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Private jet catering at ADDBole International.

ADD · HAAB1 FBO

Ethiopia’s capital at ~7,600 ft — the seat of the African Union and Africa’s diplomatic centre, with one of the world’s most distinctive cuisines and coffee at its literal origin. Ethiopian Orthodox fasting cuisine is vegan by definition.

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FBO coverage

Where we deliver at ADD.

The FBOs we work with most. Other ramps handled on request — call dispatch.

Addis Ababa private aviation handling

ADD · ADD
Bole International
Standard · 3 hoursSame-day · from 2 hours

Permits and customs via the handler; high-elevation ops. We confirm the current handler before every delivery.

Other operators in the area — Million Air HPN, Signature Newark — handled separately. See nearby airports below.

Briefing

What we plan around at ADD.

Local constraints we build into every delivery window — curfew, customs, slots, transit, and ramp access.

01

Diplomatic & protocol.

AU summits, state visits, and the diplomatic corps — official and protocol catering to spec; summit weeks fill the ramp.

02

Elevation.

~7,600 ft — hot-and-high performance planning applies; mild altitude effects on arriving passengers.

03

Fasting calendar.

Ethiopian Orthodox fasting periods are extensive and vegan by definition — an unusually strong reason to have genuine vegan menus ready. We do.

04

Permits.

Ethiopian permits via the handler.

05

Confirm handler.

Delivery starts with the tail’s FBO.

Local sourcing

Around ADD.

Addis Ababa flights draw on Ethiopian sourcing — one of the world’s great and most distinct cuisines — injera and the wat stews, kitfo, tibs, the extraordinary fasting (vegan) tradition that makes plant-based catering genuinely native here, and coffee at its literal origin (the ceremony included) — with restaurant and vegan sourcing on request and special diets on 24-hour lead.

Injera & wat stews.

Injera and the wat stews — the Ethiopian signature.

Kitfo & tibs.

Kitfo and tibs — the classic preparations, sourced locally.

Fasting (vegan) tradition.

Ethiopian Orthodox fasting cuisine is vegan by definition — plant-based catering is native here, not an accommodation.

Coffee at origin.

Coffee at its literal origin — the ceremony included; restaurant and vegan sourcing on request.

Common orders

What we usually pack out of ADD.

01Protocol and summit catering to spec for AU and diplomatic traffic
02Genuine vegan menus from the Ethiopian Orthodox fasting tradition
03Origin Ethiopian coffee — the ceremony included
04Hot-and-high-aware provisioning at ~7,600 ft

Vegan is native here, not an accommodation.

Process

How orders run through ADD.

The local lane. Lead times, kitchen routing, ramp handoff — tuned to this airport.

Step 01
Brief us by 4pm the prior day local.
Same-day from two hours. Summit weeks and protocol catering planned well ahead; vegan menus from the fasting tradition as standard.
Step 02
Menu confirmation within the hour.
Chef-built — Ethiopian sourcing (injera, wat, kitfo, origin coffee), with genuine vegan fasting menus on request.
Step 03
Aviation-spec pack at our regional kitchen.
Insulated for a hot-and-high cold-chain hold at ~7,600 ft, labeled at passenger level, reheat in plain language.
Step 04
Delivery to Bole.
Staged to your handler at ADD — permits and customs via the handler, with protocol and summit logistics as one brief, one dispatch contact.
Nearby airports

Also in this region.

Other airports we cover near Addis Ababa. Same dispatch lane, same standard.

FAQ

FAQ

It’s the African Union’s seat — Africa’s diplomatic capital — plus the continent’s largest aviation hub.

Exceptionally well here — Ethiopian Orthodox fasting cuisine is vegan by definition, so plant-based catering is native to the city, not an accommodation.

Ethiopian — injera and wat, kitfo, and coffee at its literal origin. We source locally.

By 4pm prior day local; same-day from two hours.

Flying out of Addis Ababa?

Brief us.
We'll have it on the ramp.

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