EGAE / LDY · Derry · United Kingdom

Private jet catering at City of Derry Airport (EGAE / LDY), Derry

Catering to your aircraft in Derry.

EGAE is a quiet apron where Atlantic weather can change the plan. Private jet catering here is built to survive a delay, with sauce apart, cold plates and clear seat labels, and handed over to your handling agent.

Menu & order Download the menu

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

Derry, Derry and Strabane on the plate: local specialities for in-flight catering at LDY

Derry is on the Foyle estuary, so the local table for a private jet menu starts with the water. Foyle and Atlantic seafood is the obvious thread for a private jet food order out of Derry: smoked salmon, brown crab, and a seafood chowder that travels well if the cream is kept apart. Northern Ireland has a baking tradition that suits an inflight menu: wheaten bread, soda farls and potato bread, all of which hold up in a drawer. Local specialities also include Armagh-style apple desserts, and Northern Irish beef from Co. Londonderry farms for a hot main that finishes in the oven. Private jet platters built around smoked fish, farmhouse cheeses and local chutney are the easy option for a cold lunch. Gourmet inflight meals can lean on Irish lamb or a slow-cooked beef and Guinness stew. Private jet snacks are simpler: shortbread, Tayto crisps, cheese scones and fruit. For the region, Northern Ireland offers a short list that is honest and seasonal.

Northern Ireland is not a big region, but the produce is reliable, and a private jet menu for Derry can be written around it. Start with the dairy: butter, cream, and farmhouse cheddar from Ulster dairies. Then the sea: salmon, mussels, brown crab, hake. In the fields it is potatoes and beef; in the bakery it is wheaten, soda bread, and the farls that go on any Ulster breakfast tray. These are the local specialities worth putting on an inflight menu, and each one has a galley note: what goes in the oven, what stays chilled, what is plated cold. Private jet platters can mix smoked fish with farmhouse cheeses. Gourmet inflight meals suit a lamb shank or a cottage pie with the sauce apart. Private jet snacks round it off with shortbread and cheese scones. For Northern Ireland, the guiding rule is to keep it simple and to pack it for the aircraft you have.

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Local specialities of Northern Ireland for a private jet menu: smoked salmon, soda bread and farmhouse cheese for flights from Derry

01Smoked Foyle salmonChilled, served cold with brown bread and horseradish crème fraîche on the side.

02Brown crab with soda breadPicked crab meat stays chilled; the soda bread is plated separately.

03Seafood chowderOven. Cream and herb oil packed apart so the soup finishes on the plate.

04Irish beef and Guinness stewOven. Packed in a lidded dish with the mash on the side.

05Wheaten bread and farmhouse cheddarRe-plate cold. Cut by passenger, wrapped in portions.

06Shortbread and Armagh apple tartChilled. Slices boxed by seat so nothing slides 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 · DerryCity of Derry Airport · EGAE

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at City of Derry Airport (EGAE)

Atlantic weather decides a lot at EGAE, and the aircraft often waits on the apron while it clears. That is the moment a private jet catering order has to hold up: dishes that survive a delay, sauces packed apart, cold plates that stay cold. In-flight catering for Derry covers business aviation catering for corporate groups and executive jet catering for owners flying small. Diplomatic flight catering is cleared by protocol first, and the kitchen starts only after that.

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 cabin ready for private jet catering at City of Derry Airport, Derry

Business aviationOur core

Private jet catering for business flights from Derry, Derry and Strabane (EGAE)

A typical business jet brief at Derry is a small corporate group, a light jet and a short leg to Scotland or England. Business jet catering and corporate jet catering here suit a cold-first menu, with a hot main only if the galley has an oven. VIP flight catering and charter flight catering follow the same logic, and luxury inflight catering for LDY leans on local produce. A private jet chef writes a bespoke menu around the headcount, and the aircraft's galley decides what comes out of the oven.

Government flight catering tray prepared for a state visit aircraft at EGAE, Derry

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

State visit and VIP aviation catering at City of Derry Airport

When a state delegation lands at City of Derry, the menu is agreed with protocol before anything is cooked. Head of state flight catering and government flight catering are packed by a small named team, with full traceability. VIP aviation catering and state visit aircraft catering are handed over quietly at the FBO.

Inflight catering menu highlights at *City of Derry Airport* (EGAE)Or write your own, we cook it

Cold private jet platters with smoked salmon and wheaten bread for City of Derry Airport flights

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters: smoked salmon, brown crab, farmhouse cheesesChilled

Gourmet inflight meals: poached chicken salad with local leavesRe-plate cold

Wheaten bread, soda farls and Irish butterRe-plate cold

Private jet snacks: shortbread, cheese scones, seasonal fruitChilled

Armagh apple tart with clotted creamSauce apart

Hot gourmet inflight meals, Irish beef stew and seafood chowder, packed for a flight from LDY

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Seafood chowder with herb oilOven

Irish beef and Guinness stew, mash on the sideOven

Gourmet inflight meals: lamb shank with root vegetables and jusSauce apart

Hake with parsley sauce and new potatoesOven

Ulster fry plated for the cabin: bacon, sausage, soda farl, eggOven

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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 City of Derry Airport

At EGAE the dietary question is mostly about hidden ingredients in comfort food: wheat in the soda bread and gravies, dairy in the chowders, shellfish in the seafood dishes. Kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free and allergen free special meals, plus kids meals, are cooked on a separate board and boxed apart from the other trays, with seat numbers and no names on the labels. The Derry procedure is simple: you send the restrictions with the passenger count, and the dish is written around them rather than adapted at the end.

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 meal boxes and crew meals at City of Derry Airport

For the crew at EGAE, crew meals are an on-request line in the order, billed normally. Flight crew meals can be boxed hot or cold; pilot meals are designed to survive turbulence and an interrupted sitting. Crew catering goes in its own box, and cockpit meals carry their own label. Crew meal boxes are marked CREW, and different meals for pilots are packed apart when the captain and first officer should not share a dish. Cabin crew meals for the Derry rotation are boxed and labelled the same way, apart from the passenger trays.

Meal passEGAE

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passEGAE

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

City of Derry Airport (EGAE / LDY) terminal and apron seen from the airside, Derry, Northern Ireland

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO catering and handling agent delivery at City of Derry Airport

On the ground at LDY, FBO catering means a clean handover: the trays arrive at the general aviation terminal, and your handling agent walks them to the aircraft. Catering delivery to the FBO is arranged in advance, ground handling catering stays simple, and handling agent catering uses the crew's own seat list.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Galley-door delivery and aviation catering at City of Derry Airport (LDY)

City of Derry sees mostly smaller business jets and turboprops, so galley catering here is carried by hand rather than by truck. For a larger aircraft the question changes: door height, whether a high loader is needed, and what the galley itself can hold. Airside catering delivery is arranged through the handling agent, and aircraft provisioning follows the type: more trolleys and a full oven plan for the bigger cabins, fewer drawers and cold-first menus for the light jets.

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 airportEGAE / LDY

About City of Derry Airport (EGAE): aviation catering and general aviation

City of Derry Airport, EGAE or LDY, serves the city and the north-west of Northern Ireland from a small terminal beside the Foyle estuary. Airport catering here is a short, practical job: a few trays, a clear label, and a handover at the aircraft. General aviation and FBO services run from the same apron, and ground handling services are provided by the airport's handling agent.

Business aviation

EGAE is not a large business aviation hub, but it is used. Inflight catering orders tend to be short, in-flight catering follows the size of the jet, and aviation catering is brief and accurate. Business aviation catering at LDY, executive jet catering and diplomatic flight catering are handled case by case. Cabin crew meals are packed separately.

Customs & food import

Customs at EGAE depend on the next stop. For a flight leaving the UK, we pack cooked, sealed dishes and keep fresh produce to a minimum. If the destination has restrictions on meat or dairy, tell us and the menu adapts before it is cooked.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

4.3 / 5

★★★★☆

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

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★★★★☆VIP AIRLINER

“Good preparation made the difference at City of Derry Airport, where 8 guests expected fresh fruit and breakfast pastries despite an evening cabin service. I want a private jet chef to understand storage requirements, and this order gave us a useful starting point. The Galley Girls suggested sealed meal containers for the sandwiches, and that choice worked well with our storage arrangement. I could hand the crew provisions to a colleague with a short explanation instead of unpacking the whole order.”

Lucas Z. | Chief cabin officer — BBJ

BBJ 2

★★★★☆CREW MEALS

“The 6 passenger portions of a selection of petits fours and sandwiches were the easy part; managing a revised passenger count at EGAE took more planning. I appreciated the emphasis on crew briefing throughout the in flight catering arrangements. The confirmation from The Galley Girls showed the canapés clearly enough for us to check the planned service quantities. There was enough information about the desserts to brief the crew without making assumptions about what had been ordered.”

Erik H. | Chief flight attendant

Falcon 2000

★★★★★LARGE CABIN

“Small packing details became important at LDY: our 12 passengers wanted prawn salad and small fruit plates, and we had different crew meal preferences. I asked The Galley Girls for the sandwiches in divided catering boxes, with garnishes supplied separately for plating on board. We could finish the breakfast portions as each guest was ready, rather than laying everything out at once. This experience of inflight catering services gave us a useful reference for managing storage requirements on another departure.”

Rebecca G. | Chief flight attendant

Gulfstream G700

Questions crews ask about DerryAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost on a long leg out of Derry with two services on board?+

Cost starts with the menu. For a two-service leg from Derry, a cold first service with smoked salmon and wheaten bread keeps the number down; a hot second service with lamb shank pushes it up. Cabin crew meals and a dietary box are separate lines, so you see exactly what you are paying for.

What is the lead time for private jet catering at Derry when the departure slot is fixed and the turnaround is short?+

Lead time here follows the slot. If the aircraft is on the ground briefly, we choose dishes accordingly: no sauces that need building at the galley, nothing that waits for a second oven cycle. Last-minute requests for EGAE are handled, and our line stays open at all hours.

Do customs rules in the UK affect catering for a return leg from Derry?+

Customs matter most when the return leg crosses a border. Out of EGAE, we pack with that in mind: sealed trays, ingredient lists on request, and no loose fresh produce. Tell us the destination and we adapt the menu so nothing is held at the other end.

Can you bring food on a private jet from Derry if the passenger count changes at the last minute?+

Passengers can carry their own food, subject to customs and the operator's policy, but a changing headcount is exactly where catering helps. We reissue the seat labels and adjust portions for EGAE, and last-minute changes are handled by phone, day or night.

Is catering part of a charter into Derry, and can one local product go on the menu?+

No. A private jet charter into City of Derry is priced for the aircraft and the crew; food is a separate order with its own invoice. Within that order you can name one local product, brown crab or an Armagh apple tart for instance, and we write it into the menu.