AirSWIFT

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AirSWIFT
AirSWIFT Logo with Slogan.png
IATA ICAO Call sign
T6ATXAIRSWIFT
Founded2002;22 years ago (2002)
(as Island Transvoyager)
Commenced operations2015;9 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.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 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]

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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. [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]

As of July 2024, 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 [6]
Central Visayas Tagbilaran Bohol–Panglao International Airport [6]
Cebu Mactan–Cebu International Airport [6]
Mimaropa Alcantara Tugdan Airport [6]
Busuanga Francisco B. Reyes Airport [6]
El Nido El Nido Airport Base [6]
National Capital Region Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport Base [6]
Western Visayas Caticlan / Boracay Godofredo P. Ramos Airport [6]
Sicogon Sicogon Airport [6]

Fleet

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

As of July 2024, AirSWIFT operates an all-ATR fleet composed of 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.

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References

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