Airasia lands on list of safest budget carriers

Budget carrier Airasia Philippines said on Wednesday it was recently named one of the “Safest Lowcost Airlines for 2023” by aviation rating organization airlineratings.com.

Airasia Philippines CEO Ricky Isla said the carrier received a perfect 7 out of 7 rating for both Safety and Covid-19 compliance, making it one of the top 20 safest budget airlines in the world.

He said Airasia bested other local and international low-cost airlines in terms of incident records over the past two years, positive results of audits conducted by the governing body of aviation, and fleet age.

“In Airasia, we live and breathe safety. From the challenges brought by the pandemic to the most recent incident impairing the country’s communications and navigation facilities, our Allstar employees have demonstrated professionalism, tenacity, and resilience. this recognition from Airlineratings.com is both a reminder and a motivation for all of us to raise the bar even more in the service of all our dear guests,” Isla said.

the budget carrier opened 2023 with an overall load factor of 75 percent, which it recorded in the first 10 days of January.

Caticlan (Boracay) topped the list of most booked domestic destinations with an 85 percent load factor, followed by tacloban and Cebu.

Incheon, South Korea meanwhile still is the most preferred international destination among Filipino travelers, with its flights originating from Cebu and Manila achieving a 97 percent and 95 percent load factor, respectively.

Furthermore, Osaka, Japan, another preferred travel destination, is now at 75 percent load factor.

Airasia is set to open its tokyo services next month.