AirSWIFT
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Founded | 2002; 22 years ago (2002) (as Island Transvoyager) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 2015; 9 years ago (2015) (as AirSWIFT) | ||||||
AOC # | 2010022[1] | ||||||
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Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
Destinations | 9 | ||||||
Parent company | Ayala Corporation | ||||||
Headquarters | Ayala Malls Manila Bay Macapagal Boulevard cor. Aseana Avenue Parañaque City, Metro Manila, Philippines | ||||||
Website | www |
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 serves the aircraft transportation requirements of its affiliated company, El Nido Resorts.
History
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/ATR_42_of_AirSWIFT_departing_from_Palawan.jpg/220px-ATR_42_of_AirSWIFT_departing_from_Palawan.jpg)
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.[2]
Destinations
The company operates El Nido Airport, a private airport at El Nido, Palawan which serves as its operating base.[3][4]
As of July 2024[update], AirSWIFT flies (or has flown) to the following domestic destinations within the Philippines:
Region | City | Airport | Notes | References |
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Cagayan Valley | Basco | Basco Airport | Terminated | [3] |
Central Luzon | Angeles City | Clark International Airport | [3] | |
Central Visayas | Tagbilaran | Bohol–Panglao International Airport | [3] | |
Cebu | Mactan–Cebu International Airport | [3] | ||
Mimaropa | Alcantara | Tugdan Airport | [3] | |
Busuanga | Francisco B. Reyes Airport | [3] | ||
El Nido | El Nido Airport | Base | [3] | |
National Capital Region | Manila | Ninoy Aquino International Airport | Base | [3] |
Western Visayas | Caticlan / Boracay | Godofredo P. Ramos Airport | [3] | |
Sicogon | Sicogon Airport | [3] |
Fleet
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Airswift_ATR_42-600.jpg/220px-Airswift_ATR_42-600.jpg)
As of July 2024[update], AirSWIFT operates an all-ATR fleet composed of the following aircraft: [5]
Aircraft | Total | Orders | Notes |
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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[6] while it operates Sicogon Airport in Sicogon Island, Carles, Iloilo.
References
- ^ "ACTIVE/CURRENT AOC HOLDERS" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. May 30, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ "ITI Philippines Rebrands as AirSWIFT". 2015-11-30. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
- ^ 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
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- 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.
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