AirAsia Philippines ends the year with a high load factor of 90 percent for domestic and 80 percent for international.
"We will end 2022 as the strongest we’ve been in the past two years,” AirAsia Philippines Chief Executive Officer Ricky Isla stated.
Key drivers of the airline’s high year-end load factor are its Manila-Caticlan, Manila-Cebu, Manila-Bangkok and Manila-Incheon routes.
This comes after the budget carrier recorded its highest monthly total passenger flown since the pandemic in November, 2022.
Overall, AirAsia Philippines is expecting full operational recovery from the pandemic in the first half of 2023 as it reactivates more of its fleet, grows its flight frequency, and expands its route network.
“We are determined to support the travel demand this holiday season going into 2023 with the attainable fares and world-class service," according to Isla.
AirAsia Philippines joins the repdigit sales craze with its 12.12 Holideals, featuring P112 one-way base fare tickets for domestic and P412 for international.
Bacolod, Kalibo and Cagayan De Oro are some of the destinations that guests can book at discounted rates.
AirAsia guests can avail of the 12.12 Holideals until December 18, 2022 for travels happening until June 30, 2023.
Also among the AirAsia routes with a discounted fare is Manila-Tokyo, which is set to be inaugurated in February of next year.
The AirAsia 12.12 Holideals also features 69 percent discounts for bookings with hotels present on the airasia Super App.
These includes Crimson Resort and Spa Boracay, Quest Hotel and Conference Center Cebu, Tides Hotel Boracay, and many more.
All AirAsia flights departing and arriving in Manila to and from Caticlan and Cebu shall operate at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 beginning December 16, 2022 in anticipation of end-year peak foot traffic.