Manchester · EGCC / MAN · United Kingdom

Private jet catering at Manchester Airport (EGCC / MAN), Manchester

Catering to your aircraft in Manchester.

At EGCC the cloud base and the slot decide the day. We pack Northern dishes for the galley on board and deliver to your handling agent, so the crew only has to open a lid and serve.

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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

What Manchester, Greater Manchester brings to your in-flight catering (MAN)

Manchester and the wider north-west of England eat well, and a private jet menu built at EGCC borrows from it. Lancashire hotpot, lamb slow-cooked under sliced potato, finishes in the galley oven and holds heat in its foil dish. Eccles cakes and Bury black pudding make private jet snacks that nobody has to plate.

Private jet food out of Manchester leans on what the region does best: Lancashire cheese, Cumbrian lamb, Cheshire dairy, Morecambe Bay shrimps. Potted shrimp stays chilled and re-plates in seconds, and a board of Lancashire, Cheshire and Stilton needs only a knife. Private jet platters from this field are cut per guest, so the cabin crew only lifts a lid.

An inflight menu planned at Manchester starts with the season: game pie and Lancashire cheese in autumn, shrimp, cucumber and brown bread in summer. Local specialities arrive packed for the galley you actually have, sauces in their own pots, hot dishes marked for the oven. Gourmet inflight meals from here are Northern first, then adapted to the aircraft type.

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Lancashire hotpot and local specialities packed for a private jet menu at Manchester Airport

01Lancashire hotpotPrivate jet food at its most Northern: lamb and potato in its own foil dish, finished in the galley oven.

02Potted Morecambe Bay shrimpServed chilled with brown bread; re-plate cold.

03Lancashire and Cheshire cheese boardCut per guest, chutney in a separate pot.

04Eccles cakesPacked flat, served at room temperature with cheese.

05Sticky toffee puddingSponge in foil, toffee sauce apart.

06Manchester tartCustard, jam and coconut, cut in slices and served chilled.

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 · ManchesterManchester Airport · EGCC

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

Manchester Airport sits at 257 ft on a flat Cheshire plain, and its business aviation traffic runs on weather that changes hour to hour. Private jet catering here is built around that: Northern dishes packed for a galley with a small oven, handed over at the FBO. Inflight catering for a wet January departure looks nothing like a July one, and in-flight catering from EGCC follows the same seasons.

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

Private jet catering ready for business jet charter flights at Manchester Airport MAN

Business aviationOur core

Business jet & VIP jet catering at Manchester Airport

Business jet catering at Manchester is usually a short brief for a mixed cabin: a hot main, a cheese board and a light dessert. Corporate jet catering here follows the Northern week, with Monday flights heavier on hotpot and Friday ones on cold plates. VIP flight catering and charter flight catering for the same terminal are built on the same menu, and luxury inflight catering uses Lancashire and Cumbrian produce. Our private jet chef writes a bespoke menu around the passengers and the galley.

Government flight catering prepared for a head of state aircraft at Manchester Airport EGCC

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

State visit and VIP aviation catering at Manchester Airport

Government flight catering at Manchester follows protocol before the first dish is cooked: names, dietary clearances and traceability agreed in advance. Head of state flight catering and state visit aircraft catering are handled by a named team, with discretion at every step. VIP aviation catering for official travel is packed sealed and handed over at the aircraft.

Private jet menu at Manchester Airport: inflight catering highlights (MAN)Or write your own, we cook it

Private jet platters with Lancashire cheese and potted shrimp for Manchester Airport MAN

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Potted Morecambe Bay shrimp with brown breadChilled

Lancashire and Cheshire cheese board — private jet plattersRe-plate cold

Cumbrian ham, piccalilli and pickle saladChilled

Smoked salmon and cucumber sandwiches — private jet snacksChilled

Manchester tart slicesChilled

Hot gourmet inflight meals including Lancashire hotpot for Manchester Airport EGCC

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Lancashire hotpot — gourmet inflight mealsOven

Cumbrian lamb shank with mashOven

Steak and ale pie with gravySauce apart

Sticky toffee puddingSauce apart

Lancashire cheese and onion pastyOven

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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 for every diet: in-flight catering at Manchester Airport

Dietary requests at Manchester are handled as a procedure, not a label. Northern cooking hides allergens in the usual places: wheat in the gravy, butter in the pastry, dairy in the mash, suet in the dumplings. Kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free and allergen free meals each get their own prep area and their own board, and kids meals and other special meals are built around what the passengers will actually eat on a UK departure.

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 Manchester, Greater Manchester (EGCC)

Flight crew meals at EGCC are an on-request service, invoiced with the order. We pack crew meal boxes for a rotation that has no time to sit down: a sealed hotpot for the captain, something cold for the first officer. Pilot meals, cockpit meals and cabin crew meals are labelled separately, and crew catering can include different meals for pilots to match your operator's policy.

Meal passEGCC

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passEGCC

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Manchester Airport EGCC general aviation terminal and FBO apron in England

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

Ground handling and FBO catering at Manchester Airport

FBO catering at Manchester is delivered to the general aviation terminal and handed to your handling agent. Catering delivery to the FBO is arranged against your slot, with ground handling catering coordinated so the order reaches the aircraft sealed. Handling agent catering is routine on this field, and we adjust for the gate and apron layout.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Galley-door delivery and aviation catering at Manchester Airport (MAN)

At EGCC the aircraft decides the delivery. A light jet is loaded by hand at the cabin door; a larger business airliner may need a high loader to reach a raised door. Galley catering is packed to the galley on board, airside catering delivery goes through your handling agent, and aircraft provisioning is agreed against the tail type before the slot, so crews know exactly what reaches the aircraft and how.

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 airportEGCC / MAN

About Manchester Airport (MAN): airport catering for business aviation

Manchester Airport is the largest airport in the north of England, with a long runway, a general aviation terminal and steady business aviation traffic. Airport catering here serves corporate, charter and VIP flights, with FBO services on the field and ground handling services available to match.

Business aviation

Manchester works as a business aviation hub for the north-west of England. Executive jet catering, inflight catering and in-flight catering all follow the weather and the season; aviation catering and business aviation catering here are orders written for corporate travel, football-season charters and trade fairs. Diplomatic flight catering is handled with the protocol side first, and cabin crew meals are ordered with the same schedule as the passenger order.

Customs & food import

UK import and export rules for food on private flights are generally straightforward on departure, but arrival countries set their own limits on meat and dairy. Customs at EGCC are managed through your handling agent, and we pack with the destination rules in mind.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

4.7 / 5

★★★★★

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

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★★★★★VIP AIRLINER

“Breakfast was already sorted; at Manchester Airport, the next request was roasted chicken and seasonal vegetables for 12 guests, with a short ground stop to work around. I would discuss private jet menu with them again, especially when packing arrangement needs careful coordination. Our handling contact received the order details from The Galley Girls, including how the breakfast portions had been grouped. The cabin team could match the crew provisions to the request before moving on to the remaining departure tasks.”

Margot U. | Chief cabin officer — BBJ

ACJ320

★★★★★LARGE CABIN

“Service planning came first at EGCC, with 10 passengers choosing a charcuterie board and fresh bread and a revised passenger count influencing our preparation. The starters came from The Galley Girls in separate meal boxes, with a packing list that matched the contents. We placed the side dishes in their planned storage area without first having to reorganise all the catering boxes. I want a private jet chef to understand final order confirmation, and this order gave us a useful starting point.”

Julien W. | Chief flight attendant

Gulfstream G700

★★★★☆BUSINESS JET

“Getting roasted vegetable bowls with separate dressings ready for 2 guests at MAN required an order that accounted for a tight boarding window. Our request to The Galley Girls focused on the starters, with enough detail to distinguish passenger portions from additional provisions. It was useful to see the main courses listed separately when checking how much space the complete order would require. My main takeaway from this in flight catering order was the practical approach to catering handover.”

Samuel T. | FBO operator

Global 7500

Questions crews ask about ManchesterAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost for a Manchester departure with a long wait on the ground?+

A long wait at EGCC changes what goes on the order: a hot dish for a crew that has to rest, cold plates for guests who will eat later. The cost of private jet catering here follows those choices; a hotpot and a sandwich platter are priced differently, and a duty-time wait usually tips the order toward the hot dish.

What is the lead time for private jet catering at Manchester in winter weather?+

Winter at Manchester means fog, rain and the odd ice warning, and any of them can move a slot. That is why ordering stays simple on this field: last-minute orders are handled, and a changed departure just moves the handover at your FBO or handling agent.

Are there customs rules on food for a long leg out of Manchester with two services on board?+

On a long flight from Manchester, the import rules at the far end can exclude fresh meat, cheese or eggs. Customs on the UK side are handled through your handling agent, and we plan both services around the destination rules so nothing has to be taken off at arrival.

Can you bring food of your own for a short Manchester turnaround?+

Yes, you can bring food on board, subject to customs at your arrival airport. If the stop is short, a ready-to-serve order handed over against your slot saves the crew from sorting it on the apron.

Is catering part of a charter into Manchester, including the return leg?+

No. Catering is not part of a charter agreement, and that holds for the return too: meals for the way back are ordered from Manchester as their own order and invoiced like any other.