force Base, FAYP, is a military airfield on the edge of Cape Town, and a private jet landing here brings its own paperwork before any food moves. Private jet catering for these flights is planned around the permit, the handling agent and the aircraft's galley. Inflight catering for the Cape runs on local fish, Winelands produce and fruit that changes with the season, and in-flight catering for a long onward leg is packed to survive hours in a drawer. Aviation catering and business aviation catering orders reach us by phone or email at any hour. For executive jet catering we cook for the galley you actually have, and for diplomatic flight catering we work through the protocol contact before anything is prepared. Cabin crew meals are ordered with the trip, as a request, and invoiced like the rest.

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 loaded for a flight from Ysterplaat Air Force Base, Cape Town

Business aviationOur core

Private jet catering for business flights from Cape Town (FAYP)

Business jet catering at Ysterplaat usually serves corporate jet and executive flights that connect Cape Town with Johannesburg and international routes. Corporate jet catering here is often a lunch for four to eight, VIP flight catering adds plated hot courses, and charter flight catering follows the brief of the operator. Luxury inflight catering uses Cape ingredients, a private jet chef writes a bespoke menu around the passengers, and the galley of the aircraft sets the limits.

Government flight catering for a state aircraft at FAYP, Cape Town, South Africa

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Diplomatic and state visit aviation catering in Cape Town (FAYP)

A head of state flight catering order for FAYP is cleared by the protocol office before any ingredient is bought. Government flight catering on a military airfield implies controlled access, and VIP aviation catering means a small, named team. State visit aircraft catering is traced from kitchen to aircraft door, with discretion throughout.

Inflight catering menu highlights at *Ysterplaat Air Force Base* (FAYP)Or write your own, we cook it

Private jet platters and cold gourmet inflight meals, Cape Town FAYP

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters: Cape cured meats, local cheeses and Winelands fruitChilled

Smoked Atlantic snoek pâté with seed crackersChilled

Gourmet inflight meals: roasted butternut and feta saladRe-plate cold

Private jet snacks: biltong, dried mango and roasted nutsChilled

Milk tart squaresChilled

Hot gourmet inflight meals for private jets, Ysterplaat Cape Town

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Cape Malay chicken curry with sambalsSauce apart

Gourmet inflight meals: Karoo lamb rack with rosemary jusOven

Grilled line fish with lemon butterOven

Bobotie with yellow riceOven

Private jet snacks: warm cheese and chutney toastiesOven

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A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet

PrincipalSealed

Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people

Special meals

Kosher, halal, vegan and gluten free in-flight catering at Ysterplaat Air Force Base (FAYP)

Special meals for Cape Town flights are handled as a procedure built around the local kitchen: kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free and allergen free meals are prepared on separate boards and packed in sealed boxes. In Western Cape cooking, nuts, shellfish and wheat hide in sauces, rusks and pastry, so each ingredient is checked before cooking. Kids meals are available as well, and everything is marked by seat number, with no names on the lids.

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 Ysterplaat Air Force Base (FAYP)

Crew meals for flights through Ysterplaat are ordered on request and invoiced like the rest of the order. Flight crew meals are packed for people who eat between checks, and pilot meals are handled so that captain and first officer receive different dishes when the operator requires it. Crew catering for a multi-day trip can be planned in advance, and cockpit meals come in containers that open with one hand. Crew meal boxes are labelled CREW and kept apart from passenger trays, and different meals for pilots are available on request. Cabin crew meals follow the same labelling, so nobody grabs a guest tray by accident.

Meal passFAYP

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passFAYP

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Ysterplaat Air Force Base airfield (FAYP), Cape Town, Western Cape

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO catering at Ysterplaat Air Force Base (FAYP): delivery to your aircraft

FBO catering at Ysterplaat means catering delivery to the FBO or your handling agent, who passes the order through the access rules of the airfield. At the general aviation terminal the handover is made to the crew at the aircraft. Ground handling catering is simply the last step of the chain, and handling agent catering requires the tail, the slot and the contact name.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Aircraft provisioning and airport catering at Ysterplaat Air Force Base (FAYP)

At Ysterplaat Air Force Base the aircraft type decides how food is loaded. Galley catering for a large cabin may need a high loader at the door, while a light jet takes boxes carried up the airstairs. Airside catering delivery is coordinated with your handling agent and the access rules of a military airfield, which is why tail number and slot come with the order. Aircraft provisioning is planned around the galley's oven, drawers and chiller, so what arrives at FAYP fits what the cabin can actually hold.

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 airportFAYP

About Ysterplaat Air Force Base (FAYP): aviation catering and general aviation

Ysterplaat Air Force Base is a South African Air Force airfield in Cape Town, and its role in airport catering is specific: access is controlled and arrivals are coordinated. General aviation traffic uses it under permission, and FBO services and ground handling services are arranged through your agent.

Business aviation

Business aviation hub is a stretch for a military field, yet Ysterplaat sees government and special flights. Inflight catering and in-flight catering here are matched to the aircraft; aviation catering and business aviation catering orders reach us any hour. Executive jet catering suits visiting aircraft, diplomatic flight catering follows protocol, and cabin crew meals are ordered separately. The Cape's summer wind and winter fronts shape every plan.

Customs & food import

South African customs and agriculture rules control the import of fresh meat, dairy and plants, so catering prepared locally avoids inspections at the aircraft. Foreign-origin leftovers are normally disposed of by the handler, and the handling agent coordinates clearance for Ysterplaat.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

5.0 / 5

★★★★★

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

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★★★★★LIGHT JET

“Having 3 guests request a charcuterie board and fresh bread at Ysterplaat Air Force Base meant planning the portions carefully while accounting for a late menu amendment. After a final adjustment to the main courses, The Galley Girls gave us one revised order summary to work from. Our brief for jet catering was met with a sensible plan for galley preparation. There was no need to reconstruct the canapés quantities from several messages during the final departure checks.”

Sven B. | VIP flight attendant

Citation CJ4

★★★★★VIP AIRLINER

“A request for roasted vegetable bowls with separate dressings, 4 passengers, and a revised passenger count: that was our brief for the departure at Ysterplaat Air Force Base. My main takeaway from this VIP flight catering order was the practical approach to portion planning. I asked The Galley Girls to review the crew provisions quantities against the passenger brief, and the proposed portions made sense. It was useful to see the fruit plates listed separately when checking how much space the complete order would require.”

Finn F. | Chief cabin officer

BBJ

★★★★★ROYAL FLIGHT

“One detail shaped our order at FAYP: a late menu amendment, alongside a request for a light pasta dish with grilled vegetables for 2 passengers. For charter flight catering, that attention to crew briefing made the order noticeably easier to manage. The sauces supplied by The Galley Girls were straightforward to check against the written menu before the cabin handover. The crew provisions were also listed clearly, which made it easier to pass instructions between crew members during preparation.”

Patrick O. | Royal family manager

BBJ

Questions crews ask about Cape TownAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost for a long flight out of Cape Town?+

Cost is set by what you order for the sector. A long flight with two services out of Cape Town carries more plated components, more sealed boxes and more labelled seats. Choose fish or lamb and the figure rises; choose cold platters and it falls. We confirm a price per menu for private jet catering once we have your passenger count and aircraft.

What is the lead time for private jet catering at Ysterplaat?+

Seasonal weather can open or close the departure window from the Cape Peninsula, so catering plans stay flexible. Lead time here depends on permits, slot and seasonal produce more than anything else, and last-minute orders are handled. If your departure shifts, we shift the handover with it.

Do customs rules affect catering when the crew is waiting on the ground in Cape Town?+

A crew waiting at Ysterplaat has a duty clock running, and unresolved customs on foreign food can eat into it. South African import controls on meat, dairy and plants are the reason we recommend local catering. It is cooked, sealed and delivered to the aircraft through your handler.

Can you bring food on a short repositioning flight into Cape Town?+

With an empty cabin the question is not passengers but the crew. Bringing your own food into Cape Town is possible, but the customs rules on animal and plant products apply at FAYP. A locally packed box avoids declaration altogether.

Is catering part of a charter into Cape Town?+

No, charter pricing leaves catering out. A large-cabin jet with a full galley can take a multi-course service, while a light jet needs boxes and cold dishes. Either way, the order is placed with us separately for your Cape Town flight.