Tbilisi, Georgia · UGTB / TBS

Private jet catering at Tbilisi International Airport (UGTB / TBS), Tbilisi

Catering to your aircraft in Tbilisi.

At 1,624 ft, Tbilisi International is an airport where the weather picks the menu. We prepare Georgian dishes and crew meals for your galley and hand them over at the aircraft, on your slot, day or night.

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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

Regional dishes of Tbilisi for jet catering at TBS

Tbilisi's private jet menu starts with bread. Shoti puri comes out of a tone oven and khachapuri is the dish every guest asks about; for a galley we pack Imeruli and Adjaruli differently, since the egg-and-butter boat does not survive a cold re-plate. A private jet menu for Tbilisi leans on local specialities such as khinkali, which need a proper oven and a sauce apart, and mtsvadi, grilled pork or lamb that re-plates well. Inflight menu choices from the Tbilisi region also include pkhali and badrijani nigvzit, walnut-based cold starters that suit a short sector. Private jet food here is herb-heavy: tarragon, coriander, blue fenugreek, with a walnut sauce travelling in its own pot. Ask for Georgian cheese boards, tomato and cucumber salad, and a Kakhetian wine pairing note for the crew to pass on.

What do you put on a tray at Tbilisi? Start from the Tbilisi region's table: sulguni and imeruli cheeses, lobio in a clay-style pot, chakhokhbili chicken, and fruit from Kakheti in season. Our private jet menu for Tbilisi treats local specialities as galley problems: which ones hold chilled, which go in the oven, which sauce stays apart. The inflight menu can be Georgian from first course to dessert, or a mix with international plates for guests who prefer them. Private jet food from here carries strong flavour, so we label walnut and dairy content on every lid for the seat plan.

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Georgian local specialities, khinkali and pkhali, packed for a Tbilisi private jet menu

01Khachapuri ImeruliCheese-filled round bread. Oven to refresh, serve in wedges.

02KhinkaliDumplings with broth. Oven, sauce apart, eaten by hand.

03MtsvadiGrilled pork or lamb skewers. Re-plate with onion and pomegranate.

04Pkhali and badrijaniWalnut vegetable starters. Chilled, flagged for nuts.

05ChakhokhbiliTomato and herb chicken stew. Oven, with bread beside it.

06Churchkhela and fruitWalnut and grape-must sweets with seasonal Kakheti fruit. Chilled.

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 · TbilisiTbilisi International Airport · UGTB

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

Tbilisi International sits at 1,624 ft and its summer afternoons run hot, so cold plates matter as much as the oven. Private jet catering here is built around what a business jet galley can hold: Georgian breads, grilled meats and boxed crew meals, handed over at the aircraft. Inflight catering and in-flight catering for UGTB follow your slot, your headcount and the diet card, and aviation catering for a long sector out of Tbilisi is packed to survive the climb. Business aviation catering, executive jet catering and diplomatic flight catering all run through the same galley-first brief, and cabin crew meals ride in their own labelled box.

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 on the apron at Tbilisi International UGTB awaiting private jet catering

Business aviationOur core

Business jet catering at Tbilisi International Airport for VIP flights

A typical Tbilisi brief is a corporate or charter flight with a fixed headcount and a short ground time. Business jet catering and corporate jet catering here mean one tray per guest, VIP flight catering for the owner's party, charter flight catering for managed aircraft, and luxury inflight catering that a private jet chef builds into a bespoke menu. Once the order is packed, the FBO catering for your UGTB turn is passed to your handling agent and taken out to the aircraft on your slot.

Official aircraft on the ramp at Tbilisi UGTB for government flight catering

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Government flight catering and aviation catering at Tbilisi International Airport (UGTB)

When an official aircraft lands at UGTB, the menu goes through the protocol office first. Government flight catering, head of state flight catering, VIP aviation catering and state visit aircraft catering share one rule: a named team, sealed packing and a handover your security staff can watch.

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

Cold Georgian platters with pkhali and cheese for a Tbilisi private jet menu, TBS

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Pkhali trio with pomegranate (private jet platters)Chilled

Sulguni and imeruli cheese boardChilled

Tomato, cucumber and walnut salad (gourmet inflight meals)Sauce apart

Churchkhela and dried fruit box (private jet snacks)Chilled

Hot khachapuri and mtsvadi plated for a Tbilisi inflight menu at UGTB

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Khachapuri Imeruli wedgesOven

Khinkali with tomato sauceSauce apart

Mtsvadi skewers with onionOven

Lobio with mchadi cornbreadOven

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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 & dietary requirements: in-flight catering at Tbilisi International Airport

Georgian cooking hides allergens in places a card can miss: walnut in cold sauces, sulguni and butter in the breads, wheat in the dumplings. Kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free, allergen free, kids meals and other special meals are built on a separate board, and every box is marked by seat number against your seat plan, with the diet card travelling beside it.

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 meal boxes and crew meals at Tbilisi International Airport

For pilots turning round at UGTB, we pack crew meals apart from guest trays. Flight crew meals, pilot meals and cockpit meals travel in crew meal boxes, crew catering is ordered on request, and different meals for pilots are prepared so captain and first officer never share a dish.

Meal passUGTB

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passUGTB

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Tbilisi International Airport terminal and apron, UGTB, Georgia, for FBO catering

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO delivery and FBO catering at Tbilisi International Airport (TBS)

Your handling agent at UGTB is the person who opens the airside gate, so we plan catering delivery to the FBO around their pass system. Ground handling catering, handling agent catering and FBO catering all end the same way: boxes handed over at the general aviation terminal, then taken to the aircraft.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

High loader and aircraft provisioning: aviation catering at Tbilisi International Airport

Tbilisi sees everything from light jets to large VIP airliners, and the aircraft decides how galley catering reaches the cabin. A narrowbody with a high door sits above a standard van, so airside catering delivery for those types needs a high loader; a light jet takes boxes by hand up the stairs. Tell us the type and aircraft provisioning at UGTB is planned around the door height and the galley you have.

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 airportUGTB / TBS

About Tbilisi International Airport (UGTB): aviation catering and general aviation

UGTB is the busiest airport in Georgia and a regular stop for business aircraft. Airport catering for private jets is arranged around the general aviation terminal, with ground handling services taking over once the boxes are at the FBO.

Business aviation

Tbilisi works as a business aviation hub for the Caucasus, with executive jet catering and business aviation catering flights arriving through the year. Diplomatic flight catering follows protocol; inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering are planned for each aircraft, and cabin crew meals are packed apart. FBO services and ground handling services run in parallel.

Customs & food import

Georgia controls imported meat and dairy at the border, so produce and prepared food arriving on an inbound leg may be refused. Catering packed for departure is sealed and handed to the handling agent, which keeps customs questions simple for the order.

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

“My order at Tbilisi International Airport covered a seafood starter and warm vegetable sides for 5 guests, with a practical service plan needed because of a short ground stop. I would discuss private jet food with them again, especially when packing arrangement needs careful coordination. The Galley Girls kept the starters separate from the finishing elements, which gave us control over the final presentation. The breakfast portions stayed together in one group, so another crew member could follow the same plating sequence.”

Rahul Y. | Government flight manager

Gulfstream G650

★★★★☆VIP AIRLINER

“I wanted mushroom risotto and a green salad for 4 guests at UGTB, packed sensibly for a cabin team dealing with a late menu amendment. For private jet meals, that attention to crew briefing made the order noticeably easier to manage. Our handling contact received the order details from The Galley Girls, including how the snack boxes had been grouped. We could account for the main courses before passing the boxes to the cabin team, without a lengthy unpacking exercise.”

Imran V. | Chief cabin officer

BBJ

★★★★★LARGE CABIN

“Between cabin checks at TBS, I coordinated prawn salad and small fruit plates for 9 guests and explained our concerns about an evening cabin service. The Galley Girls suggested compact food boxes for the side dishes, and that choice worked well with our storage arrangement. The main courses were easy to locate, leaving the crew free to focus on the remaining cabin preparation. The order made private jet menu feel manageable because the storage requirements had been considered beforehand.”

Clara J. | Chief flight attendant

Falcon 8X

Before you order at UGTBAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost at Tbilisi, and does the season change it?+

There is a Tbilisi pattern: warm months mean tomatoes, herbs and stone fruit at their best, while snow or fog months mean imported items. Private jet catering cost follows that choice, plus the menu and the guest count, and is agreed as a quote before your slot.

What is the lead time for private jet catering from Tbilisi, for the return leg?+

For a Tbilisi return flight, tell us the way-back date when you order the first leg. Lead time then depends on the dishes, such as khinkali needing more preparation than a cold plate, and last-minute orders are still handled.

What do customs mean for catering on a night or early departure at Tbilisi?+

Customs for a night departure from Tbilisi matter on the way in more than on the way out: meat and dairy brought into Georgia face limits, while sealed catering for an outbound flight goes through your handling agent. An early slot needs the handover agreed in advance.

Can you bring food on board at Tbilisi instead of ordering?+

You can, but the handling agent and airside access decide what reaches the aircraft. Food brought in from town has to clear security and, for meat or dairy, customs. Most crews find ordering catering sealed and delivered to the FBO easier than carrying it airside.

Is catering part of a charter into Tbilisi when the aircraft repositions empty?+

Charter contracts for Tbilisi cover the aircraft, not the food. When the cabin is empty on a short reposition, crew meals on request are the only catering needed, and they are ordered and invoiced separately.