Grand International Airways (or Grand Air) was a short-lived airline in the Philippines which operated during the mid-to-late 1990s.
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| Founded | 1995[1] | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1999 | ||||||
| Hubs | Ninoy Aquino International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 9 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Manila, Philippines | ||||||
History
editThe airline was established when the Philippine Government started to deregulate its domestic aviation industry after decades of monopoly by Philippine Airlines, then wholly owned by the government.
Grand Air was owned by the Panlilio family, which also owned Grand Boulevard Hotel in Roxas Boulevard, Philippine Village Hotel (Airport Hotel) and Puerto Azul - a resort hotel in Cavite.
Towards the mid 1990s, Grand Air used to fly to Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport using their Airbus A300s.
The airline was forced to fold operation due to mounting debt problem with its Taiwanese creditors.
Destinations
editGrand Air flew (or have planned to fly) to the following destinations:[2]
Philippines
- Cagayan de Oro – Lumbia Airport
- Cebu – Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Davao – Francisco Bangoy International Airport
- General Santos – General Santos International Airport
- Iloilo – Mandurriao Airport
- Manila – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Hub)
- Puerto Princesa – Puerto Princesa International Airport
- Tacloban – Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport
Fleet
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The airline operated a fleet of 5 Airbus A300B4-200[3] and 4 Boeing 737-200[4] aircraft.
Code data
editReferences
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- ^ Airline History
- ^ https://www.flightglobal.com/breaking-the-monopoly/8234.article
- ^ GrandAir F-OHPN
- ^ GrandAir RP-C8887
- ^ "ATI Grand Air". Archived from the original on 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ "Grand Air - Details and Fleet History". Archived from the original on 2008-09-28. Retrieved 2008-08-21.