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Private jet catering · Chake Chake

Private Jet Catering at Pemba Airport (HTPE / PMA), Chake Chake

PMA (IATA) · HTPE (ICAO)
Prepared to order, delivered airside

Before every departure from PMA, inflight catering for Chake Chake includes full allergen labelling on each item, special diet requests handled on the same order, and clear documentation your crew can verify at handover.

Private jet catering at Pemba Airport (PMA/HTPE)
Sofia Costa, private jet chef covering Pemba Airport
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Chef Marco Haddad serving Pemba Airport

The island's limited landing slots and dependence on morning ferry schedules mean that aviation catering at PMA is planned around confirmed PPR and handler briefings. Marco works with octopus and reef fish landed on Pemba's western shore, preparing cold platters that travel well across the strait and hold their quality through the airside transfer. For sectors to Dar es Salaam, Nairobi, or the Seychelles, he portions dishes to fit galley capacity and cabin service flow, ensuring that chilled seafood and tropical fruit stay at temperature even on early-morning departures with tight turnarounds.

Cooked for your slot, packed for your galley.
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Background

Sofia Costa brings refined culinary artistry to private aviation, drawing from her classical French training and Mediterranean heritage. Specializing in elevated comfort cuisine with contemporary techniques, she crafts exceptional dining experiences that transform every flight into a gastronomic journey above the clouds.

How to order flight catering for Chake Chake

If the slot moves, the delivery window adjusts without a second request. To order private jet catering for PMA, submit your departure time, passenger count, and any allergen or diet requirements; a private jet catering quote returns within the hour, and the lead time is typically twenty-four hours, though shorter notice is absorbed when production allows. Every item carries literal allergen labelling—dairy, gluten, shellfish, nuts—so your crew reads it at a glance. Special diets travel on the same order, portioned and sealed separately, delivered in a single airside run.

The Chake Chake production kitchen — private jet catering near Pemba Airport
The Chake Chake kitchen

Jet catering Chake Chake for Pemba departures

Before each departure from PMA, allergen and dietary requirements are documented on every label prepared for your flight. The kitchen producing private jet catering for Pemba Airport maintains literal allergen protocols: each item carries plain wording—dairy, gluten, shellfish, nuts—so your crew can verify contents at a glance. Special diets—vegan, kosher, low-sodium, diabetic—are handled on the same order cycle, sealed separately and marked clearly. Cold rooms hold ingredients by category, preventing cross-contact before prep begins. Business aviation catering at Chake Chake is timed to your slot, plated same-day, and sealed immediately after assembly.

Cold-chain controlledHACCP certifiedSame-day capacity, daily
The menu

Private jet catering menu at Pemba Airport

You can order breakfast trays for an early departure from Chake Chake, cold plates that hold across a six-hour leg without refrigeration, mains that reheat in a galley oven to serving temperature in twelve minutes, and crew meals portioned separately on the same manifest. Every item carries literal allergen labelling. Portions are set to the seat count you provide, and adjusted up to six hours before delivery if the passenger list changes.

Seared tuna with sesame crust and pickled vegetables

Served cold, holds four hours without refrigeration, contains fish and sesame.

Braised lamb shoulder with roasted root vegetables

Reheats in twelve minutes at 160°C, holds moisture, contains no major allergens.

Vanilla panna cotta with passion fruit coulis

Travels chilled, plated in cabin, contains dairy and may contain traces of gelatine.

Three of the dishes the Pemba Airport kitchen cooks. Allergen detail is confirmed in writing with your quote.

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Every item is packed with reheating and plating notes for your cabin.

Delivery at PMA

Ramp delivery and handling at Pemba Airport

The Chake Chake kitchen
cold-chain vans, badged drivers
cold-chain controlled
Handover at PMA
FBO or aircraft door
How it works
01
Handover where your airport allows
To your FBO desk or at the aircraft — we coordinate with your handling agent. Slot moves? The kitchen cooks to the update.
02
Crew meals alongside the VIP service
One delivery, both cabins covered — crew meals cooked in the same kitchen, packed and labelled separately.
03
Large cabins and multi-leg loads
High-loader service for widebody, volumes sealed per leg.
Handover per airport rules · high loader for widebody · same-day, daily
Airside delivery

Airside delivery discipline at Pemba Airport

You no longer coordinate between multiple suppliers for a single departure. VIP flight catering and charter flight catering arrive together, in one temperature-controlled vehicle, badged for airside access at Pemba Airport. The handover happens at your FBO or ramp-side at the aircraft door, timed to your slot. Cold chain is maintained from seal to galley: chilled compartments hold below 4°C through delays, and the driver confirms temperatures on transfer. High loader capability is confirmed at the time of order where available for large-cabin galley access.

FBO or ramp-side handoverHigh-loader service for widebodyMulti-leg loads
High-loader and airside catering delivery at Pemba Airport
Seasonal produce sourced near Chake Chake
Inflight catering — Tanzania

Flight catering for PMA: what holds at altitude

PMA departures face the same cabin constraints every menu contends with: dry air strips volatility from garnishes, salt perception drops thirty percent, and textures collapse if they rely on steam. Sauces are built thicker than you would plate them on the ground, seasoning is pushed higher, and anything braised or slow-cooked arrives intact because its structure does not depend on a single reheat. Your inflight menu adjusts for galley oven limits—fifteen minutes at most, uneven heat—so the private jet menu emphasises preparations that hold temperature or are served cold from the start.
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Private jet concierge — Chake Chake

Beyond catering

The kitchen handles what surrounds the meal. Add any of it to your order — one brief, one delivery.

Fresh flowers

Cabin arrangements delivered with the catering, conditioned to last the flight.

Wines & spirits

Sourced to your list, chilled or cellared, ready to serve.

Linen care

Cabin linen and crew pieces collected, laundered, returned pressed.

Dishware & equipment

China, glassware and galley equipment washed and repacked between legs.

Storage between rotations

Your equipment and stock held at the kitchen until the next leg.

Fine grocery

Pantry staples and fine grocery restocked for the days ahead.

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One brief, one delivery — a reply typically within 30 minutes.

What Flight Attendants Say
★★★★★

A smooth and simple ordering experience in this country for PMA / HTPE. Fast replies, attractive presentation and reliable delivery.

Thomas S. · VIP Flight Attendant
★★★★★

We received a fast confirmation for the order in this country via Pemba Airport (HTPE). A responsive team with reliable timing and consistent quality.

Olivia M. · Charter Operations
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Private jet catering at Pemba Airport — questions

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Send your flight brief now — the Chake Chake kitchen confirms availability and timing by email.

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