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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Havana, Cuba
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Havana (MUPB / UPB)
UPB (IATA) · MUPB (ICAO)
Our crews board narrow-body aircraft at Havana from a hi-loader raised to galley height, holding wide-body-grade sealing and paperwork on every uplift. The single reference code held here still governs a full sequence of inflight catering, from sealed cart to signature, and in-flight catering leaving the kitchen for MUPB moves through one checkpoint, not several.
2,305 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
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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 — Havana
Wide-body inflight catering at Havana
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at UPB
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Havana
Ramp access at UPB is what decides whether a catering uplift meets its slot, so the route from our kitchen to the stand is timed, not guessed. Every cart crossing the apron at Havana is logged at the gate and again at the aircraft, with the same coordinator carrying the paperwork end to end. That single chain is what keeps the loading window steady, rotation after rotation, on a narrow-body reference field.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Havana sit screening, an escort and apron traffic, and we plan the galley catering run against the worst of those, not the average of them. A catering uplift for MUPB is sealed at departure, carried under escort across the apron, and the seal is checked again before the cart reaches the aircraft. Chain of custody runs on a single signature that follows the load from kitchen to galley, so nothing changes hands without a name against it.
One coordinator, one sealed cart, one signature, from our kitchen to the aircraft.
Airline food supplier kitchen serving Havana airport
Crew meals and passenger sets from one kitchen at UPB
The flight kitchen behind Havana runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, feeding a single narrow-body stand rather than a wide spread of gates. That concentration means airport catering at MUPB is planned around one route and one handover, not several competing ones. HACCP governs every stage of that production, and airport catering leaving the building for UPB carries the same cold-chain discipline from the larder to the cart.
The team that handles government flight catering at Havana is the same named crew every rotation, security clearance held on file and each name kept on the access list for the stand it serves. They are trained to royal household standards as well as to airline specification, so a state movement and a scheduled service are staged by people who already know the paperwork each one needs. Nothing on this roster is casual or improvised.
VIP flight catering menus for Havana (UPB) departures
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at MUPB
Menus for MUPB are built to the cabin and the mission first, cycled by season rather than fixed year round, so a scheduled service and a charter departure are never handed the same plate by default. Produce from Cuba anchors the seasonal cycle: dairy, fish and orchard fruit sourced locally where the calendar allows it, worked into a specification rather than a fixed dish list. Every set travelling to Havana carries documented allergen, halal and kosher options labelled per passenger and per cabin, plus medical diets filed against the same passenger record. That structure is what lets inflight catering in Cuba move at speed without losing the detail a cabin manager checks first.
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First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins routed through Havana are plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than assumed. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order for each aircraft, so the presentation is repeated exactly on the next rotation through MUPB.
Business cabins
Business cabins at UPB take a multi-choice hot service built to oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on the airframe, boarded in tray sets rather than plated individually. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so catering for the cabin and catering for the flight deck never share a container.
Protocol & dietary
Halal and kosher sets, alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes, are produced on a separate line at Havana and sealed before that line is closed for the day. Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger, so inflight catering reaching MUPB matches the record filed against each seat rather than a generic tray.
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
Aircraft catering food safety at Havana (UPB)
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.
Airside airport catering at MUPB / UPB
Havana runs on a single narrow-body reference code, which means every movement through UPB is staged to one stand rather than dispersed across a spread of gates. A scheduled rotation, a charter and a government delegation all draw on the same ramp footprint here, so a documentation-heavy movement and a straightforward turnaround are worked from the same checkpoint rather than separate ones.
Aviation catering at Havana leaves our kitchen sealed and travels by escorted cart to the one working stand, boarded by hi-loader to the galley door rather than left at the foot of the aircraft. Inflight catering bound for UPB and in-flight catering leaving for onward legs both move through that same ramp sequence, and airport catering here is planned stand by stand because there is only the one to plan against.
Whatever the movement, we commit to one coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover at MUPB, so nothing on the ramp changes hands without a name against it.
VVIP catering and commercial flights at UPB
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Government and state flight catering at UPB
A narrow-body airframe carrying a head of state delegation is boarded here through the same single stand as any scheduled service, which keeps the protocol handling contained to one route rather than spread across the field. Government flight catering at Havana documents that protocol file per passenger, with security-cleared staff and an uplift sealed before it leaves our kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Havana
Onto the 2,305-metre runway at Havana, a private airliner such as a BBJ or ACJ is worked the same way a scheduled aircraft is, which keeps household movements on a routine rather than an exception. Royal flight catering here holds a written household specification on file between movements, with halal and other household requirements produced on request against that same record.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at MUPB
Sequencing a group movement against a 2,305-metre runway means staging the load in the exact order the galleys open, because there is no second stand to spread the work across. Charter flight catering at UPB for ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions is counted against the loading sheet before it leaves the kitchen, and charter flight catering in Cuba follows that same count on every leg.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at UPB
A narrow-body reference code governs the single working stand at Havana, and that code sets what an outstation carrier or an ad hoc movement can actually be boarded on here. Ad hoc airline catering off that one stand covers outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering on the same roster, with crew meals in Havana and crew meals in Cuba boxed to the same duty pattern across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Havana
The runway here measures 2,305 metres, which keeps this field within reach of most business jets rather than the largest wide-bodies. Private jet catering in Cuba routed through this stand is delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, with business aviation catering, FBO catering and business jet catering held on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Aviation catering trusted by operators at UPB
Protocol officers on government flight catering at Havana airport
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“I asked for aviation catering packaging at Havana (UPB/MUPB) because we had limited time to reset the galley. Everything was labeled, compact, and easy to place directly into the aircraft without repacking on the ramp. Very cabin-friendly catering. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Sabrina — Flight Crew Logistics Manager
“For a changing schedule at Havana (UPB/MUPB), we needed flexible ACMI. They understood the operational language and did not need every change explained twice. That operational understanding was the biggest advantage. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Esther — Ground Support Manager
“We used the team for private jet menu at Havana (UPB/MUPB) on a VIP trip. Everything was easy to check and load, and the passenger requests were prepared exactly as ordered. Exactly what I want from a private aviation caterer. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Elisa — Turnaround Coordinator
Outstation catering data for Havana (MUPB / UPB)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,305 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | MUPB |
Airline catering services FAQ for Havana (UPB)
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Havana (UPB)
What operations gets asked every week about Havana.
Ask operations directly →Who handles airline catering airside at Havana, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?
For every rotation through Havana, our own crews carry airline catering across the apron under escort and board it by hi-loader straight to the galley door, with airside delivery held on our own badges rather than handed off at the foot of the aircraft.
At Havana's airport, are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes produced, and how are they documented?
There is a separate production line at MUPB for halal and kosher sets and for the full range of SPML codes, and every special meal is logged against the passenger record it was ordered for.
Do you take late changes to an order placed for UPB?
Yes, provided the change reaches the kitchen before the loading window closes, we can adjust cabin counts, dietary sets and tray quantities without resetting the whole specification.
MUPB — do you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal on the field?
The same hi-loader and sealed carts that board a scheduled aircraft also reach the GA terminal, so private jet catering and FBO catering at this field run on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as any airline uplift.
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Four steps
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Offloading
Return leg, if any
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Contact
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Uplift at Havana (UPB)