Interisland Airlines

Infobox Airline
airline=Interisland Airlines
logo=Interisland_Airlines_Logo.gif
logo_size=250
fleet_size=2
destinations=3
IATA=N/A
ICAO=ISN
callsign=TRI-BIRD
parent =Interisland Resorts & Services, Inc.
founded=1986 (as Interisland Air Services)
headquarters=Pasay City, Philippines
key_people=
hubs=Ninoy Aquino International Airport
frequent_flyer=
lounge=
alliance=
website= http://www.interislandairlines.com

Interisland Airlines is an airline based in Pasay City, Manila, the Philippines. It operates domestic scheduled services and passenger and cargo domestic and international charter services. Its main base is Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila.cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | pages= 93-94 | date= 2007-04-03]

History

The airline began operating as an air taxi company, Interisland Air Services, in 1986. In 2004 it acquired two 36-seater Yakovlev Yak-40 aircraft and in December 2004 started operations as Interisland Airlines. It is owned by Consuelo Helgen (President), Gloria Belen, Luc Helgen (Chairman), Lydia Dizon (Chief Financial Officer) and Marcelo Pervera and has 36 employees (at March 2007).

Destinations

Interisland Airlines operates scheduled domestic services to the following destinations (at March 2007) :
*Manila
*Malay
*Tablas

Incidents and accidents

*On 2 November 2006, Interisland Airlines Flight 213, a Yakovlev Yak-40 travelling from Malay to Manila, a few minutes before taking off from Godofredo P. Ramos Airport the tire of the front landing gear of the plane burst while taxing on the runway. The only runway of the airport was closed for about 2 hours due to the incident, flights that were going to land were instructed to divert to the nearby Kalibo Airport, and departing flights were delayed. After about 2 hours the tires of the front landing gear of the plane were replaced with new ones and Flight 213 arrived Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila safely.

Fleet

As of March 2007 the Interisland Airlines fleet includes :
*1 Yakovlev Yak-40

Previously operated

At August 2006 the airline also operated [Flight International, 3-9 October 2006] :
*1 Yakovlev Yak-40

External links

* [http://www.interislandairlines.com Interisland Airlines]

References