Asian Spirit
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| Asian Spirit | ||
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| IATA 6K |
ICAO RIT |
Callsign Asian Spirit |
| Founded | 1996 | |
| Hubs | Ninoy Aquino International Airport | |
| Focus cities | Mactan-Cebu International Airport | |
| Fleet size | 11 | |
| Destinations | 22 | |
| Parent company | Asian Spirit, Inc. | |
| Headquarters | Manila, Philippines | |
| Key people | Antonio G. Buendia, Jr. (President), Joaquin Ernesto L. Po (Executive Vice-President) | |
| Website: http://www.asianspirit.com | ||
Asian Spirit is an airline based in Manila in the Philippines. It operates scheduled domestic tourist services, usually flying routes not serviced by major airlines such as Philippine Airlines. Its main base is Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila.
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[edit] History
The airline was established in September 1995 by the Airline Employees Cooperative (36 Filipino nationals, mostly former Philippine Airlines employees). It started operations in April 1996 and its first routes were from Manila to the present-day towns of San Jose, Malay (serving Boracay), Virac, Daet, Tablas, and the cities of Cauayan and Masbate . Towns and cities serviced by the airline are usually regarded as secondary and tertiary routes, which are usually not serviced by major airlines.
Asian Spirit has the distinction of being the first airline to serve Boracay. It became the Philippines's fourth flag carrier (after Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific and Air Philippines) in 2003.
Today, Asian Spirit operates from its hubs in Manila, Cebu, and Davao to towns and cities throughout the Philippines. The airline remains wholly employee owned.
Since April 2, 2006, Asian Spirit flies to Palau three times weekly from Davao.
[edit] Incident and Accidents
On December 7, 1999, the company suffered a fatal accident when one of its aircraft crashed between Bayombong in Nueva Ecija and Cabarroguis in Quirino. The plane was headed for Cauayan Airport in Cauayan City, killing all 15 passengers on board and 2 crew. The accident forced the closure of the Manila-Cauayan route, which remains closed to this day.
[edit] Destinations
Asian Spirit operates services to the following destinations (as of December 2006):
[edit] Asia
[edit] East Asia
- China, People's Republic of
- Macau (Macau International Airport) - seasonal
- Taiwan
- Kaohsiung (Kaohsiung International Airport) - seasonal
[edit] Southeast Asia
- Philippines
- Luzon
- Visayas
- Mindanao
- Bongao (Sanga-Sanga Airport) - begins April 17, 2007
- Cagayan de Oro (Lumbia Airport)
- Davao City (Francisco Bangoy International Airport) - focus city
- Jolo (Jolo Airport) - begins April 16, 2007
- Pagadian (Pagadian Airport)
- Surigao (Surigao Airport)
- Zamboanga (Zamboanga International Airport) - begins April 16, 2007
- Malaysia
- Sandakan (Sandakan Airport) - begins April 23, 2007
[edit] Oceania
[edit] Former Destinations
- Philippines
- Luzon
- Visayas
- Ormoc (Ormoc Airport)
- Taytay
- Puerto Princesa (Puerto Princesa Airport)
- Kalibo (Kalibo Airport)
- Mindanao
[edit] Fleet
The Asian Spirit fleet includes the following aircraft (at November 2006):
- 2 BAe 146-100
- 1 BAe 146-200
- 1 BAe ATP
- 6 De Havilland Canada Dash 7
- 2 Indonesian Aerospace CN-235 100
- 1 NAMC YS-11A-200
- 1 NAMC YS-11A-500
- 3 Let L-410 UVP [1]
[edit] References
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
[edit] External links
| Airlines of the Philippines | ||
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| Passenger | Air Philippines · Asian Spirit · Cebu Pacific · Interisland Airlines · Philippine Airlines · South East Asian Airlines · Tair Airways |  |
| Cargo | Aboitiz Air · Asia Overnight Express · Pacific East Asia Cargo Airlines | |
| Charter | A Soriano Aviation · Air Link International Airways · Corporate Air · Pacific Airways · Subic Seaplane | |
| Defunct | Aerolift Philippines • Air Ads • Air Manila International • DragonAir • Filipinas Orient Airways • Grand Air International • Laoag International Airlines | |
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