Aero Majestic Airways, Inc. is a

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passenger airline, air charter operator and aircraft maintenance provider based at

Zamboanga International Airport Zamboanga International Airport (Chavacano: ''Aeropuerto Internacional de Zamboanga''; fil, Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Zamboanga; ) is the main airport serving Zamboanga City in the Philippines. Located on a site in Barangay Canelar, Zamboanga C ...

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. It is the only

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-based commercial airline operating in the Philippines.

History

Aero Majestic Airways, Inc., was founded in February 2010, offering chartered and cargo flights between Zamboanga City and the cities of

Cagayan de Oro Cagayan ( ), officially the Province of Cagayan ( ilo, Probinsia ti Cagayan; ibg, Provinsiya na Cagayan; itv, Provinsiya ya Cagayan; fil, Lalawigan ng Cagayan), is a province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region, covering ...

and

Dipolog Dipolog, officially the City of Dipolog ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Dipolog; Subanen: ''Gembagel G'benwa Dipuleg/Bagbenwa Dipuleg''; Chavacano: ''Ciudad de Dipolog''; fil, Lungsod ng Dipolog), is a 3rd class component city and capital of the province o ...

. The airline operates as single

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aircraft from its hub at Zamboanga International Airport. The inaugural flight took place on 19 September 2011, from Zamboanga City to

Lumbia Airport Lumbia Airfield , formerly known as Lumbia Airport and Cagayan de Oro Airport, is an air base and was the main airport that served the general areas of Cagayan de Oro and Northern Mindanao, in the province of Misamis Oriental in the Philippines. ...

in Cagayan de Oro. On 27 September 2011, the airline began chartered flights from Zamboanga to Dipolog and announced plans to offer flights to

Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur Pagadian, officially the City of Pagadian ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Pagadian; fil, Lungsod ng Pagadian; Maguindanaon: ''Kuta nu Pagadian'', Jawi: كوتا نو ڤاڬاديان; Iranun: ''Bandar a Pagadian'', بندر ا ڤاڬاديان; Chavacano: ...

;

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; and

Bongao, Tawi-Tawi Bongao, officially the Municipality of Bongao, is a 2nd class municipality and capital of the province of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 116,118 people. History Evidence of human presence in Bong ...

. On 19 February 2012, the airline's director and vice president, Capt. Raheel Mohamed Ali Shaikh, was shot dead by unidentified men in motorcycles in

Parañaque Parañaque, officially the City of Parañaque ( fil, Lungsod ng Parañaque, ), is a first class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to t ...

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Destinations

Ninoy Aquino International Airport Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA , ; fil, Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Ninoy Aquino or ''Pandaigdigang Paliparan ng Ninoy Aquino''; ), originally known and still commonly referred to as Manila International Airport (MIA), is the main ...

(hub) *

Fleet

As of January 2012, Aero Majestic Airways fleet includes the following aircraft:

References

{{Airlines of the Philippines Airlines of the Philippines Charter airlines Companies based in Parañaque Airlines established in 2010 Philippine companies established in 2010