Emmen · LSME / EML · Switzerland

Private jet catering at Emmen Air Base (LSME / EML), Emmen

Catering to your aircraft in Emmen.

Few aircraft come into LSME, and each one gets a proper brief. Lucerne produce, a galley-sized menu, and a handover at the FBO or the apron, arranged with your handling agent.

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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 Emmen

Lucerne is not a place that needs inventing. The private jet menu for Emmen leans on what central Switzerland does well: Swiss cheese from the Entlebuch and Rigi pastures, Luzerner Chögalipaschtetli as a hot starter, fish from Lake Lucerne, cold cuts from the canton, rye and pear bread, and Swiss chocolate to close.

These are local specialities, and we pack each one for the way it travels. A fondue-style cheese course is not a drawer item, so it becomes a raclette-style plate, cheese sliced cold and potatoes finished in the oven. The inflight menu for LSME keeps the sauce in its own pot and the garnish on a separate board.

Private jet food from Lucerne works best when it is plain and well sourced. Private jet platters of local cheese and air-dried meats suit a cold lunch for six. Gourmet inflight meals of lake char or veal in cream sauce suit a longer leg out of Emmen. Private jet snacks are chocolate, roasted nuts and dried fruit, packed to be eaten with one hand.

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Local specialities of Lucerne for a private jet menu at Emmen: cheese, Chögalipaschtetli and lake perch

01Luzerner ChögalipaschtetliVeal in cream sauce in a pastry case. Oven, sauce apart.

02Lake Lucerne perch filletsDelicate, travels chilled. Re-plate cold.

03Entlebuch and Rigi cheese boardMountain cheeses, sliced cold, with pear bread. Chilled.

04Luzerner BirnenbrotPear bread, a local classic. Slice at service.

05Swiss chocolate selectionA snack and a dessert in one. Keep cool in the drawer.

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 · EmmenEmmen Air Base · LSME

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Emmen Air Base (LSME)

Emmen Air Base sits at 1,400 ft on the Lucerne plain, a military field first and a business aviation stop second, which shapes every galley brief we take for LSME. Private jet catering here is planned around airside access arranged through your handling agent, and around what the guests want from central Switzerland: Lucerne produce, cheese, cold cuts, bread. Inflight catering and aviation catering for EML follow the same rule as anywhere else: we cook and pack for the galley you actually fly with. Business aviation catering at Emmen is handed over at the FBO or the apron, with the seat plan agreed beforehand. Executive jet catering and diplomatic flight catering suit the field's quiet, discreet character, and cabin crew meals are boxed separately. In-flight catering from Emmen is written by former VIP flight attendants, so the brief reads like a galley, not a menu card.

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 loaded at Emmen LSME, with a light jet parked on the apron

Business aviationOur core

Executive jet catering at Emmen Air Base (EML)

A typical business jet brief for Emmen is a small party flying out of central Switzerland: a corporate team, a family, a charter positioning. Business jet catering and corporate jet catering here favour a menu the crew can serve from the drawer. VIP flight catering and charter flight catering are written with the seat plan. Luxury inflight catering uses Lucerne cheese, lake fish and local veal, and the private jet chef writes a bespoke menu around the galley's oven and drawer.

Government flight catering and VIP aviation catering served for a state visit aircraft at Emmen, Switzerland

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Government flight catering and aviation catering at Emmen Air Base (LSME)

For an official flight into LSME, the order is shaped by protocol. Government flight catering and head of state flight catering are written to a list cleared in advance, with ingredients that can be traced. VIP aviation catering and state visit aircraft catering use a named team and a quiet handover at the aircraft, coordinated with the handling agent.

Menu highlights for private jet catering at *Emmen Air Base*Or write your own, we cook it

Chilled private jet platters and gourmet inflight meals for flights out of Emmen EML

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters: Entlebuch cheese, air-dried beef and ryeChilled

Lake Lucerne perch, lemon and herb crème fraîcheRe-plate cold

Gourmet inflight meals: Bircher muesli with Swiss apple and nutsChilled

Private jet snacks: Swiss chocolate, roasted nuts, dried pearChilled

Hot gourmet inflight meals with sauce apart, packed for the galley oven at Emmen LSME

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Luzerner Chögalipaschtetli with buttered riceOven

Gourmet inflight meals: Zürcher Geschnetzeltes with RöstiSauce apart

Veal sausage with onion gravy and potato puréeOven

Mountain cheese and potato gratinOven

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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 and allergen free inflight catering at Emmen Air Base

Emmen is a Swiss field, so the kitchen read of allergens starts with dairy, nuts and gluten: cheese and cream sauces are everywhere here. Special meals for LSME are written as a procedure. Kosher, halal, vegan and gluten free meals, kids meals and allergen free trays are planned with the guest list, packed in sealed, separate containers, and marked by seat. Tell us what the restriction is and we will say which local dishes stay on the menu and which are replaced.

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

Pilot meals and crew meals at Emmen Air Base (EML)

A short stop at Emmen leaves little time for the crew to eat, so crew meals are boxed to travel. Flight crew meals are ordered with the flight and billed with it. Pilot meals are separate and easy to handle. Crew catering here means labelled boxes, cockpit meals that need no cutlery juggling and different meals for pilots when policy calls for it. Crew meal boxes are marked CREW, and they are never opened by mistake.

Meal passLSME

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passLSME

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Emmen Air Base (LSME / EML) in Lucerne, central Switzerland, seen from the apron

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO catering at Emmen Air Base (EML): delivery to your aircraft

At Emmen, FBO catering is handed over where your handling agent arranges it: the general aviation terminal or the aircraft itself. Catering delivery to the FBO is coordinated with the agent, since ground handling catering on a military base depends on cleared access. Handling agent catering means one contact, one cleared route and one handover at the aircraft.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Galley-door delivery and aviation catering at Emmen Air Base (EML)

Emmen's apron is a military ramp, so the aircraft decides how the galley is loaded. A light jet takes its trays by hand through the door, and galley catering for a larger airframe may need a high loader arranged with your handling agent. We pack aircraft provisioning to the galley's real capacity, and airside catering delivery follows the access the base allows, never more than the handling agent has cleared.

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 airportLSME / EML

About Emmen Air Base (EML): airport catering for business aviation

Emmen Air Base is a Swiss Air Force field in the canton of Lucerne, at 1,400 ft, that also accepts business aviation by arrangement. It is not a busy civil airport, and the character of the place shows in how everything is handled: calmly, by appointment.

Business aviation

Emmen sits in a niche of Swiss general aviation and works as a small business aviation hub for the Lucerne region when permission is granted. Airport catering here is quiet, planned around a few movements. Inflight catering and in-flight catering follow the aircraft's galley, aviation catering for guests uses Lucerne cheese and lake fish, and business aviation catering is delivered through the handling agent. Executive jet catering suits the discreet setting, diplomatic flight catering suits the military protocol, and cabin crew meals are boxed separately. FBO services and ground handling services are arranged by appointment.

Customs & food import

Switzerland is outside the EU customs union, and agricultural goods like meat and dairy are controlled at the border. For catering that means local sourcing is simpler, and anything imported needs paperwork. We order locally around Lucerne for arrivals, and your handling agent confirms what the destination allows for departures.

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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★★★★★BUSINESS JET

“Getting a charcuterie board and fresh bread ready for 8 guests at LSME required an order that accounted for two separate meal services. Our brief for VIP flight catering was met with a sensible plan for catering handover. We changed the quantities of side dishes, and The Galley Girls reflected the request in the final packing list. The starters remained as originally requested, which was reassuring when we checked the latest version with operations.”

Lin Z. | FBO operator

Global 7500

★★★★★BUSINESS JET

“As the person coordinating a cold lunch with cheese and fruit for 6 passengers at EML, I needed an arrangement that considered an evening cabin service. The order made charter flight catering feel manageable because the catering handover had been considered beforehand. The Galley Girls grouped the main courses by service, which was more useful to us than simply receiving a list of dishes. We left the crew provisions stored until needed, which kept the first service manageable and reduced unnecessary handling.”

Eva J. | VIP flight attendant

Gulfstream G550

★★★★★LARGE CABIN

“It was the packing plan I cared about at Emmen Air Base, with 4 servings of chicken skewers with a couscous salad and different crew meal preferences to consider. The confirmation from The Galley Girls showed the side dishes clearly enough for us to check the planned service quantities. There was enough information about the salads to brief the crew without making assumptions about what had been ordered. This experience of private jet food gave us a useful reference for managing catering handover on another departure.”

Chiara I. | Chief cabin officer — private jet

Falcon 8X

The Emmen questionsAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost from Emmen, and does a short turnaround change it?+

If the aircraft is on the ground at Emmen for a short time, the brief tends to be simple: cold, labelled, ready to serve. That is the cheaper end. A longer wait opens hot courses, a cheese plate and fish, which cost more. Cantonal produce in season is a good value, and exotic requests are a surcharge. Send the details and we will price your order.

What lead time does Emmen need, given the handling agent and airside access?+

Orders for EML are simpler when the handling agent is in the loop from the start, since airside access at a military field is arranged, not assumed. We work with whoever is clearing your aircraft. Last-minute requests are handled, and anything unusual, a kosher tray or a fish course out of season, is easier when we know early.

What do customs mean for catering at Emmen, and does the slot matter?+

For flights leaving Emmen, customs depends on the destination, and the catering is packed to travel. For flights arriving, we advise against bringing in meat or dairy, and we supply locally instead. A short turnaround makes this simpler, since there is no time to deal with a hold-up. We will tell you what the destination allows.

Can you bring food of your own to Emmen, or does the handling agent need to approve it?+

If a guest wants a particular family recipe or a favourite brand, tell us and we will source it or cook it. Bringing it yourself means checking with the handling agent at EML and with Swiss customs on the way in. Ordering locally avoids both.

Is catering part of a charter into Emmen, and how does the slot affect it?+

No. Catering is not part of the charter: you order it from us directly and it is invoiced on its own. The slot is the practical limit at Emmen: a short stop keeps the menu cold, a long one lets us finish things in the oven.