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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Samana, Dominican Republic
Wide-body airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Samana (MDCY / AZS)
AZS (IATA) · MDCY (ICAO)
The 3,000-metre runway at Samana clears wide-body movements onto stands built for scheduled, charter and government traffic, so a full multi-class rotation can be planned here rather than diverted for provisioning. We run inflight catering, in-flight catering and hi-loader boarding on the same ramp, taking a sealed uplift to galley height rather than leaving it at the foot of the aircraft.
3,000 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
1
FBO on station
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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 — Samana
Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at MDCY
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at Samana airport
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at AZS
Ramp access at Samana is planned before the aircraft is on stand, not arranged once it has arrived, so the sealed cart moves the moment the apron clears it. What matters on this apron is the sequence, not a guess at a duration: the catering uplift leaves our kitchen sealed and reaches the galley door under one continuous watch. Every rotation is worked to that sequence, whichever cabin count or mission is loading that day.
Between our sealed cart and the galley door at Samana sit screening, an escort and whatever apron traffic the stand assignment brings that day; we plan the catering uplift against the busiest of those, not the easiest. The chain of custody is unbroken from kitchen to galley: one escort travels with the load, one signature closes it, and no hand not on the access list touches the seal. Temperature is logged when the cart is sealed and again at the galley catering handover, so the record runs the same route the food does.
One seal, one escort, one signature: the load is accountable end to end.
Flight kitchen and crew meals for MDCY
Airline food supplier crews cleared for MDCY
The flight kitchen behind MDCY runs hot production, pastry and a cold larder under one roof, with a protocol line kept apart for sealed government and household work. Airport catering here is built to HACCP standards, holding the cold chain from the larder through to the sealed cart, and airport catering leaves that kitchen already staged to the cabin plan for the stand it is going to. Everything that reaches Samana passes through that one facility rather than a network of subcontracted lines.
The team behind government flight catering at Samana is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn in for the day. Each member carries security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the protocol line, and is trained to the household standards a sealed uplift is expected to meet. That continuity is what lets catering at AZS move from an ordinary rotation to a state or royal movement without changing hands.
Kosher inflight catering and dietary sets at Samana, Dominican Republic
VVIP catering written per mission at Samana airport
Every specification we run through Samana starts from the cabin it boards and the mission behind it, adapted rather than repeated rotation to rotation. Local sourcing draws on Dominican produce where the season allows it, fish and tropical fruit worked into a plan built around what the larder actually holds that week rather than a fixed sheet. Inflight catering here is written to season as much as to class, so a summer rotation and a winter one do not read the same on the tray. Every passenger's allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirement is documented against their seat and labelled through to the galley, cabin by cabin.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins boarded at Samana are plated to a written specification held on file between rotations, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request rather than fixed to a single cycle. VIP flight catering here is filed against that standing order, so a repeat movement is served to the same standard without renegotiating it each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at MDCY take multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on stand, moved as tray sets rather than loose trays. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately and matched to the roster, not folded into the passenger count.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Samana are documented per passenger rather than assumed by cabin, covering halal, kosher and the full set of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering for these sets is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves the kitchen, keeping a religious or medical order apart from the general run.
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-compliant aircraft catering at Samana (AZS)
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 Samana
Samana carries scheduled, charter and government traffic across a single wide-body stand configuration, which means a state delegation and a peak charter wave are both worked through the same ramp rather than separate infrastructure. A delegation brings a documentation load, a chartered rotation brings a capacity load, and the kitchen plans for both rather than treating either as the exception.
The uplift moves from our flight kitchen to the stand by hi-loader, boarded directly to galley height rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft, with one of our own crew on the ramp for every load. Airline catering, aviation catering and airport catering in Samana run off that same ramp crew, so a carrier does not need a separate point of contact for an ad hoc uplift against a scheduled one.
What we commit to on this stand is one coordinator per rotation, carts sealed at the kitchen, and a signed handover at the galley door, whether the movement is in-flight catering for a scheduled service or inflight catering for a one-off diversion.
Commercial aviation catering for every mission at MDCY
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Government and state flight catering at MDCY
A wide-body reference code on this ramp means a head of state aircraft is worked on the same stand class as any scheduled wide-body, not routed to a separate apron. Government flight catering at Samana covers state visits and official delegations with the protocol file documented per passenger and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at AZS
A wide-body reference code here, and that rating is what lets a private airliner — BBJ, ACJ, wide-body VIP — board on the same stand class as a scheduled service rather than a general aviation apron. Royal flight catering at Samana holds household standards across repeat rotations, from a written specification kept on file between movements, with halal and household dietary sets produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Samana
Our crews load a full three-cabin uplift on the wide-body stands here for ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions alike. Charter flight catering at Samana is counted against the loading sheet and staged in galley order, with charter flight catering at AZS run to the same sealed standard whatever the season or the mission.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at MDCY
With one wide-body stand configuration governing the ramp at Samana, carriers running this station as an outstation get the same sequence whether the movement is scheduled or unplanned. Ad hoc airline catering, outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering run off one duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation without a change of contact.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at AZS
The 3,000-metre runway at Samana takes business aviation movements alongside the wide-body traffic it was built for, so private jet catering reaches the GA terminal on the same ramp as an airline uplift. FBO catering here is delivered to the FBOs on the field on the same cold chain and paperwork as any scheduled cabin.
Private jets →
FBOs at Samana
universal aviation
Charter flight catering reviewed at Samana airport
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Samana (AZS)
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“Our flight at Samana (AZS/MDCY) required HACCP with clear service-by-service organization. The trays and boxes were organized logically, which saved the cabin crew time before passengers arrived. Good attention to the operational side of catering. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Hugo — Station Operations Manager
“Our operation through Samana (AZS/MDCY) included a catering uplift request at short notice. They understood the operational language and did not need every change explained twice. We appreciated how easy the coordination was. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Manuel — VIP Charter Manager
“We used the team for business jet catering at Samana (AZS/MDCY) on a VIP trip. Everything was easy to check and load, and the passenger requests were prepared exactly as ordered. A very good experience from a flight attendant perspective. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★☆Government flight department
Sarah — Delegation Travel Coordinator
Airport catering facts for Samana (MDCY / AZS)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 3,000 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | MDCY |
Business jet catering questions at Samana, Dominican Republic
Pilot meals and loading questions at Samana, Dominican Republic
What operations gets asked every week about Samana.
Ask operations directly →Do you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal at Samana?
Yes, by routing FBO catering to every FBO on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
How far in advance does AZS need a catering order, and how late can the specification change?
AZS works to a lead time set at booking, with how far in advance depending on cabin count and mission; last minute airline catering is handled through the same duty roster as a scheduled order.
Given the ramp holds a wide-body reference code, do you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights at MDCY, and under what protocol?
There is a dedicated protocol line for VIP flight catering and government flight catering at MDCY, run by security-cleared staff to a documented household and diplomatic protocol.
Can Samana produce halal, kosher and the full set of IATA special meal codes?
Every seat carrying a halal, kosher or SPML request is documented against that passenger and produced on a separate line before sealing.
How far does airside delivery reach at Samana airport, and how late can the aircraft be boarded?
Airline catering here is held to a hi-loader standard, boarding directly to galley height on the stand rather than being left at the foot of the aircraft.
At AZS, how much does airline catering cost?
The sealed cart and hi-loader carry the uplift to the aircraft, and the airline catering cost itself depends on cabin count, specification and loading window, quoted by our desk rather than published as a fixed rate.
Outstation catering near Samana
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La Isabela
Dominican Republic · 82 km from Samana
Airline & VIP flight catering →
STI / MDST
Santiago
Dominican Republic · 92 km from Samana
Airline & VIP flight catering →
SDQ / MDSD
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic · 94 km from Samana
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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