Guantánamo Province · Guantánamo · MUGT / GAO

Private jet catering at Mariana Grajales Airport (MUGT / GAO), Guantánamo

Catering to your aircraft in Guantánamo.

Mariana Grajales is a quiet field on Cuba's dry southeast coast, and a flight out of here is planned around a galley that has to carry everything. We cook Cuban dishes that travel, pack them for your oven, and hand over at the aircraft, for Guantánamo crews who want a calm, exact order.

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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

Local specialities from Guantánamo for your inflight catering

Guantánamo Province sits at the far southeast of Cuba, and its table is built on what grows and fishes there: coconut, cassava, plantain, pork, rice and beans, and the local hot-and-sweet note of bitter orange. These local specialities are the starting point for a private jet menu at Mariana Grajales, adapted to what a galley can actually do. Every private jet menu we draft for GAO is an inflight menu first: dishes that travel, reheat in an oven or finish cold, with sauce in its own pot. Private jet food from this region leans on pork with mojo, congrí rice, yuca and fried plantain, and we write each as private jet platters for the cabin, never as a restaurant plate. Gourmet inflight meals follow the same logic: one hot main per guest, one cold course, one dessert. Private jet snacks are simple and local: plantain chips, tostones, guava paste with cheese, fresh tropical fruit. The mood is Guantánamo, the finish is galley-ready.

Cooking for a flight out of Guantánamo means choosing among Cuban staples that survive travel. Local specialities such as ropa vieja, lechón asado, congrí, boniato, tamal and yuca con mojo become an inflight menu for the cabin, with the sauce kept apart. A private jet menu from this province rests on pork, rice, black beans, plantain and tropical fruit, because that is what the coast supplies. Private jet food at MUGT is honest and warm rather than showy. We pack private jet platters for sharing at altitude, gourmet inflight meals for plated service, and private jet snacks for the hours between courses: guava pastelitos, plantain chips, fresh mango and papaya. The Guantánamo kitchen is generous, and we shape it for the aircraft you fly.

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Local specialities of Guantánamo Province: ropa vieja, congrí and tostones for a private jet menu at MUGT

01Ropa viejaShredded beef in tomato sauce, packed for the oven, rice on the side

02Lechón asado with mojoRoast pork, sauce apart, sliced before it goes in the drawer

03Congrí riceRice with red beans, re-plated cold or finished in the oven

04Yuca con mojoCassava with garlic and citrus dressing, kept in its own pot

05Tostones and plantain chipsCrisp snack for the cabin, boxed dry so it stays crisp

06Guava paste with cheeseCold plate, cut in portions, no cooking on board

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 · GuantánamoMariana Grajales Airport · MUGT

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Mariana Grajales Airport (MUGT)

Mariana Grajales sits on the dry southeastern coast of Cuba, at 56 ft, and its tarmac rarely sees more than a handful of movements a day. Private jet catering here is shaped by that stillness: a short brief, a galley that has to carry everything, and a handover at the aircraft. We write it the way a flight attendant would, for the tail you actually fly. For long legs we plan inflight catering and in-flight catering as two services, one after departure and one before descent. Aviation catering at MUGT leans on what the province can supply, and business aviation catering means a menu you confirm before the slot. For an executive jet catering request or a diplomatic flight catering brief, the same discipline applies, 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 catering loaded into the galley at Mariana Grajales, Guantánamo, MUGT

Business aviationOur core

Executive jet catering at Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO)

A business jet catering brief at Mariana Grajales is usually small and precise: a few guests, a defined sector, a galley with one oven. Corporate jet catering here means rice, beans, pork or fish, packed so the crew only has to re-plate. VIP flight catering and charter flight catering follow the same rule: a bespoke menu, agreed beforehand, with luxury inflight catering built from local produce. A private jet chef writes the menu around the tail at Guantánamo, and we pack it.

Government flight catering prepared for a VIP aircraft at MUGT, Guantánamo, Cuba

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

State visit and VIP aviation catering at Mariana Grajales Airport

Government flight catering at Mariana Grajales follows protocol before taste: the menu is cleared, the packing is traced, and the team is named. Head of state flight catering for a Cuban or foreign delegation is handled discreetly, with VIP aviation catering rules applied from order to handover. State visit aircraft catering at Guantánamo is coordinated with the handling agent and the protocol office.

Inflight catering menu highlights at *Mariana Grajales Airport* (MUGT)Or write your own, we cook it

Chilled private jet platters of tropical fruit and cheese for flights from Mariana Grajales, Guantánamo

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters: tropical fruit and cheese with guava pasteChilled

Gourmet inflight meals: citrus-marinated shrimp salad with avocadoChilled

Boniato and black bean saladRe-plate cold

Private jet snacks: plantain chips and tostones, boxed dryChilled

Mango and papaya tray, cut for serviceChilled

Hot gourmet inflight meals of roast pork and rice packed for the galley at GAO, Guantánamo

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Ropa vieja with white riceOven

Lechón asado with mojo, sauce in its own potSauce apart

Congrí with roast chicken and yucaOven

Gourmet inflight meals: grilled fish with coconut riceOven

Tamal wrapped in corn husk, one per guestOven

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A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet

PrincipalSealed

Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people

Special meals

Special meals for every diet: in-flight catering at Mariana Grajales Airport

Special meals at Mariana Grajales start from the Cuban kitchen and the places where an allergen hides in it: pork fat in the beans, wheat in the croquette coating, shellfish stock in the rice. Kosher, halal, vegan and gluten free meals are written as procedures for this field, each on its own board and in its own sealed box. Allergen free orders are separated from the guest trays so nothing is opened by mistake. Kids meals are simple and local: rice, plantain, grilled chicken, fruit. Tell us the restriction with the order and we mark each tray by seat.

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

Flight crew meals on request at Mariana Grajales Airport

When the crew lands at MUGT, the meal has to work with one hand and little time. For the flight deck at MUGT, crew meals are ordered on request and invoiced like any other line. Flight crew meals and pilot meals come in labelled crew meal boxes; cockpit meals are separate from guest service. Crew catering here offers different meals for pilots when the operator asks, and cabin crew meals are boxed for the jumpseat.

Meal passMUGT

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passMUGT

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Mariana Grajales Airport (MUGT / GAO) terminal and apron, Guantánamo Province, Cuba

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO catering and handling agent delivery at Mariana Grajales Airport

At GAO the handover takes place at the FBO, where the handling agent receives the order. FBO catering here is simple: catering delivery to the FBO, passage through the general aviation terminal, then to the aircraft. Ground handling catering runs through your handling agent catering contact, so the packed order reaches the cabin door on your slot.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Aircraft provisioning for large cabins: airport catering at Mariana Grajales Airport

Galley catering for a large aircraft at MUGT depends on the tail: cabin door height, the galley layout and whether a high loader is needed to reach the door. Airside catering delivery is coordinated with your handling agent, who opens the access. Aircraft provisioning for a long sector out of Guantánamo is planned to what the apron can bring alongside. Give us the type and we pack to its trolleys and ovens.

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 airportMUGT / GAO

Aviation catering and business aviation at Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO)

Mariana Grajales Airport serves Guantánamo and the province from a single field at 56 ft, handling mostly domestic traffic with a small amount of general aviation. Airport catering here is limited by local supply, which is why we plan every order around what the province can provide. FBO services and ground handling services are modest but dependable.

Business aviation

Business aviation at Mariana Grajales is occasional and specific, a corporate or diplomatic stop rather than a hub. Inflight catering and in-flight catering here are planned in two services for longer legs. Aviation catering and business aviation catering draw on Cuban produce, an executive jet catering order names the tail, diplomatic flight catering follows protocol, and cabin crew meals are packed apart. Mariana Grajales is a small business aviation hub.

Customs & food import

At GAO, customs treat catering as a controlled import. Fresh produce, meat and dairy draw the most attention, so we pack sealed and listed. Your handling agent leads the inspection on the ramp, and a clean, documented order is the simplest way through the Cuban rules.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

4.7 / 5

★★★★★

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

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★★★★★LIGHT JET

“Small packing details became important at MUGT: our 3 passengers wanted vegetable tartlets and a dessert selection, and we had a family lunch request. The canapés supplied by The Galley Girls were straightforward to check against the written menu before the cabin handover. We could distinguish the sandwiches at a glance instead of lifting lids just to establish what belonged to each service. This experience of jet catering gave us a useful reference for managing portion planning on another departure.”

Noah Z. | VIP flight attendant

Citation CJ4

★★★★★CHARTER

“Service planning came first at GAO, with 2 passengers choosing yoghurt pots and fresh berries and a family lunch request influencing our preparation. We discussed the dimensions before confirming; The Galley Girls grouped the starters into separate meal boxes that were easy to handle. Our brief for VIP flight catering was met with a sensible plan for meal organisation. Separating the canapés from the first service items helped us avoid opening boxes we did not yet need.”

Daria T. | Charter operator

Citation Latitude

★★★★☆ROYAL FLIGHT

“I wanted roasted vegetable bowls with separate dressings for 6 guests at Mariana Grajales Airport, packed sensibly for a cabin team dealing with two separate meal services. I would discuss charter flight catering with them again, especially when catering handover needs careful coordination. The Galley Girls kept the main courses separate from the finishing elements, which gave us control over the final presentation. We could finish the canapés as each guest was ready, rather than laying everything out at once.”

Lea H. | Royal family manager

Global 7500

Before you order at MUGTAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost out of Mariana Grajales?+

Ask about cost with a menu in hand. A lean order of local dishes in boxes is one thing; plated gourmet service for ten, with a kosher tray, is another. At Guantánamo the weather window affects which fresh fish and fruit can be sourced, so the quote follows the real order and is confirmed with you.

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

What makes an order easy at MUGT is a clear menu and a clear slot. A long leg with two services needs both. Customs at the Cuban border and the produce available in the province shape the rest. Last-minute orders are handled, so call or write even if the plan is not final.

What about customs for inflight catering at Mariana Grajales?+

Cuban customs treat food as a controlled item, and the time you spend on the ground sets how much room there is to deal with it. A short stop needs a clean, documented order; a longer one gives more margin. Your handling agent leads, we supply the paperwork and a packed, sealed order.

Can you bring food of your own onto the aircraft at Guantánamo?+

You are free to bring food, but a return leg ordered from Guantánamo is cleaner on customs and on the galley. Local specialities travel well when packed properly, and a single supplier means no mixed paperwork. Contact us with the tail and the plan.

Is catering part of a charter into Guantánamo?+

No, catering sits apart from a private jet charter. A last-minute change in passengers is common at Guantánamo, so the order stays flexible until the end. Send the tail, the slot and the seat plan.