Air Juan
{{Short description|Airline of the Philippines}}
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{{Infobox airline
| airline = Air Juan
| logo = Air Juan logo.png
| founded = {{start date and age|2012|||p=n|br=n}}
| commenced = {{start date and age|2016|||p=n|br=n}}
| bases = {{ubl|
| {{nowrap|Cebu}}
| {{nowrap|Manila}}
| {{nowrap|Puerto Princesa}}
}}
| fleet_size = 12
| destinations = 3
| IATA = AO
| ICAO =
| callsign =
}}
Air Juan Aviation, Inc., operating as Air Juan, is a registered scheduled and non-scheduled domestic airline operating in the Philippines with bases in Manila, Puerto Princesa and Cebu. It is the first commercial seaplane operator in the Philippines.{{sfn|Manila Bulletin|2017|ps=none}}
Air Juan is also the only airline company that offers flights to and from Manila outside the heavily congested Ninoy Aquino International Airport as all its seaplane flights arrive and depart from the Air Juan Seaplane Terminal located within the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex in Pasay, Metro Manila. Aside from its seaplane operations, the company also has in its fleet helicopters, business jets, and propeller planes for commuter air services in Palawan, Caticlan, and Iloilo.
History
Air Juan started operating private charter services in 2012, and scheduled flight services from Puerto Princesa to Cuyo Island, Coron, and Caticlan in 2016. Most recently, Air Juan started operating scheduled seaplane services from Manila to Puerto Galera, Subic, Busuanga Bay, and Boracay without passing through domestic airports as the aircraft flies its passengers directly to the hotels or resorts.
= Closure and revival =
Air Juan ceased operations sometime around 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, however there is no info yet on the exact date they closed down.Air Juan's facebook page was marked "permanently closed" Their website shut down and redirected to another site. During March 2023, however, a Philippine news site reported that Air Juan will resume flights from Mactan to Bantayan sometime around March.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-01 |title=Air Juan to offer Mactan to Bantayan direct flights |url=https://sugbo.ph/2023/air-juan-bantayan/ |access-date=2023-05-07 |language=en-US}} It also looks like that they resumed charter operations as shown in a Facebook post dated April 24, 2023.{{Cite web |title=Log into Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FunliapdaykFBpage%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02stmVPTbio5xBMFyALU9ihJ1mGQ7os5Xo1MvAsn5BCdUpjChRdM6ej6vFKFLD5zfVl |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Facebook |language=en}}
Expansion
In 2017, Air Juan announced that it is expanding its seaplane operations and will soon offer flights from Manila to Marinduque, Baler, and Balesin Island resort, though it is uncertain whether it will be a regularly scheduled flight or just through charters. Its Palawan operations have expanded to include Iloilo and Caticlan services from Cuyo Island. In June 2017, Air Juan started operating land planes out of Mactan–Cebu International Airport offering services to Tagbilaran City of Bohol, Siquijor, Biliran, Maasin, Sipalay, and Bantayan Island. In March 2018, Air Juan began commercial flights between Cebu City and Catbalogan City, Samar's capital.
;Cebu
In Cebu, the seaplane base has been set up within Pond F of SRP (South Road Properties).{{sfn|The Freeman|2017|ps=none}}
At the start of 2018, the seaplane service starts operating from Cebu.{{sfn|MyCebu.ph|2018|ps=none}}{{sfn|The Freeman|2018|ps=none}}
Fleet
Air Juan is the first Philippine carrier to operate a multi-aircraft system as well as seaplanes that allows the airline to offer a wide range of services from business to commuter purposes. The airline operates the following aircraft as of 2017:
Fixed wing aircraft:
- EX
- AmphibianFile:Air Juan Cessna Grand Caravan Amphibian.jpg
Helicopters:
References
{{Reflist}}
Sources
{{refbegin|30em}}
- {{cite news
| title = Seaplanes operator aggressively connecting the islands
| url = https://business.mb.com.ph/2017/02/06/seaplanes-operator-aggressively-connecting-the-islands/
| first1 = Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat
| last1 = Manila Bulletin
| date = 6 February 2017
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180121224833/https://business.mb.com.ph/2017/02/06/seaplanes-operator-aggressively-connecting-the-islands/
| archive-date = 21 January 2018
| url-status = live
}}
- {{cite news
| title = Air Juan to start flights soon from seaplane terminal in SRP, Cebu City
| url = http://mycebu.ph/article/air-juan-cebu-city/
| first1 = Marlen Limpag
| last1 = MyCebu.ph
| date = 21 January 2018
}}
- {{cite news
|title = Air Juan opens SRP terminal for seaplace services
|url = https://philippines-magazine.com/2018/01/21/air-juan-opens-srp-terminal-seaplace-services/
|last1 = Philippines Magazine
|date = 21 January 2018
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180121234529/https://philippines-magazine.com/2018/01/21/air-juan-opens-srp-terminal-seaplace-services/
|archive-date = 21 January 2018
|url-status = dead
|access-date = 27 January 2018
}}
- {{cite news
| title = Building of seaplane dock in SRP to begin soon
| url = http://www.philstar.com/cebu-news/2017/05/30/1705038/building-seaplane-dock-srp-begin-soon
| first1 = Jean Marvette A. Demecillo
| last1 = The Freeman
| date = 30 May 2017
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170612212219/http://www.philstar.com/cebu-news/2017/05/30/1705038/building-seaplane-dock-srp-begin-soon
| archive-date = 12 June 2017
| url-status = live
}}
- {{cite web
| title = Seaplane service at SRP starts operation
| url = http://www.philstar.com/cebu-news/2018/01/21/1779899/seaplane-service-srp-starts-operation
| first1 = Jean Marvette A. Demecillo
| last1 = The Freeman
| website = The Philippine STAR
| date = 21 January 2018
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180121004533/http://www.philstar.com/cebu-news/2018/01/21/1779899/seaplane-service-srp-starts-operation
| archive-date = 21 January 2018
| url-status = live
}}
{{refend}}
External links
- [http://www.airjuan.com Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308075634/http://www.airjuan.com/ |date=2014-03-08 }}
- [http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/code-search.aspx IATA code search]
Category:Airlines of the Philippines
Category:Airlines established in 2012