Grand Air
{{short description|Former airline of the Philippines (1995—1999)
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| Founded | 1995[1] | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1999 | ||||||
| Hubs | Ninoy Aquino International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 9 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Manila, Philippines | ||||||
Grand International Airways (or Grand Air) was an airline in the Philippines during the mid to late 1990s.
History
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The airline was established when the Philippine Government started to deregulate its domestic aviation industry after decades of monopoly by Philippine Airlines, then wholly owned by the government.
Grand Air was owned by the Panlilio family, which also owned Grand Boulevard Hotel in Roxas Boulevard, Philippine Village Hotel (Airport Hotel) and Puerto Azul - a resort hotel in Cavite.
Towards the mid 1990s, Grand Air used to fly to Hong Kong Kai Tak using their Airbus A300s.
The airline was forced to fold operation due to mounting debt problem with its Taiwanese creditors.
Destinations
Grand Air flew (or have planned to fly) to the following destinations:[2]
Fleet
The airline operated a fleet of 5 Airbus A300B4-200[3] and 4 Boeing 737-200[4] aircraft.
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