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Founded | July 22, 2019 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | December 17, 2020 | ||||||
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Fleet size | 3[1] | ||||||
Destinations | 9 | ||||||
Parent company | Sunlight Express Airways Corp. | ||||||
Headquarters | 10F Ri-Rance Corporate Center 1, Blk 2 Lot 16, Aseana City, Parañaque, Philippines[2] | ||||||
Key people | Ryna Brito-Garcia (CEO)[3] | ||||||
Website | www |
Sunlight Express Airways, operating as Sunlight Air, is a boutique airline in the Philippines based in Clark, Pampanga. It operates flights from its hub in Clark to Busuanga, Puerto Princesa, Caticlan, Panglao, Siargao, and Cebu using its fleet of three ATR 72-500s.
Sunlight Air was established on July 22, 2019, as a chartered airline. It began operations on December 17, 2020, with an inaugural flight from Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila to Busuanga in Palawan. The airline promotes itself using the tagline, "Bringing Warmth to the Skies!".[4][5][6]
The airline currently operates a fleet of three ATR 72-500s and provides domestic non-scheduled airline services from its hub in Clark, Pampanga to Busuanga and Puerto Princesa in Palawan, Boracay in Caticlan, Siargao in Surigao del Norte, Panglao in Bohol, and Cebu City.[4][5][6] The airline is linked to Sunlight Hotels and Resorts group, which owns upper and mid-range hotels on Palawan and Busuanga Island in the western Philippines and offers travel packages inclusive of flights and accommodations to and from Sunlight Ecotourism Island Resort in Culion, Palawan.[3]
As of February 2024[update], Sunlight Air offers flights to the following destinations in the Philippines:
City | Airport | Notes | Reference |
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Bacolod | Bacolod–Silay Airport | Cargo | |
Busuanga | Francisco B. Reyes Airport | ||
Camiguin | Camiguin Airport | Ends March 31, 2024 | [7] |
Cagayan de Oro | Laguindingan Airport | Begins July 2, 2024 | [8] |
Caticlan | Godofredo P. Ramos Airport | ||
Cebu | Mactan–Cebu International Airport | Base Begins April 1, 2024 |
[8] |
Clark | Clark International Airport | Base Resumes April 1, 2024 |
[7] |
Iloilo | Iloilo International Airport | Begins July 1, 2024 | [8] |
Manila | Ninoy Aquino International Airport | Base | |
Naga | Naga Airport | [9] | |
Puerto Princesa | Puerto Princesa International Airport | ||
San Vincente | San Vicente Airport | ||
Siargao | Sayak Airport | [10] |
As of December 2020, Sunlight Air operates the following aircraft:[1]
Aircraft | Total | Orders | Notes |
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ATR 72-500 | 3 | ex-Bangkok Airways[3] | |
Total | 3 | - |