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Private jet catering · Chitré

Private Jet Catering at Alonso Valderrama Airport (MPCE / CTD), Chitré

CTD (IATA) · MPCE (ICAO)
Prepared to order, delivered airside

Delegation catering for CTD—private aviation catering built around protocol, confidential manifests, and secure airside handover in Chitré. Each order prepared in a dedicated facility under cold-chain control, timed to your brief.

Private jet catering at Alonso Valderrama Airport (CTD/MPCE)
Lucia Laurent, private jet chef covering Alonso Valderrama Airport
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Lucia Laurent — private jet chef for CTD

Chitré's compact apron and limited slot availability mean she sequences production around charter waves—early medical evacuations, midday repositioning flights, and weekend leisure departures to the Pearl Islands. She keeps queso blanco and seasonal corn on hand for last-minute requests, plating cold cuts and tamales that travel under refrigeration and remain stable through holds or diversions. The 90-minute transfer window requires that hot dishes finish cooking close to wheels-up, so she calibrates oven schedules against your filed departure and builds in buffer for ramp delays without sacrificing core temperature at handover.

Cooked for your slot, packed for your galley.
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Background

Lucia Laurent is a classically trained Private Jet Chef who brings refined culinary artistry to high-altitude dining. With expertise spanning French technique and contemporary global cuisine, she crafts bespoke menus that transform each flight into an exceptional gastronomic experience.

How the sector runs at CTD

CTD departures often follow government and head-of-state flight protocols: delegation volumes prepared with discretion, manifests handled under confidentiality, and airside handovers secured to the pre-flight timeline. Lead time is typically twenty-four hours for a full order; forty-eight hours for larger delegations or complex menus. You order private jet catering by sharing your departure slot, passenger count, and dietary restrictions; you receive a private jet catering quote within four hours, and a final confirmation twelve hours before wheels-up.

The Chitré production kitchen — private jet catering near Alonso Valderrama Airport
The Chitré kitchen

Jet catering Chitré — kitchen and cold rooms

Fifteen-seat delegations and split manifests demand a different standard. The kitchen preparing your business aviation catering for CTD operates dedicated cold rooms, documented allergen protocols on every label, and seal-after-plating discipline timed to your departure slot. For government and head-of-state movements through Alonso Valderrama Airport, confidentiality begins at the prep post—pâtisserie, garde-manger, and hot line configured for protocol volumes without cross-brief. Your private jet catering is cooked same-day, sealed in temperature-controlled facilities, and handed over airside with chain-of-custody documentation you can file. No names are logged beyond the tail number you provide.

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

Private jet catering menu at Alonso Valderrama Airport

You can order breakfast trays, cold plates that hold across a six-hour leg, mains that reheat in a convection oven, and crew meals on the same run. Every item is portioned per seat, labelled for the fourteen priority allergens, and packed to fit your galley configuration. Oven and refrigeration limits are checked against your aircraft type before the menu is confirmed, so nothing boards that cannot be served safely in flight.

Seared tuna with avocado, mango, and lime

Served cold, holds four hours under refrigeration, contains fish and may contain traces of sesame.

Braised short rib with roasted root vegetables and herb jus

Reheats in a galley oven at 160°C for twelve minutes, contains celery and gluten.

Vanilla panna cotta with seasonal berries

Served chilled, holds six hours, contains dairy and gelatine, gluten-free option available.

Three of the dishes the Alonso Valderrama 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 CTD

Ramp delivery and handling at Alonso Valderrama Airport

The Chitré kitchen
cold-chain vans, badged drivers
cold-chain controlled
Handover at CTD
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

Flight catering delivery at Alonso Valderrama Airport

Cold-chain vehicles maintain temperature from kitchen to aircraft, with insulated carriers transferred airside under escort. Badged drivers coordinate with your handling agent to deliver at the FBO or ramp-side at the aircraft door, timed to your pre-flight sequence. VIP flight catering and charter flight catering follow the same airside protocol, with delivery confirmed to your ETA. High loader access, where available, serves galley doors at height for wide-body or large-cabin aircraft. Every handover is logged and verified before departure.

FBO or ramp-side handoverHigh-loader service for widebodyMulti-leg loads
High-loader and airside catering delivery at Alonso Valderrama Airport
Seasonal produce sourced near Chitré
Inflight catering — Panama

Inflight menu planning for CTD departures

Cabin configuration determines how your inflight menu is packed and portioned. Single trays suit smaller aircraft with limited galley space, while larger cabins allow family-style platters that hold across longer legs. Seasonal produce shifts what can be sourced fresh: citrus and root vegetables through the cooler months, stone fruit and leafy greens as temperatures rise. Each private jet menu is built around what the market offers at the time of order, portioned to match seat count and oven capacity, and labelled for allergens at item level.
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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
★★★★★

Ordering catering in for Alonso Valderrama Airport (CTD) was simple. Great communication and excellent quality.

Olivia G. · VIP Flight Attendant
★★★★★

We regularly operate in via MPCE. Fast replies, smooth ordering and reliable service.

Alex P. · Charter Operations
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Private jet catering at Alonso Valderrama Airport — questions

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