AirSWIFT

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AirSWIFT
AirSWIFT Logo with Slogan.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
T6ATXAIRSWIFT
Founded2002;22 years ago (2002)
(as Island Transvoyager)
Commenced operations2015;9 years ago (2015)
(as AirSWIFT)
AOC # 2010022 [1]
Operating bases
Fleet size4
Destinations9
Parent company Ayala Corporation
Headquarters Ayala Malls Manila Bay
Macapagal Boulevard cor. Aseana Avenue
Parañaque City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Website www.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 serves the aircraft transportation requirements of its affiliated company, El Nido Resorts.

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History

Airswift ATR 72-600 ATR 42 of AirSWIFT departing from Palawan.jpg
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]

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:

RegionCityAirportNotesReferences
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

Airswift ATR 42-600 Airswift ATR 42-600.jpg
Airswift ATR 42-600

As of 2024-02, AirSWIFT operates the following aircraft: [5]

AirSWIFT fleet
AircraftTotalOrdersNotes
ATR 42-600 2
ATR 72-600 3
Total5

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 [6] while it operates Sicogon Airport in Sicogon Island Carles, Iloilo.

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References

  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.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "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. "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.