Kiritimati · PLCH / CXI · Line Islands

Private jet catering at Cassidy International Airport (PLCH / CXI), Kiritimati

Catering to your aircraft in Kiritimati.

A flight to Cassidy International means a long leg out and often a long leg back. We build the food around that sector, pack it for your galley and hand it over at the FBO or at the aircraft.

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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

Private jet catering with local specialities from Kiritimati

Kiritimati is a Line Islands atoll, and the private jet menu here starts from what the Pacific gives: tuna, wahoo and mahi-mahi, coconut, breadfruit, pandanus-scented rice. We treat these as local specialities and pack them for a galley, not for a beach table. Raw fish travels as sashimi-style cuts kept cold and sauced apart; a coconut-braised dish goes in the oven; breadfruit is served roasted and sliced, ready for re-plating.

Your inflight menu for Kiritimati can lean on the region without pretending the island is a market town. Private jet food here means fish landed that morning, coconut milk sauces in their own pots, and starch from breadfruit or taro rather than imported potato. Local specialities from the Line Islands keep well when portioned by seat and labelled for the drawer. Where something cannot be sourced on the atoll, we say so and swap it.

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Local specialities for a private jet menu on Kiritimati, Line Islands: tuna, coconut and breadfruit

01Grilled tuna steakLine-caught, sauce apart, oven to finish

02Coconut cevicheChilled, kept sealed until plating

03Breadfruit, roasted and slicedRe-plate warm, sliced per seat

04Wahoo in coconut milkOven, sauce in its own pot

05Taro and coconut puddingServed chilled, cut per passenger

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 · KiritimatiCassidy International Airport · PLCH

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

Few airstrips in the Line Islands see business aviation, and Kiritimati's is the one that matters. A flight into Cassidy International (PLCH/CXI) means private jet catering sized for a long leg with little margin for anything missing. We write inflight catering and in-flight catering around that: aviation catering for the outbound sector, business aviation catering for charter and corporate tails, executive jet catering and diplomatic flight catering for protocol movements. Cabin crew meals are a separate line, on request, handed over with the guest trays.

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 loaded at PLCH, Kiritimati, Line Islands

Business aviationOur core

Private jet catering for business flights from Kiritimati (PLCH)

Business jet catering at PLCH is shaped by distance, not by terminal traffic. Corporate jet catering for Kiritimati usually means a small cabin, a single oven and a long sector, so we propose a bespoke menu that is mostly cold, with one hot course. VIP flight catering and charter flight catering follow the same logic, and luxury inflight catering here means perfect fish, not complicated plating. A private jet chef writes the menu around the airframe.

Government flight catering at Cassidy International PLCH, Kiritimati, Kiribati

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Diplomatic and state visit aviation catering in Kiritimati (PLCH)

Government flight catering at PLCH is handled through protocol: the menu is cleared before anything is cooked, labels carry seat numbers and no names. Head of state flight catering and state visit aircraft catering for Kiritimati follow the same discipline, with an assigned team and a sealed handover. VIP aviation catering here is discreet and traceable.

The jet catering menu at *Cassidy International Airport* (CXI)Or write your own, we cook it

Private jet platters and cold inflight menu, Kiritimati CXI

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters: tropical fruit and coconutChilled

Gourmet inflight meals: poke-style tuna with sesameRe-plate cold

Private jet snacks: roasted coconut chips and macadamiaChilled

Papaya and lime salad with mintSauce apart

Hot gourmet inflight meals, coconut and Pacific fish, Cassidy International PLCH

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Grilled mahi-mahi with coconut riceOven

Wahoo in coconut milk with breadfruitSauce apart

Roast chicken with taro and limeOven

Vegetable curry with coconut and pumpkinOven

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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 & dietary requirements: in-flight catering at Cassidy International Airport

On Kiritimati the dietary question starts with what grows on the atoll, which is mostly coconut, taro, breadfruit and fish. A vegan menu built from local produce uses those, with imported pulses and grains for protein, and everything is checked against the allergen risks of a small kitchen supply chain. Kosher, halal, gluten free, allergen free, kids meals and other special meals are handled as a procedure: separate board, separate box, seat number on the lid, never a name.

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 & pilot meals at Cassidy International Airport

For the crew on a Kiritimati rotation, crew meals are on request: ordered with the flight, invoiced as a line of their own. Flight crew meals and cockpit meals travel in crew meal boxes, pilot meals are separate from the guest trays, and crew catering offers different meals for pilots where policy requires.

Meal passPLCH

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passPLCH

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Cassidy International Airport PLCH on Kiritimati, Line Islands, Kiribati

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO catering and handling agent delivery at Cassidy International Airport

On Kiritimati, FBO catering means the terminal opens a door and we are on the other side of it. Catering delivery to the FBO, ground handling catering and handling agent catering are all set up through the general aviation terminal, with the order agreed against your slot.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

High loader and aircraft provisioning: aviation catering at Cassidy International Airport

The aircraft decides the loading at PLCH. A light jet on the Cassidy International apron is loaded by hand from a vehicle at the door, with galley catering sized to a single drawer and one small oven. Larger cabins and head-of-state types may need a high loader, which is arranged through your handling agent before the slot; airside catering delivery then follows the same loading order as the rest of the field. Aircraft provisioning is confirmed against the galley type, not the other way round.

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 airportPLCH / CXI

Aviation catering and business aviation at Cassidy International Airport (CXI)

Cassidy International is the main airport of Kiritimati in the Line Islands. Airport catering here serves general aviation and the occasional charter, and the atoll's isolation shapes everything. FBO services and ground handling services are limited, so orders are confirmed with the handling agent first.

Business aviation

Business aviation hub is a generous term for Kiritimati, but inflight catering and in-flight catering for PLCH are built for exactly this reality: aviation catering for a remote strip, business aviation catering for charter and corporate tails, executive jet catering for small cabins, diplomatic flight catering for rare state movements and cabin crew meals for a crew that may not eat again for hours.

Customs & food import

Kiribati applies strict biosecurity to imported food, and fresh produce and animal products are inspected on arrival. Anything left over after the flight is normally held. Practically, the order is declared through your handling agent, and local fish and coconut items are the simplest because they originate here.

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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★★★★★LIGHT JET

“My order at Cassidy International Airport covered roasted chicken and seasonal vegetables for 5 guests, with a practical service plan needed because of a family lunch request. I needed the canapés checked against the revised brief; The Galley Girls answered without sending us through another lengthy exchange. We checked the starters against the same summary, keeping the cabin team and the handling contact aligned. This experience of in-flight catering gave us a useful reference for managing meal organisation on another departure.”

Leila I. | VIP flight attendant

Learjet 75

★★★★★LARGE CABIN

“An order of roasted chicken and seasonal vegetables for 8 people at PLCH had to be organised around a revised passenger count. Our request to The Galley Girls focused on the main courses, with enough detail to distinguish passenger portions from additional provisions. With vip inflight catering, careful attention to portion planning matters as much to our crew as the menu itself. It was useful to see the sauces listed separately when checking how much space the complete order would require.”

Leila U. | Chief cabin officer — private jet

Global 7500

★★★★★VIP AIRLINER

“Keeping the galley organised at CXI meant planning vegetable tartlets and a dessert selection for 11 guests with a tight boarding window in mind. I appreciated the emphasis on written menu details throughout the private jet catering arrangements. Instead of asking us to improvise, The Galley Girls explained how the desserts could be arranged during service. It made a difference to have the main courses ready without cluttering the galley work area during preparation.”

Marine O. | Chief cabin officer

BBJ

Before you order at PLCHAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost at Cassidy International?+

Cost on Kiritimati is driven by what is locally available that week. Line-caught fish and coconut dishes are the economical end; imported salads, beef and berries sit higher because they have to be brought to the atoll. The weather window for your departure shapes which one we plan around.

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

Short answer: order as early as you can, but last-minute orders are handled. For a long leg with two services the real question is which items must be sourced off the atoll, and we answer that before you commit.

What are the customs rules for catering at Kiritimati?+

For PLCH, the practical rule is to declare everything you bring and expect to hand over what you don't consume. Customs follows the departure slot, and a longer turnaround gives more room for inspection.

Can you bring food on board at Cassidy International?+

Passengers can carry their own food, though customs may inspect or retain it on arrival. For the way back from Kiritimati we recommend ordering here so the return meals are packed to your galley and labelled by seat.

Is catering part of a charter into Kiritimati?+

Catering is not included in a charter quote. It is ordered and invoiced separately, and the covers can still move up or down late, because dishes are portioned per passenger rather than per tray.