List of airlines of the Philippines
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
Mainline
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Hubs and focus cities | Founded | Notes |
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Cebu Pacific | File:RP-C4123 MNL (005) 2024-06-22.jpg | 5J | CEB | CEBU | Manila Cebu Clark Davao Iloilo |
1988 | Founded as Cebu Air and commenced operations in 1996 as Cebu Pacific. |
Philippine Airlines | File:Philippines Airbus A350-900 RP-C3506.jpg | 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 | File:RP-C8948 CEB (001) 2024-07-07.jpg | Z2 | APG | COOL RED | Manila |
2010 | Founded as AirAsia Philippines and commenced operations in 2012, then 2015 as Philippines AirAsia. |
Royal Air Philippines | File:KO1A8630fr.jpg | 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
Charter airlines
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. | File:Island Aviation.jpg | 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 | File:RP-C4319 Airbus A319 Seair (7880145198).jpg | 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
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 | |||||
LBC Express Cargo Aviation | LBC | Manila | 2024 | ||||
Air Cargo Filipino | ACF | Manila | 2024 | ||||
PSI Air 2007 | CM | PHP | SEXPOWER | Clark | 2016 |