Philippines AirAsia

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Philippines AirAsia
AirAsia New Logo.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
Z2APGCOOL RED
Founded16 December 2010;13 years ago (2010-12-16)
Commenced operations28 March 2012;12 years ago (2012-03-28)
AOC # 2009003 [1]
Operating bases
Frequent-flyer program BIG Loyalty Programme [2]
Fleet size25 [3]
Destinations 29
Parent company AA Com Travel Philippines Inc. [4]
Headquarters Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines
Key peopleRicardo P. Isla (President & CEO) [5]
Website www.airasia.com

Philippines AirAsia, Inc. is a Philippine low-cost airline based at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay, Metro Manila. [6] The airline is the Philippine affiliate of the Malaysian AirAsia. The airline started as a joint venture among three Filipino investors and AirAsia Investments Ltd. (later AirAsia Aviation Limited), a subsidiary of AirAsia Berhad.

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History

An Airbus A320-200 operated by Philippines AirAsia in Puregold livery, on final approach at Taoyuan International Airport. RP-C8978 (36296170080).jpg
An Airbus A320-200 operated by Philippines AirAsia in Puregold livery, on final approach at Taoyuan International Airport.

AirAsia Philippines was formally launched on 16 December 2010. [7] On 15 August 2011, AirAsia Philippines took delivery of its first brand-new Airbus A320 aircraft. [8] The airline planned to start operations by 2011 [7] but was delayed due to the long duration of processing the new requirements instituted in 2008. [9]

On 7 February 2012, the airline received its air operator certificate. [9] The airline commenced operations on 28 March 2012 by launching flights from its base at Clark International Airport to Kalibo and Davao City. [10] It partnered with Victory Liner, one of the largest provincial bus companies operating in the Philippines, to provide free shuttle service for inbound and outbound passengers of Clark International Airport. [11] Within that year, in addition to its first two destinations, AirAsia Philippines launched flights to Puerto Princesa, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taipei. [12]

On 11 March 2013, an agreement was made between AirAsia Philippines to swap shares with Philippine-based airline Zest Airways. [13] Zest Airways received a mix of $16 million cash and a 13% share in AirAsia Philippines, while AirAsia Philippines now owns 85% of Zest Airways, with 49% of its voting rights. The deal closed on 10 May 2013. The agreement also gave AirAsia Philippines access to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, allowing further growth of its route network. [14] By October 2013, AirAsia Philippines closed its Clark base to reduce further losses, and moved its operations to NAIA, initially at Terminal 4. [15] It later moved its international flights to Terminal 3 by 2014. [16]

In 2015, AirAsia Zest merged with AirAsia Philippines. Following the merger, the newly consolidated airline was renamed as Philippines AirAsia. [17] It operated under the former AirAsia Zest air operator's certificate, resulting in the airline's IATA code change from PQ to Z2, while the ICAO code remained unchanged. The airline then continued to expand its network by adding more destinations, reopening their operating base at Clark on 28 March 2017, [18] and the launch of more secondary bases in the Philippines. [19] On 1 July 2019, it launched flights to Osaka, its first destination in Japan. [20]

The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected Philippines AirAsia's business. Plans for Philippines AirAsia to debut in the Philippine Stock Exchange within 2020 was deferred in March, with the airline management deciding to focus on expanding its domestic operations after a government ban on China and South Korea in response to the worsening health situation threatened 30% of the airlines' revenue. [21] It also retrenched 624 employees due to the pandemic. [22]

As travel restrictions eased in 2022, Philippines AirAsia started to rebuild its network by adding more flights, launching flights to Dumaguete and Roxas City, [23] and resuming most international flights starting 27 May 2022. [24] On 1 February 2023, it launched daily flights to Tokyo. [25] As China, being an important market for tourism in the Philippines, lifted travel restrictions, Philippines AirAsia resumed flights to Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Macau from February to March 2023. [26]

On 1 July 2023, Philippines AirAsia transferred its domestic operations at Ninoy Aquino International Airport from the highly congested Terminal 4 to the larger Terminal 2, while international flights remained at Terminal 3. [27]

Corporate affairs

Airbus A320s of Philippines AirAsia at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2. RP-C8967 and RP-C8945 MNL 2024-07-21.jpg
Airbus A320s of Philippines AirAsia at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2.

Philippines AirAsia is headquartered at the RedPoint office at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay, Metro Manila. RedPoint has been the airline's headquarters since October 2019; the airline was previously headquartered at the Salem Complex near NAIA Terminal 4. [28]

The airline is a joint venture between three Filipino businessmen and AirAsia. 60% of the airline is owned by Filipino investors Antonio O. Cojuangco, Jr., former owner of Associated Broadcasting Company and owner of Dream Satellite TV, Michael L. Romero, a real estate developer and port operator, and Marianne Hontiveros, a former music industry executive and TV host. [29] The remaining 40% is owned by AirAsia Investments Ltd. (later AirAsia Aviation Limited) of Malaysia. [7] The Public Service Act of the Philippines, prior to its amendment in 2022, only allowed a foreign direct investment of up to 40% in Philippine-registered airlines. [30]

In June 2019, Romero's F&S Holdings bought the shares owned by Alfredo Yao and Hontiveros, thus becoming the new majority shareholder in the company. Four months later, Romero acquired Cojuangco's shares, becoming the sole local owner (and parent company) of the airline. [4] In June 2023, F&S Holdings sold all of its shares to AA Com Travel Philippines for an undisclosed amount. [4]

Destinations

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
China Chengdu Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport Terminated
Guangzhou Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Terminated [26]
Hangzhou Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport Terminated
Kunming Kunming Changshui International Airport Terminated
Shanghai Shanghai Pudong International Airport Terminated
Shenzhen Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Terminated [26]
Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport
Indonesia Denpasar Ngurah Rai International Airport Terminated
Jakarta Soekarno–Hatta International Airport Terminated
Japan Nagoya Chubu Centrair International Airport Begins 29 October 2024 [31]
Osaka Kansai International Airport [32]
Tokyo Narita International Airport [33]
Macau Macau Macau International Airport [26]
Malaysia Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu International Airport
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Philippines (Central Visayas) Cebu Mactan–Cebu International Airport Base [34]
Dumaguete Sibulan Airport Terminated [23]
Tagbilaran Bohol–Panglao International Airport
Philippines (Central Luzon) Clark Clark International Airport
Philippines (Davao Region) Davao Francisco Bangoy International Airport
Philippines (Eastern Visayas) Tacloban Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport
Philippines (Mimaropa) Puerto Princesa Puerto Princesa International Airport
Philippines (National Capital Region) Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport Base
Philippines (Northern Mindanao) Cagayan de Oro Laguindingan Airport
Philippines (Soccsksargen) General Santos General Santos International Airport Terminated [35]
Philippines (Western Visayas) Bacolod Bacolod–Silay Airport
Caticlan Godofredo P. Ramos Airport
Iloilo Iloilo International Airport
Kalibo Kalibo International Airport
Roxas Roxas Airport [23]
Philippines (Zamboanga Peninsula) Zamboanga Zamboanga International Airport Terminated [35]
Singapore Singapore Changi Airport Terminated
South Korea Busan Gimhae International Airport Terminated
Seoul Incheon International Airport
Taiwan Kaohsiung Kaohsiung International Airport [36]
Taipei Taoyuan International Airport
Thailand Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport
Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat International Airport Terminated [37]

Fleet

An Airbus A320-200 at Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport. RP-C8950 TAC (006) 2023-11-19.jpg
An Airbus A320-200 at Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport.

As of September 2024, Philippines AirAsia operates the following aircraft: [3]

Philippines AirAsia fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotes
Airbus A320-200 25—1807 aircraft stored. [3]
Total25–

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