EGLL / LHR · London Heathrow · England

Private jet catering at London Heathrow Airport (EGLL / LHR), London

Catering to your aircraft in London.

Heathrow gives business jets a handful of stands on the northern side and a runway slot that does not bend, so the galley brief is settled long before you start the engines. We cook and pack for that galley, in the order your door opens, and last-minute orders are handled.

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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

Local specialities from London for your inflight catering

Heathrow's private jet menu leans on what England does well and what survives a cabin: Scottish smoked salmon, Wiltshire ham, mature Cheddar and Stilton, farmhouse cheese boards, and Cornish crab when the sea allows. Our inflight menu for London pairs those with gourmet inflight meals such as a roast chicken breast with tarragon jus, packed so the sauce travels apart.

Private jet food in London is rarely fussy, and neither is ours. The local specialities that fly well from EGLL are English asparagus in May and June, Kentish strawberries and cherries in summer, Yorkshire rhubarb in late winter and game in autumn. Private jet platters of British cheese, charcuterie and fruit work across any sector. We keep London a working city on the menu, with afternoon tea, scones and clotted cream on request.

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Smoked salmon, Cheddar and fruit local specialities of England packed for London Heathrow

01Scottish smoked salmon, capers and lemonServed chilled, sliced on the tray, lemon wedge packed apart.

02Mature Cheddar, Stilton and chutney boardKeep at cabin temperature before service; crackers in a separate sleeve.

03Roast chicken breast with tarragon jusOven. Jus in its own pot, vegetables boxed beside it.

04Sticky toffee puddingOven. Toffee sauce kept apart and poured at the seat.

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 · LondonLondon Heathrow Airport · EGLL

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at London Heathrow Airport (EGLL)

Heathrow runs on two parallel runways and a tight slot sheet, which is why a business jet there is often a quick turn with a full cabin. Private jet catering for EGLL is packed to that rhythm: trays by seat number, a crew box marked CREW, nothing that needs a galley you do not have. Inflight catering and in-flight catering here usually means a cold first course and one hot dish that holds, while aviation catering for the stand is coordinated through your FBO. Business aviation catering and executive jet catering follow the same brief, diplomatic flight catering gets its own protocol, and cabin crew meals are ordered with the flight.

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

Cabin of a business jet with private jet catering set out on London Heathrow tables

Business aviationOur core

Private jet catering for business flights from London (EGLL)

Business jet catering at Heathrow is usually a short brief with a long guest list, so we write a bespoke menu around the sector and the cabin. Corporate jet catering for a morning flight to Paris is a cold first course and a hot main; VIP flight catering for a long westbound leg has two hot dishes. Charter flight catering is ordered with the flight, and a private jet chef can cook to your menu when the brief asks for it. Luxury inflight catering is packed to your galley.

Diplomatic flight catering trays prepared for a government departure from London Heathrow

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

State visit and VIP aviation catering at London Heathrow Airport

When a head of state flight catering order arrives at Heathrow, the protocol office, not the kitchen, approves the menu. Government flight catering for a delegation is packed sealed and labelled. VIP aviation catering suits ministers on smaller aircraft, and state visit aircraft catering is coordinated with the airline of record and the handling agent.

The jet catering menu at *London Heathrow Airport* (LHR)Or write your own, we cook it

Cold private jet platters with British cheese and salmon for London Heathrow flights

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Gourmet inflight meals: Coronation chicken with rice saladRe-plate cold

Private jet platters of seasonal fruit and Kentish berriesChilled

Private jet snacks: shortbread and flapjackChilled

Ploughman's board with piccalilliChilled

Hot roast chicken and pie plated for in-flight catering at London Heathrow

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Roast chicken breast with tarragon jusSauce apart

Beef Wellington slices with red wine jusOven

Fish pie with buttered greensOven

Sticky toffee puddingSauce apart

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A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet

PrincipalSealed

Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people

Special meals

Dietary requirements and aviation catering at London Heathrow Airport (EGLL)

At Heathrow the special meals list on a single departure can run from kosher and halal to vegan, gluten free and allergen free, with kids meals added for the family on board. Each one is cooked and boxed on its own board, tagged by seat number, and a kosher tray stays sealed until you open it at the seat. For London the hidden allergens are mustard in sauces, nuts in pastry and gluten in gravy thickener, and we write them on the card.

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 and cockpit meals in London (EGLL)

Crew meals leaving EGLL are ordered with the flight, billed like the rest of the order and never included by default. Flight crew meals are boxed to be eaten with one hand between checklists, while pilot meals can differ for captain and first officer when the operator policy asks for it. Crew catering for a night rotation might be a hot pie and salad, cabin crew meals a lighter plate, and cockpit meals sealed in their own crew meal boxes marked CREW. We cook different meals for pilots on request and label them clearly.

Meal passEGLL

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passEGLL

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Aerial view of London Heathrow Airport, EGLL, with business aviation stands

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO catering and handling agent delivery at London Heathrow Airport

At Heathrow, the general aviation terminal is where the handling agent meets us. FBO catering is handed over at the door with a packing list; catering delivery to the FBO follows the stand assignment. Ground handling catering is handled by the same agent that supplies fuel and baggage, and handling agent catering is simply the last step in that chain.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

High loader and aircraft provisioning: aviation catering at London Heathrow Airport

Galley catering at Heathrow starts with the aircraft type, because a Challenger 350 and a BBJ do not load the same way. Airside catering delivery goes through your handling agent to the stand, and for larger cabins aircraft provisioning may need a high loader to reach the forward door. We pack in the order the galley is built: chilled drawer first, oven items next, dry stores last.

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 airportEGLL / LHR

About London Heathrow Airport: business aviation and airport catering

Airport catering at Heathrow is shaped by the airport's scale: two runways, five terminals, and a small corner for business aviation. General aviation here means dedicated stands, strict slots and customs on the stand. FBO services and ground handling services are offered by operators on the northern side.

Business aviation

Heathrow is a business aviation hub for those who need the city itself: bankers, diplomats, delegations. Inflight catering and in-flight catering at EGLL follow the rhythm of the day, with morning departures to Europe and afternoon departures across the Atlantic. Aviation catering and business aviation catering are coordinated with slots, executive jet catering is plated to the cabin, diplomatic flight catering has its own process, and cabin crew meals are ordered with the flight.

Customs & food import

UK customs treat food for aircraft as ship's stores, but meat and dairy imports are controlled. Heathrow handling agents will inspect incoming boxes at the stand. We pack with labelled ingredients and a manifest so checks are simple.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

5.0 / 5

★★★★★

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

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★★★★★VIP AIRLINER

“Packing prawn salad and small fruit plates for 2 passengers at EGLL needed careful thought, especially given a family lunch request. For our team, the strongest part of their jet catering was how they handled portion planning. We described our serving sequence to The Galley Girls and asked for the starters to be packed accordingly. That left time to check the sandwiches properly before the passengers were ready for the next part of the service.”

Adriana S. | Chief cabin officer — BBJ

ACJ320

★★★★★BUSINESS JET

“Small packing details became important at LHR: our 4 passengers wanted vegetable tartlets and a dessert selection, and we had a family lunch request. The Galley Girls kept the salads separate from the finishing elements, which gave us control over the final presentation. The fruit plates stayed together in one group, so another crew member could follow the same plating sequence. For VIP flight catering, that attention to written menu details made the order noticeably easier to manage.”

Nicole O. | VIP flight attendant

Gulfstream G650

★★★★★LIGHT JET

“For 3 passengers departing from London Heathrow Airport, the agreed menu was a light pasta dish with grilled vegetables; our main consideration was two separate meal services. After a final adjustment to the main courses, The Galley Girls gave us one revised order summary to work from. The note about the canapés was easy to spot, and we could brief the rest of the team quickly. My main takeaway from this charter flight catering order was the practical approach to storage requirements.”

Eva Q. | VIP flight attendant

Citation CJ4

Ordering for EGLL, in shortAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost for a delegation or government flight from London Heathrow?+

Government and delegation flights from London often ask for halal or kosher alternatives alongside the main menu, which changes the quote more than the route does. A simple plated lunch for eight sits at the lower end, a multi-course state flight with allergen separation at the higher. We quote per menu line, never as a lump.

What is the lead time for private jet catering at Heathrow, given UK food-import rules?+

Customs and import rules for food in the UK are what set lead time more than the airport does. A menu of local specialities, English cheese, Scottish salmon, seasonal veg, is simple. If you want something from outside the UK, tell us early and we confirm what can clear. Last-minute orders are handled.

What happens at customs when catering is delivered to a private jet at Heathrow?+

At London Heathrow, the handling agent controls airside access, and catering travels in with their escort. We provide sealed boxes and a clear manifest for customs on request.

Can you bring food of your own aboard at Heathrow, for a special-meal request?+

Bringing your own food is possible at EGLL, though special-meal requests are easier to guarantee when we prepare them. Allergen separation, halal certification and kosher sealing are all documented in our process.

Is catering part of a charter flight from Heathrow, with a Gulfstream or a larger aircraft?+

Is catering part of a charter out of EGLL? No, it is a separate order with its own invoice. The aircraft type decides how we pack: a small galley gets cold items and one hot dish, a larger one gets a full plated service.

London Heathrow Airport · EGLL

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Tail, pax and diets — a flight attendant takes it from there, day or night.

Plane-side

handover at the aircraft, on your slot

24/7

day or night, every day

Flight deck

crew and pilot dishes, on request

Make a request

+1 786 600 1673 · hello@thegalleygirls.com

Dessert plated in the galley, ready to serve

Camille, Inès or Sofia

Former VIP & head-of-state cabin crew

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