LGIR / HER · Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis · Crete

Private jet catering at Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (LGIR / HER), Heraklion

Catering to your aircraft in Heraklion.

On Crete's busiest runway the season decides the order: July charters want fish and chilled starters, January positionings want a hot crew lunch. We pack for the aircraft type and the 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

Private jet catering with local specialities from Heraklion

Crete eats from its own ground, and a private jet menu built here starts with that. Heraklion sits in the middle of the island's olive and vine country, so the inflight menu can lean on first-press olive oil, thyme honey, graviera and anthotyro cheese, and herbs that have little need of a sauce. Local specialities travel well when you choose them with the galley in mind: dakos is assembled on the plate from rusk and crushed tomato kept apart, and kalitsounia pastries are baked to be served warm from a small oven.

For private jet food at LGIR, the sea matters as much as the land. Grilled sea bream and sea bass come as fillets with lemon and greens, never whole, so they plate cleanly at altitude. Wild greens, known as horta, and stuffed vegetables suit the cabin as much as the flight deck, and Cretan wine and raki are matched to the occasion rather than the clock. Every dish is described for a flight attendant who has to plate it herself, with Crete as the point of reference throughout.

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Local specialities of Crete for a private jet menu: dakos, graviera and thyme honey

01DakosRusk, crushed tomato and mizithra, packed in parts and assembled in the galley

02Graviera with thyme honeyHard Cretan cheese, sliced and boxed, honey in its own pot

03Sfakian pieThin cheese pie with honey, finished in a small oven

04Grilled sea bream filletBoned, with lemon and greens, plated at the last minute

05Lamb with stamnagathiSlow-cooked, travels well, finished in the oven

06KalitsouniaSmall cheese or herb pastries served warm

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 · HeraklionHeraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · LGIR

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (LGIR)

Heraklion's single runway sits beside the sea and takes the northerly summer wind head-on, which shapes every arrival slot for the island's business aircraft. Private jet catering at LGIR is built around that rhythm: Cretan produce packed for the galley you actually have, with crew meals boxed separately. Inflight catering here leans on olive oil, graviera and seasonal fruit, and in-flight catering for a quick turn is planned around the handling agent's ramp access. Aviation catering and business aviation catering requests for HER are written against the aircraft type, executive jet catering for midsize cabins included, while diplomatic flight catering follows protocol approval and cabin crew meals are ordered with the trip.

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 on the apron at Heraklion Nikos Kazantzakis airport, Crete, ready for catering handover

Business aviationOur core

Private jet catering in Heraklion for business and VIP flights (HER)

Business jet catering at Heraklion usually starts with the cabin size. Corporate jet catering for a midsize aircraft with a small oven is built from cold courses and one hot dish, while VIP flight catering for a larger cabin can run to a full service. Charter flight catering at HER follows the slot sheet, luxury inflight catering uses Cretan produce, and a private jet chef writes a bespoke menu around the guests and the galley.

VIP aviation catering for a government flight at Heraklion LGIR, Crete

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Government flight catering and aviation catering at Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (LGIR)

Official flights into Crete run on protocol rather than a menu card. Government flight catering, head of state flight catering and VIP aviation catering are approved before cooking and every ingredient is traceable. State visit aircraft catering is handed over at the aircraft through the handling agent.

Private jet menu at Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport: inflight catering highlights (HER)Or write your own, we cook it

Cold private jet platters of Cretan cheese and olives for flights from Heraklion HER

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Dakos with mizithra and tomatoRe-plate cold

Graviera and anthotyro board with honeyChilled

Private jet platters of Cretan cheeses, olives and cured porkChilled

Gourmet inflight meals: fava with capers and orange saladSauce apart

Private jet snacks: almonds, dried figs, rusksRoom temperature

Hot Cretan dishes for inflight meals at Heraklion, Crete: lamb with greens and sea bream

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Lamb with stamnagathi greensOven

Grilled sea bream fillet with lemon potatoesOven

Sfakian cheese pie with honeyOven

Gemista, stuffed tomatoes and peppersOven

Kalitsounia pastriesOven

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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 Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER)

Special meals at Heraklion start from the local kitchen's reality: olive oil, nuts in desserts, shellfish and wheat in pastry are everywhere, so allergen free requests are traced through each dish rather than assumed. Kosher and halal meals are sealed, and we write the diet card and seat plan so every box matches a seat number. Vegan and gluten free meals use Crete's vegetable cooking, which suits them naturally, and kids meals are kept simple and plated separately.

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 Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER)

At LGIR the crew eats between legs, often standing, so crew meals are packed for that. Flight crew meals can be a cheese pie and a salad, pilot meals are two different dishes by policy, and crew catering for an overnight is planned meal by meal. Cockpit meals travel in sealed crew meal boxes marked CREW, with different meals for pilots on request. Cabin crew meals are added to the order and billed like the rest.

Meal passLGIR

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passLGIR

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis airport LGIR HER, Crete, Greece

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO delivery and FBO catering at Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER)

FBO catering at Heraklion is handed over at the general aviation terminal or beside the aircraft, through your handling agent. Catering delivery to the FBO is coordinated with ground handling catering, and handling agent catering requests are confirmed with the slot. Ramp weather in Crete's summer wind can change where the handover happens.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Large cabin jet catering with a high loader at Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER)

Larger aircraft using Heraklion need a high loader at the door, and galley catering is planned around that height rather than the menu. Airside catering delivery runs through your handling agent, and aircraft provisioning for a wide-body or a large ACJ is confirmed against the galley layout before a single tray is packed. If the aircraft sits at a stand rather than the GA apron, the catering truck is booked with the ground handler in advance.

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 airportLGIR / HER

Airport catering at Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (LGIR)

LGIR is Crete's largest airport, a single-runway field beside the sea. Airport catering for private aircraft works through the general aviation side, with FBO services and ground handling services arranged by your handling agent.

Business aviation

Summer fills the ramp at Heraklion with private jets heading to Cretan villas; winter brings quiet positionings. Inflight catering and in-flight catering change with it, aviation catering is planned per aircraft, and business aviation catering or executive jet catering is quoted per menu. Diplomatic flight catering goes through protocol, and cabin crew meals can be added. The airport is a business aviation hub for Crete.

Customs & food import

Greece follows EU food rules, so provisioning for a flight within the EU is straightforward, while animal products leaving for a non-EU destination may need to stay sealed. Tell us the next stop and we adjust the order.

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

“One detail shaped our order at Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport: an evening cabin service, alongside a request for yoghurt pots and fresh berries for 7 passengers. The Galley Girls understood why we wanted the canapés readily accessible instead of spread across several different boxes. The desserts were reserved for the next stage, so the worktop stayed clear while we prepared the initial dishes. When comparing aviation catering companies, I would look closely at catering handover after this experience.”

Joon F. | Government flight manager

Gulfstream G650

★★★★★LIGHT JET

“Getting roasted vegetable bowls with separate dressings ready for 6 guests at LGIR required an order that accounted for different crew meal preferences. I asked The Galley Girls to review the salads quantities against the passenger brief, and the proposed portions made sense. The quantities of main courses matched our service plan, leaving us comfortable with the order before the final briefing. The cabin service sequence stood out more than any sales pitch about flight catering.”

Daria R. | VIP flight attendant

Learjet 75

★★★★★LARGE CABIN

“Having 7 guests request fresh fruit and breakfast pastries at HER meant planning the portions carefully while accounting for a small galley worktop. I wanted clear identification on the main courses; The Galley Girls made the packing arrangement easy to compare with the order. Our brief for flight catering services was met with a sensible plan for written menu details. I found the desserts without searching through every box, a small detail that mattered during the final cabin checks.”

Joao D. | Chief cabin officer — private jet

Gulfstream G700

The Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis questionsAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost at Heraklion for a crew waiting on the ground?+

A winter overnight at Heraklion and a July turnaround are different orders. Waiting crew means more meals, summer fish costs more than winter greens, and big cabins mean larger platters. The price is built from those, then confirmed before the slot.

What is the lead time for private jet catering at Heraklion when the aircraft repositions empty?+

Short empty legs into Crete often come with a menu decision pending. We hold the crew order and finish the passenger menu when the charter is confirmed. Lead time here is about the slot and the customs status of the products, not a fixed number.

How do customs affect private jet catering at Heraklion?+

Customs at Heraklion depend on where the aircraft is heading next. Within the EU, Cretan cheese and charcuterie travel freely; outside it, animal products may need to stay in sealed catering rather than leave in hand luggage. The galley size sets how much sealed provisioning fits.

Can you bring food on a private jet from Heraklion?+

Guests can carry food on board, though customs rules for the destination may stop animal products. For special meals, a child's menu or an allergen-free order, we pack it sealed and mark it.

Is catering part of a charter into Heraklion?+

The charter price does not cover catering. You order it separately and it is invoiced separately, like any other order. Handling agents at Heraklion manage airside access, so we agree the handover point with them.