South East Asian Airlines

Infobox Airline
airline=South East Asian Airlines

logo_size=150
fleet_size= 11 (+2)
destinations=23
IATA=DG
ICAO=SRQ
callsign=SEAIR
parent =SEAIR, Inc.
founded = 1993
headquarters=
key_people=Capt. Iren Dornier (Chairman)
hubs=

*Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Manila)
*Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (Malay)

focus_cities=

*Mactan-Cebu International Airport
*Zamboanga International Airport

frequent_flyer=
lounge=
alliance=
website= http://www.flyseair.com

South East Asian Airlines (SEAIR) is an airline based in Pampanga, the Philippines. It operates domestic services and its main bases are Mactan-Cebu International Airport and Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila, with hubs at Godofredo P. Ramos Airport, Malay, Aklan, Puerto Princesa Airport and Zamboanga International Airport Flight International 12-18 April 2005] . Despite its name, its focus is to serve remote destinations throughout the Philippines.

History

The airline was established in 1995 and started operations in August 1995. It received its first registration with the SEC on 25 March 1995 mainly to operate aircraft leasing, chartering and domestic scheduled flights. In May 1995 the airline was registered with the Clark Special Economic Zone to operate services in the Clark-Manila-Subic area and to tourist destinations throughout the Luzon and Visayas regions. It has had continual route expansion and opened a hub in Zamboanga City in 2002. Seair is owned by local investors 60%, Nikos Gitsis (10%) and Iren Dornier (30%) . Iren Dornier is a German pilot and entrepreneur, the grandson of German flying pioneer Claudius Dornier. [ [http://www.do-24.com/ "DO-24TT World Tour"] ]

On 29 September 2006, a deal was announced in which Singapore-based Tiger Airways will enter a commercial and operational tie-up with SEAIR from February 2007, involving the leasing of two planes in Tiger Airways colours to SEAIR and operated on the latter's routes from Pampanga to Singapore, Cebu, Davao, and Macau. Tiger Airways will give up one flight per day on the Pampanga-Singapore route and all flights between Macau and Pampanga to SEAIR. In return, all four flights operated using Tiger Airways' planes but with SEAIR's pilots and crew will be marketed via its website. The deal does not include shareholding transactions. [ [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/233181/1/.html Channel News Asia] ]

On March, 2008, SEAIR competitor, Asian Spirit was sold for around 1 Billion Philippine Peso's [ [http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storyPage.aspx?storyId=113440 "Asian Spirit sold for around P1B"] ] . Juice king (owner of Zest-o juices) and banker Alfredo M. Yao completed the takeover of flag carrier Asian Spirit Inc. (ASI), and has shown interest in a merger with SEAIR, where Asian Spirit and SEAIR merge operations under one company and one airline. [ [http://www.gmanews.tv/story/89231/SEAIR-Asian-Spirit-merger-looms-streamlining-eyed "SEAIR, Asian Spirit merger looms"] ] The New Owners of Asian Spirit, famous for its beverage products under the Zesto group, is apparently eyeing for a majority 60 percent stake in SeaAir. [ [http://www.eturbonews.com/937/yao-group-acquire-asian-spirit "Yao Group to acquire Asian Spirit"] ]

Destinations

Fleet

As of June 2008 SEAIR's fleet includes the following aircraft [ [http://www.flyseair.com/ourfleet SEAIR - South East Asian Airlines - Fleet] ] :

External links

* [http://www.flyseair.com South East Asian Airlines]
* [http://www.seair-inflight.com South East Asian Airlines In-Flight Magazine]

References