NZCH / CHC · Christchurch · New Zealand

Private jet catering at Christchurch International Airport (NZCH / CHC), Christchurch

Catering to your aircraft in Christchurch.

Christchurch International sits on the Canterbury Plains, with the Southern Alps on the western horizon and Antarctic programme aircraft sharing the ramp with ski-season jets. We cook and pack for the galley you actually have, and label it for the crew who re-plate it.

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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

Christchurch on the plate: local specialities for in-flight catering at CHC

Canterbury is sheep and cropping country, and the private jet menu at Christchurch starts with that: lamb rack and rump, Canterbury venison, and salmon from the fjord-fed farms down the coast. A good inflight menu here is built around what New Zealand's biosecurity rules let cross the border, so local specialities that start in a Canterbury kitchen need no workaround on the way out.

Whitebait fritters are a spring thing, short season and very local, so we only put them on a private jet food order when the catch is real. Cheeses from the Canterbury hills and Akaroa travel well chilled; the soft ones go sealed and re-plated cold. Christchurch's cafe culture means flat white and good bread are never hard to source for the crew.

Marlborough sauvignon and Waipara pinot noir are the wine list people ask about most; we pack bottles for the cabin and leave service to you. Seafood off the Kaikoura coast, crayfish above all, is the luxury item on a Christchurch private jet menu, and it is always cooked to be finished on board, never held hot for the trolley.

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Canterbury lamb and Akaroa salmon, local specialities for Christchurch private jet menu

01Canterbury lamb rackRoasted on the day, sauce apart, finished in the galley oven.

02Akaroa salmonCold-smoked or hot, packed chilled with its crème fraîche separate.

03Whitebait frittersSpring only, in season; we confirm the catch before we promise it.

04Kaikoura crayfishCooked, split and chilled, to be plated cold in the cabin.

05Banks Peninsula cheese boardSoft rinds sealed apart from hard cheeses, with oatcakes.

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 · ChristchurchChristchurch International Airport · NZCH

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

Canterbury lamb, Akaroa salmon and Marlborough wine ride the same trolleys as the Antarctic season's ramp traffic at NZCH. Private jet catering here is shaped by New Zealand's biosecurity rules and by aircraft that often face a long Pacific leg. Our team of former VIP flight attendants handles inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering for the crew who actually serve it, and every business aviation catering order is built around the galley on the tail. Executive jet catering, diplomatic flight catering and cabin crew meals follow the same rule: nothing leaves the kitchen that the galley cannot finish.

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 on the Christchurch ramp ready for private jet catering at CHC

Business aviationOur core

Executive jet catering at Christchurch International Airport (CHC)

Business jet catering at Christchurch usually serves a small party heading for the Alps or the Antarctic programme. Corporate jet catering and VIP flight catering here are built around the aircraft's galley, and charter flight catering follows the same pattern. A private jet chef writes a bespoke menu from Canterbury lamb, salmon and seasonal vegetables, and luxury inflight catering for NZCH is packed for the person who has to plate it.

Government flight catering trolley at Christchurch International, NZCH

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Inflight catering for government and royal flights at Christchurch International Airport

When a delegation lands at NZCH, the protocol office decides the menu, not the kitchen. Government flight catering, head of state flight catering and state visit aircraft catering are packed sealed and traceable, and VIP aviation catering keeps names off the labels.

Menu highlights for jet catering in *Christchurch* (NZCH)Or write your own, we cook it

Cold private jet platters with salmon and cheese for Christchurch CHC

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters of Akaroa salmon, Canterbury cheese and seasonal fruitChilled

Kaikoura crayfish with lemon and herb mayonnaiseRe-plate cold

Gourmet inflight meals: venison carpaccio with Marlborough greensChilled

Private jet snacks: kumara chips, nuts and dark chocolateReady

Hot lamb rump and venison dishes for Christchurch inflight menu NZCH

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Roast Canterbury lamb rump, rosemary jus, crushed potatoOven

Venison loin with beetroot and red wine reductionSauce apart

Whitebait fritters with lemon aioli (spring season)Oven

Mushroom and thyme risotto, vegetarian mainOven

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A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet

PrincipalSealed

Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people

Special meals

Kosher, halal, vegan and gluten free in-flight catering at Christchurch International Airport (CHC)

Christchurch kitchens handle kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free and allergen free requests by building the whole meal separately, from board to box. Special meals and kids meals are labelled by seat number, and shellfish, dairy and nut risks in local dishes such as whitebait and crayfish are flagged before anything is cooked.

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 meal boxes and crew meals at Christchurch International Airport

Pilots on a Pacific sector at NZCH do not want a plated dish they need two hands for. Crew meals here are packed in boxes the captain can open one-handed at altitude. We pack flight crew meals, pilot meals and cockpit meals, with different meals for pilots when the operator's policy calls for it. Crew catering is on request and invoiced like the rest of the order, so tell us how many crew meal boxes you need when you send the tail.

Meal passNZCH

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passNZCH

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Christchurch International Airport terminal and runway, NZCH CHC

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO catering at Christchurch International Airport (CHC): delivery to your aircraft

For NZCH, we arrange catering delivery to the FBO with the handling agent so the right person opens the right door. FBO catering, ground handling catering and handling agent catering are all aimed at the same goal: a dry, labelled handover at the aircraft, matching the general aviation terminal's rules.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

High loader delivery for jet catering at Christchurch International Airport (CHC)

Larger jets on the Christchurch ramp need a high loader to reach the main deck door, and galley catering for those aircraft is loaded in sealed carts. Airside catering delivery runs through the handling agent, and aircraft provisioning is checked against the type's galley layout so nothing is brought that the aircraft cannot store.

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 airportNZCH / CHC

General aviation and airport catering at Christchurch International Airport (CHC)

Christchurch International is New Zealand's South Island gateway, and airport catering here serves a lot of general aviation as well as scheduled traffic. FBO services and ground handling services are well established, and the airport works as a business aviation hub for the south.

Business aviation

Inflight catering and in-flight catering at Christchurch peak in the ski season and during the Antarctic programme's summer. Aviation catering and business aviation catering here suit executive jet catering orders, diplomatic flight catering and cabin crew meals, all tuned to the kind of aircraft that uses NZCH.

Customs & food import

New Zealand's MPI enforces strict biosecurity on food crossing the border, and customs at Christchurch checks declarations carefully. Order with that in mind: sealed, labelled portions and a clear declaration make clearance straightforward.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

5.0 / 5

★★★★★

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

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★★★★★ROYAL FLIGHT

“Packing mini sandwiches and individual desserts for 5 passengers at NZCH needed careful thought, especially given different crew meal preferences. Our handling contact received the order details from The Galley Girls, including how the breakfast portions had been grouped. This experience of crew meals gave us a useful reference for managing meal organisation on another departure. The snack boxes went straight to the right colleague instead of circulating between several people during the turnaround.”

Imran P. | Royal family manager

Global 7500

★★★★★LIGHT JET

“Our priority at CHC was a selection of petits fours and sandwiches for 5 passengers, with a family lunch request shaping the service plan. With FBO catering, careful attention to written menu details matters as much to our crew as the menu itself. The Galley Girls understood why we wanted the salads readily accessible instead of spread across several different boxes. We left the snack boxes stored until needed, which kept the first service manageable and reduced unnecessary handling.”

Maya O. | VIP flight attendant

Learjet 75

★★★★★CHARTER

“Breakfast was already sorted; at Christchurch International Airport, the next request was a mezze selection with flatbreads for 4 guests, with a late menu amendment to work around. My main takeaway from this airport catering order was the practical approach to catering handover. I wanted clear identification on the salads; The Galley Girls made the packing arrangement easy to compare with the order. Keeping the sandwiches identifiable helped the colleague taking over service understand the order without another long explanation.”

Samuel Y. | Charter operator

Challenger 350

Ordering for NZCH, in shortAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost at Christchurch?+

The honest answer starts with what is on the tail. A short regional jet needs fewer trays than a long-range jet; local premium items such as crayfish or venison lift the total, whereas a cheese and fruit platter does not.

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

Christchurch's overnight windows suit staged service: we pack, label and hand over at the aircraft before the crew's duty window. Last-minute orders are handled, and an earlier brief only widens the menu.

What about customs when catering a flight from Christchurch?+

Customs on a long leg from NZCH is mostly about what comes back. Plan two services, accept that leftovers may need to be declared or disposed of under New Zealand rules, and let us pack accordingly.

Can you bring food on board yourself at Christchurch?+

For anything with an allergen or a religious requirement, order it from us: it arrives sealed, numbered by seat and cleared for the galley. Personal food from outside New Zealand may be seized.

Is catering part of a charter into Christchurch?+

Catering is not part of a charter into Christchurch. It is ordered and invoiced separately, and a Canterbury product such as venison or whitebait is something you pick, not a given.