Akureyri, Iceland · BIAR / AEY

Private jet catering at Akureyri International Airport (BIAR / AEY), Akureyri

Catering to your aircraft in Akureyri.

BIAR serves light jets and larger business aircraft that fly in on tight northern routings. We plan the pack around your galley, your oven and your departure window, and hand it over at the apron.

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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

What Akureyri brings to your in-flight catering (AEY)

Akureyri is the Northeastern Region's town on the water, and the Akureyri private jet menu is built from what the fjord and the farms around it produce. Local specialities travel well in a galley: Arctic char served cold with skyr-dill sauce, Icelandic lamb either roasted for the oven or sliced cold, and langoustine from the northern coast kept chilled and re-plated at altitude.

A private jet menu for Akureyri keeps the inflight menu short and seasonal. Private jet food here means fish first: cured or smoked char, plaice, haddock. Lamb comes next, from animals that graze freely in summer. Skyr, rye bread baked in the traditional slow way and rhubarb finish the table. These local specialities are packed for a galley that rarely has more than one oven, so each has a service tag, not a long method.

The Northeastern Region has a short growing season and a long list of things made to last: smoked lamb, dried fish, rye bread, cultured dairy. For private jet food at AEY we lean on them. Our inflight menu pairs cold boards of char, lamb and skyr with a single hot course finished in the aircraft oven. Local specialities of Akureyri are never invented; if an ingredient is not good that week, we say so.

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Arctic char and lamb local specialities of the Northeastern Region packed for a private jet menu at Akureyri

01Cured Arctic char, skyr-dill sauceChilled; sauce apart

02Icelandic lamb, roasted with herbsOven; slice at the pass

03Langoustine tails, lemon butterServe cold from the chiller drawer, plated at the pass

04Rye bread and whipped butterRoom temperature

05Skyr with rhubarb and oatsChilled

06Pan-fried haddock, root vegetablesOven; sauce 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 · AkureyriAkureyri International Airport · BIAR

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

Akureyri sits at the head of Eyjafjordur, and the fish on the plate was swimming in that fjord not long ago. That shapes how we plan private jet catering for BIAR: arctic char, Icelandic lamb and Skyr travel well, and a galley with one oven needs few other things. Inflight catering here is cold boards first, one hot course second. Our former VIP flight attendants pack aviation catering for the aircraft you actually fly, from a light jet on a northern routing to a larger business aviation catering order for a full cabin. Executive jet catering, diplomatic flight catering and cabin crew meals follow the same order flow, 24/7.

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

Private jet cabin at Akureyri with inflight catering served from the galley, Northeastern Region, Iceland

Business aviationOur core

Private jet catering for business flights from Akureyri (BIAR)

Business jet catering at Akureyri starts with the brief: who flies, in what aircraft, on which leg. Corporate jet catering here favours cold boards of char and lamb plus one hot course, which suits most galleys. Charter flight catering for a northern routing is the same order with the seat plan on top, and VIP flight catering adds courses when the cabin is full. A private jet chef writes the bespoke menu around what the fjord and the farms offer that week, and luxury inflight catering for the cabin is chosen for how each dish survives the leg. Inflight catering and in-flight catering orders for BIAR follow one flow.

Government flight aircraft at Akureyri BIAR with head of state flight catering prepared for protocol handover

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Private jet catering for government and royal flights at Akureyri International Airport (AEY)

A ministerial or state arrival at BIAR needs quiet, traceable catering. Government flight catering here is cooked to a protocol sheet, sealed, and handed over at the apron. Head of state flight catering uses a fixed team and no names on labels. VIP aviation catering and state visit aircraft catering follow the same order flow as any other, and we answer 24/7.

Menu highlights for jet catering in *Akureyri* (BIAR)Or write your own, we cook it

Chilled Arctic char and langoustine private jet platters for an Akureyri inflight menu

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Cured Arctic char, skyr-dill sauce, cucumberChilled

Langoustine tails on lemon gel, herb oilRe-plate cold

Sliced lamb, mustard, pickled onion, ryeSauce apart

Skyr with rhubarb compote and oatsChilled

Private jet platters: smoked fish, lamb, local cheeseChilled

Gourmet inflight meals for the cabin: char, root salad, breadRe-plate cold

Private jet snacks: dried fish crisps, nuts, berriesRoom temperature

Roast Icelandic lamb and haddock hot inflight meals plated for a private jet at Akureyri AEY

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Roast Icelandic lamb, potato, rosemary jusOven

Pan-fried haddock, buttered carrots, caper sauceSauce apart

Arctic char fillet, new potatoes, dill butterOven

Lamb soup with root vegetablesOven

Warm rye bread, whipped butterOven

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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 Akureyri International Airport (AEY)

A vegan menu at Akureyri is built from what the Northeastern Region grows and what travels: barley, root vegetables, rye, berries, herbs, and plant-based dairy alternatives to skyr. Kosher, halal and gluten free meals follow a procedure, not a promise: separate board, separate sealed box, labels by seat number. Allergen free orders get their own pack. Kids meals and other special meals are noted in the order and checked on the plate at handover.

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 & pilot meals at Akureyri International Airport

At BIAR, the crew eats last and fastest, so we pack for that. Crew meals and flight crew meals are on request, sealed, labelled CREW and handed over at the aircraft. Pilot meals are different dishes when the captain and first officer need them; different meals for pilots is a normal request. Crew catering, cockpit meals and crew meal boxes are all ordered with the flight and invoiced as a separate line. Cabin crew meals travel apart from the passenger service.

Meal passBIAR

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passBIAR

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Akureyri International Airport terminal and apron at the head of Eyjafjordur, Iceland, business aviation catering

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO catering at Akureyri International Airport (AEY): delivery to your aircraft

FBO catering at Akureyri means the pack arrives at the apron where your aircraft is parked, not at the terminal. Catering delivery to the FBO is coordinated with your handling agent, and the general aviation terminal is where the paperwork finishes. Ground handling catering and handling agent catering are the same order flow: you send the tail and the slot, and the van meets the aircraft.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

High loader and aircraft provisioning: aviation catering at Akureyri International Airport

At Akureyri, the aircraft type decides how galley catering reaches the cabin. A light or midsize jet takes the order by hand through the main door, while a larger aircraft may call for a high loader on the apron. Tell us the type and the tail and we plan airside catering delivery around the aircraft's own door height and galley. Aircraft provisioning for BIAR is arranged with your handling agent at 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 airportBIAR / AEY

About Akureyri International Airport (AEY): airport catering for business aviation

Akureyri International is Iceland's second international gateway, set at the head of Eyjafjordur in the Northeastern Region. Airport catering here serves general aviation traffic, business aircraft on northern routings and the occasional state flight. FBO services and ground handling services on the field are small and personal, which suits a business aviation hub that is quiet most of the week. The single runway runs beside the fjord, and the mountains around it shape every approach.

Business aviation

Business aviation at Akureyri leans on long daylight in summer and unpredictable weather in winter, so the Akureyri business aviation hub fills in bursts rather than evenly. Inflight catering and in-flight catering for the cabin are planned around those bursts. Aviation catering and business aviation catering orders usually mean a cold board and one hot course; executive jet catering for a small party is a short brief, and diplomatic flight catering follows a protocol sheet. Cabin crew meals and crew meals are packed apart from passenger trays, and your FBO services and ground handling services contacts only need the tail and the slot.

Customs & food import

Iceland restricts the import of raw meat, dairy and eggs from outside the EEA, and customs applies this to aircraft catering as much as to luggage. Uneaten catering from a flight that began elsewhere may be held back. For the galley, the practical answer is to order outbound meals locally and let the FBO services and ground handling services team at this small business aviation hub manage the paperwork.

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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★★★★★GOVERNMENT

“I wanted mini sandwiches and individual desserts for 12 guests at BIAR, packed sensibly for a cabin team dealing with a late menu amendment. After a final adjustment to the crew provisions, The Galley Girls gave us one revised order summary to work from. We checked the sandwiches against the same summary, keeping the cabin team and the handling contact aligned. My main takeaway from this business aviation catering order was the practical approach to final order confirmation.”

Emily Y. | Government flight manager

BBJ

★★★★★ROYAL FLIGHT

“An order of roasted vegetable bowls with separate dressings for 5 people at AEY had to be organised around a short ground stop. The Galley Girls grouped the breakfast portions by service, which was more useful to us than simply receiving a list of dishes. Our colleague could take over the crew provisions without asking where every component had been placed during preparation. With jet catering, careful attention to crew briefing matters as much to our crew as the menu itself.”

Oskar H. | Royal family manager

ACJ320

★★★★★BUSINESS JET

“Clear quantities were essential at Akureyri International Airport: we had 3 passengers expecting a charcuterie board and fresh bread and were working around a late menu amendment. Our request to The Galley Girls focused on the starters, with enough detail to distinguish passenger portions from additional provisions. This experience of VIP flight catering gave us a useful reference for managing storage requirements on another departure. The quantities of sauces matched our service plan, leaving us comfortable with the order before the final briefing.”

Ingrid U. | VIP flight attendant

Gulfstream G650

Before you order at BIARAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost at Akureyri?+

Start with the aircraft. A small galley limits the menu, which limits the cost; a large one lets us plan three courses with hot service. In Akureyri, seafood such as langoustine and haddock moves the price more than lamb or root vegetables do. Private jet catering is always quoted per menu, never per tray.

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

Seasonal produce and customs rarely get in the way at Akureyri, which keeps ordering simple. Fresh langoustine depends on the catch; lamb, char and skyr are steady. Send the type, the slot and the number of seats. Last-minute orders are handled, and we answer 24/7.

What are the customs rules for catering on a government flight into Akureyri?+

A delegation or government flight arriving from outside Iceland needs to declare food carried on board, and Iceland restricts raw meat, dairy and eggs coming in from abroad. Food prepared locally and handed over at the aircraft sits outside those limits, which is simpler for the galley. We coordinate with your handling agent and keep a protocol brief when the passenger list is sensitive.

Can you bring food on board at Akureyri?+

Bringing your own food is possible but tightly restricted at an Icelandic airport. Raw animal products are the main issue. A crew flying an empty cabin to Akureyri to pick up passengers does better to order the outbound meals here, so there is nothing to declare on arrival.

Is catering part of a charter flying out of Akureyri?+

Not unless the contract says so in writing, and even then the menu is usually a separate order. If you are ordering catering for the return leg from Akureyri, we treat it as a standalone order: menu agreed, handed over at the FBO, invoiced on its own.