Which handler do you deliver to at MEC?

We deliver to whichever handler holds your aircraft at MEC. Simply include the handler's name and stand details in your order brief and we coordinate directly with them, keeping the process invisible to your crew.

Can you source fresh local seafood for a same-day order?

For fresh yellowfin tuna and coastal seafood from Manta's docks, same-day sourcing is often possible with a morning order window. Orders placed the evening before consistently achieve the best quality and presentation.

Do you offer kosher catering at Manta?

Kosher meals are available but require a minimum of 24 hours' notice so that certified preparation and secure packaging can be arranged correctly. Please flag this requirement at the time of your initial enquiry.

Can you cater a flight departing late at night or in the early hours?

Yes. Altitude Dining operates around the clock, and MEC's runway is lit for night operations. Delivery schedules are built around your departure time, not our office hours.

Is inflight catering available for crew only, rather than a full passenger service?

Crew meal orders are a standard part of our offer and receive exactly the same attention as full cabin services. Pilots and cabin crew can select from our standard crew menus or request a bespoke brief.

Can orders be coordinated across multiple nearby airports on the same trip?

Your single point of contact can coordinate aircraft catering across MEC and nearby airports — including Portoviejo and Guayaquil — under one brief, keeping logistics consolidated across multiple legs.

Private Aviation Catering

Private Jet Catering at Manta (MEC)

Q: How quickly can Altitude Dining confirm an order at Manta airport?

We reply to every catering enquiry in under ten minutes, any hour of the day or night. For standard orders placed with reasonable lead time, confirmation is near-immediate regardless of whether you are ordering crew meals or a full cabin service.

Manta · Ecuador · ICAO SEMT

Altitude Dining brings refined private jet catering to Manta, Ecuador — a Pacific port city where tuna fishing fleets and artisan food culture together produce ingredients of uncommon quality. We respond to every brief in under ten minutes, around the clock.

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Reply Guaranteed

A coordinator responds within 10 minutes — any hour, any time zone.

Single Contact

One coordinator handles your order from brief to delivery.

High Loader Ready

Full high-loader capability for wide-body and VVIP aircraft.

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Fresh & Local

Sourced from local markets — prepared the same day, loaded galley-ready.

Private Jet, Government & Event Catering

Private Jet & Aviation Catering at Manta

Private Aviation

Private Jet Catering

VIP menus composed around your principal's preferences, packed galley-ready and delivered to the FBO or the aircraft. Crew meals load with the main order.

State & Diplomatic

Government Flight Catering

Delegation and state flight catering handled with discretion: one confirmed channel, precise timing, complete documentation for every uplift.

On the Ground

Event Catering

Hangar receptions, product launches and aviation events, served to the same standard we deliver on the ramp.

High Loader Capability

Wide-body and VVIP ready at Manta

Certified high-loader equipment and trained crews on standby — full capability for large-cabin and head-of-state aircraft, at any hour.

High-loader service

Crew Meals · Manta

Crew meals at Manta

Dedicated crew catering for departures from Manta — ordered and packaged separately from the cabin, balanced and labelled for long duty days. Available for every flight, 24/7.

Manta · FBOs & Ground Handling

Every handler on the field

We deliver planeside to whichever FBO or handler holds your aircraft at MEC — no prior account, no collection counter. Confirm the handler and stand at order; our driver manages airside access.

JETHANDLING ECUADOR SA

1 fixed-base operator on the field · all served · handler-agnostic delivery

What flight crews say · VIP INFLIGHT CATERING

Trusted by flight crews and operations teams

Very smooth service

Excellent service in Ecuador from Quito (UIO). The catering looked elegant, tasted fresh and arrived perfectly on time.

Maria · VIP Flight Attendant

Smooth operation

We arranged a departure in Ecuador through Guayaquil Jose Joaquin de Olmedo. The quotation was quick, communication was clear and delivery stayed exactly on schedule.

Noah · Charter Operations Agent

Professional partner

Our government movement in Ecuador through SEQM was handled with care. The catering was high quality and coordination was excellent.

Leo · Government Flight Department

VIP Inflight Catering · Manta

The chef's menu at MEC

A short, working selection — not the full carte. This is what the kitchen boards most often for a Manta departure: classics that travel, plated for cabin altitude, sourced the same morning.

The Altitude Dining kitchenEcuador

To start

Yellowfin Tiradito

Line-caught Manta yellowfin, thinly sliced and dressed with tiger's milk, ají limo oil and a scatter of toasted cancha. Chilled and plated to order for cabin service.

To start

Ecuadorian Ceviche Clásico

Fresh coastal shrimp macerated in bitter orange and lime with red onion, coriander and a touch of tomato. Served with chifles and popcorn on the side.

Hot main

Coconut-Braised Mahi-Mahi

Pacific mahi-mahi slow-braised in a coastal encocado of coconut milk, annatto and green pepper, accompanied by white rice cooked in fish stock and wilted spinach.

Hot main

Andean Lamb with Purple Potato

Slow-cooked lamb shoulder sourced from highland suppliers near Latacunga, rested and plated over smashed purple potato with a reduced herb jus and pickled ají rocoto.

Pâtisserie

Maracuyá Tart

Crisp shortcrust shell filled with a set passion-fruit curd from Ecuadorian maracuyá, finished with a thin layer of Italian meringue toasted golden. Portion-cut and chilled for the galley.

To finish

Tropical Fruit and Cheese Board

Sliced guanábana, ripe papaya and star fruit alongside artisan cow's-milk cheese from the Portoviejo lowlands, a small pot of guava paste and toasted crackers.

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Catering for your next departure from MEC

Build your order or send a request in one step — a coordinator responds within 10 minutes with menu, allergen sheet and pricing. Loading coordinated airside at your FBO.

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Inflight Catering · Manta

Manta private jet catering

Manta sits at the heart of Ecuador's tuna industry, and that proximity shapes everything about how we source here. The city's fishing docks and coastal markets supply some of the freshest yellowfin and skipjack available anywhere on the Pacific seaboard, and our local procurement team moves quickly enough to have it galley-ready on the same morning it was landed. Beyond the ocean, the fertile lowlands stretching inland towards Portoviejo — roughly 25 kilometres east — yield tropical fruit, artisan cheeses and handmade charcuterie that rarely reach export channels. For Manta private jet catering, that means your cabin receives ingredients that feel genuinely of this place rather than assembled from a generic regional catalogue.

Regional Catering Menu · Manta

Inflight catering menu for Manta

Ecuador's coastal cuisine is built on ceviche, encocado and tiradito traditions that translate exceptionally well into refined inflight formats. Our culinary team works these preparations into plated presentations suitable for a pressurised cabin: citrus-cured yellowfin, coconut-braised seafood finished with ají amarillo, and chilled prawn compositions dressed with maracuyá vinaigrette — each portioned and chilled to perform at altitude. For those preferring the Andean highlands on the plate, we source from suppliers close to Latacunga and Ambato, both within the extended Altitude Dining network, introducing slow-cooked lamb, purple potato purées and quinoa preparations alongside the coastal menu. The result is an aircraft catering offer that reflects the full range of Ecuadorian larder without redundancy or filler.

Locally Sourced Catering

Rooted in Manta

Business Aviation Catering · Manta

Aircraft catering at MEC

Catering is logistics before it is cuisine. The figures below shape how, when and what we board at MEC — every one verified, none generic.

Elevation

48 ft

15 m AMSL — accounted for in plating and pressurisation.

Longest runway

2,860 m

9,383 ft — accepts ultra-long-range & VVIP wide-bodies.

Field status

Active

In service — our order desk operates 24/7 for this field.

Coordinates

0.95°S

80.68°W — handler routing confirmed at order.

05 / 232,860 m · 9,383 ftPrimary

Why it matters for your order. With a 2,860 m runway, Manta handles the long-haul, wide-body and government traffic that needs high-loader delivery — and we plan timing around exactly these constraints, not a template.

Private Jet Catering FAQ · Manta

Frequently asked

We reply to every catering enquiry in under ten minutes, any hour of the day or night. For standard orders placed with reasonable lead time, confirmation is near-immediate regardless of whether you are ordering crew meals or a full cabin service.