ZUDR / DDR · Shigatse Tingri · Tibet Autonomous Region

Private jet catering at Shigatse Tingri Airport (ZUDR / DDR), Xigazê (Dingri)

Catering to your aircraft in Xigazê (Dingri).

ZUDR is one of the highest airfields in Tibet, and every tray is planned for dry, cold air and a short apron stop. Tell us the tail and the headcount, we do the rest.

Menu & order Download the menu

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 Xigazê (Dingri) for your inflight catering

A private jet menu for Shigatse Tingri starts with the plateau, not with a template. At 14,108 ft in the Tibet Autonomous Region, guests eat less and notice more, so the inflight menu favours warm, aromatic dishes and plain sides.

Yak is the meat of the region: slow-braised, then packed chilled for a galley oven. Momo dumplings travel well for private jet food and come with their dipping sauce in a separate pot. Tsampa and butter tea are the local specialities most guests want to try once.

Fruit and greens are scarce on the plateau, so we plan them early and pack them last. Breads are baked to hold in dry cabin air.

Every order for Xigaz\u00ea (Dingri) is written around the aircraft: oven or no oven, one drawer or three, how many seats. We pack and label so the crew re-plates, nothing more.

Open the menu Download the menuPDF

Local specialities of Tibet for a private jet menu at Shigatse Tingri: yak, momos and barley

01Braised yak with barleyOven, sauce apart

02Yak momosSteamed ahead, re-plate hot

03Tsampa with butter teaDry mix, tea in a flask

04Thukpa noodle soupBroth sealed apart from noodles

05Plateau yoghurt and barley breadChilled, re-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 · Xigazê (Dingri)Shigatse Tingri Airport · ZUDR

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Shigatse Tingri Airport (ZUDR)

Shigatse Tingri Airport sits at 14,108 ft on the Tibetan plateau, and the air changes what you serve before it changes anything else. Private jet catering here is built for a cabin where appetites flatten, bread dries fast and every dish has to survive a cold apron. Inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering for ZUDR are packed for the galley you actually have, with cabin crew meals on request and executive jet catering briefed per tail. For business aviation catering and diplomatic flight catering into Xigaz\u00ea (Dingri), the handover is at the aircraft through your handling agent.

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

Private jet at Shigatse Tingri Airport with the galley door open for private jet catering at ZUDR

Business aviationOur core

Executive jet catering at Shigatse Tingri Airport (DDR)

Business jet catering at ZUDR begins with the type and the seat count, because the galley decides everything else. Corporate jet catering for a Tibet trip stays compact: fewer dishes, chosen for guests who eat lightly at 14,108 ft. For VIP flight catering and charter flight catering into Shigatse Tingri, we pack trays that you plate yourself from the drawer. Our private jet chef writes a bespoke menu once the oven, the drawers and the guest list are known, and luxury inflight catering follows from that. Inflight catering and in-flight catering here are planned for dry cabin air.

Official aircraft on the ramp at Shigatse Tingri for diplomatic flight catering at ZUDR, Tibet

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Private jet catering for government and royal flights at Shigatse Tingri Airport (DDR)

Government flight catering at Shigatse Tingri is handled through protocol. Head of state flight catering and state visit aircraft catering are briefed through a named contact, with traceable sourcing and a discreet handover. VIP aviation catering for official parties in Tibet follows the same procedure.

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

Chilled private jet platters prepared for Shigatse Tingri Airport, Tibet

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters of dried yak, local cheese and barley crackersChilled

Gourmet inflight meals: cold noodle salad with sesame and greensRe-plate cold

Private jet snacks: roasted barley bars, walnuts, dried apricotsSealed

Yoghurt with honey and seasonal fruitChilled

Hot yak and noodle dishes packed for inflight catering at Shigatse Tingri ZUDR

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Braised yak with potato and barleyOven

Yak momos with chilli dipSauce apart

Thukpa noodle soup with vegetablesOven

Gourmet inflight meals: ginger chicken with riceOven, sauce 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 Shigatse Tingri Airport (DDR)

With a child on the manifest at Shigatse Tingri, the plan changes: milder seasoning, smaller portions and nothing that depends on a cup of hot tea. Kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free, allergen free and other special meals are cooked as a separate procedure, boxed apart and marked by seat number. Kids meals are packed with the same care. Local cooking leans on yak butter, wheat noodles and barley, so tell us the restriction and we rewrite the dish rather than remove the sauce.

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 and cockpit meals in Xigazê (Dingri) (ZUDR)

At ZUDR, crew meals are on request: hot or cold, boxed or plated, charged like any other line. Flight crew meals and pilot meals are planned around the duty clock, and crew catering travels in labelled crew meal boxes. Cockpit meals stay simple, and different meals for pilots are packed separately so no one shares a dish.

Meal passZUDR

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passZUDR

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Shigatse Tingri Airport terminal and runway at 14,108 ft in the Tibet Autonomous Region

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

Airport catering delivered to the FBO at Shigatse Tingri Airport (ZUDR)

FBO catering at Shigatse Tingri means catering delivery to the FBO or the general aviation terminal, then onward to the aircraft. Ground handling catering is coordinated with your handling agent, and handling agent catering follows their call on access and timing.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Galley-door delivery and aviation catering at Shigatse Tingri Airport (DDR)

Shigatse Tingri handles smaller business aircraft, and the galley catering follows the type: door height, a trolley or hand carry, an oven or none. Airside catering delivery is arranged through your handling agent, and aircraft provisioning is confirmed against the tail and the slot. If the apron equipment is limited, we pack in smaller boxes that go up the stairs by hand.

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 airportZUDR / DDR

About Shigatse Tingri Airport (ZUDR): aviation catering and general aviation

Shigatse Tingri Airport, ZUDR or DDR, serves Xigaz\u00ea (Dingri) in the Tibet Autonomous Region at 14,108 ft. Airport catering here is shaped by altitude, cold and a small general aviation footprint. FBO services and ground handling services are limited, so we plan with your handling agent.

Business aviation

Business aviation hub is too grand a phrase for Shigatse Tingri, but business aviation catering reaches it all the same. Aviation catering, inflight catering and in-flight catering here are planned around altitude, with executive jet catering briefed per tail. Diplomatic flight catering follows protocol, and cabin crew meals are ordered separately. Any one of these is arranged by phone or email, 24/7.

Customs & food import

China controls the entry of food from abroad, and a foreign aircraft is no exception. At Shigatse Tingri this means sourcing locally and letting the handling agent clear what arrives. We plan the order so nothing is held at the apron.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

4.7 / 5

★★★★★

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

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★★★★☆GOVERNMENT

“An order of smoked salmon bagels and sliced fruit for 8 people at Shigatse Tingri Airport had to be organised around a late menu amendment. Our brief for inflight catering was met with a sensible plan for portion planning. The Galley Girls talked through the quantities of main courses with us before confirmation, rather than leaving us to guess the portions. We also checked the breakfast portions before approval, which helped avoid a second round of questions later in the preparation.”

Irina P. | Government flight manager

BBJ

★★★★★BUSINESS JET

“One detail shaped our order at ZUDR: an evening cabin service, alongside a request for mini sandwiches and individual desserts for 6 passengers. I appreciated the emphasis on final order confirmation throughout the in-flight catering arrangements. The Galley Girls prepared the canapés for assembly in the galley, with the accompanying elements easy to locate. It made a difference to have the starters ready without cluttering the galley work area during preparation.”

Alessia F. | VIP flight attendant

Global 6000

★★★★★ROYAL FLIGHT

“Working around a revised passenger count at DDR, I asked for roasted chicken and seasonal vegetables in portions appropriate for our 5 passengers. With several people involved, The Galley Girls kept the sauces and delivery arrangements together in a concise order update. Knowing where the canapés were packed meant the crew could begin the relevant checks as soon as the order arrived. The order made vip inflight catering feel manageable because the crew briefing had been considered beforehand.”

Elena T. | Royal family manager

BBJ

Ordering for ZUDR, in shortAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost into Shigatse Tingri?+

A short answer: it is priced per menu. A longer one: at 14,108 ft the choice of dishes matters more than usual, so we talk through the weather window, then quote.

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

Think of lead time as a conversation with your handling agent: access, escort, door. We handle the rest, including last-minute changes.

What about customs when ordering catering at Shigatse Tingri?+

Short version: food that arrives on board is controlled, locally sourced food is simpler. When passenger numbers shift, we adjust the order on our side.

Can you bring food on board at ZUDR?+

Crew sitting on the apron at 14,108 ft want hot food, not a sealed sandwich from three time zones away. Ordering locally avoids the customs risk, and crew meals are available on request.

Is catering part of a charter into Shigatse Tingri?+

Is catering part of a charter into Xigaz\u00ea (Dingri)? No, it is ordered and invoiced apart. Customs rules on imported food make local sourcing the practical choice.