AirSWIFT explained

Airline:AirSWIFT
Fleet Size:5
Destinations:9
Iata:T6
Icao:ATX
Callsign:AIRSWIFT
Aoc:2010022[1]
Founded:
Commenced:
Parent:Cebu Pacific
Headquarters:3rd Floor, Cebu Pacific Building, 8006 Domestic Road, Pasay, Philippines 1301

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

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]

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

RegionCityAirportNotesReferences
Cagayan ValleyBascoBasco Airport
Central LuzonAngeles CityClark International Airport
Central VisayasTagbilaranBohol–Panglao International Airport
CebuMactan–Cebu International Airport
MimaropaAlcantaraTugdan Airport
BusuangaFrancisco B. Reyes Airport
El NidoEl Nido Airport
National Capital RegionManilaNinoy Aquino International Airport
Western VisayasCaticlan / BoracayGodofredo P. Ramos Airport
SicogonSicogon Airport

Fleet

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

AirSWIFT fleet
AircraftTotalOrdersNotes
ATR 42-6002 -
ATR 72-6003 -
Total5

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ACTIVE/CURRENT AOC HOLDERS . . May 30, 2019 . January 8, 2023.
  2. News: Piad. Tyronne Jasper. October 7, 2024. Cebu Pacific buys AirSwift for P1.75 billion. Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. Web site: ITI Philippines Rebrands as AirSWIFT . 2015-11-30 . 2016-02-19.
  4. News: Piad. Tyronne Jasper. October 7, 2024. Cebu Pacific buys AirSwift for P1.75 billion. Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  5. News: Valmonte. Kaycee. October 7, 2024. Cebu Pacific scoops up AirSWIFT from Ayalas’ ALI Capital for P1.75B. Rappler.
  6. Web site: AirSWIFT Airlines Philippines – Flights . AirSWIFT . April 12, 2023.
  7. Web site: Airswift – Domestic Flights in the Philippines . AirSWIFT . April 12, 2023.
  8. Web site: AirSWIFT Fleet Details and History .
  9. Web site: BusinessMirror - Ayala land to invest P6 billion in new ecotourism project . businessmirror.com.ph . 2014-08-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140808043230/http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/index.php/en/news/top-news/30181-ayala-land-to-invest-p6b-in-new-ecotourism-project . 2014-08-08 .