Riyadh Region · Thumamah · OETH

Private jet catering at Thumamah Airport (OETH), Thumamah

Catering to your aircraft in Thumamah.

OETH is a plateau airfield where the season sets the traffic: winter weekends fill the apron, summer pushes departures to the edges of the day. From Thumamah, we send food to the aircraft for the crew who has to 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

The Thumamah table, packed for private jet catering

Thumamah belongs to the Riyadh Region, and the private jet menu here leans on what the Najd eats at a long table: lamb, rice, dates, cardamom coffee. Our inflight menu for Thumamah Airport turns these local specialities into private jet food that travels: kabsa rice packed apart from the lamb so it does not steam itself soft, and mutton cut for the plate rather than for the pot.

Dates are the first thing Saudi guests expect on a private jet platter, and Thumamah is no different: Khalas and Sukkari in a sealed box, with Arabic coffee in a flask and the cardamom held in a pouch. Gourmet inflight meals follow, hot dishes finished in your oven, private jet snacks for the short hops between desert camps. These local specialities of the Riyadh Region are written onto the private jet menu for Thumamah, one dish at a time, with the galley in mind.

Hospitality in the Riyadh Region is generous by default, so a Thumamah order often arrives with more dishes than seats. We adjust: private jet platters cut to the passenger count, sambousek and mutabbaq as private jet snacks, and gourmet inflight meals sized for a galley that has one oven and one drawer. The inflight menu for Thumamah keeps every local speciality labelled with how it should be finished on board.

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Local specialities and private jet food of the Riyadh Region, packed for a flight from Thumamah

01Lamb kabsaOven. Rice packed apart from the lamb.

02Khalas date platterChilled. Dates with cardamom coffee in a flask.

03MutabbaqOven. Stuffed pastry, crisp when finished in your galley.

04Grilled lamb koftaSauce apart. Skewers cut for the plate.

05Fattoush saladChilled. Dressing in its own pot, bread packed dry.

06Umm AliOven. Warm milk pastry dessert.

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 · ThumamahThumamah Airport · OETH

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

Out on the plateau north of the Saudi capital's dry belt, OETH is a field that wakes up in the cool months. Private jet catering for Thumamah follows the guests: dates and coffee for the cabin, cold platters for hot afternoons, hot plates finished in your own oven. In-flight catering, executive jet catering and business aviation catering are ordered with the tail and the slot, aviation catering is handed to the FBO, and diplomatic flight catering and cabin crew meals are handled as their own orders.

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 catering for a light jet on the apron at Thumamah Airport OETH

Business aviationOur core

Private jet catering in Thumamah for business and VIP flights (OETH)

A corporate jet catering order for Thumamah often starts with guests heading for a desert estate: business jet catering for four to eight passengers, a private jet chef writing a bespoke menu around dates, lamb and light salads, and charter flight catering for operators who do not know the field. Luxury inflight catering here means food that survives a galley with one oven, VIP flight catering is handled as a sealed order, and the menu is cleared before anything is cooked.

Government flight catering and head of state flight catering at Thumamah OETH, Saudi Arabia

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Private jet catering for government and royal flights at Thumamah Airport (OETH)

Government flight catering at Thumamah is handled as a protocol order: head of state flight catering and state visit aircraft catering are cooked from a menu cleared in advance, packed with traceability, and handed over without names. VIP aviation catering for delegations comes with the same discipline, a named team, and no ambiguity at the aircraft.

The jet catering menu at *Thumamah Airport* (OETH)Or write your own, we cook it

Cold private jet platters of dates and fruit for an OETH Thumamah flight

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters of Khalas dates and fruitChilled

Fattoush salad with sumac dressingSauce apart

Hummus, mutabal and warm breadChilled

Labneh with olive oil and za'atarChilled

Cold mezze for gourmet inflight mealsRe-plate cold

Private jet snacks: dates, nuts, dried apricotsChilled

Hot gourmet inflight meals, lamb kabsa and pastries, for Thumamah OETH

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Lamb kabsa with toasted nutsOven

Grilled chicken with lemon and garlicSauce apart

Sambousek cheese pastriesOven

Mutabbaq stuffed pastryOven

Gourmet inflight meals: seared sea bass with herb riceSauce apart

Umm Ali warm dessertOven

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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 Thumamah Airport

For OETH, special meals mean thinking about the local table: wheat in the pastries, sesame in the dips, ghee in the rice. Kosher, halal, vegan and gluten free orders are cooked separately, allergen free dishes are sealed with the seat number, and kids meals are simple and clearly marked.

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 and cockpit meals in Thumamah (OETH)

For an OETH rotation, crew catering means something simple, filling, and easy to eat between tasks. Crew meals and flight crew meals are on request and invoiced as part of the order, pilot meals are cooked separately, and cockpit meals are packed in crew meal boxes with a seat label. If the operator's policy asks for it, we cook different meals for pilots.

Meal passOETH

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passOETH

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Thumamah Airport OETH in the Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia, seen from the apron

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

Airport catering at the FBO or general aviation terminal, Thumamah Airport

At Thumamah, FBO catering means food handed over at the general aviation terminal or by your handling agent. Catering delivery to the FBO is arranged with your ground handling team, ground handling catering follows airside access rules, and handling agent catering is planned with the tail and the slot. We hand it over at the aircraft on your slot.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Aircraft provisioning for large cabins: airport catering at Thumamah Airport

Aircraft provisioning at OETH depends on the type: a small jet needs hands and a trolley, a large cabin needs a high loader. Galley catering is then sized for the galley that is on board, and airside catering delivery follows the handling agent's access.

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 airportOETH

General aviation and airport catering at Thumamah Airport (OETH)

Thumamah Airport (OETH) is a general aviation field in the Riyadh Region at 1,870 ft, used mainly by private and business flights. Airport catering here is small in scale and big in detail: the terminal is simple, the apron is open, and the weather is dry and hot for most of the year.

Business aviation

As a business aviation hub, Thumamah sees most activity from October to March, when private flights bring guests to the desert. Inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering for these flights follow the seat plan; business aviation catering and executive jet catering are ordered with the tail. Diplomatic flight catering and cabin crew meals are separate orders, planned with the FBO services and ground handling services on the field.

Customs & food import

Saudi Arabia is strict about what enters the country and the aircraft: no pork, no alcohol, halal sourcing for meat. Fresh produce and dairy are accepted when sealed and labelled, and customs expect a clear description of the load. We prepare the order to these rules so the handover is simple.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

5.0 / 5

★★★★★

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

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★★★★★GOVERNMENT

“Having 7 guests request roasted vegetable bowls with separate dressings at Thumamah Airport meant planning the portions carefully while accounting for limited fridge space. I asked The Galley Girls for the sandwiches in divided catering boxes, with garnishes supplied separately for plating on board. When comparing aviation catering companies, I would look closely at crew briefing after this experience. Keeping the sauces aside until service helped preserve the presentation while we dealt with the boarding tasks.”

Manon O. | Government flight manager

Falcon 7X

★★★★★BUSINESS JET

“One detail shaped our order at OETH: limited fridge space, alongside a request for a seafood starter and warm vegetable sides for 10 passengers. For flight catering, that attention to packing arrangement made the order noticeably easier to manage. The Galley Girls gave us an update on the fruit plates before the handover, which helped us organise the cabin checks. The cabin team could match the crew provisions to the request before moving on to the remaining departure tasks.”

Laura C. | VIP flight attendant

Challenger 650

★★★★★LIGHT JET

“Good preparation made the difference at Thumamah Airport, where 3 guests expected fresh fruit and breakfast pastries despite a small galley worktop. The packing arrangement stood out more than any sales pitch about flight catering services. We discussed the dimensions before confirming; The Galley Girls grouped the salads into compact food boxes that were easy to handle. We placed the crew provisions in their planned storage area without first having to reorganise all the catering boxes.”

Nikita K. | VIP flight attendant

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Thumamah in five questionsAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost at Thumamah?+

Two orders for the same flight can price very differently: a cold lunch for six handed over at the FBO versus a four-course hot service that needs the handling agent and airside access. Tell us which one you want and how many are flying, and the quote follows that.

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

For Thumamah, think in terms of season rather than a countdown: the cool months are busy, summer departures move to the edges of the day, and dust can reschedule anything. Tell us the window you are watching and we prepare for it; last-minute orders are handled 24/7.

What about customs for inflight catering in Thumamah?+

Customs rules in the Kingdom decide what we can put on the plate: no pork, no alcohol, and halal sourcing for meat. Local products such as Khalas dates, cardamom coffee and lamb pass without trouble. The consequence for your galley is simple: a fully compliant load, handed over at the FBO.

Can you bring food on board at Thumamah, for example for a special meal request?+

Bringing your own food is allowed, yet special meals are where a plan goes wrong: a nut allergy, a kosher plate, a child who eats nothing but plain rice. We cook those meals separately, seal them, and hand them over with the guest meals so there is no cross-contact.

Is catering part of a charter into Thumamah?+

No, the charter contract does not cover catering. If the leg is long enough for two services, the order has two parts: a main meal and a lighter one later. Both are quoted and invoiced like any other order, and handed to the aircraft at Thumamah.