Interisland Airlines

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Interisland Airlines
IATA N/A	ICAO ISN	Callsign TRI-BIRD
Founded		1986 (as Interisland Air Services)
Hubs		Ninoy Aquino International Airport
Fleet size		2
Destinations		3
Parent company		Interisland Resorts & Services, Inc.
Headquarters		Pasay City, Philippines
Key people
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.^[1]

Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 Incidents and accidents 4 Fleet 4.1 Previously operated 5 External links 6 References

[edit] 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).^[1]

[edit] Destinations

Interisland Airlines operates scheduled domestic services to the following destinations (at March 2007)^[1] :

• Manila
• Malay
• Tablas

[edit] Incidents and accidents

^{[citation needed]}

• 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.

[edit] Fleet

As of March 2007 the Interisland Airlines fleet includes^[1] :

• 1 Yakovlev Yak-40

[edit] Previously operated

At August 2006 the airline also operated^[2] :

• 1 Yakovlev Yak-40

[edit] External links

• Interisland Airlines

[edit] References

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