“ Air Philippines: Budget Carrier
That Delivers “

“Fine Pick For Affordable Flights
In The Philippines”

Air Philippines is an outstanding budget carrier that delivers your simple-to-elegant air travel needs. Its flights to and from Manila are mostly domestic. It has two international routes as of yet.

It was incorporated in 1995. The Lucio Tan Group took over management of the Company in 1999. It is now known as Airphil Express.

It is a sister company of Philippine Airlines. It serves 26 domestic routes with low fare flights. It has 2 international routes as of yet… Singapore and Hong Kong.

Their website is http://www.airphilexpress.com/.

Young Fleet

You can avail of the airline’s young, reliable fleet for your travel Manila plan. Currently, it has 8 Airbus A320, 3 Q300s and 5 Q400. It has ordered 20 more A320s.

Marketing Strategy

To secure its niche in the budget airline market, this airline offers compelling value propositions you can take. One is the free 15-kilo check-in luggage allowance in addition to the standard 7-kilo hand-carry baggage practiced by budget carriers.

So far, it is the only budget carrier in Asia pushing the 15 kg free baggage allowance. It has received so much passenger appreciation even if it was merely taken for granted at the start.

The airline also provides Web check-in, travel insurance, seat selector, and pre-paid baggage services.

Another very benefit it offers is a 20% airfare discount for bonafide students.

It also offers a loyalty program called APX Rewards for its loyal travelers. It means you can receive a free ticket after you have logged 10 trips with them.

It also aims to make travelers choose airlines as their top choice to reach quick their domestic destinations by lowering their fares at the level of buses’ or ships’.

They’ve done it already. Their Manila-Legazpi and Manila-Bohol routes have now cheaper fares than riding a bus or boat on the same routes. Other routes will soon have it too.

Here’s a shot of one of its Airbus A320s…

Source: Wikipedia

Here’s a shot of one of its Boeing 737s…

Source: wowlegazpi.com | Google Images

And another in Puerto Princesa…

Source: Wikipedia

Here’s an interior angle of its Airphil Boeing 737…

Source: jetphotos.net | Google Images

In closing…

Air Philippines is an outstanding budget carrier that delivers your simple-to-elegant air travel needs. Its flights to and from Manila are mostly domestic… it has yet two international routes. It can provide you cheap flights in-country during your visit Philippines stay.

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