LFBZ / BIQ · Biarritz Pays Basque · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Private jet catering at Biarritz Pays Basque airport (LFBZ / BIQ), Biarritz

Catering to your aircraft in Biarritz.

Atlantic air, a short runway and a busy August: Biarritz Pays Basque asks for catering that travels well. We cook, pack and label it for your galley, and hand it to the FBO.

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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

Regional dishes of Biarritz for jet catering at BIQ

The Basque coast gives a private jet menu at Biarritz a clear identity. Our inflight menu draws on Nouvelle-Aquitaine and the Pays Basque: Bayonne ham sliced thin, ventrèche, Espelette pepper, piquillo peppers stuffed with cod brandade, Ossau-Iraty sheep cheese with black cherry jam. Private jet food from the Atlantic leans on hake, sea bream and tuna from Saint-Jean-de-Luz. Among local specialities, gâteau basque travels well and keeps its shape in a drawer. Private jet platters are built for the seat plan, gourmet inflight meals finish in the galley oven, and private jet snacks go to the cabin in sealed boxes: chistorra bites, marcona almonds, canelés from Bordeaux. Every dish is described with how it finishes on board, so the galley you have decides what leaves the kitchen.

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Basque local specialities for a private jet menu: Bayonne ham, piquillo peppers and gâteau basque, Biarritz

01Jambon de Bayonne platterChilled, sliced by seat

02Piquillo peppers with cod brandadeOven, sauce apart

03Ossau-Iraty with black cherry jamRe-plate cold

04Ttoro fish stewOven, bread apart

05Gâteau basqueChilled, whole or by slice

06Piperade with Espelette pepperOven, eggs apart

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 · BiarritzBiarritz Pays Basque airport · LFBZ

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Biarritz Pays Basque airport (LFBZ)

August at BIQ means G7-style security weeks, surf-season charters and families in light jets. We build private jet catering for that mix: pintxos-style cold plates, ttoro-inspired fish stews, Basque cheesecake. Whether the order is inflight catering for a four-seat turboprop or business aviation catering for a midsize cabin, the galley decides the menu. Executive jet catering, diplomatic flight catering and cabin crew meals are arranged the same way, with in-flight catering handed over at the aircraft by the FBO or handling agent.

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 delivered plane-side at Biarritz Pays Basque (BIQ)

Business aviationOur core

Business jet & VIP jet catering at Biarritz Pays Basque airport

A typical Biarritz brief is a midsize jet carrying a family or a small team, with a corporate jet catering order built around a cold first service and one hot dish. Business jet catering at BIQ draws on Basque ham, piquillo and fish, VIP flight catering follows the cabin layout, and charter flight catering is adapted to short rotations. Luxury inflight catering here means a private jet chef writing a bespoke menu around what the galley can finish.

Government flight catering handed over at the aircraft at Biarritz LFBZ

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

State visit and VIP aviation catering at Biarritz Pays Basque airport

When an official delegation lands at LFBZ, the menu is cleared by protocol first. Government flight catering uses ingredients we can trace, packed in sealed boxes. For head of state flight catering, one contact handles the whole order. VIP aviation catering and state visit aircraft catering are delivered at the aircraft with minimal handling.

Menu highlights for private jet catering at *Biarritz Pays Basque airport*Or write your own, we cook it

Private jet platters with Bayonne ham and Ossau-Iraty cheese, Biarritz LFBZ

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters: Bayonne ham, ventrèche, Ossau-IratyChilled

Gourmet inflight meals: marinated tuna with piquillo and EspeletteRe-plate cold

Private jet snacks: chistorra bites, marcona almonds, canelésChilled

Tomato and sheep cheese salad, basil oil apartSauce apart

Gâteau basque, cherry or creamChilled

Gourmet inflight meals, hake with piperade, oven-ready for a private jet at Biarritz

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Hake with piperade and potatoesOven

Ttoro Basque fish stew with grilled breadOven

Duck breast, cep sauce in its own potSauce apart

Axoa of veal, Espelette pepperOven

Chicken basquaise 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

Special meals & dietary requirements: in-flight catering at Biarritz Pays Basque airport

Special meals at Biarritz follow the Basque kitchen, where pork, shellfish and nuts hide in more dishes than you expect: chistorra, ventrèche, brandade, almond cakes. Kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free, allergen free and kids meals are cooked separately, sealed and marked by seat, so nothing shares a board with a passenger tray by mistake. Tell us the restriction and the seat plan; we answer with a menu cleared before anything is cooked.

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 Biarritz (LFBZ)

At BIQ a crew often waits out a guest stay, so crew meals are a separate, on-request item, billed as any dish. Flight crew meals come hot or cold, pilot meals are split by dish, and crew catering is written to the duty time. Cockpit meals are easy to eat from a tray, crew meal boxes carry the CREW label, and different meals for pilots are arranged when policy asks for it. Cabin crew meals can include the Basque produce the guests eat.

Meal passLFBZ

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passLFBZ

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Biarritz Pays Basque airport (BIQ) apron, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, seen from the general aviation terminal

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO delivery and FBO catering at Biarritz Pays Basque airport (BIQ)

At LFBZ the order goes to the FBO and then plane-side. We coordinate FBO catering with your handling agent so the right door opens at the right time. Catering delivery to the FBO is arranged against the slot, the general aviation terminal is the contact point, ground handling catering is agreed in advance, and handling agent catering follows the same route every time.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Large cabin jet catering with a high loader at Biarritz Pays Basque airport (BIQ)

Biarritz mostly sees light and midsize jets, so galley catering rarely needs a high loader; airside catering delivery is by van to the aircraft door. When a larger type comes in for a summer event, aircraft provisioning is planned around its door height and galley layout. Tell us the type and whether the galley has an oven, a chiller or only a drawer, and we cook and pack to that.

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 airportLFBZ / BIQ

General aviation and airport catering at Biarritz Pays Basque airport (BIQ)

Biarritz Pays Basque is a regional airport on the Basque Atlantic coast, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, with a general aviation terminal alongside the commercial one. Airport catering for business aircraft is straightforward, with FBO services and ground handling services covering the apron.

Business aviation

The summer season turns BIQ into a business aviation hub, with business aviation catering requests for light jets and turboprops. General aviation traffic peaks in August. Inflight catering orders are timed to slots, in-flight catering follows the aircraft's galley, aviation catering is boxed for the drawer, executive jet catering stays compact, diplomatic flight catering is cleared by protocol, and cabin crew meals follow the same route. FBO services and ground handling services share the apron.

Customs & food import

Food imported into France from outside the EU faces limits on meat, dairy and some fresh produce. At Biarritz, customs is handled through the handling agent, and catering cooked in France arrives without those restrictions.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

5.0 / 5

★★★★★

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

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★★★★★LARGE CABIN

“Rather than an elaborate service at BIQ, our 6 guests wanted a charcuterie board and fresh bread, organised sensibly around a revised passenger count. Instead of asking us to improvise, The Galley Girls explained how the sandwiches could be arranged during service. I would discuss vip inflight catering with them again, especially when final order confirmation needs careful coordination. It made a difference to have the canapés ready without cluttering the galley work area during preparation.”

Haruka N. | Chief cabin officer — private jet

Gulfstream G650ER

★★★★★ROYAL FLIGHT

“Breakfast was already sorted; at Biarritz Pays Basque airport, the next request was a cold lunch with cheese and fruit for 10 guests, with an evening cabin service to work around. The storage requirements stood out more than any sales pitch about private jet catering. The starters came from The Galley Girls in shallow trays, with a packing list that matched the contents. I could hand the sandwiches to a colleague with a short explanation instead of unpacking the whole order.”

Mathieu Q. | Royal family manager

Global 7500

★★★★★CHARTER

“Nothing about the 11 guest order at LFBZ called for excess complexity: just a seafood starter and warm vegetable sides and sensible planning for a small galley worktop. For private jet catering services, that attention to portion planning made the order noticeably easier to manage. The Galley Girls labelled the canapés in line with our brief, so the cabin team could identify the relevant portions quickly. I found the main courses without searching through every box, a small detail that mattered during the final cabin checks.”

Oskar C. | Charter operator

Falcon 900LX

Questions crews ask about BiarritzAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost for a long leg from Biarritz with two services on board?+

Long legs from Biarritz usually mean a heavier galley load. A chilled tuna plate first, then an oven dish and gâteau basque later, adds up differently from a simple snack box. We price per menu and per seat, never from a flat rate.

What lead time does a Biarritz order need when the passenger count changes at the last minute?+

Lead time here is about slot and customs, not a number. A shifting count is simply a new line on the order, and last-minute changes are handled by phone or email, day or night.

Are there customs rules for catering on a delegation or government flight into Biarritz?+

France applies EU import rules to animal products, which matters when a delegation wants to carry food from home. Arranging catering at BIQ avoids that, since everything is cooked locally and traceable.

Can you bring food on board at Biarritz for a kosher, halal, allergen or child's meal?+

You can, but outside food brings customs and allergen questions that a sealed catered meal avoids. At BIQ we cook kosher, halal and allergen free meals separately, seal them and mark the seat, which is safer than a bag from home.

Is catering part of a charter into Biarritz when the crew waits on the ground?+

Waiting at Biarritz does not change that: catering is separate from the charter contract. We can send a hot crew box for the wait, labelled CREW, billed like any dish.