AirSWIFT

AirSWIFT
Founded	2002; (as Island Transvoyager)
Commenced operations	2015; (as AirSWIFT)
AOC #	2010022[1]
Operating bases	El Nido; Manila;
Fleet size	5
Destinations	9
Parent company	Ayala Corporation
Headquarters	Ayala Malls Manila Bay; Macapagal Boulevard cor. Aseana Avenue; Parañaque City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Website	www.air-swift.com

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 serves the aircraft transportation requirements of its affiliated company, El Nido Resorts.

History

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.[2]

Destinations

The company operates El Nido Airport, a private airport at El Nido, Palawan which serves as its operating base.[3][4]

As of May 2024, AirSWIFT serves the following destinations within the Philippines:

Region	City	Airport	Notes	References
Cagayan Valley	Basco	Basco Airport	Terminated	[3]
Central Luzon	Angeles City	Clark International Airport		[3]
Central Visayas	Tagbilaran	Bohol–Panglao International Airport		[3]
Central Visayas	Cebu	Mactan–Cebu International Airport		[3]
Mimaropa	Alcantara	Tugdan Airport		[3]
	Busuanga	Francisco B. Reyes Airport		[3]
	El Nido	El Nido Airport	Base	[3]
National Capital Region	Manila	Ninoy Aquino International Airport	Base	[3]
Western Visayas	Caticlan / Boracay	Godofredo P. Ramos Airport		[3]
Western Visayas	Sicogon	Sicogon Airport		[3]

Fleet

As of May 2024, AirSWIFT operates the following aircraft: [5]

AirSWIFT fleet
Aircraft	Total	Orders
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[6] while it operates Sicogon Airport in Sicogon Island, Carles, Iloilo.

References

"ACTIVE/CURRENT AOC HOLDERS" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. May 30, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
"ITI Philippines Rebrands as AirSWIFT". 2015-11-30. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
"AirSWIFT Airlines Philippines – Flights". AirSWIFT. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
"Airswift – Domestic Flights in the Philippines". AirSWIFT. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
"AirSWIFT Fleet Details and History".
"BusinessMirror - Ayala land to invest P6 billion in new ecotourism project". businessmirror.com.ph. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-04.

External links

Official website
"Why ITI Air is the Best (and Worst) Airline in the Philippines". thephilippines.com. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
"AirSWIFT Launches El Nido Service". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-02-17.

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[caap-aoc-1] "ACTIVE/CURRENT AOC HOLDERS" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. May 30, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2023.

[2] "ITI Philippines Rebrands as AirSWIFT". 2015-11-30. Retrieved 2016-02-19.

[t6flightroute-3] "AirSWIFT Airlines Philippines – Flights". AirSWIFT. Retrieved April 12, 2023.

[4] "Airswift – Domestic Flights in the Philippines". AirSWIFT. Retrieved April 12, 2023.

[5] "AirSWIFT Fleet Details and History".

[6] "BusinessMirror - Ayala land to invest P6 billion in new ecotourism project". businessmirror.com.ph. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-04.