This is a list of defunct airlines of the Philippines. [1] [2]
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations | Ceased operations | Notes |
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Aboitiz Air | BOI | 1988 | 2010 | Renamed 2GO | |||
Aero Filipinas | AJ | AFI | 1982 | 1985 | |||
Aerolift Philippines | AFT | Aerolifter | 1982 | 1996 | Closed in the aftermath of an accident. | ||
Aero Majestic Charter Services | AMA | 2010 | 2012 | ||||
Air Manila | UM | 1964 | 1984 | Merged into Philippine Airlines | |||
Air Mindanao | MO | 1979 | 1985 | ||||
Air Philippines | 2P | GAP | Orient Pacific | 1995 | 2010 | Rebranded as Airphil Express | |
AirAsia Zest | Z2 | EZD | ZEST | 2013 | 2015 | Merged into AirAsia Philippines | |
Airphil Express | 2P | GAP | - | 2010 | 2013 | Rebranded as PAL Express | |
Asian Spirit | 6K | RIT | Asian Spirit | 1995 | 2008 | Rebranded to Zest Air. | |
Astro Air International | 8Y | AAP | Astroair | 1998 | 2016 | Rebranded as Pan Pacific Airlines | |
Centennial Air | 1998 | 2002 | |||||
Corporate Air | 1995 | 2008 | |||||
Fil-Asian Airways | R1 | RDV | FILASIAN | 2013 | 2015 | ||
Filipinas Orient Airways | FE | 1964 | 1972 | Merged into Philippine Airlines | |||
Grand Air | 8L | GDI | 1994 | 1999 | The airline was forced to close because of a debt problem. | ||
Iloilo-Negros Air Express | 1932 | 1947 | Merged with Philippine Airlines and revived in 2001 to INAEC. | ||||
Island Transvoyager | ITI | 2002 | 2015 | Renamed/merged to AirSWIFT | |||
Laoag International Airlines | L7 | LPN | Laoag Air | 1995 | 2002 | ||
LBC AW | 1984 | 1995 | |||||
Mabuhay Airways Philippines | 1974 | 2000 | |||||
Mid-Sea Express | MID-SEA | 2008 | 2012 | Renamed Fil-Asian Airways | |||
Mindanao Express | 1996 | Later transitioned into bus company under San Agustin Transport Corporation and Erjohn & Almark. However, despite having "Mindanao" on its name, it was used to ply Lawton and Pasay to Nasugbu, Batangas via Lian, Batangas. It was later absorbed with San Agustin Transport Corp. | |||||
Mosphil Aero | MPI | MOSPHIL | 2006 | 2009 | |||
Pacific East Asia Cargo Airlines | Q8 | PEC | PAC-EAST CARGO | 1991 | 2010 | ||
Pacific Pearl Airways | PPM | PACIFIC PEARL | 2007 | 2010 | |||
Philair | 1966 | 1994 | |||||
Philippine Aerotransport | PN | 1974 | |||||
South East Asian Airlines | DG | SRQ | 1994 | 2013 | Rebranded as Tigerair Philippines | ||
South Phoenix Airways | Air Republiq | 2001 | 2006 | Rebranded at South Phoenix Airlines | |||
Spirit of Manila Airlines | SM | MNP | MANILA SKY | 2008 | 2011 | ||
Star Asia Airlines | W6 | TIM | 1994 | 1996 | |||
Sterling Philippines Airways | SX | 1975 | 1980 | Renamed/merged to Summit Philippines Airways | |||
Tigerair Philippines | DG | SRQ | 2013 | 2015 | Rebranded as Cebgo | ||
TransGlobal Airways | T7 | TCU | TRANSGLOBAL | 2006 | 2009 | ||
Zest Air | Z2 | EZD | 2008 | 2013 | Rebranded as AirAsia Zest |
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