Hazrat Shahjalal International · VGHS / DAC · Bangladesh

Private jet catering at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (VGHS / DAC), Dhaka

Catering to your aircraft in Dhaka.

Dhaka sits at 30 ft above sea level on a delta where June to September means rain squalls over the apron and a ramp that never cools. We cook for that: halal-first menus, Bengali dishes that survive a galley, and cold boxes packed for monsoon humidity, handed over at VGHS on your slot.

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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

Dhaka on the plate: local specialities for in-flight catering at DAC

Dhaka Division sits on the Ganges–Brahmaputra delta, and the local table follows the river. A private jet menu for VGHS starts with rice, fish and mustard, and the best local specialities are the ones that travel: hilsa when it is in season, kacchi biryani in a sealed container, beef bhuna that reheats without drying. Private jet food from Dhaka has to survive humidity, so we pack sauces apart and keep fruit whole.

An inflight menu for Dhaka works with what Bangladesh does well: slow-cooked meat, lentil dal, fresh river fish, mishti sweets from the old city. These local specialities of Dhaka Division are cooked for a galley oven, not a restaurant pass, with each dish labelled for the seat and the guest who ordered it.

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Local specialities of Dhaka Division: biryani and river fish packed for a private jet menu

01Hilsa in mustard sauceSeasonal, boned for service, sauce packed apart

02Kacchi biryaniSealed container, finished in the oven

03Beef bhuna with plain polaoReheats without drying, rice packed separately

04Mishti doiChilled, individual pots, served 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 · DhakaHazrat Shahjalal International Airport · VGHS

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

Dhaka's monsoon decides how a trip is catered long before the aircraft lands at Hazrat Shahjalal. Our private jet catering for VGHS is written by former VIP flight attendants, so the menu already knows what a humid apron does to a salad. Inflight catering here leans halal, rice-forward and spiced with restraint. Business aviation catering and executive jet catering for DAC cover the corporate and diplomatic movements that use the capital, and diplomatic flight catering follows protocol. In-flight catering and aviation catering are packed by the seat, and cabin crew meals ride in their own boxes.

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 tray prepared for a corporate flight from Dhaka VGHS

Business aviationOur core

Business jet & VIP jet catering at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport

Business jet catering at Dhaka usually starts with a delegation: bankers, garment-sector executives, or visiting officials. Corporate jet catering here means halal by default, spice adjustable per seat, and charter flight catering that handles an itinerary change. Our private jet chef writes a bespoke menu around the guest list, and VIP flight catering and luxury inflight catering follow the same rule: nothing that cannot survive the galley and the humidity.

Government flight catering for a state visit aircraft at Dhaka, Bangladesh

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Government flight catering and aviation catering at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (VGHS)

When a state delegation lands at DAC, the protocol office decides the menu and we cook to it. Government flight catering, head of state flight catering and VIP aviation catering are handled by a small named team, with sealed packaging and records. State visit aircraft catering keeps discretion at every step.

Menu highlights for private jet catering at *Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport*Or write your own, we cook it

Chilled private jet platters of prawn salad and fruit for a Dhaka departure

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Chilled prawn salad with lime and coriander, a private jet platters favouriteChilled

Fresh seasonal fruit board, gourmet inflight meals for a light departureRe-plate cold

Mishti doi in individual pots, private jet snacksChilled

Cucumber and tomato bhorta with flatbreadSauce apart

Hot gourmet inflight meals of biryani and bhuna packed for the galley oven at DAC

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Kacchi biryani with raita on the sideOven

Hilsa in mustard with plain polaoSauce apart

Chicken roast with parathaOven

Masoor dal with steamed riceOven

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A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet

PrincipalSealed

Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people

Special meals

Allergen free special meals and aviation catering at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (VGHS)

With a child on the manifest, a Dhaka order gets its own plate: mild spice, no whole nuts, and a separate board for anything that touches an allergen. Kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free, allergen free and other special meals follow the same labelled procedure, and kids meals are packed apart from the adult trays. Halal is the local baseline; kosher and strict allergen work is cooked and sealed separately.

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 Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport

Crew meals at VGHS are ordered on request and invoiced like the rest of the order, never folded into the guest menu. Flight crew meals and pilot meals are packed in labelled boxes, with different meals for pilots when the operator asks for them. On a long wait on the ground in Dhaka heat, cockpit meals are chosen to be eaten cold if needed. Crew catering and crew meal boxes arrive with the guest delivery, marked CREW.

Meal passVGHS

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passVGHS

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport terminal in Dhaka used for FBO catering and business aviation

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO catering at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC): delivery to your aircraft

At VGHS, your handling agent decides when our vehicle gets to the apron. FBO catering, catering delivery to the FBO and ground handling catering all depend on that call. We work with the general aviation terminal and handling agent catering schedule so the order meets the aircraft, not the other way round.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Galley-door delivery and aviation catering at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC)

At Dhaka, galley catering is loaded to the aircraft type: the door height decides whether a high loader is needed or a hand-carried delivery will do. Airside catering delivery is arranged through your handling agent, and aircraft provisioning is packed in the order your galley will unload it. Tell us the tail and we plan the cart and the cold boxes around 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 airportVGHS / DAC

About Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (VGHS): aviation catering and general aviation

Hazrat Shahjalal International is Bangladesh's main gateway, and airport catering for business aviation here runs alongside a busy commercial operation. General aviation traffic uses the dedicated terminal, and FBO services and ground handling services are arranged through your agent. Dhaka works as a business aviation hub for the region.

Business aviation

Business aviation at Dhaka peaks around the dry winter months and trade delegations, with executive jet catering and inflight catering requests tied to those visits. Private jet catering here also serves diplomatic flights, where diplomatic flight catering follows protocol, and business aviation catering and aviation catering adapt to the season. In-flight catering and cabin crew meals complete the order.

Customs & food import

Bangladesh regulates food import and the disposal of international catering waste, so what is not consumed cannot simply be left at the airport. For an order into Dhaka, that means catering is sourced locally where possible and quantities match the declared manifest. Tell us the final count so the paperwork stays consistent.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

5.0 / 5

★★★★★

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

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★★★★★GOVERNMENT

“Keeping the galley organised at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport meant planning beef fillet with roasted potatoes for 4 guests with limited fridge space in mind. My main takeaway from this private jet meals order was the practical approach to cabin service sequence. The Galley Girls confirmed the handover contact and identified the desserts, making the catering delivery easier for our team to track. We could account for the canapés before passing the boxes to the cabin team, without a lengthy unpacking exercise.”

Dev X. | Government flight manager

Falcon 7X

★★★★★LARGE CABIN

“Our priority at VGHS was herb chicken with a quinoa salad for 7 passengers, with several individual meal preferences shaping the service plan. I would discuss private jet menu with them again, especially when meal organisation needs careful coordination. After a final adjustment to the sandwiches, The Galley Girls gave us one revised order summary to work from. We checked the desserts against the same summary, keeping the cabin team and the handling contact aligned.”

Miguel X. | Chief cabin officer — private jet

Falcon 8X

★★★★★CREW MEALS

“As the person coordinating yoghurt pots and fresh berries for 3 passengers at DAC, I needed an arrangement that considered different crew meal preferences. The Galley Girls used a readable packing list for the main courses, which helped when two colleagues checked the order together. Keeping the starters identifiable helped the colleague taking over service understand the order without another long explanation. I want a private jet chef to understand packing arrangement, and this order gave us a useful starting point.”

Antonio X. | Chief flight attendant

Global 6000

Questions crews ask about DhakaAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost out of Dhaka?+

Costs here start from the dishes: biryani for eight is a different line from a cold fruit board for two. The rainy season adds packaging considerations and sometimes sourcing changes, which we price in the quote rather than as a surprise.

What is the lead time for catering at Dhaka?+

Lead time is less about cooking than about access: handling agent confirmation and airside clearance at Dhaka. We work with whatever your agent can arrange, and last-minute orders are handled without drama.

What about customs on catering into Bangladesh?+

Bangladesh controls food import and the disposal of catering waste from international flights. If your passenger count changes late, we revise the quantities so what you declare matches what is on board.

Can you bring food on board at Dhaka instead?+

Bringing your own is possible, but Bangladesh customs may question fresh food crossing the border, and waiting for hours in DAC heat spoils it. A sealed box from us is easier to declare.

Is catering part of a charter into Dhaka?+

Catering sits outside the charter by design: separate order, separate invoice. Into Dhaka, sourcing locally also means fewer customs questions on the ramp.