Yongphulla Airport VQTY runway in the Trashigang District hills, private jet catering at YON, Bhutan
VQTY / YON · Yongphulla · Bhutan

Private jet catering at Yongphulla Airport (VQTY / YON), Yongphulla

Catering to your aircraft in Yongphulla.

Yongphulla is a quiet strip at 9,000 ft in Trashigang District, and the aircraft that land here arrive with few options on the field. We prepare the galley in advance, label it by seat and hand it over at the aircraft, so your crew keeps its hands free for the guests at Yongphulla.

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Yongphulla Airport VQTY
Camille, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Inès, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Sofia, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder

Read by Camille, Inès or Sofia — former VIP cabin crew.

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, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Camille

Fourteen years on VIP and head-of-state cabins. Can plate for twelve in a G650 galley and still land it hot.

Inès, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Inès

The one who reads every diet card twice. If it says no cross-contact, it means no cross-contact.

Sofia, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Sofia

Answers at 5 a.m. when the leg moved overnight. Same-day swaps are her love language.

The local tableCooked so it travels

Private jet catering with local specialities from Yongphulla

Trashigang District is eastern Bhutan: terraced rice, buckwheat on the higher slopes, chilies drying on rooftops. A private jet menu for Yongphulla draws on that table, and the inflight menu is cooked to survive a galley, not a restaurant pass. Local specialities travel well when you pack them right: red rice stays fluffy under a lid, ema datshi (chili and cheese stew) goes in its own pot with the rice apart, and buckwheat pancakes are built for a cold plate. For private jet food, the dish is packed whole and finished in the oven, sauce apart, so that the guests eat Bhutan rather than a reheated approximation. Private jet platters of local cheese, dried beef and pickled radish suit a long wait on the apron, while gourmet inflight meals for the return leg keep to what a single oven can finish. Private jet snacks lean on roasted maize, puffed rice and butter tea in a flask, all easy to keep in the drawer. Trashigang District is quiet country, and the kitchen respects that: simple, spiced, honest.

A private jet menu for Yongphulla starts from eastern Bhutan rather than from a hotel kitchen. The inflight menu here is short on purpose, because the strip at 9,000 ft rewards plates that hold their shape. Local specialities include red rice, ema datshi, kewa datshi (potato and cheese), and buckwheat noodles; each is packed so it can be re-plated by the crew without a trace of the box. Private jet food from Trashigang District is mostly vegetarian-leaning and chili-forward, so we keep heat on the side and ask about guest tolerance. Private jet platters, a mix of local cheese, dried yak or pork, and pickles, work as an arrival tray. Gourmet inflight meals for the departure use the same flavours, finished in the aircraft oven. Private jet snacks are roasted grains, apple, and tea in a thermos. The region is Trashigang District; the table is its own.

Red rice and ema datshi, local specialities for a private jet menu at Yongphulla, Trashigang District
01Red riceChilled in a sealed tub, re-plate cold or finish in the oven
02Ema datshiChili and cheese stew, sauce apart, heat to taste
03Kewa datshiPotato and cheese, built for the oven, mild by default
04Buckwheat pancakesEastern Bhutan staple, plated cold with honey apart
05Dried beef and radish picklePlatter item, served chilled with local cheese

How it works

Three steps, one message
01

You message us

Tail, pax, diets, timing. One message — no portal, no quote form. Answered at any hour, by a flight attendant.

02

We cook & pack for a galley

Leak-proof boxes, marked by guest and restriction, with reheating times written on the lid.

03

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 · YongphullaYongphulla Airport · VQTY
The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Yongphulla Airport (VQTY)

Yongphulla sits at 9,000 ft in Trashigang District, a small Bhutanese airstrip where little is available on the field itself. Private jet catering here means arriving with the galley already stocked: we prepare it, label it by seat and hand it to the FBO or your handling agent. The same brief covers inflight catering for guests, aviation catering for the cockpit and executive jet catering for owner-operated flights. Business aviation catering for a state visit follows the same path as diplomatic flight catering, with protocol cleared first, and cabin crew meals are packed apart from the passenger trays.

  • 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 on the apron at Yongphulla (YON), FBO handover for private jet catering, Bhutan
Business aviationOur core

Business jet & VIP jet catering at Yongphulla Airport

Business jet catering at Yongphulla is typically a brief for a small group on a light jet: a chilled lunch, one hot dish for the oven, and a flask for the apron. Corporate jet catering and executive travellers use the same logic. VIP flight catering stays discreet, and charter flight catering follows the tail and the slot. Luxury inflight catering here means a private jet chef writing a bespoke menu around red rice, local cheese and what the galley can finish, with Yongphulla in every label.

Government flight catering tray prepared for a state visit aircraft at Yongphulla Airport, VQTY, Bhutan
State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Private jet catering for government and royal flights at Yongphulla Airport (YON)

When a state visit aircraft arrives at VQTY, the menu is approved by protocol first. Government flight catering and head of state flight catering share one rule: a named team, sealed trays, nothing improvised. VIP aviation catering at Yongphulla is delivered to the aircraft through the handling agent, and state visit aircraft catering is traced from kitchen to cabin.

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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 Yongphulla Airport (VQTY)

At Yongphulla, special meals follow a procedure written around the local kitchen. Bhutanese cooking leans on chili and cheese, so the first question for a guest with allergies is dairy: ema datshi and kewa datshi both carry it. Vegan and gluten free orders are easy to build from red rice, vegetables and buckwheat, though buckwheat noodles are sometimes blended with wheat and we say so. Kosher and halal requests are cooked and sealed separately and carry the certificate on the lid. Kids meals stay mild, with chili on the side, and allergen free trays are packed and marked by seat number.

i.
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

Crew meals & pilot meals at Yongphulla Airport

At VQTY, crew catering is ordered with the flight and billed on its own, never folded into anything else. We pack crew meals in boxes marked by role, flight crew meals that hold temperature, pilot meals built for one hand, and cockpit meals that need no cutlery gymnastics. Crew meal boxes are separate from the passenger trays, and different meals for pilots are packed on request so captain and first officer never share a dish.

Meal passVQTY
Cabin crew
Box
Marked crew
Galley
Oven 6 min
Order
On request
Marked crew
Meal passVQTY
Pilots
Box
CPT ≠ F/O
Galley
Cold or hot
Order
On request
Two dishes
Yongphulla Airport (VQTY / YON) terminal and apron at 9,000 ft, Trashigang District, Bhutan

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night
DeliveryEvery FBO

Airport catering at the FBO or general aviation terminal, Yongphulla Airport

On a field as small as VQTY, FBO catering has one route: the general aviation terminal, your handling agent and the apron. Catering delivery to the FBO is confirmed with the agent, ground handling catering is planned around the slot, and handling agent catering means someone is at the gate when the van arrives at Yongphulla.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal
High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Large cabin jet catering with a high loader at Yongphulla Airport (YON)

Yongphulla is a small-aircraft airstrip, and the type decides the loading. For a light jet or turboprop, galley catering goes straight through the cabin door by hand, with no high loader needed. For anything with a higher sill, airside catering delivery is arranged with your handling agent beforehand. Aircraft provisioning at 9,000 ft is planned around thin air and a short turn: ice, sealed tubs, one oven in the galley, and a drawer plan we confirm in advance.

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 airportVQTY / YON

Aviation catering and business aviation at Yongphulla Airport (YON)

Yongphulla Airport serves eastern Bhutan from 9,000 ft in Trashigang District. It is a small general aviation airfield with very limited facilities on the field itself, which is why airport catering is prepared elsewhere and arrives ready. FBO services and ground handling services are modest here, so a short brief to your handling agent goes a long way at Yongphulla.

Business aviation

Business aviation hub is a generous label for Yongphulla; it is a small strip used by light aircraft and the occasional state or charter visit. Inflight catering for these flights is cooked ahead and sealed. In-flight catering, aviation catering and business aviation catering all follow the same plan here, executive jet catering and diplomatic flight catering are cleared in advance, and cabin crew meals are packed apart from the guests.

Customs & food import

Bhutan controls what food enters the country, and meat and dairy can be sensitive at the border. For Yongphulla we therefore source locally where we can and tell you in advance if an item would need a permit. Your handling agent can confirm current customs requirements, and we plan the order around them.

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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★★★★★CREW MEALS
“Timing and organisation mattered at YON, where our order of herb chicken with a quinoa salad for 11 people involved different crew meal preferences. I appreciated the emphasis on galley preparation throughout the inflight catering services arrangements. The Galley Girls labelled the desserts in line with our brief, so the cabin team could identify the relevant portions quickly. Keeping the salads identifiable helped the colleague taking over service understand the order without another long explanation.”
Finn Y. | Chief flight attendant
Challenger 650
★★★★★ROYAL FLIGHT
“Good preparation made the difference at Yongphulla Airport, where 12 guests expected poached fish with steamed rice despite two separate meal services. Instead of asking us to improvise, The Galley Girls explained how the canapés could be arranged during service. We could finish the salads as each guest was ready, rather than laying everything out at once. I want an inflight catering company to understand final order confirmation, and this order gave us a useful starting point.”
Jack E. | Royal family manager
Global 7500
★★★★★LIGHT JET
“The cabin briefing at VQTY included 6 passenger meals, a request for chicken skewers with a couscous salad, and instructions addressing a changing departure schedule. The Galley Girls grouped the side dishes by service, which was more useful to us than simply receiving a list of dishes. That left time to check the sandwiches properly before the passengers were ready for the next part of the service. When comparing inflight catering companies, I would look closely at meal organisation after this experience.”
Lorenzo V. | VIP flight attendant
Citation CJ4
The Yongphulla questionsAsked by crews
How much does private jet catering cost at Yongphulla when food has to be imported into Bhutan?+

Imported dried fruit costs more here than buckwheat or red rice, because Bhutan checks food coming in. That is the shape of every Yongphulla quote: we price per menu, choose local where it makes sense, and tell you what customs would block before you order.

What lead time does private jet catering need at Yongphulla with a handling agent and airside access?+

Ordering here is straightforward once the handling agent is in the loop, because airside access is theirs to grant. We confirm who meets the van and where, and last-minute orders are handled the same way as planned ones.

What do customs at Yongphulla say about a kosher or halal special meal?+

Customs rarely open a sealed meal that was made in Bhutan. A kosher, halal or allergen tray arrives closed and labelled, and if an ingredient needs a permit we flag it before you order.

Can you bring food on board at Yongphulla, or does the galley decide?+

Yes, within customs rules, and with the galley in mind. A small jet's oven and drawer set the ceiling, so we cook and pack for that, and leave the rest of the cabin simple.

Is catering part of a charter into Yongphulla on a short repositioning leg with an empty cabin?+

It is not part of the charter. On an empty cabin leg to or from Yongphulla we pack crew meals only if you ask, and they are invoiced as a separate order.

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Plane-side
handover at the aircraft, on your slot
24/7
day or night, every day
Flight deck
crew and pilot dishes, on request
Dessert plated in the galley, ready to serve
Camille, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Inès, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Sofia, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Camille, Inès or Sofia
Former VIP & head-of-state cabin crew
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