Laoag City, Philippines · RPLI / LAO

Private jet catering at Laoag International Airport (RPLI / LAO), Laoag City

Catering to your aircraft in Laoag City.

RPLI runs on a few arrivals a day, which makes every order visible. We pack for the galley you actually have and label every box for the crew who serve it.

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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

Private jet catering with local specialities from Laoag City

Anyone building a private jet menu around Laoag City starts with Ilocos Norte Province, a region known for salt-cured and fried pork, vinegar, garlic and green papaya. The local specialities are heavy on flavour and light on fuss, which suits a galley with one oven.

Bagnet and Laoag longganisa are packed hot, with the dipping vinegar in a pot of its own. Empanada comes in a box and finishes in the oven. Pinakbet, the vegetable stew with squash, bitter melon and okra, works as a vegetarian inflight menu line and holds its shape when re-plated.

For the cold side of the private jet food list, we pack tomato and onion salad, fresh lumpia wraps, mango and dragon fruit cut for each seat. Native coffee, sugarcane vinegar and rice cakes close the menu. Each item carries its seat number and its finishing note.

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Ilocos empanada and bagnet, local specialities for a private jet menu at Laoag

01Ilocos empanadaOven. Crisp shell, filled with papaya, egg and longganisa.

02BagnetOven. Vinegar dip packed in a separate pot.

03Laoag longganisaOven. Garlicky, sliced at the galley.

04PinakbetOven. Vegetable stew, suits vegetarian seats.

05Fresh lumpiaChilled. Wrapped by seat, sauce apart.

06Dragon fruit and mangoChilled. Cut and boxed per passenger.

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 · Laoag CityLaoag International Airport · RPLI

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

Laoag City is the gateway to Ilocos Norte, and RPLI is a quiet field where a visiting jet is noticed by the whole apron. Private jet catering for LAO starts with the aircraft type and the galley, then moves to local food: bagnet, empanada, dragon fruit, native coffee. Inflight catering and in-flight catering orders reach the FBO or your handling agent at the aircraft. Aviation catering, business aviation catering, executive jet catering and diplomatic flight catering all go through the same simple order, and cabin crew meals are packed as a separate line.

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 at Laoag RPLI, executive jet catering delivered to the aircraft

Business aviationOur core

Business jet & VIP jet catering at Laoag International Airport

A business jet catering brief at Laoag is usually a short list of guests and a long one of preferences. Corporate jet catering here is mostly Philippine: grilled fish, adobo, pinakbet, fresh tropical fruit. VIP flight catering and charter flight catering follow the same route, with luxury inflight catering on request. A private jet chef writes a bespoke menu around the oven and drawers on your aircraft, and Ilocos produce gives it a local line.

Government flight at Laoag LAO, aviation catering for a state visit aircraft

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Government flight and VIP aviation catering at Laoag International Airport

Government flight catering at LAO is handled with discretion and a protocol check before anything is cooked. Head of state flight catering follows a named team and a traceable menu. VIP aviation catering and state visit aircraft catering use sealed packaging and fixed handover at the aircraft, with no names on the labels.

Inflight catering menu highlights at *Laoag International Airport* (RPLI)Or write your own, we cook it

Chilled lumpia and tropical fruit, private jet platters for Laoag RPLI

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Gourmet inflight meals cold starter of kinilaw-style fishChilled

Green mango and shrimp paste saladSauce apart

Private jet platters with cured meats and Ilocos cheeseRe-plate cold

Private jet snacks: banana chips and dried mangoChilled

Hot longganisa and pinakbet in oven trays, gourmet inflight meals at Laoag

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Gourmet inflight meals main of grilled bangus with calamansiOven

Chicken inasal with annatto oilOven

Pork adobo with garlic riceOven

Warm turon with caramel apartSauce apart

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A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet

PrincipalSealed

Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people

Special meals

Dietary requirements and aviation catering at Laoag International Airport (RPLI)

Dietary requests at Laoag are handled as a procedure, not a promise on a label. Ilocos cooking leans on shrimp paste, fish sauce and pork, so special meals are checked line by line with the kitchen before anything is cooked. A kosher meal stays sealed from the pack to the tray, and halal, vegan, gluten free, allergen free and kids meals are confirmed with the order and marked by seat.

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 Laoag International Airport (LAO)

For the crew landing at RPLI, crew catering is a separate line. Crew meals and flight crew meals are boxed by seat; pilot meals and cockpit meals are packed so they can be eaten in the seat. Crew meal boxes are ordered on request and billed like any other order, and different meals for pilots are offered whenever your policy requires.

Meal passRPLI

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passRPLI

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Laoag International Airport terminal, Ilocos Norte, airport catering at RPLI

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

Airport catering at the FBO or general aviation terminal, Laoag International Airport

At RPLI, the van goes to the apron with the handling agent, not through the terminal. FBO catering is signed for at the aircraft, catering delivery to the FBO follows your slot, and the general aviation terminal remains the point of contact. Ground handling catering and handling agent catering work the same way here as anywhere else.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Large cabin jet catering with a high loader at Laoag International Airport (LAO)

Laoag handles narrow-body and mid-size business jets comfortably, and larger aircraft are possible when the apron allows. Galley catering is planned from the aircraft type: door height, whether a high loader is needed, and how many drawers and ovens you actually have. Airside catering delivery goes through your handling agent and the FBO, with aircraft provisioning arranged around your slot and the heat 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 airportRPLI / LAO

About Laoag International Airport: business aviation and airport catering

Laoag International serves Laoag City and Ilocos Norte, a business aviation hub on a small scale, with scheduled traffic beside a trickle of general aviation. Airport catering here is simple: one terminal, a flat apron and a coastal climate. FBO services and ground handling services are modest but dependable, and tropical heat shapes how food is packed while the monsoon shapes which produce is available.

Business aviation

Laoag draws business aviation for resorts, wind farms and provincial visits, so FBO services and ground handling services stay uncomplicated for a visiting jet. Inflight catering and in-flight catering orders are short and specific, and aviation catering, business aviation catering and executive jet catering all follow the same plain brief. Diplomatic flight catering is cleared in advance, and cabin crew meals and crew meals are ordered with the flight.

Customs & food import

Philippine customs and the Bureau of Quarantine restrict fresh meat, dairy and produce brought in from abroad, a point every business aviation hub in the country shares. Food loaded in another country may be removed at Laoag, and the FBO services and ground handling services team can only release what has cleared inspection. Ordering locally is the cleaner route, and special meals travel sealed.

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

“With a family lunch request to consider at RPLI, we needed a practical way to serve vegetable tartlets and a dessert selection to 5 passengers. Our brief for flight catering services was met with a sensible plan for packing arrangement. The sandwiches supplied by The Galley Girls were straightforward to check against the written menu before the cabin handover. Keeping the snack boxes identifiable helped the colleague taking over service understand the order without another long explanation.”

Eva B. | FBO operator

Global 6000

★★★★☆VIP AIRLINER

“Good preparation made the difference at LAO, where 6 guests expected prawn salad and small fruit plates despite a changing departure schedule. We changed the quantities of breakfast portions, and The Galley Girls reflected the request in the final packing list. The note about the fruit plates was easy to spot, and we could brief the rest of the team quickly. For our team, the strongest part of their airline catering was how they handled meal organisation.”

Jack N. | Chief cabin officer — BBJ

ACJ320

★★★★★GOVERNMENT

“Packing a light pasta dish with grilled vegetables for 10 passengers at Laoag International Airport needed careful thought, especially given different crew meal preferences. The Galley Girls kept the fruit plates separate from the finishing elements, which gave us control over the final presentation. The main courses stayed together in one group, so another crew member could follow the same plating sequence. The galley preparation stood out more than any sales pitch about crew meals.”

Takumi Z. | Government flight manager

ACJ319

Asked before every RPLI slotAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost for a special-meal request at Laoag?+

Ask for the cost with the dietary list attached. Ilocos fish and shrimp products are common, so an allergen-free order is priced as a menu of its own, not as a surcharge on the standard one.

What is the lead time for a return leg ordered from Laoag?+

What makes the return leg easy here is the customs picture and the season of the produce, both known when you order. Lead time stays short for return orders, and last-minute requests are handled.

What do customs rules mean for a kosher or halal order at Laoag?+

The practical point on customs: foreign-loaded perishables may be taken off at Laoag. Orders for kosher, halal or allergen-free dishes placed locally avoid that problem.

Can you bring food on a return leg from Laoag?+

Some crews bring food and then have to give it up at inspection. A local order for the return leg avoids that, and sealed special meals are no problem.

Is catering part of a charter into Laoag?+

Is catering part of a charter into Laoag City? No. It is a separate order with its own invoice, and the dietary list decides what we cook.