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Private jet catering at Norman Manley International Airport (MKJP / KIN), Kingston

Catering to your aircraft in Kingston.

MKJP sits on the Palisadoes spit and its flights are driven by business, diplomacy and holidays. We plan the galley with you, cook it with Jamaican product and deliver to the handling agent at Kingston.

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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

Regional dishes of Kingston for jet catering at KIN

Kingston Parish is the commercial heart of Jamaica, and the private jet menu at Norman Manley draws on a kitchen with a strong identity. Jerk is the obvious start: chicken or pork with pimento wood heat, which we pack with the scotch bonnet sauce apart so the cabin can adjust the fire. The inflight menu usually continues with ackee and saltfish, the national dish, plated warm and best served at breakfast departures.

Local specialities travel well when you plan the galley first. Escovitch fish is a cold or room-temperature favourite for a private jet menu because its pickled vegetables hold, while curry goat and rice and peas need an oven and a lid that seals. Private jet food from the Caribbean also means fruit: Julie mangoes, pineapple, soursop and Blue Mountain coffee in a thermos, all arranged around Kingston's own habits.

For guests who have never eaten in Kingston, we keep the menu honest and short: a patty plate with beef, vegetable and cheese, a plate of fried plantain, and a pot of pumpkin soup that reheats cleanly. The crew gets the same local specialities in boxed form, labelled by seat.

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Jerk chicken, ackee and tropical fruit prepared as local specialities for private jet menu at Kingston, Jamaica

01Jerk chickenPimento-smoked, sauce apart, foil-wrapped for the oven

02Ackee and saltfishBreakfast plate, served warm, re-plate before service

03Escovitch fishPickled vegetables, served chilled or room temperature

04Curry goat with rice and peasOven plate with a tight lid

05Julie mango and pineappleCut, chilled, in a sealed tray

06Blue Mountain coffeePacked in a thermos for the galley

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 · KingstonNorman Manley International Airport · MKJP

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Norman Manley International Airport (MKJP)

Norman Manley sits on the Palisadoes spit, a strip of land between Kingston Harbour and the Caribbean Sea, and the sea air is the first thing a crew notices on the ramp. Private jet catering at MKJP is built around that climate: dishes that hold in heat and humidity, fruit picked for the day, and a galley plan that survives a tropical turnaround. Our former VIP flight attendants also cover inflight catering and in-flight catering for the crew, and diplomatic flight catering when a state aircraft is on the field, with cabin crew meals packed in the same order.

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 on the apron at Norman Manley International, KIN, with catering being loaded for Kingston

Business aviationOur core

Executive jet catering at Norman Manley International Airport (KIN)

Business jet catering at MKJP usually means a corporate rotation or an executive family trip, and corporate jet catering here leans on Jamaican produce: jerk, ackee, escovitch fish and Julie mango. VIP flight catering for Kingston is planned around the aircraft's galley, and charter flight catering follows the operator's brief. Our private jet chef writes a bespoke menu for each tail, and luxury inflight catering at KIN is built around what the galley can heat, hold and serve.

Government flight catering for a state aircraft at Norman Manley International, Kingston, Jamaica

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Government flight catering and aviation catering at Norman Manley International Airport (MKJP)

When a state aircraft lands at MKJP, the order is checked by protocol before the kitchen starts. Government flight catering and VIP aviation catering at Kingston follow a short brief, a named team and traceable product. Head of state flight catering and state visit aircraft catering are handled quietly, with a single handover.

Inflight catering menu highlights at *Norman Manley International Airport* (MKJP)Or write your own, we cook it

Chilled escovitch fish and mango boards, private jet platters for Kingston MKJP

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Escovitch fish platter with pickled peppersChilled

Julie mango and pineapple board for the cabinRe-plate cold

Callaloo and cheese tartlets, private jet plattersChilled

Plantain chips and cashew mix, private jet snacksChilled

Gourmet inflight meals: jerk chicken salad with mango dressingSauce apart

Hot jerk chicken and curry goat in oven trays, gourmet inflight meals for Kingston, Jamaica

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Jerk chicken thighs with rice and peasOven

Ackee and saltfish with fried dumpling and boiled bananaOven

Curry goat with white riceOven

Pumpkin soup in a lidded potOven

Beef patty plate with a side saladOven

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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 & dietary requirements: in-flight catering at Norman Manley International Airport

Dietary requests are a procedure on our side, not a label. At Kingston we plan every one of the special meals around the local kitchen: Jamaican cooking leans on pimento, scotch bonnet, coconut milk and fish stock, so allergen free, gluten free, vegan, halal and kosher requests are checked ingredient by ingredient. A kosher meal stays sealed and reaches the cabin unopened; halal and vegan plates carry their own cutlery and a clear seat label. Kids meals are plainer, but the rule is the same: one board and one box per restriction.

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 and cockpit meals in Kingston (MKJP)

Crew meals at Kingston are a separate line on the order, requested and invoiced like everything else. Flight crew meals for a long Caribbean sector get a hot plate and a cold fallback. Pilot meals are packed separately from passenger trays, and crew catering at MKJP respects duty time and the waiting hours on the ground. Cockpit meals are made to be eaten one-handed, and crew meal boxes carry seat or role labels. Different meals for pilots are packed on request so captain and first officer do not share a dish, and cabin crew meals follow the same plan.

Meal passMKJP

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passMKJP

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Norman Manley International Airport terminal on the Palisadoes spit, Kingston, MKJP KIN

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

Ground handling and FBO catering at Norman Manley International Airport

At MKJP the order goes to the FBO and then to the aircraft. FBO catering is coordinated with your handling agent, catering delivery to the general aviation terminal follows its access rules, and ground handling catering is agreed before the slot. Handling agent catering keeps the handover clean, with one door and one signature.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

High loader delivery for jet catering at Norman Manley International Airport (KIN)

MKJP handles aircraft from light jets to larger bizliners, and the aircraft type decides the loading. A large cabin jet with a tight galley needs the order packed in stackable boxes; a bizliner with a full galley can take trolleys through a service door with a high loader. For galley catering we ask for the type, the seat plan and which ovens are working. Airside catering delivery follows the FBO and ground handler's access rules, and aircraft provisioning for a long Caribbean sector is planned around the drawers, not the menu.

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 airportMKJP / KIN

About Norman Manley International Airport: business aviation and airport catering

Norman Manley International is Jamaica's second international gateway, set on the Palisadoes spit in Kingston Parish. For airport catering the apron serves business aviation, official flights and some commercial traffic, with general aviation as the usual route for private jets. The FBO services and the ground handling services on this side of the field decide where a galley order is received, and the weather stays warm all year, with hurricane season shaping schedules from summer into autumn.

Business aviation

As a business aviation hub, Kingston sees corporate, executive and diplomatic flights, each with its own handover through FBO services and ground handling services. We provide inflight catering and in-flight catering for the cabin, aviation catering for the galley and business aviation catering for operators. Executive jet catering is common here, diplomatic flight catering is cleared in advance, and cabin crew meals and crew meals complete the order.

Customs & food import

Jamaica regulates imported fresh produce, meat and dairy, and international waste from the aircraft is handled under local rules. For catering orders at KIN, local product avoids most paperwork, and anything imported is flagged to the handling agent, who sits at the centre of the FBO services and ground handling services on the field.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

5.0 / 5

★★★★★

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

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★★★★★LIGHT JET

“Between cabin checks at KIN, I coordinated a cheese board and savoury canapés for 4 guests and explained our concerns about an evening cabin service. I needed the crew provisions checked against the revised brief; The Galley Girls answered without sending us through another lengthy exchange. We checked the desserts against the same summary, keeping the cabin team and the handling contact aligned. This experience of aviation catering gave us a useful reference for managing galley preparation on another departure.”

Olivia R. | VIP flight attendant

Citation CJ4

★★★★★CREW MEALS

“We kept the passenger brief simple at Norman Manley International Airport: a breakfast basket with individual preserves for 12 guests, organised with several individual meal preferences in mind. The Galley Girls suggested clearly marked packs for the canapés, and that choice worked well with our storage arrangement. Separating the salads from the first service items helped us avoid opening boxes we did not yet need. With aviation catering services, careful attention to portion planning matters as much to our crew as the menu itself.”

Mei P. | Chief flight attendant

Falcon 2000

★★★★★LARGE CABIN

“Menu approval at MKJP covered vegetable tartlets and a dessert selection for 9 guests, leaving us to organise the service around a tight boarding window. I asked The Galley Girls for the sandwiches in separate meal boxes, with garnishes supplied separately for plating on board. I want an aviation catering company to understand catering handover, and this order gave us a useful starting point. The canapés stayed together in one group, so another crew member could follow the same plating sequence.”

Elena Q. | Chief cabin officer — private jet

Gulfstream G700

Before you order at MKJPAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost at Kingston?+

The cost of private jet catering at Kingston depends on three things: the type of aircraft, how many courses, and how much of the food is imported. Jerk and ackee are local and keep the price down; wagyu and fresh langoustine arrive from outside the island and raise it. We quote per menu, never per tray.

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

The customs and food-import rules of Jamaica shape the order. Anything we source locally clears without paperwork; anything that has to arrive from abroad needs documents and inspection. Tell us the menu you want and we say which parts are simple.

What are the customs rules for catering at Kingston?+

Because one local product is often the centrepiece of an MKJP menu, customs is rarely a problem. Pineapple, mango, jerk seasoning and fresh fish all come from within Jamaica and travel airside with the order. Meat and dairy brought in from abroad go through inspection, so we avoid them unless a client asks.

Can you bring food into Jamaica on a private jet?+

A turnaround at Norman Manley is often short, and customs does not move faster because the aircraft is in a hurry. Food you carry can be held for inspection, so the sensible choice is to hand the request to us and let us source locally.

Is catering part of a charter into Kingston?+

Charter contracts rarely cover food, and Kingston is no exception. Catering is a separate order, billed separately, so the crew does not carry the burden during waiting time on the ground. We handle it from menu to handover.