Manus Island, Papua New Guinea · AYMO / MAS

Private jet catering at Momote Airport (AYMO / MAS), Manus Island

Catering to your aircraft in Manus Island.

Twelve feet above the Bismarck Sea, AYMO is a quiet field with a loud kitchen behind it: fish, coconut, taro and fruit, packed for crews who rarely get a second chance at a decent meal on the ground.

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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 Manus Island for jet catering at MAS

Manus Province is a Melanesian island economy built on the sea, and the private jet menu for Momote follows it. An inflight menu here leans on reef fish, mud crab, coconut, taro, sweet potato, banana and papaya, which are the local specialities the island actually eats, not a mainland menu with a tropical label.

Private jet food from Manus Island travels as it is cooked on the island: fish grilled or poached and plated cold, coconut rice or taro on the side, tropical fruit cut to order for the cabin. Private jet platters of fruit and cold fish keep better in the heat than anything delicate. Gourmet inflight meals can carry coconut cream sauces packed apart so they re-plate cleanly.

For short ground stops, private jet snacks from Manus Province are simple: dried banana, roasted nuts, coconut pieces and whole fruit that needs no knife. Local specialities are ordered with the tail and the slot, and the Manus Province kitchen adapts the portions to your galley, one oven or none.

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Local specialities of Manus Island: reef fish, taro and tropical fruit for a private jet menu at Momote

01Grilled reef fishChilled, lemon and coconut dressing apart

02Mud crab saladCold, shell removed, dressing in its own pot

03Taro and sweet potatoOven to finish, plated hot in the galley

04Tropical fruit boardPapaya, pineapple and banana, cut per seat

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 · Manus IslandMomote Airport · AYMO

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

Few business jets use AYMO, so a Momote rotation is rarely routine: a long Pacific leg in, a short ground stop, a long leg out. Private jet catering for MAS is planned around what survives heat and a humid apron. Our aviation catering and business aviation catering are written by former VIP flight attendants, with executive jet catering for owners' flights and diplomatic flight catering for official movements, plus cabin crew meals boxed separately.

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 parked on the apron at Momote Airport (AYMO) ready for private jet catering delivery

Business aviationOur core

Private jet catering for business flights from Manus Island (AYMO)

A business jet catering order at Momote usually follows a long Pacific leg, so the brief is about freshness and lightness. Corporate jet catering here means cold fish, tropical fruit and boxed mains for the cabin, with VIP flight catering for owners who want plated service. Charter flight catering is handled for operators positioning through Manus, luxury inflight catering uses island seafood, a private jet chef writes a bespoke menu around the galley, and we build it with former VIP flight attendants.

Government flight catering at Momote Airport, Manus Province, sealed trays for a delegation aircraft

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Government flight catering and aviation catering at Momote Airport (AYMO)

When an official flight uses AYMO, the catering is planned around traceability and quiet handling. Government flight catering is confirmed with the delegation's staff, head of state flight catering is prepared by a small team, VIP aviation catering stays discreet, and state visit aircraft catering is delivered sealed to the steps.

The *Manus Island* inflight catering menu (MAS)Or write your own, we cook it

Cold private jet platters of papaya, pineapple and chilled fish for Momote Airport, Manus Island

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters: papaya, pineapple and banana, cut per seatChilled

Poached reef fish with coconut dressing, gourmet inflight mealsSauce apart

Mud crab and cucumber saladRe-plate cold

Private jet snacks: roasted nuts, dried banana, coconut piecesChilled

Hot gourmet inflight meals of grilled fish and coconut rice for a Momote (MAS) departure

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Grilled reef fish with coconut riceOven

Taro and sweet potato mash with greensOven

Chicken in coconut cream, local specialities styleSauce apart

Vegetable stir-fry with island greensOven

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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 and allergen free inflight catering at Momote Airport

Momote has a small local food market, so special meals at AYMO are planned as a procedure around what the island grows and catches, not a promise on a menu. Kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free, allergen free and kids meals are agreed with the order: coconut, fish and nuts are everywhere here, so allergen free dishes are cooked and packed apart, with seat numbers on the lid and no names.

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

Pilot meals and crew meals at Momote Airport (MAS)

At AYMO a rotation may sit on the ground a long time with nowhere to eat, which is why crew meals are ordered with the flight on request and billed as a normal line. Flight crew meals are marked CREW, pilot meals are cooked as separate dishes, crew catering is sized to the rotation, and cockpit meals are cold or one-pan. Crew meal boxes travel in the heat, and different meals for pilots follow the operator's rules.

Meal passAYMO

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passAYMO

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Momote Airport (AYMO / MAS) runway and terminal on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO catering at Momote Airport (MAS): delivery to your aircraft

On Manus Island the FBO is the handover point, and FBO catering is simple: tail, slot, headcount. Catering delivery to the FBO goes through the general aviation terminal, ground handling catering follows the airside access rules, and handling agent catering is confirmed so nobody waits at the gate.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Aircraft provisioning for large cabins: airport catering at Momote Airport

Aircraft that need a high loader at Momote arrive rarely, so galley catering is planned with your handling agent against the type you fly. Airside catering delivery at AYMO is coordinated for the door and the height of the aircraft, and aircraft provisioning is confirmed against the galley layout before anything is packed.

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 airportAYMO / MAS

Aviation catering and business aviation at Momote Airport (MAS)

AYMO began as a wartime strip and today works as the business aviation hub of Manus Island, with a modest terminal and a single runway. Airport catering here is planned for low traffic and long gaps between movements, general aviation operators should confirm FBO services and ground handling services ahead of arrival, and the apron rarely holds more than one or two aircraft.

Business aviation

Business aviation at Momote is sporadic: positioning legs, charters and officials crossing the Bismarck Sea, so the field behaves less like a busy business aviation hub and more like a quiet outpost. Inflight catering and in-flight catering are planned movement by movement. Aviation catering and business aviation catering adapt to whatever aircraft is on the apron, executive jet catering suits owners' flights, diplomatic flight catering covers official movements, and cabin crew meals and crew meals travel in their own boxes.

Customs & food import

Papua New Guinea applies biosecurity at the border to fresh produce, meat and dairy, which matters for anyone treating Manus as a business aviation hub for a Pacific rotation. Catering at Momote is therefore cooked and packed locally wherever possible. Declare anything you carry in, and expect inspection of leftovers.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

5.0 / 5

★★★★★

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

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★★★★★ROYAL FLIGHT

“Breakfast was already sorted; at MAS, the next request was herb chicken with a quinoa salad for 4 guests, with a short ground stop to work around. The final order confirmation stood out more than any sales pitch about aviation catering. I wanted clear identification on the side dishes; The Galley Girls made the packing arrangement easy to compare with the order. The crew provisions were also listed clearly, which made it easier to pass instructions between crew members during preparation.”

Luis J. | Royal family manager

BBJ

★★★★★GOVERNMENT

“The 7 passenger portions of yoghurt pots and fresh berries were the easy part; managing a late menu amendment at Momote Airport took more planning. I appreciated the emphasis on written menu details throughout the aviation catering services arrangements. I asked The Galley Girls for the sauces in clearly marked packs, with garnishes supplied separately for plating on board. It made a difference to have the main courses ready without cluttering the galley work area during preparation.”

Anika Z. | Government flight manager

Falcon 7X

★★★★★LIGHT JET

“Clear quantities were essential at AYMO: we had 5 passengers expecting a charcuterie board and fresh bread and were working around a tight boarding window. Our request to The Galley Girls focused on the desserts, with enough detail to distinguish passenger portions from additional provisions. There was enough information about the breakfast portions to brief the crew without making assumptions about what had been ordered. I want an aviation catering company to understand final order confirmation, and this order gave us a useful starting point.”

Alexandre C. | VIP flight attendant

Citation CJ4

Before you order at AYMOAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost for a short turnaround at Momote?+

Pricing is set per order, and a longer stand at Momote lets you add hot dishes finished in the galley oven. A quick refuel stop is cheaper because the menu is cold, chilled and quick to load.

What lead time does catering need when crew duty time is tight at Momote?+

The question is not hours but how much the menu depends on imports. A menu built on Manus produce is easy to arrange; a kosher or allergen free request needs more thought. Last-minute orders are handled.

What do customs say about food on a special-meal flight into Momote?+

Customs at Momote check food brought in on international flights, and special meals in sealed packs travel better than loose items. Locally prepared meals sidestep import rules and stay sealed until service.

Can you bring food on a government flight into Momote?+

You may bring food, though fresh produce, meat and dairy are the usual points of difficulty with Papua New Guinea customs. A delegation flight is simpler with a menu cooked on Manus Island and sealed.

Is catering part of a charter into Manus Island if the passenger count changes late?+

The charter does not cover food, so a headcount shift at Manus Island is a catering matter between you and us. Last-minute changes are handled and invoiced with the order.