Southern Province · Livingstone · FLHN / LVI

Private jet catering at Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (FLHN / LVI), Livingstone

Catering to your aircraft in Livingstone.

Livingstone runs on the falls season, with sunrise flights, dinner cruises and charters from Johannesburg and Cape Town. We cook and pack for your galley and hand it over at the FBO.

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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

The Livingstone table, packed for private jet catering

Livingstone is a town built around a river and a waterfall, and its private jet menu reflects that. The local specialities are Zambezi bream and tilapia, grilled whole or filleted, nshima with relish, and the vegetables that come up from the Southern Province farms. For an inflight menu out of LVI, we pack the fish as a cold platter or as a portion that finishes in the galley oven, with the lemon butter in its own pot.

Private jet food here leans on what the region grows: mango and guava in season, sweet potato, groundnuts, and the bean and pumpkin-leaf dishes you will find across Zambia. Guests who want to taste Southern Province before they leave can order a tasting board of local specialities, plated cold and ready to serve at altitude. Everything is packed for the galley that is on the aircraft, with an oven note where needed and a chilled note where it is not.

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Zambezi bream and nshima, local specialities for a private jet menu in Southern Province

01Zambezi bream, lemon butterChilled fillet, sauce apart

02Nshima with relishSealed, finish in oven

03Kapenta, tomato and onionOven

04Groundnut stewOven, rice apart

05Mango and guava plateChilled

06Sweet potato wedgesRe-plate cold

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 · LivingstoneHarry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport · FLHN

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (FLHN)

Livingstone sits at 3,302 ft on the Zambian side of the Victoria Falls, and the aircraft that land at FLHN usually arrive full of guests who came for the river, the gorge and the sunset cruises. Private jet catering here means planning around those days: lunch picnic boxes for a bush excursion, chilled platters for the flight out, and crew meals that survive a tight turn. Inflight catering for the Zambezi corridor is built for the galley you actually have, from a light jet with a drawer to a larger cabin with an oven. Aviation catering for LVI also covers business aviation catering for mine and government visitors, executive jet catering for safari groups, and diplomatic flight catering when a delegation arrives for a regional summit. Cabin crew meals are packed separately and marked CREW.

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 plated in a galley at Livingstone, Zambia

Business aviationOur core

Business jet & VIP jet catering at Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport

Business jet catering at LVI is built around the guests who came for Victoria Falls. Corporate jet catering for mine visits, VIP flight catering for lodge groups, charter flight catering for safari parties, and luxury inflight catering when the flight home needs to feel special. A private jet chef writes a bespoke menu around the Zambezi and the Southern Province pantry, and the galley you actually have decides what is hot and what is cold.

Government flight catering for a delegation at Livingstone FLHN

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Diplomatic and state visit aviation catering in Livingstone (FLHN)

When a head of state or minister visits Livingstone, government flight catering is arranged with the protocol office first. Head of state flight catering is traceable and discreet, VIP aviation catering is packed for the cabin, and state visit aircraft catering is handed over at the aircraft by a named team.

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

Cold private jet platters with tropical fruit, Livingstone LVI

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters: Zambezi bream, lemon, caperChilled

Gourmet inflight meals: mango and avocado saladChilled

Private jet snacks: roasted groundnuts and biltongSealed

Local specialities: sweet potato salad, herb dressingSauce apart

Tropical fruit plate: guava, melon, citrusRe-plate cold

Hot inflight menu: grilled tilapia and nshima, Livingstone

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Grilled tilapia, lemon butterOven

Nshima with beef relishOven

Groundnut chicken stewOven, rice apart

Kapenta with tomato and onionOven

Vegetable curry with riceSauce apart

Make a request Download the menuPDF

A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet

PrincipalSealed

Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people

Special meals

Halal, kosher and kids meals: inflight catering at Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI)

At Livingstone the diet card travels with the seat plan: kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free and allergen free meals are cooked and packed on a separate board, labelled by seat number rather than by name, so a guest with a nut allergy never shares a box with the groundnut stew. Kids meals and other special meals are agreed with the flight attendant against the passenger list before anything is cooked.

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 Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport

Crew meals at FLHN are on request and invoiced like any order. Flight crew meals are packed in labelled boxes, pilot meals are separate from the guest trays, and crew catering fits a short turn at the stand. Cockpit meals are packed to be eaten one-handed, crew meal boxes carry the CREW label, and we can send different meals for pilots when the operator asks. Cabin crew meals follow the same rule, packed apart from passenger food.

Meal passFLHN

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passFLHN

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport apron, Livingstone, Zambia

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

Airport catering delivered to the FBO at Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (FLHN)

FBO catering at Livingstone is handed over at the aircraft by your handling agent. Catering delivery to the FBO is coordinated with ground handling catering staff, the general aviation terminal gate, and handling agent catering schedules. Security passes and an airside escort are arranged in advance so the box reaches the stand.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Aircraft provisioning for large cabins: airport catering at Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport

The aircraft that call at FLHN range from light jets to larger cabins, and the type decides how galley catering is loaded. A small jet takes boxes through the door and into the drawer; a larger aircraft with a higher sill may need a high loader at the stand. Airside catering delivery at Livingstone is coordinated with the handling agent, and aircraft provisioning follows the galley layout you give us, with ovens, chillers and trolley count confirmed before the slot.

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 airportFLHN / LVI

About Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (FLHN): aviation catering and general aviation

Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International is the Zambian gateway to Victoria Falls, and its general aviation apron takes tourist charters, mine visitors and government flights side by side. Airport catering at LVI is shaped by the same rhythm, with FBO services and ground handling services deciding where a box is received and who walks it to the aircraft.

Business aviation

LVI works as a business aviation hub for lodge groups and visiting delegations, and FBO services here are built around the falls season. Inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering are ordered as the season dictates: business aviation catering and executive jet catering for safari parties and mine visitors, diplomatic flight catering when a delegation lands, cabin crew meals and crew meals packed apart from passenger food. Ground handling services on the apron decide how and where the handover happens.

Customs & food import

Zambia restricts some meat and dairy imports, so food for FLHN leans on local produce. Ground handling services and FBO services can tell you what customs will want to see, and the order is checked against the national food-import list before the aircraft arrives.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

4.7 / 5

★★★★★

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

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★★★★★CHARTER

“Working around a small galley worktop at FLHN, I asked for a charcuterie board and fresh bread in portions appropriate for our 8 passengers. With several people involved, The Galley Girls kept the sandwiches and delivery arrangements together in a concise order update. The starters went straight to the right colleague instead of circulating between several people during the turnaround. My search for "private jet catering near me" led to a practical conversation about meal organisation.”

Mia S. | Charter operator

Falcon 900LX

★★★★★BUSINESS JET

“Good preparation made the difference at LVI, where 6 guests expected roasted chicken and seasonal vegetables despite different crew meal preferences. The canapés supplied by The Galley Girls were straightforward to check against the written menu before the cabin handover. My main takeaway from this private jet catering menu order was the practical approach to packing arrangement. The snack boxes were also listed clearly, which made it easier to pass instructions between crew members during preparation.”

Ana F. | FBO operator

Challenger 650

★★★★☆LARGE CABIN

“It was the packing plan I cared about at Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport, with 8 servings of a cheese board and savoury canapés and a changing departure schedule to consider. This experience of private aviation catering gave us a useful reference for managing catering handover on another departure. The main courses came from The Galley Girls in sealed meal containers, with a packing list that matched the contents. We placed the canapés in their planned storage area without first having to reorganise all the catering boxes.”

Aaron G. | Chief flight attendant

Falcon 8X

Asked before every FLHN slotAsked by crews

What do customs require for private jet catering and inflight catering at Livingstone?+

Zambian customs apply to provisions coming in by air, and some meat and dairy are restricted. Local fish, fruit and vegetables clear easily; tell us about anything imported so it can be declared. Customs is also where an in-flight catering order is most likely to slow down, so the menu is checked against the import list first.

How much does private jet catering cost out of Livingstone for a light jet versus a larger cabin?+

The galley sets the menu, and the menu sets the cost. A light jet with a drawer takes cold platters and boxed crew meals; a larger cabin with an oven takes hot dishes and plated service, which cost more. Send the aircraft type and we price dish by dish.

What is the lead time for catering when the dry season fills the apron at LVI?+

In the dry season the falls bring sunrise flights, lodge groups and charters all at once, so early orders get the pick of the river fish and fruit. Last-minute orders are handled, with the menu adjusted to what the market and the kitchen can supply that day.

Can you bring food on board for the return leg from Livingstone?+

You can carry food within customs limits, but many crews order the return leg here instead, so nothing needs declaring on arrival at the other end. Tell us the destination and the cabin, and we pack for that galley.

Is catering part of a charter for a night departure or an early morning slot from Livingstone?+

No. Whether the aircraft leaves after midnight or at first light, catering is not part of the charter: it is ordered separately and invoiced separately. Send the tail and the slot, and the order is handed over at the aircraft.