AirSWIFT

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AirSWIFT
AirSWIFT Logo with Slogan.png
IATA ICAO Call sign
T6ATXAIRSWIFT
Founded2002;23 years ago (2002)
(as Island Transvoyager)
Commenced operations2015;10 years ago (2015)
(as AirSWIFT)
AOC # 2010022 [1]
Operating bases
Fleet size5
Destinations9
Parent company Cebu Pacific
Headquarters3rd Floor, Cebu Pacific Building, 8006 Domestic Road, Pasay, Philippines 1301
Website www.cebupacificair.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] [3]

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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. [4] 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. [3] [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 March 2025, AirSWIFT flies (or has flown) to the following domestic destinations within the Philippines:

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

Fleet

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

As of August 2025, AirSWIFT operates the following aircraft: [8]

AirSWIFT fleet
AircraftTotalOrdersNotes
ATR 42-600 2—
ATR 72-600 3—
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.

References

  1. ↑ "ACTIVE/CURRENT AOC HOLDERS" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. May 30, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  2. ↑ Liu, Jim (March 27, 2025). "AirSWIFT NS25 Operations". AeroRoutes. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Piad, Tyronne Jasper (October 7, 2024). "Cebu Pacific buys AirSwift for P1.75 billion". Philippine Daily Inquirer .
  4. ↑ "ITI Philippines Rebrands as AirSWIFT". 2015-11-30. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  5. ↑ Valmonte, Kaycee (October 7, 2024). "Cebu Pacific scoops up AirSWIFT from Ayalas' ALI Capital for P1.75B". Rappler .
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "AirSWIFT Airlines Philippines – Flights". AirSWIFT. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Airswift – Domestic Flights in the Philippines". AirSWIFT. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - AirSWIFT". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 70.
  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.
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