List of airlines of the Philippines
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The list of airlines in the Philippines refers to the list of registered airlines from the Philippines. Air transportation in the Philippines goes back to the early days of aviation prior to World War II, during the American colonial period of the Philippines. Currently, the Philippines has several registered airline companies, but they are mostly chartered. There are two main domestic airline groups doing business as Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific, with AirAsia Philippines competing on some international routes. The domestic market is dominated by the Cebu Pacific group which has a 53% market share, followed by the Philippine Airlines group which has 31%, followed by AirAsia, having a 16% share.
This list of airlines enumerates local airlines in the Philippines which have a current air operator's certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Authority.
Note: Destinations in bold indicate primary hubs, those in italic indicate secondary hubs, while those with regular font indicate focus cities.
Scheduled airlines
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[edit]Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Hubs and focus cities | Founded | Notes |
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Cebu Pacific | ![]() |
5J | CEB | CEBU | Manila Cebu Clark Davao Iloilo |
1988 | Founded as Cebu Air and commenced operations in 1996 as Cebu Pacific. |
Philippine Airlines | ![]() |
PR | PAL | PHILIPPINE | Manila Cebu Clark Davao Kalibo |
1930 | Founded as Philippine Aerial Taxi Company and commenced operations in 1941 as Philippine Air Lines, then 1970 as Philippine Airlines. |
Philippines AirAsia | ![]() |
Z2 | APG | COOL RED | Manila Cebu |
2010 | Founded as AirAsia Philippines and commenced operations in 2012, then 2015 as Philippines AirAsia. |
Royal Air Philippines | ![]() |
RW | RYL | DOUBLE GOLD | Clark | 2002 | Founded as Royal Air Charter Service in 2002 and started regular scheduled services as Royal Air Philippines under new management since July 2017. |
Regional
[edit]Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Hubs and focus cities | Founded | Notes |
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Air Juan | AO | AIR JUAN | Puerto Princesa | 2012 | The First ever Seaplane Airline. | ||
AirSWIFT | ![]() |
T6 | ATX | AIRSWIFT | Manila El Nido |
2002 | Founded as Island Transvoyager. |
Alphaland Aviation | ![]() |
BIC | BALESIN | Clark Manila |
2015 | ||
Bangsamoro Airways | Cotabato | 2024 | |||||
Cebgo | ![]() |
DG | SRQ | BLUE JAY | Cebu Manila |
1995 | Founded as South East Asian Airlines. Operates as Cebu Pacific. |
PAL Express | ![]() |
2P | GAP | AIRPHIL | Manila Cebu Clark Davao Zamboanga |
1995 | Founded as Air Philippines and commenced operations in 1996. Operates as Philippine Airlines. |
SkyJet Airlines | ![]() |
M8 | MSJ | MAGNUM AIR | Manila | 2005 | Commenced operations in 2012. |
Sky Pasada | ![]() |
SP | WCC | SKY PASADA | Manila | 2010 | |
Sunlight Air | ![]() |
ST | SEA | BLUE HUMAN | Manila | 2020 |
Charter airlines
[edit]Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Hubs and focus cities | Founded | Notes |
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Air Link International Airways | Manila | 1983 | |||||
Asian Aerospace Corporation | Manila | 1996 | |||||
Cyclone Airways | Cauayan | 1996 | |||||
INAEC | Manila | 1993 | |||||
Island Aviation Inc. | ![]() |
SOY | SORIANO | Manila | 2003 | ||
Lionair | Manila | 2011 | |||||
Northsky Air | Tuguegarao | 2010 | |||||
Pacificair | GX | PFR | Manila | 1947 | |||
Pacific Global One Aviation Company, Inc. | Manila | 2011 | |||||
Platinum Skies Aviation | Manila | 2017 | |||||
PhilJets Aero Services Inc. | Manila | 2012 | |||||
SEAir International | ![]() |
XO | SGD | AIR BLUE | Clark Manila |
2012 | Founded as a spin out from South East Asian Airlines. Now called SEAir International and operates as Charter and Cargo Airline. |
Subic Seaplane | Subic |
Cargo airlines
[edit]Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Hubs and focus cities | Founded | Notes |
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MET Express Air Corp. | MX | AMM | Clark | 2021 | |||
2GO | PR | BOI | ABAIR | Manila | 1988 | ||
Aero Bleu Airways | Manila | 2021 | |||||
PSI Air 2007 | CM | PHP | SEXPOWER | Clark | 2016 |