Asian Spirit

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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.

Contents

1 History
2 Incident and Accidents
3 Destinations

3.1 Asia

3.1.1

3.2
3.3 Suspended Destinations

4 Fleet
5 External links

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 and is also known for serving potential tourist destinations such as Marinduque, Catanduanes and Romblon. It became the Philippines' fourth flag carrier (after Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific and Air Philippines) in 2003.

Today, Asian Spirit operates from its hubs in Manila and Cebu. The airline flies to 32 towns and cities throughout the Philippines and the airline remains wholly employee owned. It also has the most flights in and out of Boracay.

Starting April 2, 2006, Asian Spirit flies to exotic Palau three times weekly from Davao City.

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.

Destinations

Asian Spirit operates services to the following destinations (as of January 2006):

Asia

Malaysia
Sandakan - planned*
Philippines
Luzon
San Fernando City, La Union
Basco (Basco Airport)
Baguio (Loakan Airport)
Laoag (Laoag International Airport)
Manila (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) - main hub
Masbate (Masbate Airport)
San Jose, Occidental Mindoro (McGuire Field)
Virac (Virac Airport)
Visayas
Busuanga (Busuanga Airport)
Calbayog (Calbayog Airport)
Catarman (Catarman National Airport)
Cebu (Mactan-Cebu International Airport) - hub
Malay (Godofredo P. Ramos Airport)
San Jose, Antique (Evelio Javier Airport)
*Mindanao
Cagayan de Oro (Lumbia Airport)
Davao City (Francisco Bangoy International Airport)
**Pagadian (Pagadian Airport) - seasonal
Siargao (Siargao Airport)
Surigao (Surigao Airport)
Tandag (Tandag Airport)
Zamboanga (Zamboanga International Airport) - planned

Palau
*Koror

Suspended Destinations

Philippines
*Luzon
**Angeles City (Diosdado Macapagal International Airport)
**Cauayan (Cauayan Airport)
**Gasan (Marinduque Airport)
**Tuguegarao (Tuguegarao Airport)
*Visayas
**Ormoc
**Taytay
**Puerto Princesa (Puerto Princesa Airport)
**Kalibo (Kalibo Airport)
*Mindanao
**Dipolog (Dipolog Airport)
**Cotabato City (Awang Airport)

Fleet

The Asian Spirit fleet consists of the following aircraft (at January 2006):

External links

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