Muharraq Governorate · Manama · OBBI / BAH

Private jet catering at Bahrain International Airport (OBBI / BAH), Manama

Catering to your aircraft in Manama.

Bahrain International sits on Muharraq island, and a winter Grand Prix weekend turns its ramp into a parking puzzle. We cook and pack for the galley you have, and hand 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

Local specialities from Manama for your inflight catering

Manama's table is Gulf by habit and pearl-diving island by history. Machbous, the spiced rice with lamb or chicken, is the dish a Bahraini host would put first on a private jet menu, and it travels well if the rice is packed apart from the sauce. Muharraq's own sweet is halwa, the dense saffron and cardamom sweet sold in round tins, which suits a crew drawer better than any dessert that needs cooling.

Seafood is local and seasonal: hammour grilled with spices, safi in the cooler months, and fried or marinated shrimp from the Gulf. For an inflight menu these are packed hot in foil and reheated for a few minutes, never cooked from raw. Mezze, samboosa and fresh flatbread cover the cold side; flatbread goes in last so it stays soft until the passengers sit down.

For private jet food that reads as Bahrain without needing a chef on board, we build around these local specialities and keep the Muharraq Governorate's habits in mind: dates on every tray, laban and fresh juice in their own sealed bottles, coffee in a flask rather than a pot.

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Machbous, hammour and mezze, Bahraini local specialities packed for a private jet menu at Manama

01Machbous lamb or chickenRice and meat pack in separate trays; reheat the rice with a splash of water.

02Grilled hammourPacked hot in foil; two minutes in the oven, lemon on the side.

03Mezze platterHummus, moutabal, tabbouleh; keep chilled, flatbread last.

04SamboosaSealed in a box lined for oil; reheat dry, never in a covered tray.

05Bahraini halwaSold in tins, stable at cabin temperature, cut at service.

06Dates and Arabic coffeeDates by the tray, coffee in a labelled flask.

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 · ManamaBahrain International Airport · OBBI

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

When the Formula 1 weekend fills the Muharraq apron, the flight attendant is the one counting trays against a slot that keeps moving. Private jet catering at Bahrain International is built around that: halal as the default, labelled by seat. Inflight catering, in-flight catering, aviation catering and business aviation catering all reach the aircraft the same way, through your FBO. Executive jet catering for the owner's flight, diplomatic flight catering for the delegation and cabin crew meals for the front and back of the aircraft are ordered on the same sheet.

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 cabin prepared with business jet catering at Bahrain International, Manama

Business aviationOur core

Business jet catering at Bahrain International Airport for VIP flights

Business jet catering at Bahrain International usually starts with a Gulf shuttle: a corporate jet in from Riyadh or Dubai, a short turn on the Muharraq apron, and a galley with one oven and no space to spare. Corporate jet catering here leans on halal lamb, grilled hammour and mezze that survive an hour in the drawer. VIP flight catering for a family or delegation is built around shared platters with the seat plan written on the lid. Charter flight catering for the Grand Prix weekend is ordered early, because slots compress and last-minute changes are common. Luxury inflight catering is a matter of finish: a private jet chef plates a bespoke menu in the kitchen, packs each course so that re-plating takes two minutes, and marks anything that must stay chilled until the seatbelt sign goes off.

Sealed government flight catering trays beside a VIP aircraft at OBBI Bahrain

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Government flight catering and aviation catering at Bahrain International Airport (OBBI)

Government flight catering at OBBI is shaped by protocol before food: the menu is cleared by the delegation's office, and the people who cook and pack it are named in advance. Head of state flight catering for a Gulf visit means halal throughout, no alcohol on any tray or in any sauce, dates and Arabic coffee as the opening gesture, and a sealed hand-over at the aircraft door. VIP aviation catering for ministers follows the same discipline with a smaller footprint. State visit aircraft catering is traced item by item, with the handling agent present when the boxes move airside. Discretion is the standard, not an add-on to the brief.

Private jet platters and gourmet meals: jet catering in *Manama* (BAH)Or write your own, we cook it

Cold mezze and fruit private jet platters for Bahrain International BAH

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Mezze selection with warm flatbreadprivate jet platters

Gulf prawn salad with citrus dressinggourmet inflight meals

Fresh fruit and dates, cut by seatprivate jet snacks

Halwa and cardamom cakekeeps at cabin temperature

Hot machbous and grilled hammour gourmet inflight meals for OBBI in Manama

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Machbous lamb, rice packed apartgourmet inflight meals

Grilled hammour with spiced ricereheat in foil

Samboosa, cheese and meatprivate jet snacks

Chicken kebab trays for shared serviceprivate jet platters

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A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet

PrincipalSealed

Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people

Special meals

Dietary requirements and aviation catering at Bahrain International Airport (OBBI)

At Bahrain International halal is the baseline, so the question is rarely whether, but how strictly: no pork, no alcohol in the cooking, labelled by seat. Kosher meals are sourced sealed with their certificate and travel in the original packaging so nobody opens them by mistake. Vegan, gluten free and allergen free special meals are cooked on a separate board, since tahini, nuts and wheat flatbread sit close together in Gulf cooking. Kids meals are packed plain and mild, in a box that opens one-handed.

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 Bahrain International Airport (BAH)

Crew meals at OBBI are ordered on request and invoiced like the rest of the order, so mention the rotation when it is long. On a short Muharraq turn, flight crew meals are things you can eat standing in the galley: rice boxes, grilled chicken wraps, fruit. Pilot meals for the flight deck are packed for one hand, and where operator policy asks for it we prepare different meals for pilots so the captain and first officer never eat the same dish. Cockpit meals and crew meal boxes carry a CREW label so they stay out of the passenger drawer, and crew catering for a long overnight wait on the ramp gets a proper hot plate.

Meal passOBBI

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passOBBI

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

General aviation terminal and FBO apron at Bahrain International Airport, Muharraq Governorate

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

Airport catering delivered to the FBO at Bahrain International Airport (OBBI)

FBO catering at Bahrain International goes to the general aviation terminal on the Muharraq side, where the handling agent controls the gate and the airside escort. Catering delivery to the FBO is timed to your slot, not ours; during a Grand Prix weekend the apron fills, so we plan the van's arrival with the ground handling catering window in mind. Handling agent catering coordination means one named contact on the ground who knows your tail number, the stand and who signs for the boxes.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

High loader delivery for jet catering at Bahrain International Airport (BAH)

Aircraft type decides how galley catering reaches the cabin. A Global or Gulfstream takes carts through the main door by hand; a larger VIP airliner on Muharraq may need a high loader for airside catering delivery, booked with the handler. Aircraft provisioning at OBBI is planned around the galley you actually have: oven count, drawer space and chiller capacity decide how much is packed hot and how much stays cold.

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 airportOBBI / BAH

About Bahrain International Airport (BAH): airport catering for business aviation

Bahrain International Airport is the kingdom's only commercial gateway, on Muharraq Island and tied to Manama by causeway. Airport catering for private aircraft shares the field with a busy airline schedule, so business aircraft are routed to a general aviation terminal with its own ramp slots. FBO services and ground handling services run from there, and general aviation crews deal with the same handling agent for stands, escorts and airside passes.

Business aviation

OBBI works as a business aviation hub for the Gulf, busiest around the spring Grand Prix and the winter conference season. Inflight catering and in-flight catering here are halal-first. Aviation catering and business aviation catering follow ramp discipline: executive jet catering for the owner's trip, diplomatic flight catering cleared through protocol, cabin crew meals added on request. FBO services and ground handling services decide how early boxes can go airside, so the handler's cut-off matters more than the menu.

Customs & food import

Bahrain restricts pork and alcohol and inspects fresh meat and dairy arriving from abroad, so customs rarely touches food cooked locally for an outbound general aviation flight. What an aircraft uplifts on a return leg is checked on arrival. FBO services and ground handling services here know the routine, but declare anything unusual to the handling agent before the aircraft lands.

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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★★★★★BUSINESS JET

“A request for grilled salmon with a lemon dressing, 7 passengers, and a tight boarding window: that was our brief for the departure at BAH. With private jet catering menu, careful attention to crew briefing matters as much to our crew as the menu itself. The fruit plates supplied by The Galley Girls were straightforward to check against the written menu before the cabin handover. We could distinguish the breakfast portions at a glance instead of lifting lids just to establish what belonged to each service.”

Olivia A. | VIP flight attendant

Global 6000

★★★★★LARGE CABIN

“Clear quantities were essential at Bahrain International Airport: we had 5 passengers expecting a cheese board and savoury canapés and were working around an evening cabin service. I would discuss private aviation catering with them again, especially when storage requirements needs careful coordination. We discussed the dimensions before confirming; The Galley Girls grouped the side dishes into separate meal boxes that were easy to handle. Separating the fruit plates from the first service items helped us avoid opening boxes we did not yet need.”

Clara O. | Chief flight attendant

Gulfstream G700

★★★★★LARGE CABIN

“Service planning came first at OBBI, with 6 passengers choosing chicken skewers with a couscous salad and limited fridge space influencing our preparation. I asked The Galley Girls to review the canapés quantities against the passenger brief, and the proposed portions made sense. There was enough information about the fruit plates to brief the crew without making assumptions about what had been ordered. The final order confirmation stood out more than any sales pitch about business jet catering.”

Chloe D. | Chief cabin officer — private jet

Gulfstream G700

Before you order at OBBIAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost when a Grand Prix weekend squeezes Bahrain departures?+

The season moves the bill more than the aircraft. Weekend departure windows tighten sourcing and packing, so chilled Gulf seafood in July costs more to keep safe than a mezze and flatbread order in January. Give us the date and headcount and we price the actual menu, not a generic figure.

What lead time works for the Muharraq apron, and who clears the vehicle airside?+

Our lead time is ten hours before departure where possible, and shorter notice is still handled. The handling agent sets the real limit, because the airside pass and escort have to be arranged before the van can move. Send the registration early even if the menu is still open.

What if the passenger count changes at the last minute at OBBI?+

Tell the handler and tell us. We pack to the final count, not the booking, because Bahrain's import rules push us to cook locally rather than stock ahead. Extra platters are a small adjustment; extra seats at the door are not.

Can you bring food on board in Bahrain during a long crew wait?+

You can, but it rarely survives duty time on a hot apron, and fresh imports are inspected. For a crew sitting on the ground, a hot meal ordered for the day is simpler than a cooler left in the cockpit.

Is catering part of a charter into Bahrain, and what do customs say?+

No. The charter price covers the aircraft and crew; food is ordered and invoiced separately. Bahrain's customs rules on pork, alcohol and imported fresh food mean it is better bought and loaded locally, so send the tail and the slot.