Catering to your aircraft in Maribor.
LJMB is quiet most days, then a light jet lands for a wine weekend and the galley needs a plan. We cook, pack and label for Maribor's small cabins, delivered to the FBO or your handling agent.
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.
Fourteen years on VIP and head-of-state cabins. Can plate for twelve in a G650 galley and still land it hot.
The one who reads every diet card twice. If it says no cross-contact, it means no cross-contact.
Answers at 5 a.m. when the leg moved overnight. Same-day swaps are her love language.
Maribor sits in Lower Styria, wine country, and the private jet menu for Maribor Edvard Rusjan draws on it. Local specialities that travel well: Prekmurje gibanica is a regional dessert we cut into portions and hold chilled; buckwheat žganci and pumpkin-seed oil dressings go into an inflight menu as a cold salad; Štajerska wines such as Laški Rizling and Šipon are listed for pairing, subject to the operator's policy. Private jet food from the Hoče-Slivnica Municipality side leans on cured Kraški-style ham, local cheeses and smoked trout. Private jet platters for a four-seat cabin are cut by passenger, and gourmet inflight meals such as štajerska kisla juha or a pumpkin-seed crusted fish come with the sauce apart. Private jet snacks are simple: pumpkin seeds, dried fruit, local honey cake.
A private jet menu for Maribor starts with the season: asparagus and wild garlic in spring, mushroom and game dishes in autumn, chestnuts when the cold arrives in the Pohorje hills. Local specialities for the Hoče-Slivnica Municipality area include Styrian pumpkin-seed oil, honey from Slovenian beekeepers and štruklji, rolled dough with cottage cheese or tarragon. Inflight menu cards at LJMB mark which dishes go to the oven and which stay chilled. Private jet food is portioned for the galley, with private jet platters of cheese, cured meat and bread for a short flight, gourmet inflight meals for longer ones and private jet snacks in a drawer for the crew.
Tail, pax, diets, timing. One message — no portal, no quote form. Answered at any hour, by a flight attendant.
Leak-proof boxes, marked by guest and restriction, with reheating times written on the lid.
Two minutes out of the drawer. Whatever you ordered for the crew comes in the same delivery, and one clean invoice follows.
Maribor Edvard Rusjan sits at 876 ft in the Hoče-Slivnica Municipality, and the cold mornings on that plateau shape what we pack: private jet catering built for a small galley, sealed and labelled before it reaches the apron. Inflight catering here leans on Styrian ingredients, and in-flight catering for a light jet stays simple enough to plate with one hand. Aviation catering for business aviation catering clients, executive jet catering, even diplomatic flight catering and cabin crew meals, are cooked by former VIP flight attendants and handed over at the aircraft.
Most business flights into LJMB carry a handful of guests, so corporate jet catering is built around the cabin. Business jet catering for charter flight catering requests includes VIP flight catering for small groups, a private jet chef working on a bespoke menu, and luxury inflight catering drawn from the Maribor region.
When an official delegation lands at MBX, government flight catering follows protocol: head of state flight catering, VIP aviation catering and state visit aircraft catering are agreed with the office first, then cooked by a small team and handed over quietly at the aircraft.
Special meals in Maribor are handled as a procedure around Styrian cuisine, where hidden allergens sit in pumpkin seeds, walnuts in pastry, and flour-thickened soups. Kosher, halal, vegan and gluten free requests, allergen free preparation and kids meals are each packed on a separate board and sealed apart, with the card on the lid.
A sheet per guest. Separate boards, separate boxes.
Sealed, certificate in the same box.
Their own menu, nothing to cut at altitude.
Vegan, low-carb, light — composed, never compromised.
At LJMB the crew is often two pilots and one attendant on a short stop. Crew meals are ordered on request, invoiced like anything else. We build flight crew meals in crew meal boxes, with pilot meals written for different meals for pilots, cockpit meals that eat easily, and crew catering labelled CREW so nothing reaches a guest tray. Cabin crew meals follow the same system.
Ground handling catering at MBX goes through the handling agent: FBO catering is cleared airside, and catering delivery to the general aviation terminal ends at the aircraft steps. Handling agent catering keeps one contact for your slot.
Most aircraft at LJMB are light and mid-size, so galley catering usually travels by hand or small van to the steps. For a larger aircraft the type decides the door height and whether a high loader is needed; airside catering delivery and aircraft provisioning are agreed with the handling agent for that tail.
Mention it when you orderCertified, inspected, with cold-chain records filed against your trip.
Whichever terminal you park at, handover is at the aircraft, on your slot.
Allergen sheet per guest, halal and kosher on request, sealed and labelled.
Itemised and trip-report ready, sent after the leg.
LJMB serves Maribor and the wider Styrian region, handling regional flights, general aviation and the occasional business jet. The field's size makes airport catering predictable, with FBO services and ground handling services in one place.
Business aviation hub is a big phrase for Maribor, but private jet catering here follows wine festivals, the Zlata Lisica ski events and manufacturing visits. Inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering are ordered for each; business aviation catering, executive jet catering and diplomatic flight catering arrive less often, and cabin crew meals follow every order.
Slovenia is in the EU, so intra-EU flights carry meat and dairy without declaration, while arrivals from outside follow EU import rules on animal products. We choose dishes that fit the route, and the handling agent clears the catering at the aircraft.
Average rating from the cabin crew and pilots we cater for.
“With a family lunch request to consider at MBX, we needed a practical way to serve a cold lunch with cheese and fruit to 4 passengers. The Galley Girls understood why we wanted the crew provisions readily accessible instead of spread across several different boxes. Our colleague could take over the sandwiches without asking where every component had been placed during preparation. I would discuss aviation catering services with them again, especially when written menu details needs careful coordination.”
“Choosing avocado toast components and breakfast fruit for 11 people at Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport was straightforward; the challenge was making it work with a late menu amendment. The Galley Girls talked through the quantities of desserts with us before confirmation, rather than leaving us to guess the portions. The quantities of sauces matched our service plan, leaving us comfortable with the order before the final briefing. I want an aviation catering company to understand crew briefing, and this order gave us a useful starting point.”
“On this departure from LJMB, 2 passengers had chosen prawn salad and small fruit plates, and a family lunch request needed to be reflected in the order. With several people involved, The Galley Girls kept the crew provisions and delivery arrangements together in a concise order update. When comparing aviation catering companies, I would look closely at storage requirements after this experience. We could account for the canapés before passing the boxes to the cabin team, without a lengthy unpacking exercise.”
How much does private jet catering cost at LJMB? It depends first on the galley: size, oven, drawers. Then on the items, since štruklji and smoked trout price differently from a simple platter. We quote per menu, not per tray, once we know the aircraft.
Nobody here promises a fixed window, because the weather decides the departure. What we offer is flexibility: slots shifted, orders confirmed, last-minute requests handled, 24/7 by phone and email.
Ordering the way back at the same time keeps it simple: one slot, one handling agent, one set of labels. Slovenian cured ham and local cheese are fine inside Europe, and we change them for the rest of the world if needed.
Can you bring food? Yes, within customs rules. A night departure from Maribor still has handover at the aircraft through the handling agent, so our meals are there for those who prefer them.
Catering is ordered and invoiced on its own, like any other order. The handling agent is the link at this field: they let us airside, and we hand over to the aircraft.
Tail, pax and diets — a flight attendant takes it from there, day or night.
