Air Asia Philippines has been recognized as among the top 20 safest low-cost airlines in the world for 2023.
Airlineratings.com, an international aviation rating organization, also gave the airline a perfect 7 out of 7 rating for both travel safety and COVID-19 compliance.
Air Asia bested other local and international low-cost airlines in terms of incident records over the past two years, positive results of audits conducted by the governing body of aviation, and fleet age.
“In Air Asia, we live and breathe safety. From the challenges brought by the pandemic to the most recent incident impairing the country’s communications and navigation facilities, our Allstar employees have demonstrated professionalism, tenacity, and resilience,” said Air Asia chief executive officer Ricky Isla.
“This recognition from Airlineratings.com is both a reminder and a motivation for all of us to raise the bar even more in the service of all our dear guests,” he added.
Isla said the airline is already on its way to a strong recovery, opening the new year with an overall load factor of 75 percent which was achieved in the first 10 days of January. He added Caticlan (Boracay)
topped the list of most booked domestic destinations with an 85 percent load factor, followed by Tacloban (75 percent), and Cebu (70 percent).
Incheon, South Korea, on the other hand, still is the most preferred international destination among Filipino travelers, with its flight originating from Cebu and Manila achieving a 97 percent and 95 percent load factor respectively.
Osaka, Japan, another preferred travel destination, is now at 75 percent load factor. Off to a strong Q1, AirAsia is also set to open its Tokyo (via Narita International Airport) route next month.
To entice travelers, Air Asia is offering a 71-peso one-way base fare to domestic and international destinations such as Osaka, Tokyo, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Incheon. Travelers can book their flights until Jan. 15, 2023 for the travel period Jan. 9 to July 31, 2023.
With most international destinations now open for travelers, the low-cost airline urged its guests to be at the airport at least four hours before their scheduled departure to allow smooth processing of documentary procedures.