ZHYC / YIH · Yichang Sanxia · Hubei Province

Private jet catering at Yichang Sanxia Airport (ZHYC / YIH), Yichang (Xiaoting)

Catering to your aircraft in Yichang (Xiaoting).

Visits to the Three Gorges area set the rhythm at Yichang Sanxia. Our crew-written catering is packed for your galley, labelled by seat, and delivered to the aircraft at the FBO.

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

Yichang (Xiaoting) on the plate: local specialities for in-flight catering at YIH

Hubei Province gives a private jet menu for Yichang an obvious spine: the Yangtze and its tributaries. Our private jet menu for ZHYC draws on freshwater fish, braised or steamed, with ginger and fermented chilli on the side rather than in the pot. Local specialities such as Yichang-style fish stews, lotus root and pork soup, and navel oranges from the Three Gorges slopes appear on the inflight menu in the season they are good. Private jet food from this part of Hubei travels well when the sauce is packed apart and the fish is plated cold or finished in the galley oven. We name each local speciality on the lid so the flight attendant knows what she is re-plating, and Hubei Province ingredients are checked against what can actually cross the apron.

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Local specialities of Hubei Province plated for a private jet menu at Yichang

01Steamed Yangtze fish with gingerPlated cold or finished in the galley oven; sauce apart

02Lotus root and pork rib soupSealed container, reheat in the galley

03Fish balls in clear brothBroth packed apart from the fish

04Three Gorges navel orangesCut and chilled, or whole for the crew

05Bamboo shoot and cured porkServed room temperature or oven-finished

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 · Yichang (Xiaoting)Yichang Sanxia Airport · ZHYC

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Yichang Sanxia Airport (ZHYC)

Yichang Sanxia Airport sits at 673 ft on the Hubei side of the Yangtze, and the flights that use it tend to follow the river's tourism and engineering calendar. Private jet catering for ZHYC is written around that: local fish, tea and citrus, packed for the galley you actually have. The same brief covers inflight catering for the passengers, in-flight catering notes for the crew, and aviation catering paperwork the handling agent can read. Business aviation catering here often serves executive jet catering requests for delegations heading to dam and industrial sites, and a diplomatic flight catering brief is handled the same way as any other, with cabin crew meals ordered on request.

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 parked at Yichang Sanxia Airport, Hubei, ready for catering handover

Business aviationOur core

Business jet catering at Yichang Sanxia Airport for VIP flights

For business jet catering at Yichang, the brief is usually small and exact: a corporate jet catering order for four to eight guests, VIP flight catering with one hot course, and a charter flight catering order from an operator who has never flown here. Luxury inflight catering uses local fish and fruit, and a private jet chef writes a bespoke menu around the galley type. The crew meals are ordered on request and invoiced like everything else.

Government flight catering at Yichang YIH, sealed meal boxes beside a delegation aircraft

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Government flight and VIP aviation catering at Yichang Sanxia Airport

When a delegation flies into YIH, the order is cleared by protocol before anything is cooked. Government flight catering and head of state flight catering share one rule: sealed, labelled, traceable. VIP aviation catering and state visit aircraft catering are quoted per menu, never per tray.

The jet catering menu at *Yichang Sanxia Airport* (YIH)Or write your own, we cook it

Chilled private jet platters and cold noodles for flights out of Yichang Sanxia, ZHYC

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters of Hubei cold cuts, pickled vegetables and tea eggsChilled

Gourmet inflight meals: cold sesame noodles with poached chickenSauce apart

Three Gorges orange segments and fresh fruit plateChilled

Private jet snacks: roasted nuts, dried fruit and local tea biscuitsRe-plate cold

Steamed Yangtze fish and hot inflight meals packed for the galley at Yichang Sanxia

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Steamed Yangtze fish with ginger and scallionOven

Lotus root and pork rib soupOven

Braised pork with bamboo shoots and riceSauce apart

Wok-style seasonal greens with garlicOven

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A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet

PrincipalSealed

Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people

Special meals

Special meals and allergen free inflight catering at Yichang Sanxia Airport

Special meals at Yichang are handled as a procedure, not a label. Wheat noodles, soy sauce and dumpling wrappers are the usual hiding places for gluten and allergens in Hubei cooking, so kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free and allergen free requests are cooked and packed on their own board and boxed apart from the guest trays. Kids meals and other special meals are marked by seat number, never by name. Tell us the restriction and the headcount and we confirm what the local kitchen can do 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 Yichang Sanxia Airport

For a crew on a turn at Yichang Sanxia, we pack crew meals that survive a short ground time. Flight crew meals, pilot meals and crew catering come in sealed crew meal boxes; cockpit meals are easy to eat in the seat. Different meals for pilots are available on request and invoiced as ordered, with cabin crew meals alongside.

Meal passZHYC

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passZHYC

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Yichang Sanxia Airport terminal and apron, Hubei Province, China

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO catering and handling agent delivery at Yichang Sanxia Airport

We arrange FBO catering at ZHYC with your handling agent: catering delivery to the FBO, through the general aviation terminal, to the aircraft. Ground handling catering and handling agent catering are confirmed against your slot, not a clock.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Large cabin jet catering with a high loader at Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH)

Yichang Sanxia sees mostly business jets and the occasional larger government or charter aircraft. For galley catering on bigger types we confirm the door height and whether a high loader is needed with your handling agent, so airside catering delivery is planned around the aircraft, not the menu. Aircraft provisioning for a larger galley means carts, containers and a loading order agreed in advance, with hot and cold kept on separate trolleys.

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 airportZHYC / YIH

About Yichang Sanxia Airport (ZHYC): aviation catering and general aviation

General aviation at Yichang is small but steady. Airport catering is arranged through the FBO, with ground handling services and FBO services typical of a Chinese regional airport. As a business aviation hub for the Three Gorges area it handles visits rather than volume.

Business aviation

Business aviation traffic into Yichang follows the Yangtze: dam inspections, industrial visits and tourism. Inflight catering and in-flight catering for these flights lean on Hubei produce, and aviation catering and business aviation catering orders stay short. Executive jet catering suits small delegations, diplomatic flight catering follows protocol, and cabin crew meals are added on request.

Customs & food import

Chinese customs restrict the import of meat, dairy and fresh produce, so uplifted food from abroad can be held or discarded at Yichang. We cook locally, label ingredients, and give the handling agent the list. Order local and the rules stay on our side.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

4.7 / 5

★★★★★

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

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★★★★★BUSINESS JET

“Menu approval at YIH covered roasted chicken and seasonal vegetables for 5 guests, leaving us to organise the service around a family lunch request. I appreciated the emphasis on packing arrangement throughout the airline catering arrangements. The Galley Girls labelled the main courses in line with our brief, so the cabin team could identify the relevant portions quickly. The salads were also listed clearly, which made it easier to pass instructions between crew members during preparation.”

Giulia E. | VIP flight attendant

Global 7500

★★★★☆CREW MEALS

“Small packing details became important at Yichang Sanxia Airport: our 4 passengers wanted beef fillet with roasted potatoes, and we had an evening cabin service. I would discuss crew meals with them again, especially when final order confirmation needs careful coordination. With several people involved, The Galley Girls kept the starters and delivery arrangements together in a concise order update. We could account for the breakfast portions before passing the boxes to the cabin team, without a lengthy unpacking exercise.”

Alexei S. | Chief flight attendant

Global 6000

★★★★★VIP AIRLINER

“Getting herb chicken with a quinoa salad ready for 11 guests at ZHYC required an order that accounted for different crew meal preferences. The Galley Girls updated the breakfast portions in the written order and sent back a confirmation that clearly showed our amendments. There was no need to reconstruct the snack boxes quantities from several messages during the final departure checks. Our brief for FBO catering was met with a sensible plan for final order confirmation.”

Finn B. | Chief cabin officer — BBJ

BBJ 2

Ordering for ZHYC, in shortAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost for a return leg ordered from Yichang?+

The honest answer is that the menu decides. For a Yichang departure with a return leg, we price both legs separately so you can trim one without touching the other. Expect private jet catering costs to rise with premium river fish and fall with cold platters.

What is the lead time for private jet catering when the aircraft repositions empty into Yichang?+

A short repositioning flight with an empty cabin is easy to cater for, because nothing is needed until the aircraft is loaded. Tell us the tail, the slot and the crew count, and last-minute orders are handled. The lead time question is mostly about customs paperwork for ZHYC.

What do customs require for inflight catering on a government or delegation flight into Yichang?+

Government flights follow the same food-import rules as private ones, with extra attention to traceability. We cook locally and label every box, so the delegation's meals can be explained at inspection without opening them.

Can you bring food from outside into Yichang for the departure slot?+

The length of the turnaround decides this. With a long ground time you can sort outside food through customs; with a short one, catering cooked in China and delivered to the aircraft keeps the slot safe.

Is catering part of a charter on a larger aircraft into Yichang?+

Charter into ZHYC and catering are two contracts. Larger aircraft can take more hot service, but each dish is still a separate line on its own invoice.