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Private jet catering at İstanbul Airport (LTFM / IST), Istanbul

Catering to your aircraft in Istanbul.

İstanbul Airport sits on a Black Sea plateau with three parallel runway pairs, a general aviation apron that fills with Gulf and European operators, and a kitchen culture where bread, olive oil and grilled fish are the baseline. We cook and pack for your galley, labelled by seat, and hand it over at the aircraft on your slot.

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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

Inflight catering with the flavours of Istanbul (IST)

A private jet menu for Istanbul has to make room for two ideas at once: the street (simit, balik ekmek, lahmacun) and the formal table (meze, grilled sea bass, lamb with eggplant puree). We translate both for the galley. Street dishes become tidy plated courses, formal dishes are cooked ahead and finished in your oven, and nothing in the drawer needs a pan.

Season drives the produce. Spring brings artichokes and fava, summer figs and Aegean tomatoes, autumn quince and chestnut, winter citrus and leeks. Hazelnuts from the Black Sea coast and pistachio from the south-east appear in the desserts, and Turkish delight and dried apricot make up the private jet food for a longer sector. Local specialities from İstanbul Province sit beside whatever the passenger already likes from home.

Our former VIP flight attendants know how this travels: dips packed in sealed tubs, flatbreads wrapped in cloth to stay soft, grilled fish chilled and re-warmed gently, salads kept dry. The result is an inflight menu that reads like a table in Beyoglu, not a catering sheet.

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Turkish meze, grilled fish and baklava, local specialities for a private jet menu in İstanbul Province

01Mezze platterHummus, haydari, ezme, stuffed vine leaves; chilled, dressings in pots

02Grilled sea bassPacked on its own tray, lemon and herbs apart, oven finish

03Lamb kofte with pilafPilaf in a separate tin, yoghurt sauce on the side

04Turkish breakfast spreadCheeses, olives, eggs, honey with kaymak, simit; served cold

05Baklava and kadayifSyrup apart so the pastry stays crisp

06Turkish coffee serviceGround coffee, cezve-ready portions, cups listed with the tray

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 · Istanbulİstanbul Airport · LTFM

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

Winter crosswinds off the Black Sea and a ramp that swings between Gulf VIP arrivals and European corporate shuttles shape every order at LTFM. Private jet catering here means food that survives a holding pattern and still plates cleanly. Inflight catering for these flights is packed in drawers and trays your crew can find in the dark, and aviation catering for the apron follows the type, the seat plan and the slot you send us.

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 cabin set for private jet catering on a flight out of İstanbul Airport, IST

Business aviationOur core

Business jet & VIP jet catering at İstanbul Airport

Business jet catering at İstanbul Airport is usually written around a Gulf or European guest list. Corporate jet catering for these flights leans on halal by default, a menu of local fish and meze, and a few Western alternatives on request. VIP flight catering here includes charter flight catering for a late arrival and luxury inflight catering for the long sector out. Our private jet chef writes a bespoke menu around the aircraft, the guests and the cabin crew who will plate it.

Government flight catering tray with halal Turkish dishes prepared for a delegation at LTFM

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Diplomatic and state visit aviation catering in Istanbul (LTFM)

Government flight catering at İstanbul Airport is handled through protocol: the menu is cleared in advance and the team stays small and named. Head of state flight catering and VIP aviation catering follow the same discretion, and state visit aircraft catering is packed to be traceable by seat, with halal sourcing and a sealed route to the stand.

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

Chilled meze and cheese platter for private jet catering at İstanbul Airport

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters of meze, cheeses and olivesChilled

Lakerda with red onion and lemonChilled

Gourmet inflight meals starter: stuffed vine leaves with dill yoghurtSauce apart

Shepherd salad with sumac, dressed at the passSauce apart

Private jet snacks: roasted chickpeas, dried apricot and hazelnutChilled

Baklava and lokum boxRe-plate cold

Lamb kofte and pilaf packed for oven finish, hot inflight catering at LTFM Istanbul

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Grilled lamb kofte, pilaf and charred pepperOven

Sea bass with fennel and lemon butterOven

Manti with garlic yoghurtSauce apart

Iskender-style beef over pide, tomato sauce apartSauce apart

Lentil soup with lemon and breadOven

Imam bayildi with riceOven

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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 İstanbul Airport (LTFM)

Istanbul's kitchens make dietary work easier than most: halal is the default, kosher requests are met with a sealed, separately prepared box, and vegan food comes naturally from olive-oil vegetable dishes and pulses. Where allergens hide here is in tahini, nuts in desserts and shared grill surfaces, so gluten free, allergen free and special meals are cooked on their own boards, sealed and marked by seat. Kids meals are simple and familiar, such as pilaf, grilled chicken and fruit.

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 on request for flights from Istanbul (IST)

Crew catering for a rotation through LTFM is a line you add when you want it, and it appears on the invoice like every other dish. Flight crew meals and cabin crew meals can be hot or cold, boxed so they eat from a lap in the cockpit or on a jumpseat. Pilot meals are packed as two different dishes, so the captain and first officer never share one, and different meals for pilots are simply written on the order against each seat. Cockpit meals travel with marked lids and a fork that does not clatter, and crew meal boxes for a late arrival are packed on request, never added without you knowing.

Meal passLTFM

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passLTFM

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

İstanbul Airport, LTFM, general aviation apron seen from the FBO in Istanbul, Turkey

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO catering at İstanbul Airport (IST): delivery to your aircraft

Handover for FBO catering at LTFM depends on who opens which door. Catering delivery to the FBO is arranged with the handling agent, the general aviation terminal gives access to the apron, and ground handling catering follows the stand assigned for your slot. Handling agent catering is the part you do not need to chase.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Aircraft provisioning for large cabins: airport catering at İstanbul Airport

Large-cabin visitors to LTFM, from Bombardier Globals to bizliners, are loaded by high loader at the stand the handling agent gives you. Galley catering for these types is packed in carts and drawers sized to the aircraft, with airside catering delivery coordinated through the handling agent so the vehicle reaches the right door. Aircraft provisioning on a bigger cabin means more trays, so we ask for the tail and the galley configuration before we pack.

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 airportLTFM / IST

About İstanbul Airport: business aviation and airport catering

İstanbul Airport opened as the new hub for the city and is also a major base for general aviation. Airport catering here covers a large apron, three terminal zones and a busy schedule across Europe, Asia and Africa. Business aviation uses the general aviation terminal and its FBO, and the catering follows the same route.

Business aviation

The hub position of İstanbul Airport makes it a natural stop for business aviation catering, from executive jet catering for a Gulf-to-Europe leg to diplomatic flight catering for an official party. Inflight catering and in-flight catering for cabin crew meals and passengers are packed the same way: labelled, sealed and re-plated in the galley. Aviation catering for a business aviation hub means the order arrives before the aircraft does, and FBO services plus ground handling services complete the picture.

Customs & food import

Turkey restricts the import of meat, dairy and fresh produce from abroad, and leftovers from earlier legs may be inspected or disposed of on arrival. For catering ordered here, we pack sealed and labelled so customs and the handling agent can see what is on board. For the return leg, tell us the destination so we pack to its rules too.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

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★★★★★

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

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★★★★★LIGHT JET

“Rather than an elaborate service at İstanbul Airport, our 6 guests wanted vegetable tartlets and a dessert selection, organised sensibly around an evening cabin service. The sandwiches came from The Galley Girls in individual containers, with a packing list that matched the contents. I could hand the breakfast portions to a colleague with a short explanation instead of unpacking the whole order. My search for "private jet catering near me" led to a practical conversation about storage requirements.”

Mathilde D. | VIP flight attendant

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★★★★★LARGE CABIN

“I wanted vegetarian wraps and colourful salads for 5 guests at LTFM, packed sensibly for a cabin team dealing with a revised passenger count. With several people involved, The Galley Girls kept the crew provisions and delivery arrangements together in a concise order update. I appreciated the emphasis on storage requirements throughout the private jet catering menu arrangements. We could account for the sauces before passing the boxes to the cabin team, without a lengthy unpacking exercise.”

Tiago L. | Chief flight attendant

Falcon 8X

★★★★★VIP AIRLINER

“Service planning came first at IST, with 4 passengers choosing a selection of petits fours and sandwiches and an evening cabin service influencing our preparation. This experience of private aviation catering gave us a useful reference for managing catering handover on another departure. After a final adjustment to the sauces, The Galley Girls gave us one revised order summary to work from. There was no need to reconstruct the sandwiches quantities from several messages during the final departure checks.”

Leo J. | Chief cabin officer — BBJ

ACJ319

Questions crews ask about IstanbulAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost for a delegation flight into Istanbul?+

Price is built from what you order for this flight, so a government or official delegation into İstanbul Airport is quoted after we know the passenger list. Protocol items, halal certification and extra crew meals add lines; a simple cold platter does not. There is no standard figure we can give before we see the menu you want.

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

Empty positioning flights into İstanbul Airport can be served with a small crew order. Fresh fish, seasonal items and anything cooked to order is better with some notice, and last-minute orders are handled where the kitchen allows.

Do customs rules affect private jet catering at İstanbul Airport, for the return leg?+

Food ordered here for the way back is part of the stores for the next flight. Customs on arrival abroad decide what may stay on board, and we pack in sealed, clearly labelled containers so nothing needs unpacking at the stand.

Can you bring food of your own onto the aircraft at İstanbul Airport?+

Technically yes, though customs here treat foreign meat, dairy and fruit with caution. For anything beyond personal snacks we recommend a local order, which arrives sealed and documented.

Is catering part of a charter into İstanbul Airport?+

No. Catering is not part of the charter: you order it separately and it is invoiced on its own. For crew whose duty time is counting while they wait in Istanbul, we can arrange hot or cold meals handed over at the stand.