AirAsia Zest Opens Boracay Island Transfer Service in partnership with Southwest Tours (Boracay) Inc.

AirAsia Zest passengers bound for Boracay Island from Kalibo International Airport may now enjoy affordable, convenient and seamless connection through Island Transfer Service of AirAsia Zest in partnership with Southwest Tours (Boracay) Incorporated. The new service provides exclusive land and ferry transfers for AirAsia Zest passengers arriving at Kalibo International Airport directly to their hotel without the hassles of long queues and irregular public transits.

Boracay Island Transfer Service is now available on board AirAsia Zest flights between Manila and Kalibo for only P520 one way, per person. Upon arrival to the airport, an air-conditioned bus will bring passengers to Caticlan Jettyport so they may embark on a ferry ride to the island where a vehicle is ready to bring them to their respective hotels located in stations one, two and three only. Additional charges, however, shall apply for hotels located outside these stations.

Joy Caneba, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of AirAsia Zest said, “Planning a trip to Boracay via AirAsia Zest is now easier and enjoyable. As soon as our guests hop off from the comfort of our Airbus A320s at the airport they would be able to reach their hotel’s front door with ease via comfortable buses and modern fast crafts of our most trusted local one-stop transportation partner, Southwest Tours.”

Cedric Sazon, President of Southwest Tours (Boracay) Incorporated remarked, “Our partnership with AirAsia Zest is part of our continued effort to promote Boracay as a world-class destination, through the airline’s vast regional network, more and more tourists especially those from China, South Korea and Malaysia will now have an easy and hassle-free access to the island.”

AirAsia, the world’s best low cost airline recently announced it will start direct flights connecting Kuala Lumpur to Kalibo, Philippines on 18th April 2014 with new 4x weekly route every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

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AirAsia Zest has the most number of flights to and from Kalibo International Airport, the gateway to Boracay, with flights from Manila, South Korea and China. The airline also serves domestic destinations of Puerto Princesa (Palawan), Cebu, Davao, Tacloban and Tagbilaran in the Philippines with international points in Asia including China and South Korea from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), Manila and Cebu.

Find out more about AirAsia Zest’s exciting destinations and promo fare announcements via Facebook (facebook.com/airasiaphilippines) and Twitter (twitter.com/airasiaph).

Flight Schedule for Kuala Lumpur – Kalibo (Commencing on April 18, 2014):

Route Flight No ETD ETA Frequency

Kuala Lumpur– Kalibo AK 608 1040hrs 1435hrs Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun

Kalibo – Kuala Lumpur AK 609 1505hrs 1850hrs Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun

AirAsia Zest is a low cost carrier based in the Philippines that flies hand in hand with AirAsia, voted the World’s Best Low Cost Carrier for five consecutive years. It serves domestic destinations of Kalibo (Boracay), Puerto Princesa (Palawan), Cebu, Davao, Tacloban and Tagbilaran in the Philippines with international points in Asia including China and South Korea from its hub in Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), Manila.

Philippines AirAsia holds 49 per cent stake in AirAsia Zest after signing an agreement with Ambassador Alfredo M. Yao, prominent businessman and owner of Zest Airways Inc., in March 2013. AirAsia Zest currently operates a fleet of 13 aircraft.

About Southwest Tours Incorporated (STBI)

STBI was incorporated in 1991. It was registered and license by the LTFRB to operate from Kalibo to any points of Panay.

STBI is accredited by the Department of Tourism. Recognized as the pioneer in the tourist transport services in Aklan and Boracay, Southwest Tours (Boracay), Inc. (STBI) offers multi-modal transportation and consider it as its core business in a tourism oriented landscape to adopt efficiency of seamless transfer approach. Driven by passion, STBI endeavors to bring affordable and good quality transfer services with innovative and highly efficient features to all customers at competitive prices.

About the AirAsia Group

AirAsia, the leading and largest low-cost carrier in Asia, services the most extensive network with 88 destinations. Within 12 years of operations, AirAsia has carried over 220 million guests and grown its fleet from just two aircraft to over 150. The airline today is proud to be a truly Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) airline with established operations based in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines servicing a network stretching across all Asean countries as well as China, India and Australia. AirAsia was named the World’s Best Low Cost Airline in the annual World Airline Survey by Skytrax for five consecutive years from 2009 – 2013 and the ‘World’s Leading Low Cost Airline’ at the 2013 World Travel Awards.