Calgary International · CYYC / YYC · Canada

Private jet catering at Calgary International Airport (CYYC / YYC), Calgary

Catering to your aircraft in Calgary.

Calgary sits at 3,557 ft, with a dry winter and Rockies-bound cabins full of skiers in January. We cook and pack for the galley you actually have, and hand it to your FBO at CYYC.

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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

Calgary on the plate: local specialities for in-flight catering at YYC

Alberta eats well and plainly, and the private jet menu for Calgary leans on it. AAA Alberta beef is the obvious headline: a striploin that is seared, rested and sliced by seat so it can be re-plated in the galley rather than cooked. Bison comes next, as a short rib or a smoked brisket, and we pack the jus apart so it never floods the plate on a climb out of YYC.

Saskatoon berries turn up in crumbles, pies and compotes across the Alberta menu, and they travel better than most fruit: they hold their colour and do not weep. Pierogi, a Prairie staple, make an honest hot course for a late departure; Canadian wild salmon and Peace River honey cover the lighter end.

For an inflight menu built around local specialities, we keep the hot items one-oven simple and the cold items sealed by seat. Private jet food in Alberta is often cold-weather food, so we pack warm sides in insulated trays and mark which ones need the oven and which need only a plate. Crew take the same ingredients in a simpler box, ordered separately.

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Alberta beef and saskatoon berry local specialities for a private jet menu at Calgary, Alberta

01AAA Alberta beef striploinSeared, rested and sliced by seat; jus packed apart.

02Bison short ribBraised and sealed; goes in the oven, sauce stays in its pot.

03Saskatoon berry crumbleHolds colour and shape; served warm or chilled.

04Pierogi with caramelised onionA Prairie standard for late departures; needs the oven.

05Canadian wild salmonServed cold with a dill dressing in a separate pot.

06Alberta honey and local cheese boardHoney packed apart; bread wrapped loosely against dry air.

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 · CalgaryCalgary International Airport · CYYC

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

Chinook winds can swing a Calgary evening from minus twenty to a thaw, and a cold platter has to hold through both. Private jet catering at CYYC is built for that: inflight catering sealed against dry cabin air, aviation catering that suits a turboprop's single oven as well as a long-range galley, and cabin crew meals packed apart from the guest trays. Business aviation catering here runs from oil-patch shuttles to ski charters toward Banff, and executive jet catering follows the same rule: tell us the tail, we pack for its galley. Diplomatic flight catering is cleared by protocol before a pan is lit.

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 for a corporate jet on the apron at Calgary, Alberta

Business aviationOur core

Business aviation catering at Calgary International Airport (YYC)

Business jet catering at Calgary is shaped by the oil-patch shuttle and the winter ski charter. Corporate jet catering for a Banff-bound group wants a hot soup and a warm bun; VIP flight catering for a one-day Houston turnaround wants a cold plate and a clean tray. A private jet chef writes a bespoke menu around the galley, and charter flight catering and luxury inflight catering follow the same brief: send the tail, the slot and the seat plan.

Private jet catering for a government flight at Calgary International, CYYC, Canada

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Head of state and government inflight catering at Calgary International Airport (YYC)

Government flight catering at Calgary is cleared by protocol before a pan is lit. Head of state flight catering and state visit aircraft catering are written around the party's dietary instructions, with traceable ingredients and a named team. VIP aviation catering for a delegation is packed and sealed, handed over at the aircraft, and invoiced separately.

The *Calgary* inflight catering menu (YYC)Or write your own, we cook it

Cold private jet platters and gourmet inflight meals prepared for YYC, Calgary

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters of Alberta beef carpaccio, horseradish crème, rye crispsChilled

Saskatoon berry and honey yoghurt potsChilled

Gourmet inflight meals of cold Canadian salmon, new potato salad, dill dressingSauce apart

Private jet snacks: smoked almonds, dried Okanagan apricots, prairie-grain crackersChilled

Alberta cheddar and local honey boardRe-plate cold

Hot private jet catering plates, Alberta beef and bison, packed for Calgary International

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Alberta beef striploin, roasted shallot jusSauce apart

Bison short rib, root vegetable puréeOven

Pierogi with caramelised onion and sour creamOven

Warm saskatoon berry crumble, vanilla creamOven

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A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet

PrincipalSealed

Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people

Special meals

Halal, kosher and kids meals: inflight catering at Calgary International Airport (YYC)

Dietary requests at Calgary are handled as a procedure, not a label. Beef and bison are everywhere on the local table, and pastry and sauces often carry wheat or dairy, so we separate kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free and allergen free preparation from the start. Special meals and kids meals are marked by seat and packed in their own sealed box.

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

Flight crew meals on request at Calgary International Airport

Calgary crews often turn around in the cold, with a long leg ahead to the coast or across the border. Nothing reaches the cockpit unasked: crew meals are a line you add to the order at Calgary, billed beside the passenger catering. Flight crew meals can be hot or cold, boxed or plated; pilot meals and cockpit meals can differ for captain and first officer, as the operator's policy asks. Crew catering is packed in crew meal boxes that open with one hand, because the cockpit rarely has a table. If you need different meals for pilots, say so when you order.

Meal passCYYC

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passCYYC

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Calgary International Airport (CYYC) apron where airport catering is delivered, Alberta

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

Airport catering at the FBO or general aviation terminal, Calgary International Airport

FBO catering at Calgary means a handover to whoever opens the door. Catering delivery to the FBO is arranged with the handling agent, and ground handling catering is timed to the slot. The general aviation terminal at CYYC receives the order sealed and labelled, and handling agent catering is closed at the aircraft, not the ramp gate.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

High loader delivery for jet catering at Calgary International Airport (YYC)

Aircraft at CYYC range from turboprops to large-cabin jets, and galley catering follows the type. A Pilatus or King Air has a single drawer and no oven; a Global or Gulfstream has full ovens. Airside catering delivery is arranged with the handling agent, and aircraft provisioning is planned around door height and whether a high loader is needed at the stand.

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 airportCYYC / YYC

About Calgary International Airport (CYYC): aviation catering and general aviation

At 3,557 ft, CYYC has a long runway and dry air that affects how food holds in a cabin. Airport catering for general aviation is packed against that dryness, and FBO services and ground handling services are coordinated around the turnaround.

Business aviation

Calgary is a business aviation hub for Alberta. Inflight catering and in-flight catering are shaped by Stampede week in July and the ski season from December, and aviation catering for a turboprop differs from business aviation catering for a Global. Executive jet catering follows the galley; diplomatic flight catering follows protocol; cabin crew meals are packed in their own box.

Customs & food import

Canada controls meat, dairy and plant products on arrivals, and food loaded for an international departure is sealed and listed. The CBSA clears outbound international catering with the handling agent, and domestic legs are simpler. We plan the menu around those rules.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

5.0 / 5

★★★★★

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

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★★★★★LARGE CABIN

“The 11 passenger portions of herb chicken with a quinoa salad were the easy part; managing a small galley worktop at YYC took more planning. Our brief for jet catering was met with a sensible plan for crew briefing. The Galley Girls used a readable packing list for the crew provisions, which helped when two colleagues checked the order together. We could distinguish the sauces at a glance instead of lifting lids just to establish what belonged to each service.”

Oskar O. | Chief flight attendant

Global 7500

★★★★★VIP AIRLINER

“Several practical details needed attention at Calgary International Airport, with vegetable tartlets and a dessert selection requested for 12 guests and a family lunch request to accommodate. The Galley Girls talked through the quantities of snack boxes with us before confirmation, rather than leaving us to guess the portions. It was useful to see the breakfast portions listed separately when checking how much space the complete order would require. My main takeaway from this VIP flight catering order was the practical approach to portion planning.”

Irina I. | Chief cabin officer

BBJ

★★★★★ROYAL FLIGHT

“With limited fridge space to consider at CYYC, we needed a practical way to serve vegetable tartlets and a dessert selection to 9 passengers. The Galley Girls understood why we wanted the canapés readily accessible instead of spread across several different boxes. That left time to check the crew provisions properly before the passengers were ready for the next part of the service. For our team, the strongest part of their charter flight catering was how they handled meal organisation.”

Oskar R. | Royal family manager

BBJ

Calgary International: the questionsAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost at Calgary?+

If you want a number, tell us the menu. A cold board for six with Alberta cheddar and honey costs differently from a three-course Alberta beef dinner, and a kosher or child's meal adds its own preparation. We price per menu, not per tray, and the quote is clear before the slot.

What is the lead time for private jet catering at Calgary?+

We ask for the slot, not a deadline. A crew that must leave inside its duty limit gets the order timed to the handover at CYYC. Last-minute orders are handled, and the FBO is told what is coming and when.

What are the customs rules for catering at Calgary?+

Customs in Canada treats food for an international departure as a controlled item. At Calgary, we pack it sealed, list it, and coordinate with your handling agent. A short turnaround means we arrange everything before the aircraft arrives.

Can you bring food on board at Calgary?+

Passengers can bring snacks, but anything raw, meat-based or dairy-heavy can cause trouble on a flight in or out of Canada. A local product like Alberta honey or saskatoon berries is safer, and we can pack it so it lands on the menu rather than in a bag.

Is catering part of a charter into Calgary?+

Not by default. A charter into YYC pays for the aircraft; the meals are ordered and billed on their own. Canadian import rules on meat, dairy and produce mean we plan the menu with customs in mind.