FMMT / TMM · Toamasina · Madagascar

Private jet catering at Toamasina Ambalamanasy Airport (FMMT / TMM), Toamasina

Catering to your aircraft in Toamasina.

At TMM the weather decides the day: a clear window in the dry season, cyclone swells in the wet. We pack crew meals and cabin trays at Toamasina around that, labelled by seat.

Menu & order Download the menu

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

What Toamasina brings to your in-flight catering (TMM)

Toamasina is Madagascar's main seaport, and the Indian Ocean decides much of the private jet menu for TMM: prawns, langoustine, white fish and crab arrive with the coast's catch, and our private jet food keeps them cold until the galley. The inflight menu leans on what the east coast grows: lychee in season, pineapple, banana, mango, coconut and the vanilla that the region is known for. Local specialities such as romazava, a greens-and-beef broth, and ravitoto with pork suit a hot course, packed with rice apart and the sauce in its own pot. Zebu is the standard local beef: grilled, sliced, plated cold or reheated in the oven. The Toamasina private jet menu sits between a chilled board and a hot course so the crew can pick what the galley allows.

Ask what is fresh on the Toamasina coast and the answer is seafood, tropical fruit and spice. Our private jet menu for FMMT uses prawns and crab for cold plates, vanilla for desserts and fruit boards, and zebu for the grill. As private jet food, coconut rice and cassava leaves are heavy and travel well in a closed tray. Local specialities such as romazava and ravitoto are the dishes crews ask about, and the inflight menu for Toamasina writes each one so it survives a cabin re-plate. The kitchen names the region honestly: Toamasina's ingredients, from lychee to vanilla, not a generic island selection.

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Prawns, lychee and local specialities from Toamasina packed for a private jet menu

01Coast prawns and langoustineChilled, sauce apart, re-plate cold

02Romazava with zebuHot broth in a sealed pot, rice apart, oven

03Ravitoto with porkHot, cassava leaves, packed with rice apart

04Lychee and pineapple boardIn season, chilled, cut for the seat

05Vanilla panna cottaChilled, vanilla from the region, sealed cup

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 · ToamasinaToamasina Ambalamanasy Airport · FMMT

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Toamasina Ambalamanasy Airport (FMMT)

Toamasina sits on Madagascar's humid east coast, where the sea breeze, the port and the vanilla trade shape what is fresh on any given week. Private jet catering at FMMT follows that rhythm: seafood and tropical fruit for the cabin, built for the galley on your tail. Your inflight catering and in-flight catering order is packed and labelled by seat, with aviation catering handled through your handling agent. Business aviation catering and executive jet catering for diplomatic flight catering missions are briefed the same way, and cabin crew meals ride in their own boxes.

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 parked at Toamasina Ambalamanasy, TMM, cabin door open for private jet catering

Business aviationOur core

VIP flight and private jet catering at Toamasina Ambalamanasy Airport (FMMT)

Business jet catering at Toamasina starts from the aircraft, not from the menu: how many ovens, how much drawer space, how many seats to feed. For corporate jet catering and VIP flight catering on a charter flight catering mission, our private jet chef writes a bespoke menu around prawns, zebu and coast fruit, so luxury inflight catering reaches the cabin with the sauce apart and cold plates left cold. Inflight catering and in-flight catering orders for Toamasina are labelled by seat.

Government aircraft at Toamasina airport, FMMT, ready for in-flight catering and head of state flight catering

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Government flight catering and aviation catering at Toamasina Ambalamanasy Airport (FMMT)

State visit aircraft catering into Toamasina is planned with the delegation's office, not the kitchen. Government flight catering and head of state flight catering are discreet, with VIP aviation catering packed in sealed, seat-numbered trays.

The jet catering menu at *Toamasina Ambalamanasy Airport* (TMM)Or write your own, we cook it

Chilled private jet platters of prawns and fruit board for Toamasina, TMM

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters: prawns, avocado and limeChilled

Gourmet inflight meals: zebu carpaccio, vanilla vinaigretteRe-plate cold

Private jet snacks: dried mango, cashews and coconut chipsChilled

Lychee and pineapple fruit boardChilled

Vanilla panna cotta, mango coulisSauce apart

Hot romazava and grilled fish in sealed trays for a private jet menu at Toamasina, FMMT

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Romazava with zebu, rice apartOven

Gourmet inflight meals: grilled white fish, coconut sauceSauce apart

Ravitoto with pork, cassava leavesOven

Private jet platters: grilled prawns with garlic butterOven

Coconut rice with roasted vegetablesOven

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A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet

PrincipalSealed

Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people

Special meals

Dietary requirements and aviation catering at Toamasina Ambalamanasy Airport (FMMT)

At Toamasina the produce that makes a good vegan, gluten free or allergen free tray is local and fresh: cassava, rice, bananas, coconut and tropical fruit. Kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free, kids meals and other special meals are built in a separate station, labelled by seat, with nuts and shellfish flagged because the coast kitchen works with both. Allergen free orders are checked line by line before packing, and each tray travels in its own sealed box away from the guest meals.

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 on request for flights from Toamasina (TMM)

For the crew at FMMT, crew meals are a separate line on the order, sold on request and billed with the rest. Flight crew meals, pilot meals and cockpit meals leave in labelled crew meal boxes. Crew catering for the cabin team and different meals for pilots follow the operator's rule, and cabin crew meals ride separately.

Meal passFMMT

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passFMMT

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Toamasina Ambalamanasy airport terminal and apron, FMMT, on the east coast of Madagascar

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

Ground handling and FBO catering at Toamasina Ambalamanasy Airport

Where does the tray change hands at Toamasina? With FBO catering, the handover is made at the general aviation terminal, or at the stairs if your handling agent lets the van onto the apron. Ground handling catering is coordinated with that agent, who confirms the gate and the airside pass; handling agent catering means one named contact for your slot. Catering delivery to the FBO or to the aircraft is settled before the van leaves the kitchen. A small general aviation operation like this one rewards a clear brief: tail, door side, and who signs.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Galley-door delivery and aviation catering at Toamasina Ambalamanasy Airport (TMM)

Larger aircraft at Toamasina change how galley catering reaches the cabin. A narrowbody or heavier jet may need a high loader at the door; a light jet takes trays by hand up the stairs. Airside catering delivery is agreed with your handling agent for aircraft provisioning, with the tail, door height and galley layout confirmed before the slot, so the van arrives with the right trolleys and no tray is carried twice.

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 airportFMMT / TMM

About Toamasina Ambalamanasy Airport (FMMT): aviation catering and general aviation

FMMT is the principal airport serving Toamasina, Madagascar's busiest seaport. Airport catering supports general aviation, with ground handling services arranged through the handling agent.

Business aviation

The east coast flows through Toamasina: shipping, trade and charter flights. Business aviation catering and executive jet catering travel with aviation catering, inflight catering and in-flight catering orders, and diplomatic flight catering and cabin crew meals follow protocol. As a business aviation hub, TMM relies on FBO services and general aviation handling.

Customs & food import

Import of food into Madagascar follows national customs and plant health rules, with fresh items most at risk. Order sealed, labelled trays, and the handling agent clears them with the paperwork.

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

“Breakfast was already sorted; at Toamasina Ambalamanasy Airport, the next request was vegetable tartlets and a dessert selection for 5 guests, with a revised passenger count to work around. The Galley Girls gave us an update on the fruit plates before the handover, which helped us organise the cabin checks. The cabin team could match the crew provisions to the request before moving on to the remaining departure tasks. I appreciated the emphasis on final order confirmation throughout the flight catering arrangements.”

Sora R. | Chief flight attendant

Falcon 8X

★★★★☆ROYAL FLIGHT

“Rather than an elaborate service at FMMT, our 11 guests wanted herb chicken with a quinoa salad, organised sensibly around a short ground stop. The salads came from The Galley Girls in separate meal boxes, with a packing list that matched the contents. I would discuss flight catering services with them again, especially when crew briefing needs careful coordination. The breakfast portions were easy to locate, leaving the crew free to focus on the remaining cabin preparation.”

Joon S. | Royal family manager

BBJ

★★★★★VIP AIRLINER

“Clear quantities were essential at TMM: we had 12 passengers expecting herb chicken with a quinoa salad and were working around two separate meal services. The crew briefing stood out more than any sales pitch about airline catering. After a final adjustment to the snack boxes, The Galley Girls gave us one revised order summary to work from. There was no need to reconstruct the salads quantities from several messages during the final departure checks.”

Alessia J. | Chief cabin officer

BBJ

Ordering for FMMT, in shortAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost at Toamasina?+

Think of the tail first, the menu second. Toamasina's kitchen prices by what the aircraft can hold and heat: oven count, drawer space, cabin size. A vanilla dessert and zebu course cost a certain amount; add prawns and a cheese plate and it climbs. We send a written quote once we have the type and the dishes.

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

Toamasina is a coastal airfield where the rainy season and cyclone weather can move departures, so we plan around your slot and not around a fixed rule. The lead time is easiest when the menu uses local produce in season, a standard galley and no customs surprises. Last-minute orders are handled; send the tail, the slot and the headcount.

What about customs for catering into Madagascar?+

The simplest customs answer is to order for the return leg only what the destination allows. Madagascar and most arrival states restrict fresh produce, meat and dairy, so sealed, cooked and labelled dishes travel better. We check the next stop before packing the way-back order.

Can you bring food on board at Toamasina?+

Food brought on board is your choice, though the slot matters: a pre-dawn departure from TMM means markets are shut and the hotel kitchen is asleep. Our packed order is ready for the night or early slot, labelled by seat, and avoids the question of what customs will let through.

Is catering part of a charter flight into Toamasina?+

No, catering stays outside a private jet charter and is ordered and billed on its own. In Toamasina the airside gate is managed by the handling agent, so we confirm access with them before the van moves. The order itself is simple once we know the aircraft.