AirSWIFT
{{Short description|Boutique airline of the Philippines}}
{{distinguish|Airswift|Swift Air|Swiftair|Swift Air Malawi|Swift Aire Lines}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = AirSWIFT
| image =
| logo = AirSWIFT Logo with Slogan.png
| logo_size = 270px
| fleet_size = 5
| destinations = 9
| IATA = T6
| ICAO = ATX
| callsign = AIRSWIFT
| aoc = 2010022{{Cite web | title=ACTIVE/CURRENT AOC HOLDERS | url=https://caap.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/UPDATED-AOC-PROFILE-AS-OF-30-May-2019.pdf | publisher=Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines | date=May 30, 2019 | access-date=January 8, 2023}}
| founded = {{start date and age|2002||}}
{{small|(as Island Transvoyager)}}
| commenced = {{start date and age|2015||}}
{{small|(as AirSWIFT)}}
| bases = {{ubl|class=nowrap
| El Nido
| Manila}}
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| parent = Cebu Pacific
| headquarters = 3rd Floor, Cebu Pacific Building, 8006 Domestic Road, Pasay, Philippines 1301
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| website = {{URL|www.cebupacificair.com}}
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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.{{Cite web|date=March 27, 2025 |access-date=March 27, 2025 |last=Liu |first=Jim |title=AirSWIFT NS25 Operations |publisher=AeroRoutes |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250327-t6ns25}}{{Cite news|last=Piad|first=Tyronne Jasper|date=October 7, 2024|title=Cebu Pacific buys AirSwift for P1.75 billion|url=https://business.inquirer.net/483843/cebu-pacific-buys-airswift-for-p1-75-billion|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}
History
File:ATR 42 of AirSWIFT departing from Palawan.jpg
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/42152-iti-philippines-rebrands-as-airswift |title=ITI Philippines Rebrands as AirSWIFT |date=2015-11-30 |access-date=2016-02-19}} 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.{{Cite news|last=Valmonte|first=Kaycee|date=October 7, 2024|title=Cebu Pacific scoops up AirSWIFT from Ayalas' ALI Capital for P1.75B|url=https://www.rappler.com/business/cebu-pacific-acquires-airswift-from-ali-capital/|work=Rappler}}
Destinations
The company operates El Nido Airport, a private airport at El Nido, Palawan which serves as its operating base.{{cite web |url=https://www.air-swift.com/flight-route/ |title=AirSWIFT Airlines Philippines – Flights |website=AirSWIFT |access-date=April 12, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.air-swift.com/destination/ |title=Airswift – Domestic Flights in the Philippines |website=AirSWIFT |access-date=April 12, 2023}}
{{As of|2025|03}}, AirSWIFT flies (or has flown) to the following domestic destinations within the Philippines:
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| Region
!City !Airport !Notes !class="unsortable"|References | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cagayan Valley | Basco | Basco Airport | {{terminated}} | align=center| |
| Central Luzon | Angeles City | Clark International Airport | {{terminated}} | align=center| |
| rowspan="2"|Central Visayas | Tagbilaran | Bohol–Panglao International Airport | align=center| | |
| Cebu | Mactan–Cebu International Airport | align=center| | ||
| rowspan="3"|Mimaropa | Alcantara | Tugdan Airport | {{terminated}} | align=center| |
| Busuanga | Francisco B. Reyes Airport | align=center| | ||
| El Nido | El Nido Airport | {{airline hub|Base}} | align=center| | |
| National Capital Region | Manila | Ninoy Aquino International Airport | align=center| | |
| rowspan="2"|Western Visayas | Caticlan | Godofredo P. Ramos Airport | align=center| | |
| Sicogon | Sicogon Airport | {{terminated}} | align=center| |
Fleet
{{As of|2024|07}}, AirSWIFT operates an all-ATR fleet composed of the following aircraft:{{cite web | url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/AirSWIFT | title=AirSWIFT Fleet Details and History }}
| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center"
|+ AirSWIFT fleet |
| Aircraft
!Total !Orders !Notes |
|---|
| ATR 42-600
|2 |— | |
| ATR 72-600
|3 |— | |
| Total
!5 ! ! |
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{{cite web |url=http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/index.php/en/news/top-news/30181-ayala-land-to-invest-p6b-in-new-ecotourism-project |title=BusinessMirror - Ayala land to invest P6 billion in new ecotourism project |publisher=businessmirror.com.ph |accessdate=2014-08-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808043230/http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/index.php/en/news/top-news/30181-ayala-land-to-invest-p6b-in-new-ecotourism-project |archivedate=2014-08-08 }} while it operates Sicogon Airport in Sicogon Island, Carles, Iloilo.
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{Official website|http://www.air-swift.com}}
- {{cite web |url= http://www.thephilippines.com/2014/07/best-and-worst-airline-in-philippines-iti-air.html#.U9--eBZ9lZg |title=Why ITI Air is the Best (and Worst) Airline in the Philippines |publisher=thephilippines.com |accessdate=2014-08-04}}
- {{cite web |url= http://aviationupdatesphilippines.blogspot.com/2015/11/airswift-launches-cebu-el-nido-service.html |title= AirSWIFT Launches El Nido Service |access-date= 2016-02-17 |archive-date= 2016-03-15 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160315060423/http://aviationupdatesphilippines.blogspot.com/2015/11/airswift-launches-cebu-el-nido-service.html |url-status= dead }}
{{Airlines of the Philippines}}
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Category:Companies based in Pasay