Private jet parked on the apron at Sanya Phoenix International (ZJSY) with private jet catering being handed over at the FBO
Sanya (Tianya), China · ZJSY / SYX

Private jet catering at Sanya Phoenix International Airport (ZJSY / SYX), Sanya (Tianya)

Catering to your aircraft in Sanya (Tianya).

Winter on Hainan brings business jets down to Sanya Phoenix International, and our crew-run kitchen cooks and packs for the galley you actually fly, so you re-plate and serve at ZJSY without stress.

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Sanya Phoenix International Airport ZJSY
Camille, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Inès, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Sofia, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder

Read by Camille, Inès or Sofia — former VIP cabin crew.

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, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Camille

Fourteen years on VIP and head-of-state cabins. Can plate for twelve in a G650 galley and still land it hot.

Inès, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Inès

The one who reads every diet card twice. If it says no cross-contact, it means no cross-contact.

Sofia, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Sofia

Answers at 5 a.m. when the leg moved overnight. Same-day swaps are her love language.

The local tableCooked so it travels

Regional dishes of Sanya (Tianya) for jet catering at SYX

Hainan Province has its own table, and Sanya is where it is best expressed. Wenchang chicken, poached and served with its rice cooked in the broth, is the island's signature, and it makes a very good private jet menu item because it eats well cold or lightly warmed. Seafood from the southern coast, such as grouper and prawns, gives the inflight menu a lighter register than the beef-and-cream menus that travel from elsewhere. Private jet food from Sanya leans on mango, pineapple, coconut and dragon fruit, so private jet platters here are fruit-forward, colorful and easy to portion per seat. Gourmet inflight meals can be built around steamed fish with ginger and scallion, with the sauce packed apart. Private jet snacks stay simple: coconut pieces, dried mango, tea and roasted nuts. These local specialities keep their character in a galley, and we pack each one with its service note so your crew re-plates without guessing.

Sanya, in Hainan Province, offers a local table that suits a cabin: light, fresh and mostly eaten at room temperature or chilled. Private jet platters from the region often start with tropical fruit cut the morning of the flight, then add cold Wenchang chicken and a small rice portion. Gourmet inflight meals can include steamed grouper, a Hainan seafood congee for a hot course, or coconut-braised vegetables for a vegan seat. A private jet menu built here works with the heat of the island rather than against it, and an inflight menu for a long return leg usually keeps the fish to the first service. Private jet food in this region rewards simple handling, and private jet snacks such as dried fruit and tea cakes fill the gaps between meals. Every local speciality is boxed, labelled by seat and noted for oven, sauce apart or chilled service.

Local specialities for private jet food at Sanya in Hainan Province: Wenchang chicken, steamed grouper and tropical fruit
01Wenchang chicken with broth ricePoached, boned and sliced per seat; rice packed apart. Re-plate cold or warm gently.
02Steamed grouper, ginger and scallionFillets packed chilled with the sauce apart; finish in the oven.
03Tropical fruit platterMango, pineapple, dragon fruit and coconut, cut for service and kept chilled.
04Hainan seafood congeePacked hot-ready in a sealed pot for the galley oven, garnish apart.
05Coconut-braised vegetablesA vegan option that holds well; sauce apart, finish in the oven.

How it works

Three steps, one message
01

You message us

Tail, pax, diets, timing. One message — no portal, no quote form. Answered at any hour, by a flight attendant.

02

We cook & pack for a galley

Leak-proof boxes, marked by guest and restriction, with reheating times written on the lid.

03

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 · Sanya (Tianya)Sanya Phoenix International Airport · ZJSY
The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Sanya Phoenix International Airport (ZJSY)

On the south coast of Hainan, SYX handles a steady stream of private arrivals under tropical heat, and everything that reaches a cabin has to survive it. Our private jet catering for Sanya is written by former VIP flight attendants who know that a chilled platter must stay chilled on a hot apron. Business aviation catering, executive jet catering and diplomatic flight catering all run through the same process, with inflight catering and in-flight catering menus adapted to the galley of your type.

  • 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 cabin at SYX set with business jet catering and tropical fruit platters for a Sanya flight
Business aviationOur core

Private jet catering in Sanya (Tianya) for business and VIP flights (SYX)

A typical Sanya brief is a corporate jet in from northern China for a sun-season stay, with a short list of guests and a galley that may have only one oven. Business jet catering and VIP flight catering here are planned around that: charter flight catering from a private jet chef, a bespoke menu per seat, and luxury inflight catering that stays light in the Hainan heat. Corporate jet catering orders for SYX are often built the day before departure, and our team adapts the menu to the type.

Government flight catering prepared for a delegation at Sanya Phoenix International, ZJSY, in protocol-ready boxes
State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Diplomatic and state visit aviation catering in Sanya (Tianya) (ZJSY)

Government flight catering at Sanya runs through protocol: menus cleared first, a named team, strict traceability and discretion from kitchen to aircraft. Head of state flight catering and state visit aircraft catering follow the same process as VIP aviation catering, and everything is kept sealed until it reaches the handling agent at ZJSY.

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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 Sanya Phoenix International Airport (ZJSY)

Dietary requests at Sanya are handled as a kitchen procedure, not a label on a lid. Hainan cooking leans on shellfish, fish sauce, peanuts and soy, so allergens are split from the first prep step and every one of the special meals is boxed on its own board and in its own container. Kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free and allergen free plates are agreed before anything is cooked, and kids meals are packed per seat with the same care.

i.
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 & pilot meals at Sanya Phoenix International Airport

For a long wait at SYX, we offer crew meals as a separate line: flight crew meals for the pilots, cabin crew meals for the attendants, and crew meal boxes that travel well. Pilot meals and cockpit meals are packed for one-handed eating, crew catering is on request and invoiced, and different meals for pilots are available when policy requires it.

Meal passZJSY
Cabin crew
Box
Marked crew
Galley
Oven 6 min
Order
On request
Marked crew
Meal passZJSY
Pilots
Box
CPT ≠ F/O
Galley
Cold or hot
Order
On request
Two dishes
Sanya Phoenix International Airport (ZJSY) on Hainan Province's south coast, with an executive jet on the apron

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night
DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO catering at Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX): delivery to your aircraft

The remise at Sanya is made to the FBO or the handling agent. FBO catering is brought to the general aviation terminal, then through the gate to the aircraft, following ground handling catering procedures. Catering delivery to the FBO is agreed with handling agent catering beforehand, so the box reaches the right hands.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal
High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Large cabin jet catering with a high loader at Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX)

How galley catering goes aboard at ZJSY depends on the airframe you bring. Smaller business jets take boxes by hand through the cabin door, while larger airframes with a high sill need a high loader for airside catering delivery and aircraft provisioning. Tell us the type and the galley layout, and we pack trolleys and containers to match, so aircraft provisioning at Sanya goes onto the aircraft without repacking.

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 airportZJSY / SYX

Aviation catering and business aviation at Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX)

Sanya Phoenix International is Hainan's main airport for tropical leisure travel, with a general aviation presence for business jets arriving in winter. Airport catering at ZJSY is shaped by the heat, the sea air and the pace of the terminal.

Business aviation

Business aviation hub traffic at Sanya follows the Hainan winter: executive jet catering for owners spending the season, inflight catering for outbound legs, and in-flight catering for the return north. General aviation arrivals use the FBO services at the terminal with ground handling services on call. Aviation catering and business aviation catering orders are taken for every slot, while diplomatic flight catering and cabin crew meals follow protocol and policy.

Customs & food import

China applies strict controls on imported meat, dairy and fresh produce, which is why food prepared in Hainan is easier than carrying it in. Declare anything you bring and expect inspection at the gate.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for
5.0 / 5
★★★★★

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

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★★★★★LARGE CABIN
“The 3 passenger portions of a mezze selection with flatbreads were the easy part; managing different crew meal preferences at SYX took more planning. With private aviation catering, careful attention to catering handover matters as much to our crew as the menu itself. The Galley Girls grouped the side dishes by service, which was more useful to us than simply receiving a list of dishes. The canapés were reserved for the next stage, so the worktop stayed clear while we prepared the initial dishes.”
Boris P. | Chief cabin officer — private jet
Falcon 8X
★★★★★BUSINESS JET
“Breakfast was already sorted; at Sanya Phoenix International Airport, the next request was avocado toast components and breakfast fruit for 5 guests, with two separate meal services to work around. With business jet catering, careful attention to meal organisation matters as much to our crew as the menu itself. Instead of asking us to improvise, The Galley Girls explained how the canapés could be arranged during service. The desserts stayed together in one group, so another crew member could follow the same plating sequence.”
Daniela X. | VIP flight attendant
Global 7500
★★★★★LIGHT JET
“Before our guests boarded at ZJSY, we needed a selection of petits fours and sandwiches divided into 5 portions suitable for two separate meal services. The Galley Girls suggested divided catering boxes for the sauces, and that choice worked well with our storage arrangement. I could hand the desserts to a colleague with a short explanation instead of unpacking the whole order. With business aviation catering, careful attention to packing arrangement matters as much to our crew as the menu itself.”
Andres M. | VIP flight attendant
Learjet 75
What crews ask before Sanya (Tianya)Asked by crews
How much does private jet catering cost for a Sanya turn with a long crew duty day?+

Tell us how long the crew will be on the ground and we build from there. A short stop at ZJSY with a rested crew needs little, a long wait needs a proper hot meal, and fresh grouper costs more than chicken or vegetables. That is how the cost of private jet catering moves here.

What is the lead time for food import and customs rules into Sanya?+

Customs in China treats imported meat, dairy and fresh produce strictly, so the sensible route is to buy locally rather than carry food in. What makes an order simple at ZJSY is a clear slot, the type and the headcount. Last-minute orders are handled.

How does customs work when we order a return leg from Sanya for the way back?+

Customs matters at two ends. Out of Sanya nothing is imported, because the food is prepared locally. At the arrival airport the rules for fruit, meat and dairy apply, so we pack and label with that destination in mind. Give us the return airport and we adjust the order.

Can you bring food on board for a short repositioning flight into Sanya with an empty cabin?+

With an empty cabin only the pilots eat, so a full load is pointless. Order a small boxed crew meal in Sanya and take it at the aircraft on arrival. That also avoids carrying cooked meat or fruit through customs.

Is catering part of a charter for a delegation flight to Sanya?+

No. Catering is not part of a private jet charter: a delegation flight into Sanya needs its own order, with headcount, restrictions and protocol notes, and its own invoice. Send us the tail and the slot and we confirm the handover at the aircraft.

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Plane-side
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24/7
day or night, every day
Flight deck
crew and pilot dishes, on request
Dessert plated in the galley, ready to serve
Camille, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Inès, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Sofia, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Camille, Inès or Sofia
Former VIP & head-of-state cabin crew
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