Buenos Aires Province · Mar del Plata · SAZM / MDQ

Private jet catering at Ástor Piazzola International Airport (SAZM / MDQ), Mar del Plata

Catering to your aircraft in Mar del Plata.

Mar del Plata at 72 ft above sea level is a seaside airfield with two seasons: crowded and warm in summer, quiet and cold in winter. Our private jet catering follows both, with local dishes packed for the aircraft you fly.

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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

Mar del Plata on the plate: local specialities for in-flight catering at MDQ

Mar del Plata is the main Atlantic beach city of Buenos Aires Province, and its table is built on the sea. A private jet menu from here starts with seafood: merluza (hake) fried or baked, calamari, rabas, and langostinos from the Patagonian fleet when they are in season. Inflight menu choices lean on what travels well in a galley, so fried items stay crisp only if they are packed dry and finished in the oven.

Private jet food from Mar del Plata also means Argentine staples: empanadas, provoleta, milanesas and alfajores, the sandwich of the coast. These local specialities are cut and portioned for passengers, not served as a tray of mixed leftovers. The private jet platters and gourmet inflight meals below show how each one is packed, plated and finished, and private jet snacks cover the light end of the order for a shorter hop.

For a crew bound for or out of Mar del Plata, the local specialities that travel best are the ones that reheat in a single oven without losing shape. We pack them with the sauce apart and label them by seat, so the flight attendant re-plates in the galley without guessing.

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Local specialities of Mar del Plata: merluza, empanadas and alfajores plated for a private jet menu

1Merluza a la romanaHake in batter; packed dry, finished in the oven

2Langostinos al ajilloGarlic prawns; sauce apart, re-plate warm

3Empanadas criollasBeef or cheese; seat-labelled, oven-finished

4ProvoletaGrilled cheese; finish in the oven, serve hot

5Alfajores marplatensesDulce de leche cookies; a cold, easy dessert

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 · Mar del PlataÁstor Piazzola International Airport · SAZM

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

Winter at SAZM is quiet and cold, and summer is when Mar del Plata fills up, so the same private jet catering order looks different from one month to the next. Inflight catering leans on seafood and fresh produce from the Atlantic, while aviation catering for a short hop from Buenos Aires stays simple. We handle business aviation catering and executive jet catering for corporate flights, plus diplomatic flight catering and cabin crew meals when the schedule asks for them.

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 apron at Ástor Piazzola International, SAZM, Mar del Plata, with FBO catering waiting

Business aviationOur core

Executive jet catering at Ástor Piazzola International Airport (MDQ)

A typical business flight into Mar del Plata is a corporate or executive charter from Buenos Aires or São Paulo, six to ten passengers, a light jet or a midsize. Business jet catering for that brief is a lunch that survives the galley: corporate jet catering with merluza, a cold platter, and a dessert. VIP flight catering and charter flight catering follow the same order, and a private jet chef can build a bespoke menu around the guest list. Luxury inflight catering at MDQ is mostly about what is local and in season.

Government flight catering with sealed trays for a delegation at MDQ, Mar del Plata, Argentina

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Government flight and VIP aviation catering at Ástor Piazzola International Airport

Government flight catering at Mar del Plata means a protocol office, a named contact and a list agreed before anything is cooked. Head of state flight catering uses sealed trays and a documented handover. VIP aviation catering for a state visit aircraft catering order is discreet, with seat-numbered labels, never names.

Menu highlights for jet catering in *Mar del Plata* (SAZM)Or write your own, we cook it

Chilled private jet platters and ceviche from Mar del Plata, SAZM, ready for the galley

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters: Argentine charcuterie and quesoChilled

Ceviche of Atlantic white fishChilled

Gourmet inflight meals: cold milanesa sandwichRe-plate cold

Private jet snacks: alfajores and fruitChilled

Hot inflight meals of merluza and empanadas packed for the oven, Mar del Plata, MDQ

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Merluza with lemon butterOven

Beef empanadas, seat-labelledOven

Grilled provoleta with chimichurriSauce apart

Langostinos al ajilloSauce apart

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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 Ástor Piazzola International Airport (MDQ)

At Mar del Plata the diet that needs the most care is the one hidden in the local kitchen: wheat flour in the batter on merluza and milanesas, dairy in provoleta and dulce de leche, shellfish in the seafood. We handle kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free, allergen free and kids meals as a procedure, with a separate board and a separate box for each restriction, so special meals never share a prep surface with the dishes that cause the problem.

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 Mar del Plata (SAZM)

A crew on a short Mar del Plata turn eats between tasks, so crew meals are packed to be eaten with one hand. We order flight crew meals and pilot meals on request, billed as a normal line. Crew catering uses labelled crew meal boxes, cockpit meals stay apart from the guest trays, and different meals for pilots are packed separately so the captain and the first officer never share a dish.

Meal passSAZM

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passSAZM

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Ástor Piazzola International Airport, SAZM, general aviation apron at Mar del Plata, Argentina

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO delivery and FBO catering at Ástor Piazzola International Airport (MDQ)

At SAZM the catering is handed over to the FBO or your handling agent. FBO catering is delivered to the general aviation terminal and coordinated with the apron team. Catering delivery to the aircraft is ground handling catering, passed through the handling agent catering process, and the handover is always at the aircraft.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Large cabin jet catering with a high loader at Ástor Piazzola International Airport (MDQ)

Most traffic at SAZM is business jets, which need galley catering handed over at the aircraft door, not a lifted platform. For a wide-body charter or a larger airframe, tell us the type: airside catering delivery for aircraft provisioning then depends on door height and whether a high loader is available through the handling agent, and we plan the pack to match the galley.

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 airportSAZM / MDQ

About Ástor Piazzola International Airport (MDQ): airport catering for business aviation

SAZM is the airfield of Mar del Plata, at 72 ft above sea level, and its general aviation traffic is strongest in summer. FBO services and ground handling services make it workable for business jets, and airport catering follows the same pattern.

Business aviation

Mar del Plata is a summer destination, and the airport becomes a busy business aviation hub for weekend arrivals. Inflight catering and in-flight catering orders rise with it, along with aviation catering and business aviation catering for charters. Executive jet catering, diplomatic flight catering and cabin crew meals are requested the same way.

Customs & food import

Argentine customs controls food of animal and plant origin on international arrivals, and uneaten items can be removed at inspection. For flights into SAZM from abroad, plan the catering so that what you carry is permitted, and order fresh locally for the next leg.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

4.7 / 5

★★★★★

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

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★★★★★LARGE CABIN

“One detail shaped our order at MDQ: different crew meal preferences, alongside a request for a light pasta dish with grilled vegetables for 8 passengers. The Galley Girls confirmed the handover contact and identified the snack boxes, making the catering delivery easier for our team to track. We could account for the canapés before passing the boxes to the cabin team, without a lengthy unpacking exercise. This experience of private jet catering menu gave us a useful reference for managing written menu details on another departure.”

Nils B. | Chief flight attendant

Gulfstream G700

★★★★★GOVERNMENT

“An order of chicken skewers with a couscous salad for 10 people at Ástor Piazzola International Airport had to be organised around a revised passenger count. Our request to The Galley Girls focused on the sauces, with enough detail to distinguish passenger portions from additional provisions. The quantities of desserts matched our service plan, leaving us comfortable with the order before the final briefing. For our team, the strongest part of their private aviation catering was how they handled packing arrangement.”

Carmen D. | Government flight manager

Falcon 7X

★★★★☆LARGE CABIN

“Keeping the galley organised at SAZM meant planning a light pasta dish with grilled vegetables for 5 guests with a tight boarding window in mind. The Galley Girls updated the salads in the written order and sent back a confirmation that clearly showed our amendments. My main takeaway from this business jet catering order was the practical approach to storage requirements. The fruit plates remained as originally requested, which was reassuring when we checked the latest version with operations.”

Oscar E. | Chief cabin officer — private jet

Global 7500

Before you order at SAZMAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost for a kosher or child's meal at Mar del Plata?+

Seafood plates at Mar del Plata in summer cost differently from the same menu in winter, and a special diet adds another layer. Tell us who flies and what they cannot eat, and we price the private jet catering order from the real list.

What is the lead time for private jet catering at SAZM when a handling agent controls airside access?+

Tell us the slot and the agent's name when you order. The lead time at SAZM depends on airside clearance, and last-minute requests are handled without fuss.

What do customs rules mean for private jet catering into Argentina?+

Argentina is strict about animal and plant products arriving on international flights: raw meat, dairy, fresh fruit and some seafood can be seized at customs. For international arrivals into SAZM we plan the catering so uneaten items are not carried through, and we list what the galley should not carry.

Can you bring food on a government or delegation flight out of Mar del Plata?+

Bringing your own food on a state or delegation aircraft is a protocol question, not a kitchen one. If the programme allows it, we label and seal each tray; otherwise we cook and deliver locally with documented handling.

Is catering part of a charter for a night or early morning departure from Mar del Plata?+

No. Early departures from MDQ are common in the summer season, and the catering is never part of a charter: it is a separate order with its own invoice. We confirm the handover with your handling agent at the aircraft.