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Private jet catering · Zurich

Private Jet Catering at Zürich Airport (LSZH / ZRH), Zurich

ZRH (IATA) · LSZH (ICAO)
Prepared to order, delivered airside

Chasing suppliers and checking allergen sheets takes time you don't have. Private jet catering for ZRH arrives galley-ready, allergen-documented, and timed to your Zurich turnaround—so you board knowing it's handled.

Private jet catering at Zürich Airport (ZRH/LSZH)
Chef Ayana Kowalski, private jet chef covering Zürich Airport
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Chef Ayana Kowalski: Zurich to Zürich Airport

Slot coordination at Zürich Airport is tight, and departure windows close quickly — your order is timed to meet them. Chef Ayana Kowalski prepares each menu to the galley and passenger count you specify, sources what the season offers, and answers directly when a brief changes or a dietary restriction needs a workaround. Cold service that travels, mains that reheat cleanly, and crew meals portioned separately are all packed in the same run and delivered on your schedule, airside.

Cooked for your slot, packed for your galley.
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Background

Chef Ayana Kowalski brings two decades of refined European culinary expertise to the skies, specialising in timeless comfort dishes reimagined for sophisticated travellers. Her signature truffle vegetable tart exemplifies her philosophy: familiar flavours elevated through subtle luxury and technical precision.

How the sector runs and how you order for departures from ZRH

Prepared in a dedicated kitchen and packed to travel, your order is timed against the departure slot list and the lead time you allow. To order private jet catering for a departure from ZRH, send your passenger count, galley configuration, and any allergen or dietary restrictions; you receive a private jet catering quote with portioning confirmed and delivery scheduled to your pushback. Late changes are absorbed where the production window permits. Crews are briefed on oven capacity and refrigeration limits per aircraft type, and every item is labelled so cabin crew no longer chase allergen details by hand.

The Zurich production kitchen — private jet catering near Zürich Airport
The Zurich kitchen

Jet catering Zurich: proximity and timing

Crew chasing suppliers between sectors, re-plating at the FBO, or checking allergen labels by hand — none of that belongs in your pre-departure routine at Zürich Airport. Your private jet catering is prepared in a dedicated kitchen where every order is timed against your departure slot, sealed after plating, and delivered airside under cold-chain control. Documented allergen protocol appears on every label. Dedicated cold rooms hold what you've ordered; pâtisserie and garde-manger posts work the same day you fly. Galley fit is confirmed before dispatch. Your business aviation catering at ZRH arrives ready to load, so you board knowing the cabin is complete.

Cold-chain controlledHACCP certifiedSame-day capacity, daily
The menu

Private jet catering menu at Zürich Airport

You can order breakfast service, cold plates that hold across a transatlantic leg, mains that reheat in a standard galley oven, and crew meals on the same manifest. Every dish is portioned per seat, and allergens are labelled on each container. Menus are written to what the kitchen receives fresh that week, and adjusted to the galley fit and flight duration you specify. No printed card: what you order is what boards.

Poached salmon with fennel, dill, and lemon

Served cold, holds four hours under refrigeration, contains fish and may contain traces of celery.

Braised beef short rib with root vegetables and thyme jus

Reheats in a convection oven at 160°C for twelve minutes, contains gluten and celery.

Vanilla panna cotta with seasonal berries

Served chilled, holds six hours, contains dairy and gelatine, gluten-free.

Three of the dishes the Zürich Airport kitchen cooks. Allergen detail is confirmed in writing with your quote.

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Every item is packed with reheating and plating notes for your cabin.

Delivery at ZRH

Ramp delivery and handling at Zürich Airport

The Zurich kitchen
cold-chain vans, badged drivers
cold-chain controlled
Handover at ZRH
FBO or aircraft door
How it works
01
Handover where your airport allows
To your FBO desk or at the aircraft — we coordinate with your handling agent. Slot moves? The kitchen cooks to the update.
02
Crew meals alongside the VIP service
One delivery, both cabins covered — crew meals cooked in the same kitchen, packed and labelled separately.
03
Large cabins and multi-leg loads
High-loader service for widebody, volumes sealed per leg.
Handover per airport rules · high loader for widebody · same-day, daily
Airside delivery

Aviation catering delivered airside at Zürich Airport

You receive your order airside, handed to your crew or to the handling agent you nominate, at the time you set. Badged drivers in temperature-controlled vehicles clear security and deliver to the FBO apron or ramp-side at the aircraft door. VIP flight catering and charter flight catering are prepared in the same facility and delivered on the same run. For wide-body cabins, high loader capability is confirmed at the time of order, serving galley doors at height where the apron and the aircraft type allow it. The handover is timed to your pre-flight checks and fuelling window.

FBO or ramp-side handoverHigh-loader service for widebodyMulti-leg loads
High-loader and airside catering delivery at Zürich Airport
Handover points

FBOs and handling agents at Zürich Airport

We deliver to the FBO or handling agent you nominate. Tell us which one when you order — we coordinate the handover directly with them.

  • Jet Aviation
    Zone
    General Aviation Center (GAC)

Listed for reference. Not an exhaustive list, and not a partnership — confirm your handover point at the time of order.

Seasonal produce sourced near Zurich
Inflight catering — Switzerland

Inflight menus built around what the season offers at ZRH

Government and head-of-state flights require absolute discretion — manifests stay confidential, handovers follow protocol, and delegation volumes are confirmed without fuss. Your private jet menu reflects what the market gives this month: asparagus and early greens in spring, stone fruit and berries through summer, root vegetables and game as autumn turns. The inflight menu adjusts to supply, and every item is labelled for allergens and portioned to the seat count you specify. Cold plates that hold across a long leg, mains that finish in the galley, and crew meals on the same order.
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Beyond catering

The kitchen handles what surrounds the meal. Add any of it to your order — one brief, one delivery.

Fresh flowers

Cabin arrangements delivered with the catering, conditioned to last the flight.

Wines & spirits

Sourced to your list, chilled or cellared, ready to serve.

Linen care

Cabin linen and crew pieces collected, laundered, returned pressed.

Dishware & equipment

China, glassware and galley equipment washed and repacked between legs.

Storage between rotations

Your equipment and stock held at the kitchen until the next leg.

Fine grocery

Pantry staples and fine grocery restocked for the days ahead.

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One brief, one delivery — a reply typically within 30 minutes.

Local calendar

Event season and winter traffic at Zürich Airport

During mid to late January, departures linked to the World Economic Forum in nearby Davos generate concentrated demand on the ZRH apron, with tightened PPR windows, elevated handling volumes, and increased requests for high-loader service and expedited delivery. From December through March, the St. Moritz winter season adds consistent charter traffic, requiring lead-time adjustments and menu planning around galley constraints on smaller aircraft. You'll benefit from placing orders earlier during these weeks, allowing the kitchen to sequence production around the compressed departure schedule and coordinate transfers with handling agents managing heavier ramp activity.

World Economic Forum (Davos, nearby)

mid to late JanuaryIn townHeavy demand
On the field

During the World Economic Forum, Zürich Airport operates under strict slot coordination and PPR requirements, with apron capacity fully committed and extended handling lead times across all FBOs due to concentrated business aviation traffic serving nearby Davos.

What we do about it

Delegations moving through Zurich during the World Economic Forum period require business aviation catering that holds through staggered departure windows—sealed boxes and plated formats remain stable when slots shift. We build private jet catering and crew meals around your revised ETA, not the original brief, so service quality stays intact even when ramp access compresses mid to late January.

St. Moritz winter season (nearby)

December to MarchIn townBusier than usual
On the field

During St. Moritz winter season, you should expect increased traffic at ZRH with tighter apron slots and extended handling coordination times. Prior permission required procedures are enforced more strictly as private movements to the resort intensify throughout the peak period.

What we do about it

Resort-bound passengers rarely shift timing, so December and January private jet catering orders arrive firm and early. February onward sees tighter lead times as charter flight catering requests layer onto a committed schedule—hot meals and specialist dietary requests need 48 hours minimum, crew meals remain possible same-day through March.

Periods shift year to year — confirm the date with us when you order.

What Flight Attendants Say
★★★★★

Ordering catering in for Zürich Airport (ZRH) was simple. Great communication and excellent quality.

David L. · VIP Flight Attendant
★★★★★

We regularly operate in via Zürich Airport (ZRH). Fast replies, smooth ordering and reliable service.

Ben W. · Charter Operations
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Private jet catering at Zürich Airport — questions

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