Sunlight Air
Boutique airline of the Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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| Founded | July 22, 2019 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | December 17, 2020 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 3[1] | ||||||
| Destinations | 6 | ||||||
| Parent company | Sunlight Express Airways Corp. | ||||||
| Headquarters | 10F Ri-Rance Corporate Center 1, Blk 2 Lot 16, Aseana City, Parañaque, Philippines[2] | ||||||
| Key people | Ryna Brito-Garcia (CEO)[3] | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
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!".[4][5][6]
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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.[4][5][6] 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.[3]
Destinations
As of March 2025[update], Sunlight Air flies (or has flown) to the following domestic destinations in the Philippines:
| City | Airport | Notes | Reference |
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| Bacolod | Bacolod–Silay Airport | Terminated | |
| Busuanga | Francisco B. Reyes Airport | ||
| Camiguin | Camiguin Airport | Terminated | [7] |
| Cagayan de Oro | Laguindingan Airport | Terminated | [8] |
| Caticlan | Godofredo P. Ramos Airport | ||
| Cebu | Mactan–Cebu International Airport | Base | [8] |
| Clark | Clark International Airport | Base | [7] |
| Iloilo | Iloilo International Airport | Terminated | [8] |
| Manila | Ninoy Aquino International Airport | Base | |
| Naga | Naga Airport | Terminated | [9] |
| Puerto Princesa | Puerto Princesa International Airport | Terminated | |
| San Vincente | San Vicente Airport | Terminated | |
| Siargao | Sayak Airport | [10] |
Fleet
As of July 2024[update], Sunlight Air operates the following aircraft:[1]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Notes |
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| ATR 72-500 | 3 | — | Former Bangkok Airways fleet.[3] |
| ATR 72-600 | — | 1 | [11] |
| Total | 3 | — |
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