AirSWIFT

Not to be confused with Airswift, Swift Air, Swiftair, Swift Air Malawi, or Swift Aire Lines.

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.^[2]

AirSWIFT

IATA ICAO Call sign T6 ATX AIRSWIFT
Founded	2002; 22 years ago (2002) (as Island Transvoyager)
Commenced operations	2015; 9 years ago (2015) (as AirSWIFT)
AOC #	2010022[1]
Operating bases	El Nido Manila
Fleet size	5
Destinations	9
Parent company	Cebu Pacific
Headquarters	3rd Floor, Cebu Pacific Building, 8006 Domestic Road, Pasay, Philippines 1301
Website	www.air-swift.com

History

AirSWIFT ATR 72-600

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.^[3] 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.^[4][5]

Destinations

The company operates El Nido Airport, a private airport at El Nido, Palawan which serves as its operating base.^[6][7]

As of July 2024^[update], AirSWIFT flies (or has flown) to the following domestic destinations within the Philippines:

Region	City	Airport	Notes	References
Cagayan Valley	Basco	Basco Airport	Terminated	[6]
Central Luzon	Angeles City	Clark International Airport		[6]
Central Visayas	Tagbilaran	Bohol–Panglao International Airport		[6]
	Cebu	Mactan–Cebu International Airport		[6]
Mimaropa	Alcantara	Tugdan Airport		[6]
	Busuanga	Francisco B. Reyes Airport		[6]
	El Nido	El Nido Airport	Base	[6]
National Capital Region	Manila	Ninoy Aquino International Airport	Base	[6]
Western Visayas	Caticlan / Boracay	Godofredo P. Ramos Airport		[6]
	Sicogon	Sicogon Airport		[6]

Fleet

AirSWIFT ATR 42-600

As of July 2024^[update], AirSWIFT operates an all-ATR fleet composed of the following aircraft: ^[8]

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^[9] while it operates Sicogon Airport in Sicogon Island, Carles, Iloilo.

References

1. "ACTIVE/CURRENT AOC HOLDERS" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. May 30, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
2. Piad, Tyronne Jasper (October 7, 2024). "Cebu Pacific buys AirSwift for P1.75 billion". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
3. "ITI Philippines Rebrands as AirSWIFT". 2015-11-30. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
4. Piad, Tyronne Jasper (October 7, 2024). "Cebu Pacific buys AirSwift for P1.75 billion". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
5. Valmonte, Kaycee (October 7, 2024). "Cebu Pacific scoops up AirSWIFT from Ayalas' ALI Capital for P1.75B". Rappler.
6. "AirSWIFT Airlines Philippines – Flights". AirSWIFT. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
7. "Airswift – Domestic Flights in the Philippines". AirSWIFT. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
8. "AirSWIFT Fleet Details and History".
9. "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.