AirSWIFT (formerly Island Transvoyager) is a boutique airline in the Philippines with a permit to operate domestic scheduled and non-scheduled air transportation services. It also served the aircraft transportation requirements of its affiliated company, El Nido Resorts. In October 2024, Cebu Pacific acquired AirSWIFT at a cost of P1.75 billion from ALI Capital Corporation of Ayala Corporation.[2]
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| Founded | 2002 (as Island Transvoyager) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2015 (as AirSWIFT) | ||||||
| AOC # | 2010022[1] | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Destinations | 9 | ||||||
| Parent company | Cebu Pacific | ||||||
| Headquarters | 3rd Floor, Cebu Pacific Building, 8006 Domestic Road, Pasay, Philippines 1301 | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
History
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Founded in 2002 as Island Transvoyager, the company had three Dornier 228 aircraft. All of these were retired by early 2013 and replaced by ATR 42-600s. Ayala Capital Corporation acquired ownership of ITI in 2012. In October 2015, Island Transvoyager rebranded as AirSWIFT.[3] On October 7, 2024, Cebu Pacific announced the acquisition of AirSWIFT from ALI Capital Corporation at a cost of P1.75 billion, while retaining flight schedule and services.[4][5]
Destinations
editThe company operates El Nido Airport, a private airport at El Nido, Palawan which serves as its operating base.[6][7]
As of July 2024[update], AirSWIFT flies (or has flown) to the following domestic destinations within the Philippines:
Fleet
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As of July 2024[update], AirSWIFT operates an all-ATR fleet composed of the following aircraft: [8]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Notes |
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| ATR 42-600 | 2 | — | |
| ATR 72-600 | 3 | — | |
| Total | 5 |
Airports owned
editAirSWIFT is one of the two known charter airlines in the Philippines which own and operate a private airport. The other is Sky Pasada.
In Palawan, it operates El Nido Airport[9] while it operates Sicogon Airport in Sicogon Island, Carles, Iloilo.
References
edit- ^ "ACTIVE/CURRENT AOC HOLDERS" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. May 30, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ Piad, Tyronne Jasper (October 7, 2024). "Cebu Pacific buys AirSwift for P1.75 billion". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- ^ "ITI Philippines Rebrands as AirSWIFT". 2015-11-30. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
- ^ Piad, Tyronne Jasper (October 7, 2024). "Cebu Pacific buys AirSwift for P1.75 billion". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- ^ Valmonte, Kaycee (October 7, 2024). "Cebu Pacific scoops up AirSWIFT from Ayalas' ALI Capital for P1.75B". Rappler.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "AirSWIFT Airlines Philippines – Flights". AirSWIFT. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ "Airswift – Domestic Flights in the Philippines". AirSWIFT. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ "AirSWIFT Fleet Details and History".
- ^ "BusinessMirror - Ayala land to invest P6 billion in new ecotourism project". businessmirror.com.ph. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
External links
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- Official website
- "Why ITI Air is the Best (and Worst) Airline in the Philippines". thephilippines.com. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- "AirSWIFT Launches El Nido Service". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-02-17.