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Private jet catering at Yarmouth Airport (CYQI / YQI), Yarmouth

Catering to your aircraft in Yarmouth.

Yarmouth is a small Atlantic airfield where fog and the Fundy tides set the rhythm. We cook and pack private jet meals around the Nova Scotia pantry and hand them over at your FBO, for crew and passengers alike.

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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

Yarmouth on the plate: local specialities for in-flight catering at YQI

Yarmouth sits at the southwestern corner of Nova Scotia, and the menu follows the water. A private jet menu for Yarmouth starts with lobster, because the Southwest Nova fishery is the reason many of these trips exist, then moves to scallops, haddock and Digby scallops pulled from the Bay of Fundy. Local specialities travel differently in a galley: the lobster roll goes cold in its own box with the roll apart, the chowder is packed to finish in the oven, the haddock fillet keeps its sauce in a separate pot. Private jet platters of smoked salmon, local cheeses and Annapolis Valley apples cover the cold side of an inflight menu. Gourmet inflight meals here lean on seafood and root vegetables, and private jet snacks mean oatcakes, maple items and blueberry bars. Private jet food built on Nova Scotia produce is the easiest way to make a short Atlantic leg feel specific to the place.

Nova Scotia gives the Yarmouth inflight menu its backbone: shellfish, cod and haddock, Acadian home cooking, and fruit from the Annapolis Valley. Digby scallops pan-sear well and hold in a sealed tray with the sauce on the side; rappie pie, the Acadian grated potato dish, reheats cleanly for crew. A private jet menu for Yarmouth can add lobster salad, cold seafood platters and wild blueberry desserts. These local specialities are cooked and packed as private jet platters for the cold drawer, gourmet inflight meals for the oven, and private jet snacks for the long leg home. Private jet food here is seasonal by default: spring brings fiddleheads, summer brings blueberries, autumn brings apples, winter leans on chowder and root vegetables.

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Private jet menu of Digby scallops and lobster roll, local specialities of Nova Scotia served at Yarmouth, CYQI

01Lobster roll, roll apartChilled, packed cold with the roll separate and re-plated at service

02Digby scallopsPan-seared, sauce apart, finished in the galley oven

03Seafood chowderPacked hot-ready, oven finish, cream and shellfish held together

04Haddock fillet with root vegetablesOven, sauce apart, lemon wedge on the side

05Rappie pieAcadian grated potato dish, oven finish, a crew favourite

06Wild blueberry gruntChilled dessert, re-plate cold with the biscuit topping apart

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 · YarmouthYarmouth Airport · CYQI

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

Yarmouth sits on the southwestern tip of Nova Scotia, a Bay of Fundy and Atlantic airfield where fog can shape a day as much as the schedule does. Private jet catering at CYQI follows that coast: fresh lobster, scallops and Digby chicken for passengers, packed to suit the galley you actually have. Inflight catering and in-flight catering here are written around the season, and aviation catering is built trip by trip. Business aviation catering for the aircraft and cabin crew meals for the people working it come from the same order.

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 private jet parked on the apron at Yarmouth, CYQI, Nova Scotia

Business aviationOur core

Private jet catering in Yarmouth for business and VIP flights (YQI)

A typical business flight into Yarmouth is a light or midsize jet carrying a small corporate party or a charter group heading for the South Shore. Business jet catering for that cabin is short and exact: a lobster lunch, a chilled platter, coffee. Corporate jet catering and charter flight catering follow the same logic, with VIP flight catering for owners who want more. A private jet chef writes a bespoke menu around the galley, and luxury inflight catering at CYQI means the right dish for a small oven, not a long list.

Government flight catering tray prepared for a delegation flight at Yarmouth Airport, Nova Scotia

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Inflight catering for government and royal flights at Yarmouth Airport

When an official party flies into Yarmouth, government flight catering means the protocol office decides, and we cook. Head of state flight catering and state visit aircraft catering require sealed trays and a named team, and VIP aviation catering on this coast keeps the menu plain and local: seafood, Annapolis Valley fruit, no show.

Menu highlights for private jet catering at *Yarmouth Airport*Or write your own, we cook it

Private jet platters with smoked salmon and local cheese, cold inflight menu for Yarmouth, YQI

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Lobster roll, roll apart — private jet platters for Nova ScotiaChilled

Smoked salmon, local cheeses and Annapolis Valley apples — private jet plattersChilled

Lobster salad on greens, lemon dressing — gourmet inflight mealsRe-plate cold

Oatcakes, maple items and blueberry bars — private jet snacksChilled

Hot gourmet inflight meals, Digby scallops and seafood chowder, packed for the galley at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Digby scallops with herb butter — gourmet inflight mealsSauce apart

Seafood chowder, shellfish and potatoOven

Haddock fillet with root vegetablesOven

Rappie pie, Acadian styleOven

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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 Yarmouth Airport (YQI)

Special meals at Yarmouth are cooked as a procedure, not a label. In Nova Scotia kitchens the risk to watch is shellfish and fish cross-contact, so allergen free trays are prepared on a separate board and sealed. Kosher, halal, vegan and gluten free requests are handled the same way, as are kids meals for family trips; each tray travels with its card and the seat number.

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 Yarmouth Airport

Crew meals at Yarmouth are a prestation on request, ordered with the flight and invoiced like everything else. Flight crew meals are packed for people who eat standing at the jumpseat, and pilot meals can be two different dishes so captain and first officer never share one. Crew catering with cockpit meals arrives as crew meal boxes marked CREW, with different meals for pilots when the operator asks. Cabin crew meals follow the same rule, planned for an Atlantic turnaround where the fog may add a wait.

Meal passCYQI

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passCYQI

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Yarmouth Airport (CYQI) apron and terminal in Nova Scotia, Canada, for business aviation

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO catering at Yarmouth Airport (YQI): delivery to your aircraft

At Yarmouth, delivery means the FBO and the apron. Our FBO catering is coordinated with your handling agent, the general aviation terminal is the point of entry, and ground handling catering rules decide where the van stops. Catering delivery to the FBO is booked with the slot, and handling agent catering is simply one phone call.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

High loader delivery for jet catering at Yarmouth Airport (YQI)

For galley catering at CYQI, the aircraft decides how it loads. A light or midsize jet takes a trolley and a few boxes through the main door, while a larger cabin may need a high loader for airside catering delivery. We ask the type and the galley layout, then handle aircraft provisioning around what the oven, drawers and chillers can hold.

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 airportCYQI / YQI

Airport catering at Yarmouth Airport (CYQI)

Yarmouth Airport (CYQI) is a regional airfield on the southwestern tip of Nova Scotia, used by general aviation, charter and the occasional corporate jet. Airport catering here is small-scale and seasonal, built around an FBO and a modest apron.

Business aviation

Yarmouth is a modest business aviation hub, busiest in summer when charters bring visitors to the South Shore. General aviation and FBO services are straightforward, and ground handling services are arranged through your agent. Inflight catering and in-flight catering here follow the fishing seasons, aviation catering for CYQI uses what is fresh, and business aviation catering and executive jet catering are ordered on the same sheet. Diplomatic flight catering is rare and planned in advance, and cabin crew meals are added to every serious order.

Customs & food import

Flying into Yarmouth from abroad means CBSA rules on food. Meat, fruit and dairy carried in are the usual issue, and sealed local catering avoids it. Your handling agent can confirm the declaration for each trip.

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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★★★★★CREW MEALS

“Choosing a cold lunch with cheese and fruit for 12 people at CYQI was straightforward; the challenge was making it work with a small galley worktop. I needed the sauces checked against the revised brief; The Galley Girls answered without sending us through another lengthy exchange. The note about the canapés was easy to spot, and we could brief the rest of the team quickly. Our brief for aviation catering services was met with a sensible plan for storage requirements.”

Felix H. | Chief flight attendant

Citation Latitude

★★★★★LIGHT JET

“The cabin briefing at YQI included 5 passenger meals, a request for a cheese board and savoury canapés, and instructions addressing several individual meal preferences. The Galley Girls prepared the crew provisions for assembly in the galley, with the accompanying elements easy to locate. We could finish the fruit plates as each guest was ready, rather than laying everything out at once. I want an aviation catering company to understand written menu details, and this order gave us a useful starting point.”

Haruka K. | VIP flight attendant

Learjet 75

★★★★★BUSINESS JET

“An order of beef fillet with roasted potatoes for 11 people at Yarmouth Airport had to be organised around a tight boarding window. I wanted clear identification on the starters; The Galley Girls made the packing arrangement easy to compare with the order. When comparing aviation catering companies, I would look closely at cabin service sequence after this experience. The canapés were also listed clearly, which made it easier to pass instructions between crew members during preparation.”

Zaid T. | VIP flight attendant

Global 7500

Before you order at CYQIAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost at Yarmouth when the handling agent and airside access are involved?+

Two things move the price here: what you choose, and what the handling agent needs for ramp access. Seafood from the Bay of Fundy, such as scallops or lobster, sits higher than haddock or chowder. Private jet catering at CYQI is quoted per menu once we have your tail and slot.

What is the lead time for private jet catering at Yarmouth on a short repositioning flight with an empty cabin?+

An empty-cabin repositioning leg rarely needs a menu, but crew meals still do, and those are ordered on request like any other item. What makes this simple at CYQI is the small airfield and a clear slot: tell us the tail and the handover, and last-minute orders are handled.

What do customs mean for private jet catering at Yarmouth on a long leg with two services on board?+

Long legs mean two meals, and into Canada that means thinking about what the CBSA will accept. Meat and fresh fruit brought in from outside are the usual problems, so our local meals remove the issue.

Can you bring food on board at Yarmouth if the passenger count changes at the last minute?+

If the manifest is still moving, ordering locally keeps you safe. We pack one tray per seat and can resize the order late, so customs-sensitive meat or fruit never has to cross the border in luggage.

Is catering part of a charter into Yarmouth when a delegation or government flight is on board?+

Not by default. A delegation flight on a private jet charter still needs catering ordered by name, with discretion and traceability on the tray. It is priced per menu and handed over at the aircraft.