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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Havana, Cuba
Havana (MUHA / HAV): airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering
HAV (IATA) · MUHA (ICAO)
At Havana, a 4000 m runway clears wide-body arrivals onto the stands where our teams work, giving carriers, charter operators and state movements one field where inflight catering and government or private aircraft are boarded without a change of method. In-flight catering here runs by hi-loader to galley height, with uplift staged from a kitchen close enough to the ramp to hold the cold chain across the transfer, and inflight catering is planned to the same specification whichever cabin it serves.
4,000 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
02
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 — Havana
Wide-body aviation catering at MUHA / HAV
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at MUHA
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at Havana
Ramp access at Havana is ours from the kitchen gate to the aircraft door, not handed off at the stand, so the same crew that seals the cart also boards it. That single chain of custody is what lets a catering uplift move through screening and apron traffic without a second handler taking responsibility partway. The window is built around the aerodrome reference code MUHA carries, so a wide-body rotation is sequenced the same way whatever else is moving on the apron that day.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Havana sit screening, an escorted convoy and apron traffic that a single wide-body movement can back up behind itself, and we plan every catering uplift against the worst version of that queue rather than the average one. The galley catering line is sealed before the convoy leaves the kitchen gate, and the seal is not broken again until the loader crew hands it up at the aircraft door. Temperature is logged at that seal and again at the handover, and the same named coordinator signs both entries, which is what keeps the chain of custody a single line rather than a series of separate ones.
One seal, one convoy, one signature, from our kitchen gate to Havana's galley door.
Flight kitchen and crew meals for Havana airport
Airline food supplier crews cleared for HAV
The flight kitchen behind airport catering in Havana keeps hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell under one roof, which is what lets a wide-body rotation and a government movement leave the same building without either queuing behind the other. HACCP governs every line in that building, from the cold larder through to the tray sets that leave for the stand, so the standard travels with the food rather than sitting in a folder. Airport catering at MUHA is built around that single site, which keeps the cold chain unbroken between the last preparation step and the sealed cart that goes airside.
The team that handles government flight catering at this kitchen is the same named crew on every rotation, carried on the access list rather than rotated in ad hoc for a single movement. Each member holds security clearance on file before they are assigned to a household or delegation load, and each is trained to the paperwork a sealed uplift carries as much as to the service itself. That continuity is what lets a protocol officer deal with one team across repeat visits rather than briefing a new one each time.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Havana (HAV)
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at MUHA
Inflight catering in Havana is built to the cabin it boards and the mission it flies, not to a single fixed offer repeated across every departure. Cuban produce sets the seasonal frame where it is used: island dairy, fresh fish and orchard fruit sit inside a specification written for the cabin rather than served as a stated dish. A VIP flight menu and a charter flight menu draw on the same kitchen but are built to different briefs, one to a household or delegation standard and the other to a full-cabin rotation. Every set carries documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements, labelled per passenger and per cabin before it leaves the kitchen.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at MUHA are plated to a written specification held on file between rotations, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed to a single set menu. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order for repeat movements, so the presentation is consistent from one visit to the next rather than rebuilt each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at Havana take multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to each aircraft type. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so flight crew meals travel apart from the passenger load and reach the aircraft in their own sealed set.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at HAV are documented per passenger before production starts, covering household, religious and medical needs alongside halal and kosher sets built to the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering in Cuba on this line is produced separately and sealed before it leaves the kitchen, keeping the dietary set apart from the general cabin load until handover.
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 control for flight catering at Havana, Cuba
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.
Flight catering airside delivery at MUHA / HAV
Havana carries scheduled, charter and government traffic across a single wide-body reference code, which means a state delegation and a repeat charter rotation are worked through the same stand rather than separate infrastructure. That mix turns a delegation into a documentation exercise as much as a loading one, while a charter wave tests capacity against the same runway and stand count every carrier here shares.
The uplift reaches the aircraft from our kitchen by sealed cart, escorted across the apron and boarded by hi-loader to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft. Airline catering at Havana and airport catering in Cuba both run off that same route, with ramp access held on our own clearance from the kitchen gate through to the stand; aviation catering at MUHA, inflight catering at MUHA and in-flight catering at MUHA are coordinated from one ops desk regardless of which segment is flying that day.
One coordinator carries the load from seal to signature, so the handover at the aircraft door closes the same chain of custody that opened at the kitchen.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at MUHA / HAV
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Government and state flight catering at MUHA
The 4000 m runway at Havana clears the aircraft types state and diplomatic movements typically use, which keeps a head of state aircraft on the same stand infrastructure as scheduled traffic rather than a separate one. Government flight catering here documents the protocol file per passenger, with security-cleared staff and the uplift sealed at the kitchen before the convoy leaves for the aircraft.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at HAV
Our kitchen holds the wide-body reference code Havana operates to as the baseline for a private airliner load, whether the aircraft flying it is a BBJ, an ACJ or a wide-body VIP configuration. Royal flight catering runs from a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced against that same standing brief.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Havana
Wide-body is the reference code that governs every stand a charter aircraft uses at Havana, and it sets the loading sequence ACMI and wet-lease operators are worked to on arrival. Charter flight catering here handles group movements and special missions as a full three-cabin uplift, counted against the loading sheet and staged to match the galley layout of each airframe; charter flight catering at MUHA follows that same sequence on every multi-leg pattern.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at MUHA
A single wide-body reference code governs every stand at Havana, which means a diverted aircraft is worked to the same loading sequence as a scheduled rotation rather than a separate one. Ad hoc airline catering here covers carriers running this station as an outstation, with outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering staged off one duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg pattern.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at HAV
A private airliner or business jet is cleared onto the same wide-body reference code Havana holds for its larger traffic, which is what lets a smaller aircraft move through an identical loading standard rather than a lesser one. Private jet catering in Havana reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal directly, with FBO catering, business aviation catering and business jet catering carried on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at MUHA
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Havana airport
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“Our ops team used the service at Havana (HAV/MUHA) as an airline catering partner. The response time was good and we did not have to manage several local suppliers ourselves. A good partner to have when the usual supplier is not available. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Ella — Corporate Aviation Manager
“We used the service for VIP flight catering in Havana on a VIP rotation through HAV/MUHA. The menu selection was good and all special requests were clearly identified. I would use them again for another flight from Havana. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Nathan — Government Aviation Liaison
“I requested SPML for passengers departing Havana (HAV/MUHA) and the labeling was excellent. The order arrived complete and the special requests were handled with the same presentation as the regular meals. That attention to detail makes a big difference onboard. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Jin — Charter Logistics Manager
Airport catering profile for Havana (MUHA / HAV)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 4,000 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | MUHA |
Business jet catering questions at Havana (HAV)
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Havana (HAV)
What operations gets asked every week about Havana.
Ask operations directly →Does Havana airport receive airside catering delivery, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?
Every load leaving our kitchen for Havana goes by sealed cart to airside delivery and is boarded by hi-loader to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft. Airline catering here follows that same route on every rotation, scheduled or ad hoc.
Whose specification sets what airline catering costs at HAV?
For every quotation at HAV, airline catering cost depends on cabin count, menu specification and the loading window requested. The desk returns a figure once those three are confirmed, rather than publishing a fixed price list.
How far does private jet catering at MUHA reach into the FBOs on the field?
Clearance for a sealed uplift extends to every FBO and the GA terminal at MUHA, not to a single counter. Private jet catering and FBO catering here run on the same cold chain and paperwork as a scheduled airline load.
Havana: are halal, kosher and the full set of special meal codes produced locally?
Sealed carts leaving our cold larder in Havana carry halal, kosher and the full range of IATA SPML special meals, each labelled per passenger. Every special meal set is produced on its own line and sealed before it joins the main cabin load.
The loading window at Havana sets how far in advance an order must be placed — what is that lead time?
There is a standard lead time for a full specification, and there is a shorter window still open for a last minute airline catering change close to departure. The desk confirms both once the mission and cabin count are known.
At what point does VIP, VVIP and government flight catering at HAV move onto a protocol footing?
Screening of the passenger and dietary file comes first, before production is scheduled against it. VIP flight catering and government flight catering at HAV then run on security clearance and a sealed chain of custody through to the aircraft door.
Inflight catering at other airports near Havana
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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