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21-661: The Philippine Patriots , known as the AirAsia Philippine Patriots from 2010 to 2012 due to sponsorship reasons with Philippines AirAsia , were a professional basketball team that played in the ASEAN Basketball League . It was the first team from the Philippines to play in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) and one of the teams that played in the inaugural season of the ABL. The team

42-464: A base in Cagayan de Oro . On 1 July 2019, Philippines AirAsia launched its first flights to Japan, starting with Osaka . On 27 October, it started flying to Bacolod — another former AirAsia Zest destination — and was one of the highlights of that year's MassKara Festival . The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected Philippines AirAsia's business. Plans for Philippines AirAsia to debut in

63-600: A fleet shortage, flights to General Santos ended in 2022, while flights to Dumaguete and Zamboanga ended in 2023. On 1 July 2023, Philippines AirAsia transferred its domestic operations at Ninoy Aquino International Airport from the highly congested Terminal 4 to the larger Terminal 2. Although its international flights remained at Terminal 3, it requested to the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) to transfer its international flights to Terminal 1 for operational efficiency. This

84-703: A mix of $ 16 million cash and a 13% share in AirAsia Philippines, while AirAsia Philippines now owns 85% of Zest Airways, with 49% of its voting rights. The deal closed on 10 May 2013, and Zest Airways was rebranded AirAsia Zest . The agreement also gave AirAsia Philippines access to Ninoy Aquino International Airport , allowing further growth of its route network. By October 2013, AirAsia Philippines closed its Clark base to reduce further losses, and moved its operations to NAIA, initially at Terminal 4. It later moved its international flights to Terminal 3 by 2014. After two years of operating under separate brands,

105-566: A real estate developer and port operator, and Marianne Hontiveros, a former music industry executive and TV host. The remaining 40% is owned by AirAsia Investments Ltd. (later AirAsia Aviation Limited) of Malaysia. The Public Service Act of the Philippines, prior to its amendment in 2022, only allowed a foreign direct investment of up to 40% in Philippine-registered airlines. In June 2019, Romero's F&S Holdings bought

126-616: A subsidiary of AirAsia Berhad . AirAsia Philippines was formally launched on 16 December 2010. On 15 August 2011, AirAsia Philippines took delivery of its first brand-new Airbus A320 aircraft. The airline planned to start operations by 2011 but was delayed due to the long duration of processing the new requirements instituted in 2008. On 7 February 2012, the airline received its air operator's certificate (AOC). The airline commenced operations on 28 March by launching flights from its base at Clark International Airport to Kalibo and Davao City . It partnered with Victory Liner , one of

147-601: The Philippine Statistics Authority , the municipality has a land area of 66.01 square kilometers (25.49 sq mi)   constituting 3.62% of the 1,821.42-square-kilometer (703.25 sq mi) total area of Aklan. Malay is politically subdivided into 17 barangays . Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios . There are 3 barangays (Balabag, Manoc-Manoc, and Yapak) of which situated within Boracay Island, while

168-996: The Philippine Stock Exchange within 2020 was deferred in March, with the airline management deciding to focus on expanding its domestic operations after a government ban on China and South Korea in response to the worsening health situation threatened 30% of the airlines' revenue. It also retrenched 624 employees due to the pandemic. Flights to General Santos and Zamboanga City — which were originally set to launch in March — began in October. As travel restrictions eased in 2022, Philippines AirAsia started to rebuild its network by adding more flights, launching flights to Dumaguete and Roxas City , and resuming most international flights starting 27 May 2022. In February 2023, it launched daily flights to Tokyo , and resumed flights to Guangzhou , Shenzhen , and Macau . Amid

189-725: The "AirAsia" name was added to the team after Romero and Cojuangco became investors in Philippines AirAsia airline. On July 30, 2012, Romero purchased the Powerade Tigers Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) franchise to be rechristened as the GlobalPort Batang Pier . Romero opted to focus on his new PBA team and the Patriots did not return for the 2013 ABL season . Players that played first for

210-553: The 950-meter (3,120 ft) runway. The runway was extended to 1,800 meters (5,900 ft) in 2016, allowing bigger aircraft like the Airbus A320 to land at the airport. The Caticlan Jetty Port, one of the ports along the Strong Republic Nautical Highway , serves as a gateway to Boracay island, Roxas, Oriental Mindoro , and Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro The Tabon port is not used a lot but it

231-690: The Patriots before playing in the PBA: Patriots with prior PBA experience: Philippines AirAsia Philippines AirAsia, Inc. is a Philippine low-cost airline based at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay , Metro Manila . The airline is the Philippine affiliate of the Malaysian AirAsia . The airline started as a joint venture among three Filipino investors and AirAsia Investments Ltd. (later AirAsia Aviation Limited),

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252-631: The RedPoint office at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay , Metro Manila . RedPoint has been the airline's headquarters since October 2019; the airline was previously headquartered at the Salem Complex near NAIA Terminal 4. The airline is a joint venture between three Filipino businessmen and AirAsia. 60% of the airline is owned by Filipino investors Antonio O. Cojuangco, Jr., former owner of Associated Broadcasting Company and owner of Dream Satellite TV , Michael L. Romero ,

273-604: The Region and the richest municipality of Aklan in terms of income and annual budget. The tourism industry of Boracay became the catalyst of its economic growth that brought many investors to come and helped transform the municipality into a cosmopolitan area. As of 2016 , there are ten (10) banks in the municipality of Malay operated by six (6) commercial banking corporations. Malay has one airport, officially named Godofredo P. Ramos Airport but more popularly known as Caticlan Airport . Only small aircraft were allowed to land on

294-604: The following destinations: As of November 2024 , Philippines AirAsia operates the following aircraft: Caticlan The municipality of Malay was created on June 15, 1949, through Republic Act No. 381 and the help of Claro Tumaob, out of various portions of the municipality of Buruanga , then part of Capiz . It included the following barangays: Malay ( poblacion , seat of local government), Dumlog, Cabulihan, Balusbos, Nabaoy, Cubay Norte, Cubay Sur, Cogon, Argao, Sambiray, Caticlan, Manoc-Manoc, Balabag, Yapak, Motag, Napaan, and Naasog. On April 25, 1956, Malay became part of

315-498: The largest provincial bus companies operating in the Philippines, to provide free shuttle service for inbound and outbound passengers of Clark International Airport. Within that year, in addition to its first two destinations, AirAsia Philippines launched flights to Puerto Princesa , Kuala Lumpur , Hong Kong , Singapore , and Taipei . On 11 March 2013, an agreement was made between AirAsia Philippines to swap shares with Philippine-based airline Zest Airways . Zest Airways received

336-593: The newly created province of Aklan , along with several other towns of Capiz. It was hit severely by typhoon Seniang on December 9–10, 2006, with much destruction and damage of homes and infrastructure. Malay is located at 11°53′59″N 121°54′34″E  /  11.8997°N 121.9094°E  / 11.8997; 121.9094 . It is 72 kilometers (45 mi) west of the provincial capital Kalibo , 230 kilometers (140 mi) from Iloilo City , 158 kilometres (98 mi) from Roxas City , and 168 kilometers (104 mi) from San Jose de Buenavista . According to

357-405: The rest are in mainland Malay . In the 2020 census, Malay had a population of 60,077. The population density was 910 inhabitants per square kilometer (2,400/sq mi). Poverty incidence of Malay Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Because of its robust tourism industry, the municipality is now considered as having the strongest economy in all the municipalities in

378-417: The shares owned by Alfredo Yao and Hontiveros, thus becoming the new majority shareholder in the company. Four months later, Romero acquired Cojuangco's shares, becoming the sole local owner (and parent company ) of the airline. In June 2023, F&S Holdings sold all of its shares to AA Com Travel Philippines for an undisclosed amount. As of November 2024 , Philippines AirAsia flies (or has flown) to

399-702: The two airlines merged to a single AOC in September 2015, with the AirAsia Zest brand being retired in December. It continued its domestic and international expansion; in March 2017, the airline launched flights to Caticlan — the closest airport to Boracay , and reopened its Clark base. In October 2017, it began flying to Iloilo — a destination once served by AirAsia Zest, and started flying to Ho Chi Minh City in November. The following year, it opened

420-790: Was co-owned by Michael "Mikee" Romero and businessman Antonio O. Cojuangco, Jr. The Patriots played their home games at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig . During its first season, some games were held at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan . Both are located in Metro Manila . The Patriots were the first ABL champions, winning the 2010 ABL playoffs (playing as the Philippine Patriots). Shortly after,

441-399: Was rejected by MIAA due to space limitations, given that flag carrier Philippine Airlines have predominantly occupied the terminal with no space for AirAsia to fit in. In 2024, Philippines AirAsia terminated all flights to China due to weak demand amid geopolitical tensions ; it opted instead to focus on destinations with high demand, like Japan. Philippines AirAsia is headquartered at

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