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AirSWIFT

Not to be confused with Airswift, Swift Air, Swiftair, Swift Air Malawi, or Swift Aire Lines.
AirSWIFT
IATA ICAO Call sign
T6 ATX AIRSWIFT
Founded2002; 22 years ago (2002)
(as Island Transvoyager)
Commenced operations2015; 9 years ago (2015)
(as AirSWIFT)
AOC #2010022[1]
Operating bases
Fleet size5
Destinations9
Parent companyCebu Pacific
Headquarters3rd Floor, Cebu Pacific Building, 8006 Domestic Road, Pasay, Philippines 1301
Websitewww.air-swift.com

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]

History

AirSWIFT ATR 72-600

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

The company operates El Nido Airport, a private airport at El Nido, Palawan which serves as its operating base.[6][7]

As of July 2024, AirSWIFT flies (or has flown) to the following domestic destinations within the Philippines:

Region City Airport Notes References
Cagayan Valley Basco Basco Airport Terminated [6]
Central Luzon Angeles City Clark International Airport [6]
Central Visayas Tagbilaran Bohol–Panglao International Airport [6]
Cebu Mactan–Cebu International Airport [6]
Mimaropa Alcantara Tugdan Airport [6]
Busuanga Francisco B. Reyes Airport [6]
El Nido El Nido Airport Base [6]
National Capital Region Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport Base [6]
Western Visayas Caticlan / Boracay Godofredo P. Ramos Airport [6]
Sicogon Sicogon Airport [6]

Fleet

AirSWIFT ATR 42-600

As of July 2024, AirSWIFT operates an all-ATR fleet composed of the following aircraft: [8]

AirSWIFT fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Notes
ATR 42-600 2 —
ATR 72-600 3 —
Total 5

Airports owned

AirSWIFT 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

  1. ^ "ACTIVE/CURRENT AOC HOLDERS" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. May 30, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  2. ^ Piad, Tyronne Jasper (October 7, 2024). "Cebu Pacific buys AirSwift for P1.75 billion". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. ^ "ITI Philippines Rebrands as AirSWIFT". 2015-11-30. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  4. ^ Piad, Tyronne Jasper (October 7, 2024). "Cebu Pacific buys AirSwift for P1.75 billion". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  5. ^ Valmonte, Kaycee (October 7, 2024). "Cebu Pacific scoops up AirSWIFT from Ayalas' ALI Capital for P1.75B". Rappler.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "AirSWIFT Airlines Philippines – Flights". AirSWIFT. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  7. ^ "Airswift – Domestic Flights in the Philippines". AirSWIFT. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  8. ^ "AirSWIFT Fleet Details and History".
  9. ^ "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.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirSWIFT