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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Daet, Philippines
VIP & private jet catering with airline catering at Daet (RPUD / DTE)
DTE (IATA) · RPUD (ICAO)
A single 1,150-metre runway at Daet sets the operating envelope, so every rotation through RPUD is planned around a narrow-body reference code rather than assumed. Inflight catering here is loaded by hi-loader to galley height, wide-body volume is not the story this station tells, and in-flight catering moves airside on a schedule built around one runway, not several.
1,150 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
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VIP at any volume
8 First covers or 400 passengers across three cabins, same execution
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24/7 order desk
Ad hoc, AOG and same-day uplift answered around the clock
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Multi-leg coordination
One loading sheet, every leg of your rotation
On the apron — Daet
Inflight catering loaded to galley height at RPUD
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airport catering order window at Daet airport
Aircraft catering sealed from kitchen to galley at DTE
Your catering uplift at Daet starts sealed at the kitchen door and ends with a signature at the aircraft, with nothing left to estimate in between. Ramp access at RPUD is held on our own clearance, so the convoy crosses the apron on a route agreed in advance rather than one worked out on the day. Every stage between those two points is timed against the narrow-body reference code this field operates to.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Daet sit screening, escort and the apron traffic that a single-runway field still has to sequence around. We plan the galley catering delivery against the busiest of those, not the average one, because a narrow-body turnaround at RPUD leaves no slack to absorb a delay.
Temperature is logged at the moment the cart is sealed and again at handover, so the record runs the whole distance rather than one end of it. Chain of custody is closed by a signature at the aircraft, which ties the catering uplift to one named person from kitchen to galley door.
One coordinator, one sealed cart, one signature: nothing about the load is guessed.
Pilot meals and cabin service produced for Daet (DTE)
Airline food supplier crews cleared for RPUD
Our production kitchen behind RPUD runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to serve a narrow-body reference code rather than a wide-body programme. Airport catering at Daet is worked to that scale deliberately: airport catering built around one runway is planned in smaller, tighter batches than a hub kitchen, and it is run to the same HACCP standard regardless. That single-roof layout is what lets a narrow-body rotation at DTE be reprovisioned quickly between one movement and the next.
The team that handles government flight catering at Daet is the same named crew every rotation, not a rota drawn from a wider pool. Security clearance is on file for each of them, they sit on one access list for the kitchen and the ramp, and they are trained to the household standards a royal or state movement expects. That continuity is what a protocol officer checks first, before any menu is discussed.
VIP flight catering menus for Daet, Philippines departures
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Daet airport
Menus at Daet are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a fixed cycle, so a narrow-body rotation through RPUD carries a specification sized to its own galley rather than a wide-body tray set trimmed down. Local sourcing draws on the produce of the wider Philippines where the season allows it, kept to plain categories such as fish, orchard fruit and dairy rather than a named dish or a supplier. Inflight catering at this station covers first, business and main cabin service on the same rotation, plated or boxed to the format the airframe takes. Every set carries its allergen, halal, kosher and medical labelling per passenger and per cabin before it leaves the kitchen.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at RPUD are plated to a written specification held on file between movements, with à-la-carte and VIP flight catering service available on request. Presentation is checked against that standing order before the cart is sealed, not improvised at the galley door.
Business cabins
Business cabins at Daet run a multi-choice hot service built to oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to each airframe. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel in the same tray sets and meal boxes, boxed to the roster rather than to a generic count.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger for every movement through DTE, covering halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering for these sets is produced on a separate line at the kitchen and sealed there before it ever reaches the apron.
The three books
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Royal & Government Flights
Royal households · government · state operations
- Plated service · First to main cabin
- Protocol handling · security clearance
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Charter & Commercial
Charter · ACMI · group · scheduled · ad hoc
- 400 passengers · one uplift
- HACCP cold chain, logged to the galley door
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Private Jet
Business jet · VVIP charter · flight departments
- From 8 covers · plated forward
- Reheat sequence specified per dish
Compliance
HACCP standards for aviation catering at RPUD / DTE
HACCP
HACCP cold chain
Produced in our own certified kitchens, temperature logged end to end.
Clearance
Cleared personnel
Security-cleared staff, badged airside vehicles, escorted where the stand requires it.
Custody
Sealed chain of custody
Carts sealed at the kitchen, seals verified and handovers signed at the aircraft.
Allergens
Documented allergen sets
Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements documented per uplift and per passenger.
Aircraft catering delivered airside at Daet
Daet carries scheduled and charter traffic across a single narrow-body reference code, which makes documentation and repetition the two things that matter most: a repeat rotation through RPUD is a matter of holding one specification steady, not of managing a mixed fleet. Airline catering in the Philippines at this scale is planned stand by stand rather than across a bank of gates, because the field has no second runway to spread the load against.
The uplift reaches the aircraft by hi-loader from our kitchen to the galley door, with our own crew on the apron for the crossing rather than a handover partway there. Airport catering at DTE is timed against that single fixed sequence, and in-flight catering in the Philippines run through this station follows the same route on every movement, narrow-body or otherwise. Aviation catering at Daet has no second stand to fall back on if a slot slips, which is why the routing is fixed in advance rather than worked out at the ramp.
What we commit to at this station is one named coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover on every rotation, inflight catering at RPUD included.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at RPUD
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Government and state flight catering at Daet
The 1,150-metre runway at RPUD sets what can land here, and that in turn sets how tightly a government flight catering movement has to be timed against the field's single stand. Protocol is documented per passenger, staff are security-cleared, and the uplift is sealed before it leaves the kitchen, with the head of state file held to the same standard on every catering movement through DTE.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at RPUD
We hold a narrow-body reference code as the working constraint at Daet, and our crews plan royal flight catering against it rather than against a wide-body assumption the field cannot support. Private airliners in the BBJ and ACJ class are boarded to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and household requirements produced on request and VVIP catering handled by the same named team every time.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at DTE
The narrow-body reference code at Daet governs every charter movement through RPUD, from a single ACMI sector to a group rotation booked back to back. Charter flight catering at this station covers wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions with a full cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, and charter flight catering staged in the order the galley is laid out rather than loaded ahead of the sequence.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Daet
A single runway of 1,150 metres at Daet has to be worked around rather than assumed, so every ad hoc airline catering request here is checked against the reference code before a loading time is confirmed. Carriers running RPUD as an outstation draw on outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, AOG included, with crew meals boarded on the same multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at RPUD
Business jets sized within the narrow-body reference code at Daet are boarded from the same kitchen and the same ramp route as a scheduled movement. Private jet catering at DTE reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering handled by the dedicated branch after the commercial rotations are covered.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Daet airport
Protocol officers on government flight catering at Daet (DTE)
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We used the team at Daet (DTE/RPUD) for diverted flight catering after an unexpected operational change. They reacted quickly to revised timings and passenger numbers, and the handover was straightforward. We would use them again for another short-notice stop. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Eva — Ground Support Manager
“For an operation away from our normal base, we arranged outstation catering at Daet (DTE/RPUD). Updates were concise and the delivery timing matched our handling plan. We would be comfortable using the service there again. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Dalia — Operations Control Officer
“We compared options for Daet (DTE/RPUD) and asked for an airline catering cost per meal. Pricing, delivery timing, and packaging were all explained upfront, which helped us approve the uplift quickly. Good option when you need a fast and transparent answer. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Idris — Flight Support Executive
Flight catering station reference for Daet (RPUD / DTE)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,150 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | RPUD |
Inflight catering FAQ for Daet, Philippines
Crew meals, lead times and access at Daet, Philippines
What operations gets asked every week about Daet.
Ask operations directly →Is there a published airline catering cost for RPUD?
The coordinator scopes each quotation individually, since airline catering cost at this station depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window rather than a fixed rate card.
How far in advance does Daet need an order confirmed?
The lead time runs from a standing clearance held on file, and how far in advance a first order should go in depends on cabin count and menu complexity; a returning rotation can still change a specification later, up to a cut-off set on booking, without treating it as last minute airline catering.
Whose catering reaches the FBOs at Daet airport?
Across every FBO on the field and the GA terminal, private jet catering runs on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, so FBO catering here is not treated as a separate service tier.
At what point are halal and kosher meals confirmed for a DTE rotation?
The first step is the passenger manifest, where halal, kosher and any other special meal codes are flagged under the IATA SPML system before production starts, then documented again at handover.
Where is airline catering handed over at RPUD?
The signed handover record proves it: airline catering here moves by airside delivery from the kitchen to the stand, boarded by hi-loader straight to the galley door rather than left at the foot of the aircraft.
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Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
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Contact
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Uplift at Daet (DTE)