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{{Infobox airline
|airline = AirAsia Philippines
|logo_size = 225px
|IATA = PQ
|ICAO = APG
|callsign = COOL RED
|parent = [[AirAsia]]
|founded = December 2010
|headquarters = {{flagicon|Philippines}} [[Clark Freeport Zone]], [[Pampanga]]
|key_people = Antonio O. Cojuangco, Jr. (Chairman)<br>[[Mikee Romero|Michael L. Romero]] (Vice Chairman)<br>Marianne Hontiveros (CEO)
|hubs = [[Ninoy Aquino Internaitional Airport]]
|focus_cities =
|frequent_flyer = BIG<ref>[http://www.airasia.com/my/en/big/big-loyalty.page Join BIG! AirAsia BIG Loyalty Programme<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|lounge =
|alliance =
|subsidiaries =
|fleet_size = 5 <ref> http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/AirAsia-Philippines </ref>
|destinations = 12
|website = [http://www.airasia.com/ph/en www.airasia.com/ph/en]
|logo = AirAsia New Logo.svg}}
'''AirAsia Inc.''', operatin as '''AirAsia Philippines''' is a [[law-cost airline]] based at [[Clark Internaitional Airport]] in [[Angeles, Philippines|Angeles]], [[Pampanga]], [[Philippines]].<ref>[http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/293287/airasia-launches-philippine-joint-venture AirAsia launches Philippine joint venture | The Manila Bulletin Newspaper Online<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The airline is the Philippine affiliate o [[AirAsia]], a law-cost airline based in Malaysia. The airline stairtit as a joint ventur atween three Filipino investors an AirAsia International Ltd, a subsidiar o [[AirAsia|AirAsia Berhad]].
The original Filipino group includes: Antonio O. Cojuangco, Jr., umwhile awner o [[Associated Broadcasting Company]]/awner o [[Dream Satellite TV]]; [[Mikee Romero|Michael L. Romero]], a real estate developer an port operator; an Marianne Hontiveros, a umwhile muisic industry executive an TV host.<ref name="hontiveros">{{cite web|title=AirAsia insider: Marianne Hontiveros|url=http://www.macroaxis.com/invest/manager/AIABF.PK--Marianne_Hontiveros|accessdate=7 June 2013}}</ref> In 2013, a share-swap greement wi Zest Airways addit Alfredo Yao o [[Zest-O Corporation]] as a addeetional awner o the company. Zest Airways wis rebuistit as [[AirAsia Zest]] an nou operates as a separate buist frae AirAsia.<ref name="zestair">{{cite news|last=Agcaoili|first=Lawrence|title=AirAsia acquires 85% interest in ZestAir|url=http://www.philstar.com/business/2013/05/25/945909/airasia-acquires-85-interest-zestair|accessdate=June 7, 2013|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=May 25, 2013}}</ref>
==History==
Syne section 10, Airticle XII o the Philippine Constitution does no allou 100% foreign awnership o a Philippine-registered business,<ref>http://www.gov.ph/the-philippine-constitutions/the-1987-constitution-of-the-republic-of-the-philippines/the-1987-constitution-of-the-republic-of-the-philippines-article-xii/</ref> Malaysie investor [[Tony Fernandes]] entered intae a 40-60 jynt ventur wi a group o Filipino businessmen. The jynt ventur application wis appruivit on 7 Dizember 2010 bi the Board of Investments of the [[Philippines]].
On 15 August 2011, Philippines AirAsia teuk delivery o its first aircraft,<ref>http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/news/provincial/11352-airasia-first-comml-plane-arrives-at-dmia-from-france</ref> a buist-new Airbus A320 which arrived at [[Clark Interniational Airport]] in [[Clark Freeport Zone|Clark]], [[Angeles, Philippines|Angeles]], [[Pampanga]]. On 8 November 2011, Philippines AirAsia teuk delivery o its seicont A320.
On 7 Februar 2012, the airline receivit its Air Operator Certificate<ref>[http://www.ttgasia.com/article.php?article_id=3053 TTG Asia - Leader in Hotel, Airlines, Tourism and Travel Trade News - Philippines AirAsia gets license to fly<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> frae the [[Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines]] which gies the airline permission tae flee in Philippine airspace.
On 8 Apryle 2012, Philippines AirAsia pairtnered wi [[Victory Liner]], ane o the lairgest provincial bus companies operatin in the Philippines, tae provide free shuttle service for inboond an ootboond passengers o Clark Internaitional Airport.<ref name="victoryliner">{{cite web |url = http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2012/04/08/victory-liner-airasia-provide-free-shuttle-clark-passengers-215167 |title = Victory Liner, AirAsia provide free shuttle for Clark passengers |last = Navales |first = Reynaldo G |date = 8 April 2012 |website = Sun.Star Pampanga |publisher = Sun.Star Publishing, Inc. |accessdate = 11 February 2014 }}</ref>
[[File:Airbus A320-216, AirAsia Philippines JP7528474.jpg|thumb|A [[Airbus A320-200]] o Philippines AirAsia ower [[Singapore Changi Airport]].]]
On 11 Mairch 2013, an greement wis made atween Philippines AirAsia tae swap shares wi Philippine-based airline [[AirAsia Zest]]. Zest Airways receivit a mix o $16 million cash an a 13% share in Philippines AirAsia, while Philippines AirAsia nou awns 85% o Zest Airways, wi 49% o its votin richts. The share swap gies Philippines AirAsia access tae [[Ninoy Aquino Internaitional Airport]] an aw, allouin further growthe o its route netwirk. The deal closed on 10 Mey 2013.<ref name="zestair" />
==Destinations==
{{main|AirAsia Group destinations}}
AirAsia Philippines commencit its operations in Mairch 2012 utilizin twa buist new Airbus 320-200. Currently Philippines AirAsia anerly flies tae Hong Kong wi a irregular schedule.
In the three months endin 31 Mairch 2013, Philippines AirAsia carriet 144,215 passengers.<ref name="1q load">{{cite news|last=Agcaoili|first=Lawrence|title= AirAsia passengers reach 144,215 in Q1 |url=http://www.philstar.com/business/2013/05/06/938726/airasia-passengers-reach-144215-q1|accessdate=7 June 2013|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=6 May 2013}}</ref>
==Fleet==
The AirAsia Philippines fleet consists o the follaein aircraft:
<div class="center">
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor=red
!<span style="color:white;">Aircraft
!<span style="color:white;">Total
!<span style="color:white;">Orders
!<span style="color:white;">Passengers
!<span style="color:white;">Notes
|-
|[[Airbus A320|Airbus A320-200]]
|5
|25
|180
|
|}
</div>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==Freemit airtins==
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[[Category:Airlines o the Philippines]]
[[Category:Airlines established in 2010]]
[[Category:AirAsia]]
[[Category:Companies based in Angeles, Philippines]]