Above Catering

Above Catering supplies food to private aircraft rather than to a restaurant dining room. It works as a catering concierge for private aviation: you tell the team when you are landing and who is on board, and it arranges a meal prepared by a local chef, packaged so that it travels and serves well in the air, and brought to the aircraft at the airport's private-aviation terminal.

Its registered office is in Luqa, the village on which Malta's airport sits, and Luqa itself is one of the airports on its European network. On VisitMalta.co.uk the company appears in our directory of catering companies in Malta, alongside firms that cater for weddings, offices and parties.

How the service works

The process is deliberately short. You send a brief that includes your estimated arrival time, the aircraft and the number of passengers, which takes about two minutes to complete. The team then contacts its chefs at your destination and you receive a response within fifteen minutes. On the day, the food is prepared, packed with in-flight service in mind and handed over as you land.

Because private flights rarely run to a fixed timetable, the operations team stays in contact with the ground handler and the crew, and adjusts the delivery if a flight is delayed or a schedule changes. The aim is for everything to arrive fresh at the moment it is needed, not an hour earlier. Anyone flying into Malta from the UK, whether by direct flights from the UK to Malta or by their own aircraft, will find the same approach applies.

Food and dietary needs

The kitchens behind the service are those of premium hotels, restaurants and food artisans in each location, so the menu reflects the place you are landing instead of standard airline fare. It works through a network of vetted partner chefs and favours local, curated produce.

Dietary requirements are treated as central to the process. Keto, vegan, kosher and halal diets are all named, and allergies are handled by tracing each ingredient back to the local supplier. Photographs from the business show fruit plates, sandwich and pastry platters, champagne service and plated fish with vegetables, which gives a sense of the range, from light breakfast service to a full main course.

Where it operates

The network covers more than sixty airports across France, Switzerland, Spain, Austria, Germany, Norway and Malta. France accounts for the largest share, with dozens of airports, while Switzerland includes alpine destinations such as St Moritz and Gstaad. In Malta the service is available at Luqa.

The business focuses on locations that have no existing catering infrastructure, which is useful for smaller or more remote airfields. If you are flying to Malta for a stay, you may also want to read about where to stay in Malta, look at hotels in Valletta or plan your days with our guide to things to do in Malta.

Booking, timing and payment

For the smoothest result, send your requirements about 24 hours before arrival. For the most isolated airports, 24 to 48 hours is advised. Last-minute requests can be handled, though a longer lead time gives the chefs more room.

Billing is centralised. Payment is accepted by credit card through a secure link or by bank transfer, and regular customers can arrange account facilities. If you are planning a longer trip, our Malta holidays overview and the Valletta guide are good places to start, and the Malta weather guide helps when choosing the month. Corporate and event hosts may also want to compare event planners in the Malta directory, and those weighing a longer stay can read our guide to relocating to Malta. To contact Above Catering, use the VisitMalta.co.uk enquiry form on this page and we will pass your message to the business.