Punjab · Lahore · OPLA / LHE

Private jet catering at Allama Iqbal International Airport (OPLA / LHE), Lahore

Catering to your aircraft in Lahore.

Lahore sits at 712 ft on the Punjab plain, and a business jet here usually arrives for a family visit, a wedding week or a delegation, with a halal galley brief written before the wheels are down. We cook and pack for the aircraft you actually fly, and crew meals are available on request.

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

What Lahore brings to your in-flight catering (LHE)

Start with how Lahore actually eats, and the private jet menu writes itself: mutton karahi finished with ginger and green chilli, nihari cooked slowly and sealed hot, daal makhani that holds its texture. These are Punjab local specialities that tolerate a galley oven far better than delicate plated food.

For the inflight menu, we separate what must stay crisp from what must stay soft. Samosas and pakoras travel dry with chutney apart; naan and paratha are wrapped in layers and warmed in the aircraft. Private jet food for a Lahore departure often includes fresh fruit from the Punjab seasons, with mango in summer and kinnow citrus in winter.

Drinks and sweets round it out: lassi in sealed bottles, doodh patti chai in a thermos for the crew, and gajar halwa or kheer portioned by seat. If the guests want something lighter, grilled fish or a simple dal with rice is easy to pack, and the galley sees nothing it cannot handle.

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Punjabi local specialities packed for a private jet menu at Lahore (OPLA)

01Lahori charghaWhole marinated chicken, fried and glazed. Pack dry, finish in the oven, carve per seat.

02NihariSlow-cooked beef shank stew. Sealed hot, sauce stays in the tray, naan packed apart.

03Seekh kebabGrilled minced meat skewers. Wrapped dry, chutney in its own pot.

04Gajar halwaWinter carrot dessert, packed chilled and portioned by seat.

05LassiSweet or salted, sealed bottles, kept cold in the drawer.

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 · LahoreAllama Iqbal International Airport · OPLA

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

Winter fog on the Punjab plain decides a lot of the schedule at Lahore, and it decides what a galley can safely carry. Private jet catering at Allama Iqbal International (OPLA / LHE) is built for that: sealed hot trays, cold plates that hold, and labels a crew can read in the half-light of a jumpseat. Inflight catering and in-flight catering here lean halal by default, and aviation catering for business aviation catering clients follows the same logic, with executive jet catering and diplomatic flight catering menus cleared in advance. Cabin crew meals are ordered on request and invoiced with the rest.

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 catering prepared for a business jet departing Lahore (LHE), trays staged by seat

Business aviationOur core

Private jet catering for business flights from Lahore (OPLA)

A business jet leaving Lahore is rarely a quiet one: families, colleagues and associates board together, and the brief is about quantity and warmth. Our business jet catering and corporate jet catering at OPLA is built around that, with VIP flight catering for the front cabin and charter flight catering for operators who need predictable packing. A private jet chef writes a bespoke menu around halal Punjabi cooking, and luxury inflight catering goes to the galley sealed and labelled.

Government flight catering set for a state delegation at Allama Iqbal International, Lahore

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Head of state and government inflight catering at Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE)

State and delegation flights at Lahore ask for care before anything else. Government flight catering and head of state flight catering are handled through named contacts, with menus cleared by protocol before they are cooked. VIP aviation catering at OPLA and state visit aircraft catering keep traceability on each tray, with discretion about who flew and what they ate.

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

Chilled private jet platters and snacks for a Lahore (LHE) departure

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters of kebab, chutney and sliced saladChilled

Gourmet inflight meals: mango and kinnow fruit plate (seasonal)Chilled

Private jet snacks: samosa, pakora and dried fruit boxesRe-plate cold

Chicken tikka salad with mint raitaSauce apart

Gajar halwa or kheer, portioned by seatChilled

Hot Punjabi dishes sealed for gourmet inflight meals at Lahore airport

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Mutton karahi with ginger and green chilliOven

Nihari with naan wrapped apartSauce apart

Daal makhani with steamed basmatiOven

Chicken biryani with raita on the sideOven

Lahori chargha, carved per seatOven

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A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet

PrincipalSealed

Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people

Special meals

Kosher, halal, vegan and gluten free in-flight catering at Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE)

At Lahore most menus are halal by default, so the work is in the details: gluten-free guests who cannot touch the local naan and paratha, kosher requests that need sealed trays from the start, vegan plates built around dal and vegetables, and allergen free packing for nuts and dairy, which run through Punjabi sweets and sauces. Special meals and kids meals are marked by seat and carried on a separate board.

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 for pilots and cabin crew at Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE)

Pilot meals at Lahore are ordered on request and invoiced like the rest of the order, never folded into the guest bill. A Lahore rotation in warm weather can mean a long wait at the stand, so crew catering is packed to hold: rice and a curry in one box for the captain, a grilled plate for the first officer, different meals for pilots whenever the operator asks for it. Cockpit meals are boxed to be eaten one-handed, flight crew meals carry the rotation on the lid, and crew meal boxes are marked CREW so nobody opens a guest tray by mistake. Cabin crew get the same labelling, packed for the jumpseat.

Meal passOPLA

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passOPLA

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Allama Iqbal International Airport (OPLA) in Lahore, Punjab, seen from the business aviation apron

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO catering and handling agent delivery at Allama Iqbal International Airport

FBO catering at Lahore is a handover problem more than a cooking one. Catering delivery to the FBO is arranged through the handling agent, and ground handling catering sits inside the slot you have been given. Handling agent catering at the general aviation terminal means one named contact and a clear door, so trays reach the aircraft without being sorted on the ramp.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Aircraft provisioning and airport catering at Allama Iqbal International Airport (OPLA)

Galley catering for a large aircraft at Lahore starts with the type and the airside route to the stand. Airside catering delivery is arranged through your handling agent, and larger cabins mean aircraft provisioning from a high loader, with trays staged by galley position. We confirm door height and galley layout before packing, so nothing is re-sorted on the apron.

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 airportOPLA / LHE

About Allama Iqbal International Airport (OPLA): aviation catering and general aviation

Allama Iqbal International serves Lahore and the Punjab, and it handles a steady flow of business aviation alongside commercial traffic. Airport catering here deals with warm summers, winter fog and the general aviation terminal's access rules. For operators, that means planning delivery around a slot and a named contact instead of leaving it to chance.

Business aviation

As a business aviation hub, Lahore sees a lot of wedding-season traffic and delegation visits. Private jet catering for those flights is usually halal and generous. Inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering follow the same standard, with business aviation catering and executive jet catering for corporate clients. Diplomatic flight catering is handled through protocol, and cabin crew meals are ordered on request and invoiced with the rest. FBO services and ground handling services fit around the slot you are given.

Customs & food import

Pakistan applies customs rules to imported food, with meat, dairy and fresh produce drawing the most attention. In practice, a return-leg menu is best ordered at Lahore and sealed there, so the galley carries no foreign food through inspection. Tell us the route and we pack accordingly.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

5.0 / 5

★★★★★

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

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★★★★★BUSINESS JET

“On this departure from OPLA, 10 passengers had chosen a mezze selection with flatbreads, and a changing departure schedule needed to be reflected in the order. My main takeaway from this aviation catering order was the practical approach to galley preparation. I asked The Galley Girls to review the main courses quantities against the passenger brief, and the proposed portions made sense. We also checked the canapés before approval, which helped avoid a second round of questions later in the preparation.”

Benjamin N. | FBO operator

Global 7500

★★★★★GOVERNMENT

“Timing and organisation mattered at LHE, where our order of vegetable tartlets and a dessert selection for 7 people involved an evening cabin service. I wanted clear identification on the fruit plates; The Galley Girls made the packing arrangement easy to compare with the order. The breakfast portions were also listed clearly, which made it easier to pass instructions between crew members during preparation. My main takeaway from this aviation catering services order was the practical approach to final order confirmation.”

Irena C. | Government flight manager

Gulfstream G650

★★★★★VIP AIRLINER

“Nothing about the 11 guest order at Allama Iqbal International Airport called for excess complexity: just mini sandwiches and individual desserts and sensible planning for a tight boarding window. I needed the snack boxes checked against the revised brief; The Galley Girls answered without sending us through another lengthy exchange. There was no need to reconstruct the sandwiches quantities from several messages during the final departure checks. I want an aviation catering company to understand portion planning, and this order gave us a useful starting point.”

Anders A. | Chief cabin officer — BBJ

ACJ320

Asked before every OPLA slotAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost at Lahore?+

A wedding-season trip with a full cabin of eight asks for different food than a two-person executive run. We price the Lahore order by the dishes on it: bread, grills, curries, sweets. That is how private jet catering cost stays readable and honest.

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

If your passenger count moves on the day, the order moves with it. We keep the menu flexible so extra covers can be added; last-minute orders are handled with the same labelling and packing.

What are the customs rules for catering into Lahore?+

The practical rule is simple: what you plan to eat on the way back should be bought at Lahore, not carried in. Our packing comes sealed and labelled, so inspection is a short check.

Can you bring food on board in Lahore?+

Bringing food is possible, but the slot decides how practical it is. A short ground stop leaves no room to repack, so we hand over trays ready to load.

Is catering part of a charter into Lahore?+

It is a separate order. If your flight has two services, we pack both and label them by service, then bill them together on a food invoice, apart from the charter.