San Jose, Philippines · RPUH / SJI

Private jet catering at San Jose Airport (RPUH / SJI), San Jose

Catering to your aircraft in San Jose.

San Jose Airport, RPUH, is a quiet coastal field in Occidental Mindoro with warm air and a low elevation. We cook for the crew who land here, and pack for the galley you actually have.

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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

San Jose on the plate: local specialities for in-flight catering at SJI

San Jose sits in Occidental Mindoro Province, and the private jet menu here starts with what the island grows and what the boats bring in. A private jet menu for SJI can lean on mango season, calamansi for sauces and dressings, and grilled fish from the Mindoro Strait. Local specialities travel well when they are chosen for the galley: coconut rice holds, longganisa reheats, a halo-halo does not. Private jet platters carry tropical fruit and cold cuts of the region; private jet snacks run from dried mango to banana chips; gourmet inflight meals are plated for the oven or sealed cold. The inflight menu is built with your galley and your headcount in mind, and private jet food from Occidental Mindoro Province stays honest: fresh, simple, local.

Occidental Mindoro Province gives the San Jose menu its character: rice, fish, coconut, citrus. A private jet menu for RPUH might open with a chilled platter of mango and pineapple, then move to grilled bangus or chicken adobo finished in the oven. Local specialities are chosen for how they survive a drawer, which is why some Filipino dishes work and others stay on the ground. Gourmet inflight meals come plated in trays, private jet platters are assembled cold, and private jet snacks, such as banana chips or cashews, ride in the cabin. The inflight menu is agreed with the crew, and private jet food around Occidental Mindoro Province changes with the harvest.

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Local specialities of Occidental Mindoro Province: mango platter and grilled bangus for a private jet menu

01Mango and pineapple platterChilled, cut at the last moment; seasonal mango from Mindoro.

02Grilled bangus (milkfish)Oven; sauce apart so the skin stays dry.

03Chicken adobo with garlic riceOven; the rice is packed apart from the sauce.

04Longganisa with eggsRe-plate cold or finish in the oven for breakfast legs.

05Calamansi-dressed seafood saladChilled; dressing in its own pot.

06Dried mango and banana chipsSnack boxes, ready for the cabin.

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 · San JoseSan Jose Airport · RPUH

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at San Jose Airport (RPUH)

San Jose Airport, code RPUH or SJI, sits at 14 feet above sea level on the Mindoro coast, where the sea breeze arrives before the aircraft does. Private jet catering here follows the island: tropical fruit, grilled fish, rice. Business aviation catering is built for a light galley, with inflight catering that finishes in the oven or stays cold. In-flight catering for a quick turn is packed in sealed trays, and executive jet catering for a short rotation travels as boxed meals. Diplomatic flight catering is cleared in advance, and cabin crew meals ride in the same order as the guest trays.

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 with private jet catering trays served at San Jose Airport (SJI)

Business aviationOur core

Executive jet catering at San Jose Airport (SJI)

A business jet catering order at San Jose is usually a short brief: a light jet, a few passengers, and a galley with a small oven. Corporate jet catering here is built around fruit, rice and grilled fish, with VIP flight catering and charter flight catering written to the same tray. Luxury inflight catering at RPUH means a private jet chef choosing what Mindoro does well and avoiding what travels badly, and a bespoke menu is simply the one that fits your guests.

Government flight catering prepared for a diplomatic aircraft at San Jose Airport RPUH

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Government flight catering and aviation catering at San Jose Airport (RPUH)

Government flight catering at San Jose follows protocol first and recipe second. Head of state flight catering and VIP aviation catering need a cleared menu, a named team and discretion, and state visit aircraft catering at RPUH is coordinated with your handling agent. Nothing is cooked before the menu is approved.

Private jet menu at San Jose Airport: inflight catering highlights (SJI)Or write your own, we cook it

Chilled private jet platters of tropical fruit and calamansi salad, San Jose Philippines

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters: tropical fruit and cold cutsChilled

Gourmet inflight meals: calamansi seafood saladSauce apart

Private jet snacks: dried mango and banana chipsRe-plate cold

Local specialities: kesong puti with fresh pineappleChilled

Oven-finished gourmet inflight meals, bangus and chicken adobo, packed for San Jose Airport

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Grilled bangus with garlic riceOven

Chicken adobo, sauce in its own potSauce apart

Gourmet inflight meals: pork sinigang, broth sealedOven

Private jet platters: longganisa and egg breakfast trayOven

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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 San Jose Airport (RPUH)

Special meals at San Jose are handled as a procedure, not a promise. The usual hidden allergens in Filipino cooking are shrimp paste, fish sauce, peanuts and soy, so we ask about them first. Kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free and allergen free requests are cooked and packed on their own, with a clear seat label, and kids meals are simple rice and chicken or fruit plates. Tell us the restriction and the seat, and the tray travels sealed.

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 San Jose Airport

Crews landing at RPUH rarely have time for a proper meal, so we pack crew meals for the way back. Flight crew meals, pilot meals and cockpit meals are ordered separately, on request, and billed as part of the catering. Crew catering for the cabin is boxed apart from the guests, crew meal boxes carry the seat label, and different meals for pilots are available for the captain and first officer. Cabin crew meals are packed in their own box, apart from the guest trays.

Meal passRPUH

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passRPUH

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

San Jose Airport (RPUH/SJI) apron in Occidental Mindoro, Philippines

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

Ground handling and FBO catering at San Jose Airport

FBO catering at San Jose is handed over by your handling agent at the general aviation terminal. Catering delivery to the FBO is arranged with ground handling catering in mind: one order, one plane-side handover, one contact. Handling agent catering at RPUH is coordinated by phone or email, day or night.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Large cabin jet catering with a high loader at San Jose Airport (SJI)

San Jose is a light-aircraft field, and most business jets here need no high loader. Airside catering delivery is made by your handling agent, hand to hand at the cabin door, which suits a narrow-body or a light jet. If a larger aircraft calls, tell us the type and we will say how the galley is loaded. Galley catering and aircraft provisioning at RPUH stay simple: sealed trays, labelled boxes, a short list.

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 airportRPUH / SJI

General aviation and airport catering at San Jose Airport (SJI)

San Jose Airport sits at 14 feet above sea level on the southwest coast of Mindoro, a field that serves light aircraft and the occasional business jet. For airport catering, that means a small apron, a short list, and a handling agent who knows the field. General aviation here is quiet, and the FBO services and ground handling services are kept just as simple, which keeps handovers calm.

Business aviation

Business aviation catering at San Jose is a quiet specialty. Inflight catering for a short sector, in-flight catering for a family trip, aviation catering for a cargo crew passing through: each is built for the aircraft. Executive jet catering and diplomatic flight catering are written to protocol, and cabin crew meals ride with the guest trays, as crew meals do on any rotation. As a business aviation hub, RPUH is small but not sleepy, and its FBO services and ground handling services answer to the same phone, day or night.

Customs & food import

Philippine customs and the Bureau of Quarantine check meat, dairy and fresh produce arriving from abroad, and galley leftovers may be removed. For a catered flight into San Jose, the practical consequence is to order the food locally and declare anything you carry. The FBO can confirm current rules, and the ground handling services desk or your handling agent knows what the inspectors expect at the apron.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

4.3 / 5

★★★★☆

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

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★★★★★ROYAL FLIGHT

“I wanted beef fillet with roasted potatoes for 3 guests at SJI, packed sensibly for a cabin team dealing with a family lunch request. I appreciated the emphasis on portion planning throughout the VIP flight catering arrangements. The sauces from The Galley Girls were organised around the cabin plan, with the later service items kept apart. We left the starters stored until needed, which kept the first service manageable and reduced unnecessary handling.”

Mia L. | Royal family manager

BBJ

★★★★☆LARGE CABIN

“The 11 passenger portions of a cold lunch with cheese and fruit were the easy part; managing two separate meal services at San Jose Airport took more planning. The catering handover stood out more than any sales pitch about charter flight catering. The confirmation from The Galley Girls showed the canapés clearly enough for us to check the planned service quantities. There was enough information about the sandwiches to brief the crew without making assumptions about what had been ordered.”

Matteo O. | Chief cabin officer — private jet

Gulfstream G650ER

★★★★☆CHARTER

“One detail shaped our order at RPUH: a family lunch request, alongside a request for yoghurt pots and fresh berries for 10 passengers. The canapés came from The Galley Girls in sealed meal containers, with a packing list that matched the contents. I could hand the sandwiches to a colleague with a short explanation instead of unpacking the whole order. With private jet food, careful attention to cabin service sequence matters as much to our crew as the menu itself.”

Connor J. | Charter operator

Gulfstream G450

San Jose in five questionsAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost at San Jose Airport (RPUH)?+

When you ask how much private jet catering costs at SJI, the useful answer is an example: calamansi salad and chicken adobo are one price, a premium seafood tray another. A return leg ordered here is quoted alongside the outbound, and we send it by email.

What is the lead time for a special meal order at San Jose Airport?+

Kosher, halal, allergen free and child meals are easier here if you tell us the restriction early, but last-minute orders are handled. What makes a special meal simple at RPUH is a clear seat label and a calm customs picture. The earlier we know the diet, the more local choice you have.

What about customs when catering a flight into San Jose Airport?+

Customs at San Jose follows national rules on agricultural imports, and leftover galley food from abroad may be removed. Ordering the return leg from here means the trays are local and cleared by design.

Can you bring food on board at San Jose Airport?+

Many travellers carry their own food, especially for a kosher or allergen free diet. At SJI we can pack around it, or supply a tray that stays sealed. If the food arrives from abroad, customs may inspect it, so ask your handling agent.

Is catering part of a charter flying into San Jose, Philippines?+

A charter quote does not cover catering at San Jose. We treat food as a distinct order, commanded and billed apart. The return leg ordered from here is simply another line on that order.