Catering to your aircraft in Al Damaikhi.
Heat on the apron, flat desert all around, and a handover at the FBO: that is OKAS. We pack the trays to wait, label them by seat, and your crew re-plates from the galley.
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.
Fourteen years on VIP and head-of-state cabins. Can plate for twelve in a G650 galley and still land it hot.
The one who reads every diet card twice. If it says no cross-contact, it means no cross-contact.
Answers at 5 a.m. when the leg moved overnight. Same-day swaps are her love language.
Kuwait's table is built on rice, spice and slow cooking, and several dishes travel better than you would expect. Machboos, the spiced rice with chicken or lamb, holds well in a sealed tray and comes out of the oven as it went in. Local specialities like jireesh and murabyan suit a private jet menu when the guests want something from the region, and a Kuwaiti inflight menu usually starts with dates and Arabic coffee at the door.
For private jet food at OKAS in Al Jahra Governorate, we split the local specialities by how they survive a galley. Machboos and harees go hot, sauce apart where there is one. Fattoush, hummus and tabbouleh go chilled for a cold board. Private jet platters of grilled meats, flatbread and fresh fruit work for a mixed cabin, and dates with cardamom coffee close the meal.
Tail, pax, diets, timing. One message — no portal, no quote form. Answered at any hour, by a flight attendant.
Leak-proof boxes, marked by guest and restriction, with reheating times written on the lid.
Two minutes out of the drawer. Whatever you ordered for the crew comes in the same delivery, and one clean invoice follows.
Dust and heat define the working season at OKAS, in Al Damaikhi, Al Jahra Governorate. Private jet catering here means sealed lids, chilled items kept apart and a clear handover at the FBO. We cover in-flight catering for charter and VIP movements, with business aviation catering, executive jet catering, diplomatic flight catering and cabin crew meals ordered the same way as any other trip.
Business jet catering at OKAS usually serves a small cabin on a tight turnaround. Corporate jet catering means two or three guests, a hot main and a cold starter, a bespoke menu written around the galley. VIP flight catering and charter flight catering for Ali Al Salem come from a private jet chef who plans for luxury inflight catering in desert heat: citrus, herbs, chilled water, and rice dishes that reheat cleanly.
Official movements through OKAS need menus approved in advance and food that is sealed and traced. We provide government flight catering and head of state flight catering for delegations, VIP aviation catering for senior passengers, and state visit aircraft catering with no names on labels, only seat numbers.
Kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free and allergen free meals each need their own board and box at OKAS, since rice, nuts and sesame turn up across Kuwaiti cooking. Special meals are packed apart from guest trays and kids meals follow the same rule. We label by seat and restriction.
A sheet per guest. Separate boards, separate boxes.
Sealed, certificate in the same box.
Their own menu, nothing to cut at altitude.
Vegan, low-carb, light — composed, never compromised.
Crew meals at OKAS are ordered on request and invoiced like the rest, packed so the crew can eat on a short turnaround. Flight crew meals and pilot meals come as boxes marked CREW, with different meals for pilots when policy asks. Crew catering for cockpit meals means lids that open one-handed and crew meal boxes that hold in the drawer, plus cabin crew meals for the rest of the team.
At OKAS, FBO catering is handed over where your aircraft is handled. Catering delivery to the FBO goes through your handling agent, who clears airside access at the general aviation terminal. Ground handling catering runs on your slot, and handling agent catering is arranged the same way as anywhere else.
Larger cabins at Ali Al Salem raise the question of door height and the high loader. We plan galley catering around the aircraft, make airside catering delivery through the handler, and carry out aircraft provisioning in the order the galley accepts it.
Mention it when you orderCertified, inspected, with cold-chain records filed against your trip.
Whichever terminal you park at, handover is at the aircraft, on your slot.
Allergen sheet per guest, halal and kosher on request, sealed and labelled.
Itemised and trip-report ready, sent after the leg.
OKAS has a long runway on flat desert ground, 472 ft above sea level. Airport catering for general aviation traffic is arranged ahead with the FBO services or ground handling services in place. Movements are planned around base operations, not around the commercial timetable.
Business aviation hub is a fair label for OKAS only in the sense that dignitaries and charter aircraft use it. Inflight catering and in-flight catering here lean on aviation catering rules for restricted bases. Business aviation catering, executive jet catering and diplomatic flight catering are common requests, as are cabin crew meals for long rotations.
Food imported into Kuwait faces tight rules, and pork and alcohol are out. Provisioned stores for the aircraft pass through the handling agent. Tell us the destination for a return leg and we adjust the order to what the next country allows.
Average rating from the cabin crew and pilots we cater for.
“Passenger preferences led us to mini sandwiches and individual desserts at Ali Al Salem Air Base; 7 portions were needed, with a tight boarding window factored into preparation. With several people involved, The Galley Girls kept the main courses and delivery arrangements together in a concise order update. The sandwiches went straight to the right colleague instead of circulating between several people during the turnaround. I want an inflight catering company to understand galley preparation, and this order gave us a useful starting point.”
“On this departure from OKAS, 3 passengers had chosen a breakfast basket with individual preserves, and a revised passenger count needed to be reflected in the order. We discussed the dimensions before confirming; The Galley Girls grouped the sandwiches into sealed meal containers that were easy to handle. Separating the sauces from the first service items helped us avoid opening boxes we did not yet need. When comparing inflight catering companies, I would look closely at portion planning after this experience.”
“Nothing about the 7 guest order at Ali Al Salem Air Base called for excess complexity: just smoked salmon bagels and sliced fruit and sensible planning for a small galley worktop. The Galley Girls understood why we wanted the main courses readily accessible instead of spread across several different boxes. The order made in-flight catering services feel manageable because the final order confirmation had been considered beforehand. The sauces were reserved for the next stage, so the worktop stayed clear while we prepared the initial dishes.”
Start with the galley: how many ovens, how much drawer space. At OKAS a mid-size jet usually wants one hot main and a cold starter per guest. How much does private jet catering cost depends on that menu and the count of guests, and we price each order line by line before you confirm.
Heat shifts operations at OKAS toward early and late slots, so the lead time conversation starts with when you actually leave. We keep orders open to slot changes and handle last-minute requests, with hot dishes finished only at service.
For a return leg ordered from OKAS, customs depends on what you bring into the next country rather than what we load. Provisioning stays with the aircraft and the handling agent. Pork and alcohol are not part of a Kuwaiti order, which keeps customs simple on departure.
Night operations at OKAS mean quiet roads and closed shops, so personal food has to come with you from far away. Can you bring food is permitted, though a handover from us avoids the hassle and the allergen risk.
Is catering part of a charter from Kuwait? A charter price pays for the flight; meals are a separate order. Because Ali Al Salem has restricted airside access, your handling agent confirms the vehicle and the slot before we deliver.
Tail, pax and diets — a flight attendant takes it from there, day or night.
