Royal Air Philippines
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Founded | August 22, 2002 (as Royal Air Charter Service) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | December 14, 2018 (as Royal Air Philippines) | ||||||
Parent company | Royal Air Charter Service, Inc. (RACSI) | ||||||
Headquarters | L1-0008AA Ground Level Landside, Clark International Airport Terminal 2, Clark Freeport Zone, Philippines Satellite Office: Unit 707-5 Columbia Complex Bldg., Ninoy Aquino Ave., Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines | ||||||
Website | www |
Royal Air Charter Service, Inc., operating as Royal Air Philippines, is a Philippine-registered
The airline currently operates a fleet of an
.History
Royal Air Charter Service began its operations on August 22, 2002, as a charter airline. The airline began increasing its chartered domestic and international flights after it was granted the right to provide chartered air services through a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) issued by the
On July 26, 2018, the CAB gave the airline the authority to operate as a commercial scheduled domestic and international flights. By September 2018, the company announced that it would commence daily domestic commercial operations from
On August 18, 2019, the airline began operating twice a week chartered flights between Macau,
On January 6, 2020, the airline added its first
In June 2023, all Royal Air Philippines Domestic flights transferred from Terminal 4 to Terminal 2 and all Royal Air Philippines International flights transferred to Terminal 1 of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) as part of the Schedule and Terminal Assignment Rationalization (STAR) Program of the Manila International Airport Authority.
Features and amenities
Royal Air Philippines passengers currently receive 10 kg (22 lb) free check-in allowance on top of the 7 kg (15 lb) allowance on hand-carry items.
Destinations
As of December 2023[update], Royal Air Philippines serves the following destinations:[19]
Fleet
As of July 2022, the Royal Air Philippines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[24]
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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Airbus A319-100
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2 | — | 156 | |
Airbus A320-200
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2 | — | 180 | |
Total | 4 | — |
References
- ^ "ACTIVE/CURRENT AOC HOLDERS" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. May 30, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ Talavera, Catherine (July 29, 2018). "DOT partners with Royal Air for more China flights". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ De Vera, Analou (July 28, 2018). "DOT working with Royal Air Charter Service for Macau-Subic chartered flights". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ "Royal Air eyes Macau-Subic flights". Philippine News Agency. July 27, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ Manabat, Ashley (September 21, 2018). "Royal Air to mount 5 domestic destinations via Clark airport". BusinessMirror. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ Roque, Nika Roque (December 21, 2018). "Experience 'royal' service in the skies". The Manila Times. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ Valdez, Denise (July 30, 2019). "Royal Air Philippines seeks to expand charter service". BusinessWorld. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ Lumawag, Reuel John (May 21, 2019). "Royal Air eyes daily Cebu-DVO flights". Sunstar Davao. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ Mellejor, Lilian (May 20, 2019). "Home-grown Royal Air launches Cebu-Davao route". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ ABS-CBN News. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ Visperas, Eva (August 20, 2019). "Cagayan airport starts international flights". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ Yparraguirre, Liwayway (August 19, 2019). "Northern Cagayan airport starts commercial flights". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ Arevalo, Rica; Lazaro, Freddie; and Basa-Inigo, Liezel (August 19, 2019). "Cagayan airport gets first direct international flight". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "All flights from Macau to Lallo, Cagayan suspended". Manila Standard. January 31, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Philippines stops accepting flights from Wuhan, origin of new coronavirus". CNN Philippines. January 23, 2020. Archived from the original on January 23, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Royal Air Philippines adds first A320-200". www.ch-aviation.com. January 1, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Royal Air brings the Next Generation of In-Flight Entertainment to travelers". Manila Standard. May 20, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Royal Air Philippines selects Sabre as its preferred distribution partner to drive growth and power increased agency sales". www.sabre.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Destinations".
- ^ a b "Royalair Philippines 1Q24 Borocay - China charter network expansion". aeroroutes.com. January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ a b "ROYAL AIR PHILIPPINES REVISES SCHEDULED SERVICE RESUMPTION IN JULY 2022". AeroRoutes. June 17, 2022.
- ^ "ROYALAIR PHILIPPINES NS23 JEJU OPERATIONS". AeroRoutes. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "ROYAL AIR PHILIPPINES REVISES TAIPEI 1Q23 OPERATIONS". AeroRoutes. December 15, 2022.
- ^ "Royal Air Philippines Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
External links
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