Business jet on the apron at Baikal International Airport, Ulan Ude, ready for private jet catering delivery
UIUU / UUD · Baikal International · Republic of Buryat

Private jet catering at Baikal International Airport (UIUU / UUD), Ulan Ude

Catering to your aircraft in Ulan Ude.

Frost on the apron, a flight attendant checking the oven and a handling agent waiting at the FBO: that is a normal day at Ulan Ude. We cook buuz and pack omul so the crew re-plates once and serves.

Quick requestAnswered day or night
Delivery at
Baikal International Airport UIUU
Camille, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Inès, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Sofia, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder

Read by Camille, Inès or Sofia — former VIP cabin crew.

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, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Camille

Fourteen years on VIP and head-of-state cabins. Can plate for twelve in a G650 galley and still land it hot.

Inès, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Inès

The one who reads every diet card twice. If it says no cross-contact, it means no cross-contact.

Sofia, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Sofia

Answers at 5 a.m. when the leg moved overnight. Same-day swaps are her love language.

The local tableCooked so it travels

What Ulan Ude brings to your in-flight catering (UUD)

Republic of Buryat cooking is built around meat, dairy and Baikal fish, and most of it travels well. Our private jet menu for Ulan Ude draws on that: buuz, the steamed dumplings, are packed in a tray with sauce apart, and omul from Lake Baikal is the fish every guest asks about. Smoked omul is a cold dish that needs no galley at all, so it goes into private jet platters. Gourmet inflight meals here lean on soups and braised meat that finish in a small oven. Private jet food from Buryatia is hearty by design, and we keep local specialities in portions a flight attendant can re-plate in one pass. An inflight menu for Republic of Buryat works best when it offers two or three of these beside something light. For private jet snacks we pack pine nuts, dried berries, and Buryat cheese and curd sweets in sealed boxes that survive the cabin without cooling.

Ask a flight attendant what Ulan Ude means on the plate and she will say omul. The fish comes from Lake Baikal, and for a private jet menu it works smoked, cold, sliced thin and chilled for the first service. Buuz and poza, the Buryat steamed dumplings, give the inflight menu its hot dish: packed raw-cooked in a sealed tray, they finish in the oven with sauce apart. These local specialities of Republic of Buryat are what separates private jet food at UUD from any generic box. Private jet platters carry smoked omul, cured meats and Buryat cheese; gourmet inflight meals add a braise or a soup. Private jet snacks from the region are pine nuts, berry preserves and dried curd. Every dish is labelled for the galley and for the seat.

Smoked omul and buuz, local specialities of Republic of Buryat packed for a private jet menu at Ulan Ude
01Smoked omul from Lake BaikalChilled platter, sliced, no galley needed
02Buuz, Buryat steamed dumplingsOven, sauce apart
03Poza with beef brothOven, broth in its own container
04Pine nut and berry snack boxChilled, sealed, no cooking
05Buryat cheese and cured meat boardChilled, re-plate cold

How it works

Three steps, one message
01

You message us

Tail, pax, diets, timing. One message — no portal, no quote form. Answered at any hour, by a flight attendant.

02

We cook & pack for a galley

Leak-proof boxes, marked by guest and restriction, with reheating times written on the lid.

03

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 · Ulan UdeBaikal International Airport · UIUU
The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Baikal International Airport (UIUU)

Winter at UUD means a hard frost on the apron and a deicing queue, so the galley matters more than the menu. Our private jet catering for Baikal International Airport is packed in sealed containers marked by seat and by dish. For Ulan Ude we cook and label for your oven or no oven at all, whether the order is inflight catering for a corporate charter or in-flight catering for a family trip. Aviation catering, business aviation catering and executive jet catering all share one phone line, 24/7. Diplomatic flight catering and cabin crew meals are briefed with the same care.

  • 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 corporate jet flights at Baikal International UIUU, Ulan Ude
Business aviationOur core

Business aviation catering at Baikal International Airport (UUD)

A corporate jet leaving Ulan Ude often has a clear brief: a short guest list, a long leg and one or two services. Business jet catering for UUD is built for that, with a private jet chef writing a bespoke menu around omul, lamb and local dairy. Corporate jet catering, VIP flight catering and charter flight catering all start from the headcount and the galley type. Luxury inflight catering here means finish and fit, not size: sealed trays, sauce apart, cold dishes that need no heat.

Head of state flight catering and government flight catering at Baikal International UIUU, Ulan Ude
State & royalDiscretion, protocol

State visit and VIP aviation catering at Baikal International Airport

State visits and official delegations through UIUU ask for discretion before anything else. Government flight catering and head of state flight catering are cleared by protocol before a dish is cooked, traced by batch, and handled by a named team. VIP aviation catering for a state visit aircraft catering order follows the protocol office's brief, and nothing leaves the kitchen without a seat label and an allergen note.

Make a requestDownload the menuPDF
A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet
PrincipalSealed
Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people
Special meals

Special meals and allergen free inflight catering at Baikal International Airport

Dietary orders at Ulan Ude start with the local kitchen: dairy and meat are everywhere in Buryat cooking, so gluten free, vegan, allergen free and special meals are cooked on separate boards and packed in separate sealed boxes. Kosher and halal are ordered with the trip and marked by seat number, kids meals are plain and easy to re-plate, and a nut allergy gets a note on the label, since pine nuts appear in snacks and sauces here.

i.
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

Flight crew meals on request at Baikal International Airport

A flight crew in Ulan Ude eats between the deicing queue and the departure slot. Crew meals are ordered with the trip, on request, and invoiced with everything else. Flight crew meals and cockpit meals go in separate crew meal boxes, pilot meals are packed so the captain and first officer do not share a dish, and different meals for pilots are available on request. Crew catering and cabin crew meals are marked CREW, away from the guest trays.

Meal passUIUU
Cabin crew
Box
Marked crew
Galley
Oven 6 min
Order
On request
Marked crew
Meal passUIUU
Pilots
Box
CPT ≠ F/O
Galley
Cold or hot
Order
On request
Two dishes
Baikal International Airport UIUU terminal and apron, general aviation at Ulan Ude

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night
DeliveryEvery FBO

Airport catering at the FBO or general aviation terminal, Baikal International Airport

FBO catering at Baikal International is handed over at the aircraft or at the general aviation terminal, with your handling agent signing for it. Catering delivery to the FBO is booked against your slot, and ground handling catering is coordinated by phone or email. Handling agent catering at Ulan Ude means a named person at the apron receiving sealed trays and labelled boxes.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal
High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

High loader delivery for jet catering at Baikal International Airport (UUD)

Baikal International sees everything from light jets to larger cabin aircraft, and the aircraft type decides how we load. For galley catering at UIUU we ask the type and the galley: door height, whether a high loader is needed at the door, and what the oven and drawers can take. Airside catering delivery goes through your handling agent, and aircraft provisioning for a larger cabin is packed in trolleys or containers sized to the galley, not to the menu.

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 airportUIUU / UUD

Airport catering at Baikal International Airport (UIUU)

Baikal International Airport serves Ulan Ude and the Republic of Buryat at 1,690 ft, with a runway that handles a wide range of business aircraft. As an airport catering stop, it carries general aviation, FBO services and ground handling services for corporate and charter traffic. Customs and border control are handled on site, and the terminal operates on Asia/Irkutsk time.

Business aviation

Business aviation at Baikal International follows the lake: summer traffic to Baikal and winter traffic of charters and official visits. Inflight catering and in-flight catering for Ulan Ude are planned around the season, and aviation catering, business aviation catering and executive jet catering all fit the same brief. For a delegation, diplomatic flight catering is cleared by protocol; cabin crew meals are ordered with the trip. The airport works as a business aviation hub for eastern Siberia.

Customs & food import

Food import rules in Russia apply to anything entering with the aircraft: animal products such as fish, cheese and cured meat are the items inspectors ask about. For an order from Ulan Ude, the practical consequence is to keep portions matched to the manifest and to label every sealed pack. Your handling agent can confirm the rule for the arrival country before you commit to a second service.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for
4.7 / 5
★★★★★

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

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★★★★★GOVERNMENT
“An order of a cold lunch with cheese and fruit for 11 people at UIUU had to be organised around a revised passenger count. The order made inflight catering feel manageable because the written menu details had been considered beforehand. I asked The Galley Girls for the side dishes in separate meal boxes, with garnishes supplied separately for plating on board. The salads stayed together in one group, so another crew member could follow the same plating sequence.”
Astrid W. | Government flight manager
Falcon 7X
★★★★☆CREW MEALS
“Menu approval at UUD covered prawn salad and small fruit plates for 12 guests, leaving us to organise the service around two separate meal services. The Galley Girls used a readable packing list for the breakfast portions, which helped when two colleagues checked the order together. Keeping the fruit plates identifiable helped the colleague taking over service understand the order without another long explanation. I appreciated the emphasis on written menu details throughout the in-flight catering arrangements.”
Lucas A. | Chief flight attendant
Challenger 650
★★★★★BUSINESS JET
“Timing and organisation mattered at Baikal International Airport, where our order of a selection of petits fours and sandwiches for 6 people involved a short ground stop. After a final adjustment to the sandwiches, The Galley Girls gave us one revised order summary to work from. There was no need to reconstruct the starters quantities from several messages during the final departure checks. My main takeaway from this vip inflight catering order was the practical approach to galley preparation.”
Miguel N. | FBO operator
Gulfstream G650
Ordering for UIUU, in shortAsked by crews
How much does private jet catering cost out of Ulan Ude when the crew is waiting on the ground?+

Think of the price of catering at Baikal International as a sum of choices: cold or hot, omul or lamb, one service or two. A long ground wait pushes crews towards hot meals, and hot meals cost more than boxes. Send your duty plan and we build the quote around it.

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

Winter departures from Baikal International move with the weather, and catering has to move with them. That is why lead time here is a conversation: you tell us the slot, we tell you what can be cooked and packed for it. Last-minute orders are handled, and Buryat dishes that need an oven simply go on a shorter list.

What do customs mean for catering on a long leg with two services on board out of Ulan Ude?+

Customs is rarely a problem at departure from UUD, but on a long leg with a second service it becomes one at arrival. Smoked omul, cheese and cured meats are what an agricultural inspector looks for. We pack sealed and labelled, and we build the second service from items with fewer restrictions, such as dumplings and vegetables.

Can you bring food of your own on board at UIUU if the departure slot is tight and the turnaround is short?+

Crews often bring their own food at Baikal International when the turnaround is short, and nobody will stop you. The difference is what you carry: a sandwich is fine, raw fish is a problem for the next country's customs. When the slot is tight and you can't leave the aircraft, a pre-packed order at the apron saves the crew from carrying anything.

Is catering part of a charter when you order the return leg from Ulan Ude for the way back?+

No. If you charter a jet out of UIUU, the aircraft and crew are one contract and the food is another. Each leg's catering is its own order, invoiced on its own. Ordering the return leg from Ulan Ude together with the outbound lets us plan the galley for both, and each service stays a separate line.

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Plane-side
handover at the aircraft, on your slot
24/7
day or night, every day
Flight deck
crew and pilot dishes, on request
Dessert plated in the galley, ready to serve
Camille, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Inès, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Sofia, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Camille, Inès or Sofia
Former VIP & head-of-state cabin crew
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