AirSWIFT

AirSWIFT
Founded	2002; (as Island Transvoyager)
Commenced operations	2015; (as AirSWIFT)
AOC #	2010022[1]
Hubs	El Nido; Manila;
Fleet size	4
Destinations	9
Parent company	Ayala Corporation
Headquarters	ALPAP Building, Andrews Avenue, Pasay, Philippines
Website	www.air-swift.com

AirSWIFT (formerly Island Transvoyager) is a Philippine regional boutique airline 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

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.[2] Currently, AirSWIFT has daily flights from El Nido to Manila and Cebu.

Destinations

The company operates El Nido Airport, a private airport at El Nido, Palawan which serves as its hub.[3][4] As of July 2023, AirSWIFT serves the following destinations within the Philippines:

Region	City	Airport	Notes	References
Cagayan Valley	Basco	Basco Airport	Terminated	[3]
Central Luzon	Angeles City	Clark International Airport		[3]
Central Visayas	Bohol	Bohol–Panglao International Airport		[3]
Central Visayas	Cebu	Mactan–Cebu International Airport		[3]
Mimaropa	Alcantara	Tugdan Airport		[3]
	Busuanga	Francisco B. Reyes Airport		[3]
	El Nido	El Nido Airport	Hub	[3]
National Capital Region	Manila	Ninoy Aquino International Airport	Hub	[3]
Western Visayas	Boracay	Godofredo P. Ramos Airport		[3]
Western Visayas	Sicogon	Sicogon Airport		[3]

Fleet

As of May 2023, the AirSWIFT fleet consists of the following aircraft: [5]

AirSWIFT fleet
Aircraft	Total	Orders	Notes
ATR 42-600	2	—
ATR 72-600	2	1	Delivery by December 2023[6]
Total	4	1

Airports owned

AirSWIFT is one of the two known charter airlines in Philippines which own and operate a private airport. The other is Sky Pasada.

In Palawan, it operates El Nido Airport[7] 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.
"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".
"Philippines' AirSWIFT secures new ATR72, eyes growth". CH Aviation. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
"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

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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[caap-aoc-1] "ACTIVE/CURRENT AOC HOLDERS" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. May 30, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2023.

[2] "ITI Philippines Rebrands as AirSWIFT". 2015-11-30. Retrieved 2016-02-19.

[t6flightroute-3] "AirSWIFT Airlines Philippines – Flights". AirSWIFT. Retrieved April 12, 2023.

[4] "Airswift – Domestic Flights in the Philippines". AirSWIFT. Retrieved April 12, 2023.

[5] "AirSWIFT Fleet Details and History".

[6] "Philippines' AirSWIFT secures new ATR72, eyes growth". CH Aviation. Retrieved June 26, 2023.

[7] "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.