Air Juan

Not to be confused withAir1orAir One.

Air Juan

IATA ICAO Callsign AO — —
Founded	2012(2012)
Commenced operations	2016(2016)
Operating bases	Cebu Manila Puerto Princesa
Fleet size	12
Destinations	3

Air Juan Aviation, Inc.,operating asAir Juan,is a registered scheduled and non-scheduled domestic airline operating in the Philippines with bases inManila,Puerto PrincesaandCebu.It is the first commercial seaplane operator in the Philippines.

Air Juan is also the only airline company that offers flights to and from Manila outside the heavily congestedNinoy Aquino International Airportas all its seaplane flights arrive and depart from the Air Juan Seaplane Terminal located within theCultural Center of the Philippines ComplexinPasay,Metro Manila.Aside from its seaplane operations, the company also has in its fleet helicopters, business jets, and propeller planes for commuter air services in Palawan, Caticlan, and Iloilo.

History

Air Juan started operating private charter services in 2012, and scheduled flight services fromPuerto PrincesatoCuyo Island,Coron,andCaticlanin 2016. Most recently, Air Juan started operating scheduled seaplane services from Manila toPuerto Galera,Subic,Busuanga Bay,andBoracaywithout passing through domestic airports as the aircraft flies its passengers directly to the hotels or resorts.

Closure and revival

Air Juan ceased operations sometime around 2020 as a result of theCOVID-19 pandemic,however there is no info yet on the exact date they closed down.Their website shut down and redirected to another site. During March 2023, however, a Philippine news site reported that Air Juan will resume flights from Mactan to Bantayan sometime around March.It also looks like that they resumed charter operations as shown in a Facebook post dated April 24, 2023.

Expansion

In 2017, Air Juan announced that it is expanding its seaplane operations and will soon offer flights from Manila to Marinduque, Baler, and Balesin Island resort, though it is uncertain whether it will be a regularly scheduled flight or just through charters. Its Palawan operations have expanded to include Iloilo and Caticlan services from Cuyo Island. In June 2017, Air Juan started operating land planes out of Mactan–Cebu International Airport offering services to Tagbilaran City of Bohol, Siquijor, Biliran, Maasin, Sipalay, and Bantayan Island. In March 2018, Air Juan began commercial flights between Cebu City and Catbalogan City, Samar's capital.

Cebu

In Cebu, the seaplane base has been set up within Pond F ofSRP(South Road Properties).

At the start of 2018, the seaplane service starts operating from Cebu.

Fleet

Air Juan is the first Philippine carrier to operate a multi-aircraft system as well asseaplanesthat allows the airline to offer a wide range of services from business to commuter purposes. The airline operates the following aircraft as of 2017:

Fixed wing aircraft:

Cessna Grand Caravan

• EX
• Amphibian

  

  Air Juan Cessna Grand Caravan Amphibian

Helicopters:

• Bell 429
• Bell 407

Sources

• Manila Bulletin, Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat (6 February 2017)."Seaplanes operator aggressively connecting the islands".Archivedfrom the original on 21 January 2018.
• MyCebu.ph, Marlen Limpag (21 January 2018)."Air Juan to start flights soon from seaplane terminal in SRP, Cebu City".
• Philippines Magazine (21 January 2018)."Air Juan opens SRP terminal for seaplace services".Archived fromthe originalon 21 January 2018.Retrieved27 January2018.
• The Freeman, Jean Marvette A. Demecillo (30 May 2017)."Building of seaplane dock in SRP to begin soon".Archivedfrom the original on 12 June 2017.
• The Freeman, Jean Marvette A. Demecillo (21 January 2018)."Seaplane service at SRP starts operation".The Philippine STAR.Archivedfrom the original on 21 January 2018.

External links

• Official websiteArchived2014-03-08 at theWayback Machine
• IATA code search