Sunlight Air
{{Short description|Boutique airline of the Philippines}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=February 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Sunlight Air
| logo =
| logo_size = 250px
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| destinations = 6
| IATA = 2R
| ICAO = RLB
| callsign = SUNLIGHT
| founded = {{start date and age|2019|07|22}}
| commenced = {{start date and age|2020|12|17}}
| aoc =
| bases = {{ubl|class=nowrap
| Cebu
| Clark
| Manila}}
| hubs =
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| frequent_flyer =
| parent = Sunlight Express Airways Corp.
| key_people = Ryna Brito-Garcia (CEO){{cite web|url=http://www.smartaviation-apac.com/2020/12/philippines-sunlight-express-poised-to-launch-operations-with-atr-72-500s/|title=Philippines' Sunlight Express Poised To Launch Operations With ATR 72-500s|first=Edward|last=Eng|date=11 December 2020|website=smartaviation-apac.com|accessdate=24 December 2020}}
| num_employees =
| headquarters = 10F Ri-Rance Corporate Center 1, Blk 2 Lot 16, Aseana City, Parañaque, Philippines{{cite web|url=http://sunlightair.ph/contact-us|title=Contact Us|website=sunlightair.ph|accessdate=24 December 2020}}
| website = {{URL|www.sunlightair.ph}}
}}
Sunlight Express Airways, operating as Sunlight Air, is a boutique airline in the Philippines based in Clark, Pampanga. It operates flights from its operating base in Clark International Airport to Busuanga, Caticlan and Siargao using its fleet of three ATR 72-500s.
History
Sunlight Air was established on July 22, 2019, as a chartered airline. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, it began operations on December 17, 2020, with an inaugural flight from Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila to Busuanga in Palawan. The airline promotes itself using the tagline, "Bringing Warmth to the Skies!".{{cite web|url=http://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/12/21/sunlight-air-is-newest-choice-for-domestic-air-travel-in-phl/|title=Sunlight Air is newest choice for domestic air travel in PHL|website=businessmirror.com.ph|date=21 December 2020|accessdate=24 December 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://www.philstar.com/business/biz-memos/2020/12/23/2065869/sunlight-air-takes-skies-newest-choice-domestic-travel-philippines|title=Sunlight Air takes to the skies as the newest choice for domestic travel in the Philippines|date=23 December 2020|website=philstar.com|accessdate=24 December 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2020/12/18/sunlight-air-the-newest-choice-for-domestic-air-travel/|title=Sunlight Air, the newest choice for domestic air travel|date=18 December 2020|website=tribune.net.ph|accessdate=24 December 2020}}
File:Sunlight Air (Sunlight Express Airways) ATR 72-500.png
File:Sunlight-Air ATR 72-500.jpg.]]
The airline currently operates a fleet of three ATR 72-500s and provides domestic non-scheduled airline services from its hub in Clark, Pampanga to Busuanga and Puerto Princesa in Palawan, Boracay in Caticlan, Siargao in Surigao del Norte, and Cebu City. The airline is linked to Sunlight Hotels and Resorts group, which owns upper and mid-range hotels on Palawan and Busuanga Island in the western Philippines and offers travel packages inclusive of flights and accommodations to and from Sunlight Ecotourism Island Resort in Culion, Palawan.
Destinations
{{As of|2025|03}}, Sunlight Air flies (or has flown) to the following domestic destinations in the Philippines:
Fleet
{{As of|2024|07}}, Sunlight Air operates the following aircraft:
| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center"
|+ Sunlight Air fleet |
| Aircraft
!Total !Orders !Notes |
|---|
| ATR 72-500
|3 |— |Former Bangkok Airways fleet. |
| ATR 72-600
|— |1 |
| Total
!3 !— ! |
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|http://www.sunlightair.ph/}}
{{Airlines of the Philippines}}
Category:Airlines of the Philippines
Category:Airlines established in 2019