Private jet catering at Hoskins Airport AYHK, Kimbe, West New Britain, handed over at the aircraft
West New Britain Province · Kimbe · AYHK / HKN

Private jet catering at Hoskins Airport (AYHK / HKN), Kimbe

Catering to your aircraft in Kimbe.

Kimbe is oil palm, reef and a small apron at AYHK. A flight attendant landing here needs food that survives heat and humidity, so we pack for the galley you have and the crew who will serve it. Plane-side handover, any hour.

Quick requestAnswered day or night
Delivery at
Hoskins Airport AYHK
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 Kimbe for jet catering at HKN

West New Britain Province is reef, volcano and plantation, and the private jet menu for Kimbe reflects it. The inflight menu leans on what the coast actually produces: reef fish and mud crab from the bay, coconut milk, taro and sweet potato, and fruit that ripens in the heat. Private jet food from Hoskins works best when it is simple, because the humidity is hard on anything delicate. Local specialities here are not fancy, they are fresh: grilled fish with coconut cream, banana, pineapple, papaya and passionfruit, roasted sweet potato, and greens cooked the Pacific way. Private jet platters of tropical fruit travel well chilled. Gourmet inflight meals built on a fish and coconut base reheat cleanly in the galley oven. Private jet snacks like roasted peanuts and coconut chips hold up on a long sector. We list each dish with how it finishes: oven, sauce apart, chilled or re-plate cold.

If you land at Hoskins in West New Britain Province, the region puts specific things on the plate. Kimbe sits on a bay with reef fish, mud crab and prawns, and the estates behind it grow coconut, cocoa and oil palm. Our private jet menu for Kimbe draws on that: coconut fish curry, taro and kaukau (sweet potato), tropical fruit, and fresh greens. The inflight menu is cooked and packed to survive heat and a galley with little space. Private jet food for this coast has to cope with humidity, so dressings go in pots and fruit travels cold. Local specialities show up as gourmet inflight meals, private jet platters and private jet snacks, each labelled for service. Ask for what is in season and we will tell you what is coming off the boats.

Private jet menu with local specialities from Kimbe, West New Britain: reef fish, coconut and tropical fruit
01Reef fish in coconut creamOven; keep the greens apart
02Mud crab with gingerSauce apart; shell cracked, served warm
03Roasted sweet potato and taroOven; holds well
04Tropical fruit platterChilled; papaya, pineapple, banana
05Banana and coconut cakeRe-plate cold
06Roasted peanuts and coconut chipsDry snack, sealed

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 · KimbeHoskins Airport · AYHK
The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Hoskins Airport (AYHK)

Hoskins Airport sits at 66 ft on the coast of West New Britain Province, and most traffic that lands at AYHK is bound for Kimbe and the oil palm estates around it. Private jet catering here is built for a small apron and a wet, humid climate, so cold items stay sealed and hot dishes finish in your oven. Inflight catering for HKN follows what the galley can actually hold, and in-flight catering orders are packed for that galley. Aviation catering and business aviation catering requests are handled day or night. For executive jet catering we plan around the aircraft type, and for diplomatic flight catering around protocol first. Cabin crew meals are packed and marked separately from 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 on the apron at Hoskins Airport HKN, private jet catering for the galley, Kimbe
Business aviationOur core

VIP flight and private jet catering at Hoskins Airport (AYHK)

A typical business jet stop at Hoskins carries a few guests to the plantations or the coast and leaves the same day. For business jet catering and corporate jet catering we keep the menu short: cold lunches that wait in the drawer, or one hot dish that finishes in your oven. VIP flight catering and charter flight catering follow the same order process. Luxury inflight catering at Kimbe draws on reef fish and tropical fruit. Our private jet chef writes a bespoke menu around your guests and your galley.

Government flight catering at Hoskins AYHK, Kimbe, Papua New Guinea, discreet plane-side handover
State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Government flight catering and aviation catering at Hoskins Airport (AYHK)

Official flights into West New Britain are rare but they happen: provincial visits, ministers, delegations. Government flight catering at Hoskins starts with protocol, not the menu. For head of state flight catering and VIP aviation catering we agree the dishes, the labelling and who may handle them with the protocol office. State visit aircraft catering is named, traceable and discreet.

Make a requestDownload the menuPDF
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 Hoskins Airport

Kimbe is a coastal kitchen, which means seafood and coconut are in many things by default. Allergen free, vegan, gluten free, kosher, halal, kids meals and other special meals are handled as a procedure: each dish is cooked and boxed separately, marked with the seat number, and kept apart from anything containing fish, shellfish or coconut. Tell us the restriction and the seat, and we write the menu around it.

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 meal boxes and crew meals at Hoskins Airport

On the ground at AYHK your crew may wait for the guests to return from the estates, so crew meals need to hold. Flight crew meals are cooked fresh and boxed apart from the guest trays. Pilot meals and cockpit meals can be different dishes for each seat, and crew catering is marked CREW. Crew meal boxes are ordered on request and billed on the same invoice, with different meals for pilots whenever the operator policy asks.

Meal passAYHK
Cabin crew
Box
Marked crew
Galley
Oven 6 min
Order
On request
Marked crew
Meal passAYHK
Pilots
Box
CPT ≠ F/O
Galley
Cold or hot
Order
On request
Two dishes
Hoskins Airport AYHK, Kimbe, West New Britain Province, apron for business aviation catering

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night
DeliveryEvery FBO

Airport catering delivered to the FBO at Hoskins Airport (AYHK)

At Hoskins, FBO catering is handed over at the aircraft, normally through your handling agent. Catering delivery to the FBO or the general aviation terminal is arranged with ground handling catering in mind: we tell the handling agent the tail, the slot and what is coming. Handling agent catering at Kimbe is straightforward on a small apron.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal
High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Galley-door delivery and aviation catering at Hoskins Airport (HKN)

Hoskins is a small airport and most aircraft that use it are light and midsize jets or turboprops with a low door, so a high loader is rarely needed. For a larger aircraft we plan galley catering around the door height and tell your handling agent in advance. Airside catering delivery and aircraft provisioning are done at the apron, to the aircraft, and we ask for the type and tail so the load matches the galley.

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 airportAYHK / HKN

About Hoskins Airport (HKN): airport catering for business aviation

Hoskins Airport serves Kimbe and the oil palm estates of West New Britain, with a small terminal, a paved runway at sea level and a general aviation ramp that handles light and midsize aircraft. Airport catering here is simple, and the apron is quiet.

Business aviation

Few airports in this part of PNG see the mix Hoskins does: oil palm managers, provincial officials and the occasional charter. Inflight catering and in-flight catering are scaled to small cabins, aviation catering and business aviation catering orders are taken at any hour, and executive jet catering is packed for light galleys. Diplomatic flight catering is cleared with protocol, and cabin crew meals are boxed separately. FBO services and ground handling services keep the apron moving as a small business aviation hub.

Customs & food import

Papua New Guinea applies strict biosecurity rules to food coming off aircraft, particularly fresh fruit, meat and dairy. We recommend crews check with their handling agent before arrival and order catering locally so nothing has to be declared or discarded.

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

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

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★★★★★BUSINESS JET
“One detail shaped our order at HKN: several individual meal preferences, alongside a request for roasted vegetable bowls with separate dressings for 8 passengers. Our brief for in-flight catering was met with a sensible plan for galley preparation. We changed the quantities of starters, and The Galley Girls reflected the request in the final packing list. There was no need to reconstruct the snack boxes quantities from several messages during the final departure checks.”
Olivia H. | FBO operator
Challenger 650
★★★★★LIGHT JET
“Despite a revised passenger count, we wanted the 5 guests at Hoskins Airport to enjoy smoked salmon bagels and sliced fruit without a complicated cabin service. Instead of asking us to improvise, The Galley Girls explained how the fruit plates could be arranged during service. We could finish the breakfast portions as each guest was ready, rather than laying everything out at once. With vip inflight catering, careful attention to crew briefing matters as much to our crew as the menu itself.”
David S. | VIP flight attendant
Citation CJ4
★★★★★ROYAL FLIGHT
“Between cabin checks at AYHK, I coordinated a breakfast basket with individual preserves for 10 guests and explained our concerns about a changing departure schedule. The Galley Girls gave us an update on the starters before the handover, which helped us organise the cabin checks. Knowing where the sandwiches were packed meant the crew could begin the relevant checks as soon as the order arrived. With private jet catering, careful attention to storage requirements matters as much to our crew as the menu itself.”
Ingrid D. | Royal family manager
BBJ
What crews ask before KimbeAsked by crews
How much does private jet catering cost for a flight out of Hoskins?+

Think of a coconut fish curry against a papaya platter: the first costs more because of the fish. Private jet catering from Kimbe is priced by dish and by guest, so a quote follows your menu choices rather than a standard rate.

What lead time should I allow for private jet catering at Hoskins?+

The lead time question here mostly comes down to how long the aircraft sits at Hoskins. We build the menu to fit the stop, and we do take late orders. Phone or email, any hour.

What about customs when I bring catering into Papua New Guinea?+

Bringing fresh fruit, meat or dairy into PNG can create trouble. Because crew duty time is limited and waiting on the ground is tiring, ordering from us avoids the declaration question. Your handling agent can confirm what applies to your arrival.

Can you bring food to Hoskins for a guest with special dietary needs?+

If a guest has an allergy or a religious requirement, send it to us instead of packing it. Special meals at Hoskins are cooked apart, boxed apart, and marked with the seat. Customs checks make carrying your own more complicated.

Is catering part of a charter for a delegation flight into Kimbe?+

No. Catering is not part of a private jet charter, even for state or delegation flights to HKN: you order it on its own and it is invoiced on its own. We take the brief, clear anything sensitive with the protocol side, and hand the food over at the aircraft.

Hoskins Airport · AYHK

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Tail, pax and diets — a flight attendant takes it from there, day or night.

Plane-side
handover at the aircraft, on your slot
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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